A divided U.S. appeals court upheld the right of a central Ohio school district to enforce policies against the bullying of transgender students, rejecting an effort by
July 29, 2024
A U.S. judge ordered Wells Fargo to face a lawsuit alleging it defrauded shareholders by proclaiming its commitment to hiring diversity, even as it conducted sham job
July 29, 2024
Six banks including Bank of America and Citigroup agreed to pay $80 million to settle antitrust litigation in New York accusing them of conspiring to rig
July 26, 2024
LinkedIn agreed to pay $6.625 million to settle a proposed class action accusing the Microsoft unit of overcharging advertisers by inflating how many people watched
July 26, 2024
Monsanto will pay $160 million to settle a lawsuit by the city of Seattle that accused the unit of Germany's Bayer of polluting the city's drainage system and the local
July 25, 2024
Lyft will implement several safety and governance reforms to settle a shareholder lawsuit accusing the ride-sharing company's officers and directors of not doing enough
July 24, 2024
A former Goldman Sachs and Blackstone analyst was sentenced to 28 months in prison on Wednesday for insider trading, after admitting that his conduct was "
July 17, 2024
The maker of Robitussin settled a consumer lawsuit that claimed its "non-drowsy" cough and flu medicine causes drowsiness, agreeing to pay $4.5 million and
July 22, 2024
The law firms leading class-action litigation against PacifiCorp over the 2020 Labor Day weekend wildfires in Oregon want to examine whether the utility owned by Warren
July 19, 2024
Oracle agreed to pay $115 million to settle a lawsuit accusing the database software and cloud computing company of invading people's privacy by collecting their
July 19, 2024
A U.S. judge dismissed most of a Securities and Exchange Commission lawsuit accusing software company SolarWinds of defrauding investors by concealing its
July 18, 2024
A federal judge on Thursday refused to halt New York City's crackdown on unlicensed sellers of cannabis, citing public safety concerns. U.S.
July 18, 2024
The founder of the now-defunct Platinum Partners hedge fund was sentenced on Tuesday to six months of home confinement over his role in what prosecutors called
July 16, 2024
A foreign policy specialist who once worked for the CIA and on the White House National Security Council (NSC) has been indicted on U.S. charges she worked as
July 16, 2024
A U.S. judge rejected Build-A-Bear Workshop's effort to dismiss a lawsuit claiming that its Skoosherz plush toys were unauthorized knockoffs of Squishmallows,
July 16, 2024
LL Bean has been sued by footwear maker Skechers USA, which accused the clothing and outdoor gear company of illegally copying its shoes, which have sold in
July 16, 2024
Berkshire Hathaway's share price set a record high on Monday, reflecting investors' confidence in Warren Buffett's company, which is often regarded as a microcosm of the
July 15, 2024
The estate of Chuck Close, the artist known for massive photorealist portraits of himself and others, settled a lawsuit accusing Cigna of failing to pay
July 12, 2024
A federal judge in California dismissed a lawsuit accusing the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp (FDIC) of improperly blocking nearly 170 former employees of the failed
July 12, 2024
Citigroup asked a U.S. judge to dismiss a racial-discrimination lawsuit that claims the bank violated federal civil rights law by waiving ATM fees for customers of
July 12, 2024
A federal appeals court made it easier for the U.S.
July 11, 2024
Honeywell did not violate workplace anti-discrimination laws by firing a white engineer who refused to participate in mandatory diversity, equity and inclusion training
July 10, 2024
Elon Musk won dismissal of a lawsuit claiming he refused to pay at least $500 million of severance to thousands of Twitter employees he fired in mass layoffs after
July 10, 2024
Former National Rifle Association Chief Financial Officer Wilson Phillips accepted a 10-year ban on managing money for New York nonprofits to resolve his
July 09, 2024
Fifth Third Bancorp will pay $20 million in civil fines and offer redress to 35,000 harmed consumers to settle U.S.
July 09, 2024
Seal marks her 50th birthday at a sanctuary. Sheba may be the oldest in captivity
SAIC Volkswagen says adjusting plant base "necessary"
Low brow and vulgar? Micro dramas shake up China's film industry, aim for Hollywood
Oktoberfest is open. The world’s largest folk festival begins after ceremonial keg-tapping
India's Manipur on high alert over influx of 900 militants from Myanmar
Harris campaign reports spending nearly three times as much as Trump in August
The Midwest could offer fall’s most electric foliage but leaf peepers elsewhere won’t miss out