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☆ Insurance companies have discovered devious new ways to rip you off
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-23 | by ( Jathan Sadowski | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +16 min

Unfortunately, as premiums for everything from home insurance to car insurance skyrocket, more of us are being forced to dwell on the opaque and convoluted insurance industry. AdvertisementAdvertisementTo determine that magic price tag, insurance companies drill down into the nitty-gritty details of your life. I'll go even further: To boost their own profits, insurance companies are becoming increasingly antisocial and antagonistic. To boost their own profits, insurance companies are becoming increasingly anti-social and antagonistic. The stuff of insurance is far too important to be left to the insurance industry.

Persons: Søren Holm, Duncan Minty, Kengo Sakurada, you've, Colm Holmes, —, Holmes, Inga Beale, Beale, ProPublica, Cigna Organizations: Consumers, Caliber, Insurance, Sompo Holdings, Aviva, Allianz Holdings —, of Actuaries, State Farm, Farm, New York Times, of Information Technology, Monash University Locations: London, State

A Tesla Model 3 vehicle drives on autopilot along the 405 highway in Westminster, California, U.S., March 16, 2022. The ruling marks a significant victory for Tesla, as it means the company will not have to face class action claims on behalf of much larger groups of vehicle owners. A fifth plaintiff who did not sign an arbitration agreement waited too long to sue, Gilliam ruled in dismissing that plaintiff's claims. The company moved to send the claims to arbitration, citing the plaintiffs' acceptance of the arbitration agreement. Gilliam on Saturday rejected claims by the plaintiffs that the agreements signed by four of the plaintiffs were unenforceable.

Persons: Mike Blake, Tesla, District Judge Haywood Gilliam, Gilliam, plaintiff's, Daniel Wiessner, Alexia Garamfalvi, Deepa Babington Organizations: Tesla, REUTERS, Tesla Inc, U.S, District, Thomson Locations: Westminster , California, U.S, California, Los Angeles, Albany , New York

REUTERS/Joshua Roberts/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsNEW YORK, Oct 2 (Reuters) - McDonald's (MCD.N) and Wendy's (WEN.O) have defeated a lawsuit accusing them of deceiving hungry diners by exaggerating the size of their burgers. Chimienti, a resident of Long Island's Suffolk County, said McDonald's and Wendy's ads depicted undercooked beef patties because meat shrinks 25% when cooked. The complaint quoted a food stylist who said she had worked for McDonald's and Wendy's, and preferred undercooked patties because fully-cooked burgers looked "less appetizing." He said McDonald's and Wendy's were not legally obligated to sell burgers by advertising them, and that their websites provided "prominent, objective information" about the burgers' weight and caloric content. McDonald's, Wendy's and their lawyers did not immediately respond to similar requests.

Persons: Joshua Roberts, Hector Gonzalez, Justin Chimienti, Wendy's Bourbon Bacon Cheeseburger, McDonald's, Chimienti, Wendy's, Gonzalez, Burger King, Taco Bell, Jonathan Stempel, David Gregorio 私たち Organizations: McDonald's Corp, REUTERS, District, Mac, McDonald's, Burger, Restaurant Brands, Yum Brands, Wendy's, Court, Eastern District of Locations: Arlington , Virginia, U.S, Brooklyn, Long Island's Suffolk County, Miami, Eastern District, Eastern District of New York, New York

☆ Trump is turning his $250 million fraud trial into a presidential campaign event
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-02 | by ( Jacob Shamsian | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Donald Trump has attacked the civil fraud case against him as political. AdvertisementAdvertisementFormer President — and 2024 Republican presidential frontrunner — Donald Trump has long complained that the legal cases against him are political. The New York Attorney General's $250 million civil fraud trial that began Monday morning, he says, is a "witch hunt." One of Trump's lawyers, Alina Habba, lambasted New York Attorney General Letitia James, an elected Democrat. The attorney general's lawsuit alleges that Trump, Eric Trump, Donald Trump Jr., and two other Trump Organization executives are liable for fraud for misrepresenting the values of the company's property in financial statements submitted to banks for loans.

Persons: Donald Trump, —, — Donald Trump, General's, Trump, Letitia James, Arthur Engoron, who's, Steven Cheung, Jason Miller, Alina Habba, Habba, James, Eric Trump, Donald Trump Jr, Bryan Woolston Kevin C, Wallace, didn't, Cheung, Miller, Engoron, Hillary Clinton, James Comey, Donald M, Middlebrooks, Seth Wenig Middlebrooks, Michael Cohen, Donald Bender Organizations: Service, Republican, The New York, New York, New, Trump Organization, Trump, AP, Democratic National Committee, Supreme Locations: Manhattan, New York, Florida, York

☆ Hunter Biden sues former Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani over infamous laptop
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-26 | by ( Dan Mangan | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Hunter Biden on Tuesday sued former Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani, his companies, and another attorney over alleged violations of computer fraud and data access related to a laptop computer Biden is said to have left at a Delaware repair shop. "They also are among those who have been primarily responsible for the 'total annihilation' of Plaintiff's data." Giuliani delivered information allegedly gleaned from Biden's laptop to The New York Post, a right-wing newspaper, in October 2020, a month before the election between Trump and Joe Biden. The Post then published a story based on that data, which suggested that President Biden may have attended a meeting with a representative of a Ukrainian company that employed Hunter. The suit also says Biden's data was "manipulated, altered and damaged" before it was copied and sent to Giuliani and Costello.

Persons: Hunter Biden, Joe Biden, Rudy Giuliani, Biden, Giuliani, Donald Trump, Hunter, Hunter Biden's, Robert Costello, Plaintiff's, Costello, John Paul Mac Isaac, Rather, Mac Isaac, Plaintiff Organizations: Trump, Republican, New, Democratic, GOP, Giuliani Locations: Wilmington , Delaware, Delaware, Los Angeles, New York, Ukrainian

☆ Hunter Biden accuses Rudy Giuliani and Giuliani's ex-lawyer of hacking and tampering with his data and causing the 'total annihilation' of his digital privacy in new lawsuit
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-26 | by ( Sonam Sheth | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Hunter Biden sued Rudy Giuliani and Giuliani's former lawyer, Bob Costello, in a new civil lawsuit. The suit alleges that they hacked Biden's devices and tampered with his data, causing the "total annihilation" of his digital privacy. It's Biden's latest legal salvo against those he accuses of trying to get access to his data for political purposes. AdvertisementAdvertisementHunter Biden sued Rudy Giuliani and his former lawyer on Tuesday, alleging that they hacked his devices and tampered with his data, causing the "total annihilation" of his digital privacy. Biden has accused Giuliani, Costello, and several entities owned by Giuliani of violating the federal Computer Fraud and Abuse Act.

Persons: Hunter Biden, Rudy Giuliani, Bob Costello, —, Plaintiff's, Biden, Giuliani, Costello, Garrett Ziegler, Ziegler Organizations: Service, Computer Fraud, Trump White House, White

The creators of the hit crime drama "Better Call Saul" on Monday won the dismissal of a defamation and trademark infringement lawsuit by Liberty Tax Service for depicting a shady fictional tax firm that appeared to resemble its own. Gardephe said Liberty Tax offered no "particularly compelling" allegations that viewers would be confused into thinking Sweet Liberty was one of its more than 2,500 offices. "Better Call Saul" starred Bob Odenkirk as Saul Goodman, a corrupt lawyer also known as Jimmy McGill. Peter Siachos, a lawyer for Liberty Tax, said his client will explore its legal options, including an appeal or refiling the lawsuit in a state court. Both said their use of Sweet Liberty was protected by the U.S. Constitution's First Amendment.

Persons: Bob Odenkirk, Saul, Paul Gardephe, Gardephe, Liberty, Saul Goodman, Jimmy McGill, Goodman, Craig, Betsy Kettleman, Rosa Parks, Parks, Peter Siachos, Jonathan Stempel, Rami Ayyub Organizations: REUTERS, Monday, Liberty Tax Service, U.S, District, AMC Networks, Sony Pictures Television, Liberty Tax Services, Liberty Tax, Liberty, Court, Southern District of, Thomson Locations: Los Angeles , California, U.S, Manhattan, New Mexico, Virginia Beach , Virginia, Southern District, Southern District of New York, New York

☆ Monthly Meeting Q&A with Jim Cramer on 20 stocks in everything from tech to health care to retail
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-22 | by ( Paulina Likos | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +11 min

Jeff Marks: The upcoming earnings report should be good considering how strong the beer business is doing. Jim Cramer: Estee Lauder CEO Fabrizio Freda was adamant that this quarter wouldn't be any good so everyone is selling it. (Ronald) Jim Cramer: There is no pressure that could pull oil down with the Saudi Arabia oil cuts and Russia export cuts. Jeff Marks: These oil stocks have become great hedges to inflation again, much like they were last year. As a subscriber to the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer, you will receive a trade alert before Jim makes a trade.

Persons: Jim Cramer's, Jeff Marks, Jim Cramer, Johnson, Arbitrageurs, Greg, There's, We're, Elliott Management's, I'd, Elliott, Morgan Stanley, Carey, we've, James Gorman, Jim, Estee Lauder, Fabrizio Freda, there's, Dave Cote, Darius Adamczyk, Vimal Kapur, Darius, hasn't, —, Ronald, Rick, We've Organizations: Investing Club, Broadcom, VMWare, AAA, Constellation Brands, Modelo, Elliott Management, Cisco, Palo Alto Networks, Honeywell, Morgan, Morgan Stanley Laguna, GE Healthcare, Natural Resources, Devon Energy, Halliburton, HAL, Costco, Walmart, Kirkland, CNBC Locations: Canada, Johnson, Mel , Pennsylvania, Manville, New Jersey, U.S, Carey , Virginia, Asia, Kyle , Wisconsin, PANW, Omar , Colorado, Saudi Arabia, buybacks, GEHC

☆ New York man was killed 'instantly' by Peloton bike, his family says in lawsuit
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-07 | by ( Gabrielle Fonrouge | In Gabrielle-Fonrouge | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Cari Gundee rides her Peloton exercise bike at her home on April 06, 2020 in San Anselmo, California. The family of a New York man claims he was killed by his Peloton bike just six months after buying it, but the company insists that his own negligence caused his death, according to a lawsuit filed in state court. The lawsuit, filed in March 2023 in Brooklyn civil Supreme Court by Furtado's mother Johanna Furtado, is several months old. While at least one child was killed by Peloton's treadmill in March 2021, Furtado's death is the first known fatality linked to the company's ultra-popular exercise bike. Peloton's exercise equipment has gone through numerous recalls over the last few years.

Persons: Gundee, Ryan Furtado, Furtado, Furtado's, Johanna Furtado, Ben Boyd, plaintiff's decedent's Organizations: New York Police, Daily, Consumer Product Safety Locations: San Anselmo , California, New York, Brooklyn

☆ One America News settles defamation lawsuit from a Dominion executive at the center of election conspiracy theories
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-05 | by ( Jacob Shamsian | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

He has also sued, in a separate lawsuit, conspiracy theorist and pillow salesman Mike Lindell. "They had no credible evidence of any 'Antifa conference call;' that Dr. Coomer was part of this purported call; or that Dr. Coomer committed election fraud. Coomer still has ongoing lawsuits against election conspiracy theoristsThe conspiracy theories, Coomer said in his lawsuit, led to "an onslaught of harassment and credible death threats issued against him." Drew Angerer/Getty ImagesCoomer filed his lawsuit separately from Dominion, which has separate pending lawsuits against OAN, Newsmax, Giuliani, and Powell. It was the first settlement from a news organization in a defamation lawsuit filed over 2020 election conspiracy theories.

Persons: OAN, Eric Coomer, Coomer, Donald Trump's, — OAN, Chanel Rion, Herring Networks —, Law360, OAN didn't, Trump's, Sidney Powell, Rudy Giuliani, Newsmax, Mike Lindell, Rion, Trump, OANN, Eric Coomer's, Drew Angerer, Giuliani, Powell Organizations: Dominion, Service, America, Network, Dominion Voting Systems, Court, White, Herring Networks, Inc, dba, News Network, Fox, Dominion Representatives, Coomer, OAN, Twitter, Fox News Locations: Wall, Silicon, Denver County, Colorado, Coomer, Dominion

☆ 2 passengers traveling from Canada to Egypt sued Air Canada for a 56-hour flight delay and won $740 each in compensation
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-18 | by ( Huileng Tan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Two passengers won a lawsuit against Air Canada for a 56-hour delay in their three-leg flight. Two passengers from Kelowna, Canada, won a lawsuit against Air Canada for an international flight delay that set them back by 56 hours. The international flight consisted of three legs: Kelowna to Vancouver, Vancouver to London, England, and London to Cairo. Air Canada claimed the flight delay was due to "air traffic control restraints" and a ground delay program — a procedure used for air traffic control — operated by Nav Canada, which oversees the country's air traffic controllers. Air Canada did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Insider, sent outside regular business hours.

Persons: Abdallah Mohamed, Ghada Ali, Mohamed, Ali, —, Shelley Lopez, AC862, Lopez Organizations: Air Canada, Morning, Air, Vancouver . Air Canada, Nav Canada Locations: Canada, Cairo, Egypt, Kelowna, British Columbia, Air Canada, Vancouver, London, England

REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsCompanies Alphabet Inc FollowAug 17 (Reuters) - A U.S. federal judge on Thursday dismissed a lawsuit accusing YouTube of restricting or removing videos from Black and Hispanic content creators because of their race. The proposed class action on behalf of non-white YouTube users was originally filed in June 2020, less than one month after a Minneapolis police officer's murder of George Floyd sparked a nationwide focus on racial injustice. Nine plaintiffs said YouTube, owned by Alphabet's (GOOGL.O) Google, subjected their videos to more restrictions than similar videos from white contributors, violating a contractual obligation under its terms of service to provide race-neutral content moderation. But the judge said YouTube promised only that its algorithm would not treat people differently based on their identities, not that the algorithm was infallible. The case is Newman et al v Google LLC et al, U.S. District Court, Northern District of California, No.

Persons: Dado, Vince Chhabria, George Floyd, Donald Trump's, Chhabria, Newman, Jonathan Stempel, Rosalba O'Brien Organizations: REUTERS, U.S, YouTube, Alphabet's, Google, Klux Klan, Court, Northern District of, Thomson Locations: San Francisco, Minneapolis, U.S, Northern District, Northern District of California, New York

☆ Mississippi Supreme Court won’t remove Brett Favre from lawsuit over misspent welfare money
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-10 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

The Mississippi Supreme Court says it will not remove NFL Hall of Famer Brett Favre as a defendant in a civil lawsuit that seeks to recover millions of dollars of misspent welfare money meant to help some of the poorest people in the United States. Favre asked the Supreme Court to overturn Peterson's decision. Attorneys for the state responded that Favre took $1.1 million in TANF money from Nancy New "for speeches he never made." State attorneys wrote in March that Favre's attorneys had given the court "a long press release" rather than legal arguments in trying to get him out of the lawsuit. The state attorneys wrote in May that the Mississippi Supreme Court does not grant appeals "based on whether a defendant is famous, or on speculations about the plaintiff's motives, or on fact disputes."

Persons: Brett Favre, of Famer Brett Favre, Favre, Faye Peterson, Favre's, Nancy New Organizations: NFL, The Mississippi Supreme, of Famer, Mississippi Department of Human Services, Hinds, of Human Services, Human Services, Nancy, USM Athletic Department Locations: Santa Clara, Calif, The Mississippi, United States, Mississippi

☆ The lawsuit casting doubt on whether Subway's tuna is actually completely made of tuna has been dismissed
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-31 | by ( Grace Dean | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Subway and a plaintiff have agreed to dismiss a lawsuit casting doubt on what its tuna contains. Subway has vigorously defended its tuna and has asked the court to sanction the plaintiff's lawyers. The class-action lawsuit, filed in January 2021, initially claimed that Subway's tuna products "entirely lack any trace of tuna" and instead are made up of "a mixture of various concoctions." Further amendments to the lawsuit claimed that testing showed that Subway's tuna contained detectable traces of chicken, pork, and cattle DNA. Subway's lawyers said that they doubted this was the real reason Amin wanted to dismiss the lawsuit.

Persons: skipjack, Nilima Amin, couldn't, Amin Organizations: Service, New York Times, The Times, Subway Locations: Wall, Silicon

July 27 (Reuters) - A high-profile lawsuit by a California woman who claimed that Subway's tuna products contain ingredients other than tuna has been dismissed. The Oakland, California-based judge will rule later on Subway's request that Amin's lawyers be sanctioned for bringing a frivolous class action. Amin claimed to have ordered Subway tuna products more than 100 times before suing in January 2021, claiming that its tuna sandwiches, salads and wraps included other fish species, chicken, pork and cattle, or no tuna at all. Subway also faulted Amin's "ever-changing" theories to debunk its claim that its tuna products were "100% tuna." In opposing sanctions, Amin's lawyers said she had a "good faith, non-frivolous basis based on testing and evidence that there was something amiss" with Subway tuna.

Persons: Nilima Amin, Jon Tigar's, Amin, Amin's, Tigar, Jonathan Stempel, Jamie Freed Organizations: U.S, District, Subway, Court, Northern District of, Thomson Locations: California, Oakland , California, U.S, Northern District, Northern District of California

REUTERS/Jonathan Drake/File PhotoWASHINGTON, July 25 (Reuters) - A U.S. federal judge on Tuesday voided a 2017 court-martial conviction against Bowe Bergdahl, an Army sergeant who walked off his post in 2009 only to be captured by the Taliban and spend five years as their prisoner. Reggie Walton, a U.S. district judge, said the military judge who presided over Bergdahl's court martial proceedings failed to disclose his application at the time to become a federal immigration judge. That could create the appearance of potential bias, given then-President Donald Trump's denunciations of Bergdahl, Walton ruled. "This case presents a unique situation where the military judge might be inclined to appeal to the president's expressed interest in the plaintiff's conviction and punishment when applying for the immigration judge position," Walton wrote. The military judge who handed down Bergdahl's conviction, Jeffrey Nance, could not be reached for comment.

Persons: U.S . Army Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl, Jonathan Drake, Bowe Bergdahl, vacates, Reggie Walton, Donald Trump's, Walton, Jeffrey Nance, Geoffrey Corn, Corn, Bergdahl, Nance, Trump, Phil Stewart, Stephen Coates Organizations: U.S . Army, REUTERS, WASHINGTON, U.S, Army, Texas Tech University School of Law, Reuters, Thomson Locations: Fort Bragg , North Carolina, U.S, United States

☆ It's Hot Girl Walk versus Hot Girl Walk after TikTok trend-starter says a Florida company is infringing on her trademark
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-22 | by ( Hannah Getahun | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Hot Girl Walk is suing a company formerly known as Hot Girl Walk Miami for copyright infringement. The lawsuit claims that Hot Girl Walk Miami created confusion between the two brands. The Hot Girl Walk trend, which originated on TikTok, encourages four-mile outdoor walks for women. Hot Girl Walk asks that the pair be permanently banned from selling merch with the Hot Girl Walk Miami branding. The company also asks to recoup any profits made by their competitor while selling Hot Girl Walk Miami merchandise.

Persons: Monica Villegas, Lucia Di Tore, Lind, Amelia Lind, Villegas, Di Tore Organizations: Service, Miami, Walk Locations: Miami, Wall, Silicon, Delaware, Florida, Walk Miami

☆ Michael Cohen's involvement with Donald Trump racked up his legal bills. He wants the Trump Org to pay them.
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-18 | by ( Jacob Shamsian | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

Michael Cohen racked up millions of dollars in legal fees because of his involvement with Trump. But we'll get the second-best thing: Donald Trump Jr.Daddy Trump isn't obligated to show up. Trump Organization lawyers have agreed to produce Donald Trump Jr., an executive at the Trump Organization, as a witness in the case. Donald Trump Jr. is expected to testify on Monday or Tuesday, or both, according to a letter filed by Trump Organization lawyers ahead of the trial. Former President Donald Trump sits at the defense table with his criminal defense team in a Manhattan court.

Persons: Michael Cohen, he's, Mueller, Stormy Daniels, Donald Trump, Cohen, Trump, Cohen hasn't, Robert Mueller's, Stephanie Clifford, Donald Trump's, Lanny Davis, Mary Altaffer, doesn't, Daniels, He's, Will Trump, Donald, we'll, Donald Trump Jr, Daddy Trump, — Cohen, —, wasn't, it's, Joel Cohen, Judge Cohen, King, Kimberly Guilfoyle, Alex Wong, Hunter Winstead, Michael Cohen's, Alan Garten, Jay Sekulow, Alan Futerfas, isn't Cohen, Seth Wenig, Pool Cohen, Cohen's, Isn't Trump, Jack Smith's, Fani Willis Organizations: Trump, Trump Organization, Service, FBI, New York, AP, Republican Locations: Wall, Silicon, Manhattan, Florida, Fulton County, Georgia

☆ DOJ won't defend Trump in Carroll rape defamation case anymore
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-11 | by ( Dan Mangan | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

That effort, if it had been approved, would have killed Carroll's lawsuit because the government can shield itself from civil liability under the doctrine of sovereign immunity. The DOJ had not played a role in that lawsuit, as the alleged actions occurred outside of Trump tenure in the White House. "We are grateful that the Department of Justice has reconsidered its position," Carroll's lawyer, Roberta Kaplan, said in a statement. "Now that one of the last obstacles has been removed, we look forward to trial in E Jean Carroll's original case in January 2024." The letter also said: "Moreover, the circumstantial evidence of Mr. Trump's subjective intent in making theallegedly defamatory statements does not support a determination in this case that he wassufficiently motivated by a desire to serve the United States Government."

Persons: Jean Carroll, Donald Trump, E, Carroll, Trump, Westfall, Donald J, Brian Boynton, Boynton, Roberta Kaplan, Kaplan, Jean Carroll's, Bergdorf Goodman, Bill Barr, District Judge Lewis Kaplan, Joe Biden Organizations: The, Justice, Trump, DOJ, Washington , D.C, ., White, Department, United States Government, Department of Justice, CNBC, U.S, District, 2nd Circuit U.S, of Appeals Locations: Manhattan, New York City, United States, New York, Trump, Washington ,, Washington, Columbia

☆ Trump ally Steve Bannon ordered to pay $480,000 for unpaid legal bills
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-10 | by ( Dan Mangan | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

A judge ordered former Trump White House aide Steve Bannon to pay a New York law firm $480,487 in unpaid legal bills. The judge noted that Davidoff Hutcher had been paid $375,000 for work for Bannon before he stopped paying the firm. "Clearly someone affiliated with defendant was getting these invoices and defendant admits he instructed his team to pay plaintiff," Bluth wrote. Bannon "cannot receive the benefit of plaintiff's legal representation and then insist he need not for it," the judge wrote. Bannon's former lawyer, Davidoff Hutcher partner Robert Costello, told CNBC that if Bannon "appeals, of course, the meter is running" on the unpaid fees he owes the firm.

Persons: Steve Bannon, Arlene Bluth, Davidoff Hutcher, Citron, Bannon, Davidoff Hutcher's, Bluth, Bannon's, Harlan Protass, Bannon —, Donald Trump, Davidoff, Robert Costello Organizations: White House, Financial, House, Trump White House, New, CNBC, D.C, Capitol Locations: Washington ,, New York, Manhattan, U.S, Mexico, Washington

June 30 (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday agreed to decide whether workers can bring discrimination lawsuits based on unwanted workplace transfers that were allegedly motivated by bias, an issue that can make or break many cases. Muldrow appealed a lower court's ruling that the conduct by the police department could not form the basis of a discrimination lawsuit. The Supreme Court will hear the case in its next term, which begins in October. The Supreme Court on Friday took no action on a separate case questioning whether paid suspensions count as adverse employment actions under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The department has said officers are routinely transferred and the plaintiff's supervisor transferred more than 20 officers when he took over the unit.

Persons: St, Louis, Jatonya Muldrow, Muldrow, Joe Biden's, VII, Daniel Wiessner, Will Dunham Organizations: U.S, Supreme, Civil, Thomson Locations: Albany , New York

☆ J&J's $8.9 billion talc settlement faces US bankruptcy test
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-27 | by ( Dietrich Knauth | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

J&J has said its talc products are safe and do not contain asbestos. Attorneys representing cancer victims, along with the U.S. Justice Department's bankruptcy watchdog, have called for LTL's second bankruptcy to be dismissed as an abuse of U.S. bankruptcy law. Cancer victims who oppose the bankruptcy settlement have said that the second bankruptcy recycles a failed legal strategy to keep their cases from being heard by juries. Circuit Court of Appeals, has said he expects to rule on whether to dismiss LTL's second bankruptcy by early August. Erik Haas, J&J's worldwide vice president for litigation, said in a statement last week that the proposed bankruptcy settlement offers a fairer and faster resolution for cancer claimants than litigation in other courts.

Persons: Johnson, LTL Management's, LTL, U.S . Justice Department's, recycles, Michael Kaplan, Kaplan, LTL's, John Kim, Jim Murdica, Mikal Watts, Erik Haas, J, Watts, Dietrich Knauth, Alexia Garamfalvi, Will Dunham Organizations: Johnson, U.S . Justice, Circuit, J, Thomson Locations: New Jersey, Trenton, Philadelphia, LTL, New York

The lawsuit stemmed from Cook's comment on a Nov. 1, 2018, analyst call that while Apple faced sales pressure in markets such as Brazil, India, Russia and Turkey, where currencies had weakened, "I would not put China in that category." Rogers, based in Oakland, California, said jurors could reasonably infer that Cook was discussing Apple's sales outlook in China, not past performance or the impact of currency changes. The judge also said that prior to Cook's comment, Apple knew China's economy had been slowing and had data suggesting that demand could fall. Apple and its lawyers did not immediately respond on Tuesday to requests for comment. The case is In re Apple Inc Securities Litigation, U.S. District Court, Northern District of California, No.

Persons: Tim Cook, Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers, Rogers, Cook, Apple, Jonathan Stempel, Jonathan Oatis Organizations: Apple Inc, Apple, U.S, Norfolk Pension Fund, Apple Inc Securities Litigation, Court, Northern District of, Thomson Locations: U.S, China . U.S, Brazil, India, Russia, Turkey, China, Cupertino , California, Oakland , California, Norfolk, Norwich, England, Northern District, Northern District of California, New York

☆ These 3 stocks are troubled but I'm not ready to give up
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-20 | by ( Jim Cramer | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) is also a head-scratcher. EL YTD mountain Estee Lauder YTD performance Estee Lauder just shocks me. Estee Lauder, at the end of this week, acted like there was something going on, but I can't fathom what it might be. That said, there's a suit going on in Northern California with a dying 24-year-old man claiming that excess use of J & J baby powder is to blame, which could make $8.9 billion look small. Bottom line Johnson & Johnson, Estee Lauder and Danaher are why this business of stock picking and running a portfolio can be so daunting.

Persons: Estee Lauder, Johnson, Danaher's, Lauder, Houdini, Fabrizio Freda, Alex Gorsky, there's, Danaher, Jim Cramer's, Jim Cramer, Jim, Spencer Platt Organizations: CNBC, New York Stock Exchange, Getty Locations: Swiss, Roche, China, Cava, CAVA, Northern California, New York City

☆ Inside Infowars' crumbling empire: Ex-Staffers reveal the 'volatile' and 'unhinged' atmosphere working for conspiracy theorist Alex Jones
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-11 | by ( Tom Porter | Ashley Collman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +23 min

One afternoon in the spring of 2017 Alex Jones furiously lunged at his video producer. According to Jacobson, Jones had to be restrained by another Infowars staffer lest he actually hurt him. Alex Jones did not respond to Insider's request for comment. Owens also said he felt guilty about his complicity in promoting the Sandy Hook conspiracy theories during his time working there. "People hearing the words Sandy Hook, they automatically think Alex Jones," she added.

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