Today: September 21, 2024
Today: September 21, 2024

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Build-A-Bear, maker of Warren Buffett's Squishmallows face off in court

Warren Buffett is taking on Build-A-Bear.

April 26, 2024
Build-A-Bear, maker of Warren Buffett's Squishmallows face off in court
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Walmart, Energizer must face lawsuits over battery prices

Walmart and Energizer were ordered by a U.S. judge to face lawsuits by consumers and retailers accusing them of violating antitrust law by conspiring to raise

April 26, 2024
Walmart, Energizer must face lawsuits over battery prices
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Amazon steers consumers to higher-priced items, lawsuit claims

Amazon.com was sued in a proposed U.S. class action accusing the online retailer of violating a consumer protection law by steering hundreds of millions of shoppers to

February 09, 2024
Amazon steers consumers to higher-priced items, lawsuit claims
Business

Apple defeats lawsuit claiming it overpaid CEO Tim Cook, others

A federal judge on Wednesday dismissed a lawsuit accusing Apple of overpaying Chief Executive Tim Cook and other top executives by tens of millions of dollars

April 26, 2024
Apple defeats lawsuit claiming it overpaid CEO Tim Cook, others
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Apple beats AliveCor lawsuit over heart-rate apps for Apple Watch

Apple persuaded a federal judge to dismiss a lawsuit by a Silicon Valley startup accusing it of illegally monopolizing the U.S. market for heart rate monitoring apps

April 26, 2024
Apple beats AliveCor lawsuit over heart-rate apps for Apple Watch
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Google to pay $350 million to revolve shareholders' data privacy lawsuit

Google agreed to pay $350 million to settle a lawsuit by shareholders related to a security bug at its now-defunct Google+ social media website.

April 26, 2024
Google to pay $350 million to revolve shareholders' data privacy lawsuit
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Warner Bros Discovery beats Ohio AG lawsuit over merger disclosures

Warner Bros Discovery on Monday won the dismissal of a proposed class action led by Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost, claiming it concealed negative financial

February 05, 2024
Warner Bros Discovery beats Ohio AG lawsuit over merger disclosures
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Abbott Labs must face lawsuit over PediaSure height claims

A judge has rejected Abbott Laboratories' effort to dismiss a New York City grandmother's lawsuit claiming it misled consumers into believing its PediaSure

April 26, 2024
Abbott Labs must face lawsuit over PediaSure height claims
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Big banks defeat U.S. Treasury rigging appeal

A federal appeals court on Thursday dismissed an appeal by investors who accused 10 of the world's largest banks of antitrust violations for conspiring to

April 26, 2024
Big banks defeat U.S. Treasury rigging appeal
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Boeing is sued by shareholders following MAX 9 blowout

Boeing has been sued by shareholders who said the company prioritized profit over safety and misled them about its commitment to making safe aircraft, prior to

April 26, 2024
Boeing is sued by shareholders following MAX 9 blowout
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Visa is sued over 'Vanilla' gift card scam

Visa was sued on Tuesday by consumers who said the card payments network failed to make prepaid "Vanilla" gift cards less likely to being drained by thieves.

April 26, 2024
Visa is sued over 'Vanilla' gift card scam
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American Airlines is sued for seizing cardholders' frequent flier miles

American Airlines was sued on Monday in a proposed class action by two customers who said the carrier stripped them of 1.1 million frequent flier miles after they

January 29, 2024
American Airlines is sued for seizing cardholders' frequent flier miles
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Levi Strauss sues Italy's Brunello Cucinelli over trademarked tab

Levi Strauss has sued Brunello Cucinelli, accusing the Italian luxury fashion brand of infringing its trademarked rectangular pocket tab.

April 26, 2024
Levi Strauss sues Italy's Brunello Cucinelli over trademarked tab
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US SEC willing to delay Terraform Labs trial for Do Kwon's extradition

The U.S.

April 26, 2024
US SEC willing to delay Terraform Labs trial for Do Kwon's extradition
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Danone must face Evian water 'carbon neutral' lawsuit

A judge in New York ruled on Wednesday that Danone must face a lawsuit challenging its "carbon neutral" claim on bottles of Evian spring water.

April 26, 2024
Danone must face Evian water 'carbon neutral' lawsuit
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Apple agrees to settle lawsuit over iTunes gift card scam

Apple has agreed to settle a lawsuit accusing the company of knowingly letting scammers exploit its gift cards, and keep stolen funds for itself.

January 03, 2024
Apple agrees to settle lawsuit over iTunes gift card scam
Business

Hershey is sued over lack of artistic detail on Reese's candies

Hershey has been sued by a Florida woman who said its holiday-themed Reese's peanut butter candies lack the artistic details shown on the packaging that make them worth

April 26, 2024
Hershey is sued over lack of artistic detail on Reese's candies
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Judge certifies Johnson & Johnson shareholder class action over talc disclosures

A federal judge said Johnson & Johnson shareholders may pursue as a class action their lawsuit accusing the company of fraudulently concealing how its talc

April 26, 2024
Judge certifies Johnson & Johnson shareholder class action over talc disclosures
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Google settles $5 billion consumer privacy lawsuit

Alphabet's Google has agreed to settle a lawsuit claiming it secretly tracked the internet use of millions of people who thought they were doing their browsing

April 26, 2024
Google settles $5 billion consumer privacy lawsuit
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NY Times sues OpenAI, Microsoft for infringing copyrighted works

The New York Times sued OpenAI and Microsoft on Wednesday, accusing them of using millions of the newspaper's articles without permission to help train

December 27, 2023
NY Times sues OpenAI, Microsoft for infringing copyrighted works
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Judge set to rule on Berkshire Hathaway request for speedy trial over Pilot unit

A Delaware judge said she will decide by Friday whether to give Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway a January trial date over a dispute of how to value truck stop

April 26, 2024
Judge set to rule on Berkshire Hathaway request for speedy trial over Pilot unit
Business

Analysis-After Munger's death, Berkshire succession comes into focus

The death of Berkshire Hathaway's Charlie Munger heralds the end of an era, leaving Warren Buffett as the conglomerate's lone investing legend and shining the spotlight

July 02, 2024
Analysis-After Munger's death, Berkshire succession comes into focus
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Charlie Munger, the 'Oracle of Pasadena' who was Buffett's second-in-command

Charles Munger, who died on Tuesday, went from working for Warren Buffett's grandfather for 20 cents an hour during the Great Depression to spending more than

November 28, 2023
Charlie Munger, the 'Oracle of Pasadena' who was Buffett's second-in-command
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Citigroup managing director sues over sexual harassment

Citigroup was sued on Monday by a managing director who said a former top equities banker subjected her to sexual harassment and abuse including death threats.

November 20, 2023
Citigroup managing director sues over sexual harassment
Business

Tesla beats lawsuit claiming it monopolizes repairs, parts

A U.S. judge dismissed an antitrust lawsuit accusing Elon Musk's electric car company Tesla of forcing customers to pay high prices and suffer long waits for repairs by

April 26, 2024
Tesla beats lawsuit claiming it monopolizes repairs, parts

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