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REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration Acquire Licensing RightsSept 28 (Reuters) - Apple (AAPL.O) on Thursday asked the U.S. Supreme Court to strike down an order requiring changes to its App Store rules stemming from an antitrust case brought by "Fortnite" owner Epic Games. After the ruling, the trial court judge ordered that Apple must change those rules for all developers in its U.S. App Store. The U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeal upheld the orders, though they remain on hold until the Supreme Court either makes a decision or declines to hear the case. Epic on Wednesday also appealed lower court rulings in the Apple case. The Supreme Court will likely decide either late this year or early next year whether to hear the case.

Persons: Dado Ruvic, Apple, Stephen Nellis, Leslie Adler Organizations: Apple, REUTERS, U.S, Supreme, Epic Games, Ninth Circuit, Constitution, Thomson Locations: California, U.S, San Francisco

Former U.S. President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks during a 2024 presidential campaign rally in Dubuque, Iowa, U.S. September 20, 2023. REUTERS/Scott Morgan/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsNEW YORK, Sept 28 (Reuters) - A New York appeals court on Thursday refused to delay Donald Trump's scheduled Oct. 2 civil fraud trial, after the former U.S. president accused the trial judge of wrongly refusing to throw out most of the case. In a brief order, a five-judge panel of the Appellate Division, a mid-level appeals court in Manhattan, denied Trump's motion to postpone the trial. Engoron's decision on Tuesday showed that he believed the appeals court ruling had little effect on James' case. Donald Trump and his adult sons appear on both lists, as do former Trump Organization Chief Financial Officer Allen Weisselberg and controller Jeffrey McConney.

Persons: Donald Trump, Scott Morgan, Donald Trump's, David Friedman, Friedman, Arthur Engoron, Trump, Letitia James, James, Donald Jr, Eric, Engoron, Trump's, Manhattan's, Allen Weisselberg, Jeffrey McConney, Michael Cohen, Ivanka Trump, Jonathan Stempel, Noeleen Walder, Bill Berkrot Organizations: U.S, Republican, REUTERS, Trump Organization, Trump, Lawyers, Democratic, Thomson Locations: Dubuque , Iowa, U.S, York, Manhattan, New York, Florida, Westchester County , New York

Former U.S. President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump reacts as he holds a campaign rally in Erie, Pennsylvania, U.S., July 29, 2023. REUTERS/Lindsay DeDario/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsSept 28 (Reuters) - Donald Trump will not seek to move a criminal case alleging he conspired to reverse his 2020 presidential election loss in Georgia from state to federal court, his lawyers said on Thursday, a development that could simplify the former U.S. president's path to trial. Trump has denied wrongdoing and said the case is part of a political witch hunt. Trump, Meadows and 17 others were charged in a sprawling indictment in August. Trump has said the criminal case and three others he faces are part of a political plot aimed at preventing him from retaking the White House in next year's election.

Persons: Donald Trump, Lindsay DeDario, Trump, Joe Biden, Mark Meadows, Meadows, Jack Queen, Kanishka Singh, Eric Beech, David Gregorio Our Organizations: U.S, Republican, REUTERS, Democrat, Democratic, Prosecutors, Trump, White, New, Thomson Locations: Erie , Pennsylvania, U.S, Georgia, Fulton County , Georgia, Meadows, Florida, Washington, New York

Abortion rights protesters gather for a rally in Columbus, Ohio, after the United States Supreme Court ruled in the Dobbs v Women's Health Organization abortion case, overturning the landmark Roe v Wade abortion decision, June 24, 2022. The law took effect after the U.S. Supreme Court last year overturned its landmark Roe v. Wade ruling that had guaranteed abortion rights nationwide. Ohio Solicitor General Benjamin Flowers at arguments on Wednesday asked the Supreme Court of Ohio to reverse a preliminary order blocking the law. Jessie Hill, a lawyer for abortion providers challenging the law, said that "longstanding, well-established rules" in Ohio bar the state from appealing preliminary orders before final judgment. Ohioans will vote in November on a referendum that would explicitly add a right to abortion to the state constitution.

Persons: Wade, Megan Jelinger, Mike DeWine, Benjamin Flowers, Flowers, Jessie Hill, Hill, Ohioans, Brendan Pierson, Alexia Garamfalvi, Aurora Ellis Organizations: United States Supreme, Women's Health Organization, REUTERS, Wednesday, Ohio Supreme, Republican, U.S, Supreme, Voters, Thomson Locations: Columbus , Ohio, Dobbs, Ohio, Cincinnati, New York

REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsSept 27 (Reuters) - Epic Games on Wednesday asked the U.S. Supreme Court to review the antitrust case it brought against Apple (AAPL.O), hoping to reverse lower court rulings that have found the iPhone maker has not violated antitrust laws. In 2021, a trial court ruled Apple's App Store does not break antitrust laws. But the lower court said a provision that prevents developers from providing users with a link to other third-party payment methods violated a California unfair competition law. Epic's filing on Wednesday asked the U.S. Supreme Court to clarify several complex areas of antitrust law. Epic has argued the trial court performed that legal balancing test incorrectly.

Persons: Dado Ruvic, Apple, Stephen Nellis, Daniel Wallis Organizations: Apple, REUTERS, Wednesday, U.S, Supreme, Ninth Circuit, Thomson Locations: California, San Francisco

The logo of Amazon is seen at the company logistics center in Lauwin-Planque, northern France, January 5, 2023. These are the specific allegations included in the FTC's 172-page complaint:ONLINE SUPERSTORE, SERVICES MONOPOLIES*The agency alleged that Amazon had a monopoly in an online superstore market. *The agency also said that Amazon had a monopoly in the online marketplace for services, where Amazon has more than 70% of the market. PUNISHES SELLERS FOR LOWER PRICES ELSEWHERE* The complaint alleged Amazon uses a sophisticated network of web crawlers that identify which of its sellers offer their products more cheaply on other platforms. MONITORING PRICES* Amazon used the Project Nessie pricing system as an unfair method of competition.

Persons: Pascal, Nessie, Diane Bartz, Jamie Freed Organizations: REUTERS, Rights, U.S . Federal Trade Commission, Amazon.com, Amazon, Walmart, FTC, Amazon's, Thomson Locations: Lauwin, France, United States

REUTERS/Yves Herman/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsSept 27 (Reuters) - Apple (AAPL.O) was ordered on Wednesday to face a private antitrust lawsuit by payment card issuers accusing the company of thwarting competition for its Apple Pay mobile wallet. The proposed class action is led by Illinois' Consumers Co-op Credit Union, and Iowa's Affinity Credit Union and GreenState Credit Union. According to the complaint, Apple's conduct forces more than 4,000 banks and credit unions that use Apple Pay to pay at least $1 billion of excess fees, and harms consumers by minimizing the incentive to make Apple Pay safer and easier to use. White said the plaintiffs plausibly alleged that Apple allow alternatives to Apple Pay, and that more competition would spur innovation and reduce prices. The case is Affinity Credit Union et al v Apple Inc, U.S. District Court, Northern District of California, No.

Persons: Yves Herman, Jeffrey White, Steve Berman, White, Apple, Jonathan Stempel, Mike Scarcella, David Gregorio Our Organizations: Apple, REUTERS, Illinois, Consumers, Credit Union, Iowa's Affinity Credit Union, GreenState Credit Union, Google, Samsung, Apple Pay, Affinity Credit, Apple Inc, Court, Northern District of, Thomson Locations: Brussels, Belgium, Oakland , California, Cupertino , California, Northern District, Northern District of California, New York

Bottles of prescription painkiller OxyContin made by Purdue Pharma LP sit on a shelf at a local pharmacy in Provo, Utah, U.S., April 25, 2017. The settlements, which require a judge's approval, were disclosed in papers filed on Tuesday in federal court in San Francisco. The money is on top of $641.5 million that McKinsey already paid to resolve claims by state attorneys-general. McKinsey will pay $207 million to resolve claims by counties and municipalities, and another $23 million to resolve claims by public school districts. Aelish Baig, a lawyer for the local governments, in a statement called the deal "a strong outcome for the communities harmed by this crisis".

Persons: painkiller OxyContin, George Frey, Aelish Baig, McKinsey, Joe Biden's, Purdue Pharma's, Nate Raymond, Miral Organizations: Purdue Pharma, REUTERS, Companies Mckinsey, Company, Consulting, McKinsey, Co, U.S . Centers for Disease Control, U.S, Supreme, Purdue, Thomson Locations: Provo , Utah, U.S, San Francisco, United States, Boston

Qualcomm has denied any wrongdoing and had asked the judge to reject the consumers' claims. The consumers' case was in Corley's court following a 9th Circuit ruling in 2021 that struck down an order certifying a nationwide consumer class action. In January, Corley dismissed core antitrust elements of the plaintiffs' claims but let the case move forward. The consumers' lawyers told Corley that "Qualcomm turns a blind eye to the massive evidentiary record" backing the consumers' allegations of exclusive dealing. The case is In re: Qualcomm Antitrust Litigation, U.S. District Court, Northern District of California, No.

Persons: Dado Ruvic, Jacqueline Scott Corley, Corley, Joseph Cotchett, Kalpana Srinivasan, Susman Godfrey, Robert Van, Van, Gary Bornstein, Richard Taffet, Morgan, Lewis, Bockius Read, Mike Scarcella, Leigh Jones Organizations: Qualcomm, REUTERS, Tuesday, U.S, Apple, U.S . Federal, Circuit, Qualcomm Antitrust Litigation, Court, Northern District of, McCarthy, Thomson Locations: California, San Francisco, San Diego, Northern District, Northern District of California, Cotchett, Pitre, U.S

Here is a list of attempts by regulators to split up big companies:Standard Oil (1911)- Regulators alleged John Rockefeller's Standard Oil held the monopoly in the oil business by using aggressive pricing to eliminate competition. Standard Oil was broken up into 34 companies. Aluminum Company of America (Alcoa) (1945)- The Justice Department charged Alcoa (AA.N) with illegally monopolizing the aluminum market and demanded the company be dissolved. Paramount Pictures (1948) - The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in a landmark antitrust case, also known as "Paramount case" or the "Hollywood antitrust case," that film studios could not legally own their own theaters, hitting the vertical integration of companies. AT&T (1984) - In 1974, the U.S. government filed an antitrust lawsuit against AT&T (T.N) because it had a monopoly on telephone lines.

Persons: Andrew Kelly, Big, John Rockefeller's, District Judge, Jaspreet Singh, Zaheer Kachwala, Sriraj Kalluvila, Josie Kao Organizations: Federal Trade Commission, Washington , D.C, REUTERS, Amazon.com, Standard Oil, Big Tech, Google, Facebook, Standard, Oil, ExxonMobil, Chevron, Aluminum Company of America, Alcoa, Justice Department, Reynolds, Paramount Pictures, U.S, Supreme, Paramount, IBM, AT, Microsoft, District, Meta, FTC, Thomson Locations: Washington ,, U.S, Bengaluru

The U.S. consumer agency, which enforces federal antitrust law, and 17 states filed their lawsuit against Amazon in Seattle federal court on Tuesday, asking a U.S. judge to consider an injunction and other penalties to combat alleged unlawful conduct. The FTC's lawsuit is related to but broader than a series of private consumer cases filed in recent years against Amazon that are pending in the same U.S. federal court. The private antitrust cases offer an early window into some of the legal arguments Amazon could be expected to make to challenge the FTC's lawsuit. Generally speaking, U.S. judges are "wary of using antitrust law to punish low-pricing behavior," said antitrust scholar Sean Sullivan of the University of Iowa's law school. Sullivan said it is not always a clear line between "good low pricing" — based on market competition — and "bad low pricing" that helps a company acquire or maintain market power.

Persons: Mike Segar, David Balto, Diane Hazel, Foley, Lardner, Hazel, Tom Cotter, David Zapolsky, Zapolsky, Lina Khan, Ricardo Martinez, Martinez, George W, Bush, Sean Sullivan, Sullivan, Mike Scarcella, Leigh Jones Organizations: REUTERS, U.S . Federal Trade, Amazon.com, Amazon, Reuters, FTC, U.S, University of Minnesota Law School, District, University of, Thomson Locations: Manhattan, New York City, U.S, Seattle, Washington, Mt, Rainier

The eBay app is seen on a smartphone in this illustration taken, July 13, 2021. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration Acquire Licensing RightsCompanies eBay Inc FollowNEW YORK, Sept 27 (Reuters) - The U.S. government on Wednesday sued eBay (EBAY.O), accusing the online platform of violating the Clean Air Act and other environmental laws by allowing the sale of several harmful products, including devices that defeat automobile pollution controls. EBay was also accused of allowing the sale of at least 23,000 unregistered, misbranded or restricted-use pesticides, violating a 2020 "stop sale" order from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. "EBay has the power, the authority, and the resources to stop the sale of these illegal, harmful products on its website," the complaint said. "Indeed, eBay is blocking and removing more than 99.9% of the listings for the products cited by the DOJ, including millions of listings each year."

Persons: Dado Ruvic, Jonathan Stempel, Sharon Singleton, Bill Berkro Organizations: eBay, REUTERS, U.S, Wednesday, EBay, The, Justice, U.S . Environmental Protection Agency, DOJ, Thomson Locations: Brooklyn , New York, U.S, San Jose , California, New York

Former U.S. President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks during a 2024 presidential campaign rally in Dubuque, Iowa, U.S. September 20, 2023. Engoron's ruling could force Trump to give up control to a receiver of properties including Manhattan's Trump Tower, golf courses and his family estate in a Manhattan suburb. The hearing was surprisingly subdued, given the criticism that Trump, Kise and other supporters of the defendants leveled at Engoron and his decision a day earlier. In court, Kise, who had called Engoron's decision "completely disconnected from the facts and governing law," complimented the judge as "extremely intelligent." Trump had sued Engoron this month, accusing him of ignoring a June appeals court ruling that according to Trump required gutting James' case because many of her claims were too old.

Persons: Donald Trump, Scott Morgan, Arthur Engoron, Christopher Kise, Trump, Manhattan's, Kise, I'm, Engoron, gutting James, Karen Freifeld, Bill Berkrot Organizations: U.S, Republican, REUTERS, New, Trump, Trump Organization, Thomson Locations: Dubuque , Iowa, U.S, New York, Manhattan

An American Airlines Airbus A321-200 plane takes off from Los Angeles International airport (LAX) in Los Angeles, California, U.S. March 28, 2018. REUTERS/Mike Blake/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsSept 25 (Reuters) - American Airlines (AAL.O) on Monday appealed a U.S. court decision requiring it to end an alliance with JetBlue Airways (JBLU.O). U.S. District Judge Leo Sorokin ruled in May the airlines' "Northeast Alliance" that allowed the two carriers to coordinate flights and pool revenue violated antitrust law. JetBlue previously said it would not appeal as it seeks to protect a planned $3.8 billion purchase of Spirit Airlines (SAVE.N) that faces a separate legal challenge from the Justice Department. Reporting by David Shepardson Editing by Chris ReeseOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Mike Blake, Leo Sorokin, David Shepardson, Chris Reese Organizations: American Airlines Airbus, Los Angeles International, REUTERS, American Airlines, JetBlue Airways, U.S, District, JetBlue, Spirit Airlines, Justice Department, Thomson Locations: Los Angeles , California, U.S

Cain's Sept. 22 order had been celebrated by the oil and gas industry, which had sued in August alongside the state of Louisiana over an earlier decision by the Interior Department to scale back the auction. Representatives for the Interior Department, environmental groups, the Louisiana attorney general's office and the American Petroleum Institute did not immediately respond to requests for comment. The Interior Department finalized plans for a reduced lease sale in August, after last year's Inflation Reduction Act mandated the auction move forward. The sale made about 67 million acres in the Gulf available for bids. Those groups had claimed the whales can be harmed or killed by oil spills, vessel strikes, noise, marine debris and other impacts of oil and gas exploration and development.

Persons: Biden, James Cain's, Joe Biden, Nichola Groom, Clark Mindock, Sandra Maler, Alexia Garamfalvi, Richard Chang Organizations: Chevron Corp, Monday, Circuit, U.S . Interior Department, Interior Department, U.S, District, of Ocean Energy Management, American Petroleum Institute, Democratic, Thomson Locations: Gulf of Mexico, New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S

☆ Sam Bankman-Fried's trial to test dueling explanations for FTX’s collapse
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-26 | by ( Luc Cohen | Thomson Reuters | Reports On The New York Federal Courts. Previously Worked As A Correspondent In Venezuela | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +6 min

He plastered FTX's logo on a basketball arena in Miami and on MLB baseball umpires' uniforms. Prosecutors say Bankman-Fried directed Wang to change FTX's computer code to allow Alameda to borrow unlimited sums of money, a privilege other exchange users lacked. Bankman-Fried's defense lawyers have indicated in court papers that they plan to challenge the credibility of all three witnesses. "The question is, when did Bankman-Fried know that there wouldn't be enough money?" Reporting by Luc Cohen in New York; Editing by Amy Stevens and Daniel WallisOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Sam Bankman, Eduardo Munoz, Fried, Jane Street, FTX, Damian Williams, Forbes, Bankman, It's, Mark Kasten, Buchanan Ingersoll, Rooney, Caroline Ellison, Gary Wang, Nishad Singh, Wang, Singh, Ellison, District Judge Lewis Kaplan, Paul Tuchmann, Wiggin, Dana, Luc Cohen, Amy Stevens, Daniel Wallis Organizations: REUTERS, U.S, Wall, Alameda Research, MLB, Prosecutors, Attorney, Bankman, Alameda, District, New York Times, Thomson Locations: New York, U.S, Manhattan, Miami, Alameda, Bahamas

The judge described how Trump, his adult sons Donald Jr. and Eric, the Trump Organization and other defendants made up valuations and inflated Trump's net worth to suit their business needs. Trump and the other defendants have argued that they never committed fraud, and that the challenged transactions were profitable. Engoron said James submitted "conclusive evidence" that Trump had overstated his net worth by between $812 million and $2.2 billion. Engoron's decision does not automatically mean James' fraud case will go to trial next Monday. Trump has sued to delay the trial, accusing Engoron and James of ignoring the appeals court order to narrow the case.

Persons: Donald Trump, Scott Morgan, Justice Arthur Engoron, Letitia James, Engoron, Trump, Donald Jr, Eric, Christopher Kise, James, Bill Black, Black, Lawfare, Hunt, Trump's overvaluations, Trump's, Ivanka, Democrat Joe Biden, Jean Carroll, Karen Freifeld, Jack Queen, Jonathan Stempel, Chris Reese, Deepa Babington, Leslie Adler Organizations: U.S, Republican, REUTERS, Trump Organization, Trump, University of Minnesota Law School, Trump Organization of, Democrat Locations: Dubuque , Iowa, U.S, York, New York, Manhattan, Lago, Florida, Manhattan's, Saudi Arabia

"With its missionary zeal for consumers, Amazon has marched toward monopoly by singing the tune of contemporary antitrust," Khan, then 29, wrote in the Yale Law Journal. Six years later, Khan, who became the FTC's chair in 2021, is leading the agency's antitrust charge against the online retailer. The FTC's lawsuit filed on Tuesday asks a court to consider forcing the company to sell assets to stop what it said was ongoing harm to consumers. Amazon has fought back and rejected the antitrust lawsuit filed on Tuesday. "By contrast, the FTC's 2021 budget topped out at only $351 million, or slightly more than 1% of Amazon's earnings."

Persons: Lina M, Khan, Bill Nelson, Graeme Jennings, Lina Khan, Andy Jassy, Jeff Bezos, Bezos, David Shepardson, Matthew Lewis Organizations: Commerce, Science, NASA, Capitol, Rights, Federal Trade, Amazon.com, Amazon, Yale Law, FTC, Apple, Facebook, Google, Thomson Locations: Washington , U.S, United States, Washington

Senator Robert Menendez (D-NJ) delivers remarks, after he and his wife Nadine Menendez were indicted on bribery offenses in connection with their corrupt relationship with three New Jersey businessmen, in Union City, New Jersey, U.S., September 25, 2023. REUTERS/Mike Segar Acquire Licensing RightsNEW YORK, Sept 26 (Reuters) - A New Jersey businessman pleaded not guilty on Tuesday to charges of bribing U.S. Senator Bob Menendez. Menendez, 69, his 56-year-old wife, Nadine Menendez, and two other businessmen accused of bribing the senior New Jersey senator are scheduled to be arraigned on Wednesday. Prosecutors say Hana, who is originally from Egypt, arranged meetings in 2018 between Menendez and Egyptian officials.

Persons: Robert Menendez, Nadine Menendez, Mike Segar, Bob Menendez, Wael Hana, Judge Ona Wang, Menendez, Hana, Washington, Luc Cohen, Jonathan Oatis Organizations: REUTERS, U.S, New, Prosecutors, Senate Foreign Relations, Thomson Locations: Jersey, Union City , New Jersey, U.S, New Jersey, Manhattan, Egypt, United States, New York

REUTERS/Callaghan O'Hare/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsSept 26 (Reuters) - A federal judge in Texas ruled on Tuesday that the state's new law limiting public drag performances was an unconstitutional restriction on speech and he permanently forbid enforcement of it. "Not all people will like or condone certain performances," U.S. District Judge David Hittner wrote. Hittner ruled that the Texas law was discriminatory and improperly vague. He said drag performances were not inherently obscene, and were the sort of expressive speech protected by the U.S. Constitution's First Amendment. Other federal judges in Tennessee, Florida and Montana have blocked similar new drag restrictions, finding similar free-speech violations.

Persons: Joy, Callaghan O'Hare, David Hittner, Hittner, Jonathan Allen, David Gregorio Our Organizations: REUTERS, District, U.S, American Civil Liberties Union, Thomson Locations: Buddy’s, Houston , Texas, U.S, Texas, Tennessee , Florida, Montana

☆ Bankman-Fried prosecutors may show jury evidence of political donations, judge rules
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-26 | by ( Luc Cohen | トムソンロイター | Reports On The New York Federal Courts. Previously Worked As A Correspondent In Venezuela | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/2] Indicted FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried leaves the United States Courthouse in New York City, U.S., July 26, 2023. U.S. District Judge Lewis Kaplan in Manhattan said evidence of the former billionaire's donations were "intertwined inextricably" with charges he defrauded FTX customers by stealing billions of dollars in deposits. Prosecutors said he used $100 million in stolen FTX deposits to fund those donations, which he hoped would spur the passage of crypto-friendly legislation. Prosecutors said Bankman-Fried later sought to interfere with the bankruptcy estate, and undermine FTX creditors, by moving assets to cryptocurrency wallets controlled by Bahamian regulators. Kaplan said such evidence would be relevant at trial.

Persons: Sam Bankman, Fried, Amr Alfiky, District Judge Lewis Kaplan, Kaplan, FTX, Luc Cohen, Daniel Wallis 私 Organizations: FTX, United, REUTERS, U.S, District, Federal, Democratic, Prosecutors Locations: New York City, U.S, Manhattan, Bahamas, New York

U.S. District Judge Thomas Thrash during a hearing denied a request by Edward Blum's American Alliance for Equal Rights for a preliminary injunction blocking Fearless Fund from considering applications for grants only from businesses led by Black women. Blum's group had asked the judge to temporarily block the Fearless Fund's "racially exclusive program" while the court considered the merits of the case. Fearless Fund founders Arian Simone and Ayana Parsons in a joint statement said they were pleased that Thrash rejected Blum's attempt to shut down their grant program. According to the Fearless Fund, businesses owned by Black women in 2022 received less than 1% of the $288 billion that venture capital firms deployed. It also provides grants, and Blum's lawsuit took aim at its Fearless Strivers Grant Contest, which awards Black women who own small businesses $20,000 in grants and other resources to grow their businesses.

Persons: Edward Blum, Thomas, Edward Blum's, Blum, Arian Simone, Ayana Parsons, Simone, Parsons, JPMorgan Chase, Strivers, Nate Raymond, Will Dunham, Alexia Garamfalvi Organizations: Fair, Harvard University, Supreme, U.S, District, Edward Blum's American Alliance for Equal Rights, Circuit, Appeals, University of North, JPMorgan, Bank of America, MasterCard, U.S ., Thomson Locations: Atlanta, Texas, University of North Carolina, Black, U.S . Civil, Boston

Kevin Hodges, a partner at law firm Williams & Connolly, was the first member of Amazon's defense team identified in a court document in the case. Amazon General Counsel David Zapolsky, a 24-year veteran of the company's legal department, can turn to a stable of top outside law firms that already represent it. Thomas Barnett, co-chair of the firm’s antitrust practice and a former senior Justice Department official, was involved in the effort. A Covington spokesperson did not respond to a request for comment on whether the firm is defending Amazon in the FTC antitrust case. Amazon has also turned to U.S. law firm Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison to navigate government scrutiny.

Persons: Jim Vondruska, Kevin Hodges, Williams, Connolly, Hodges, John Schmidtlein, David Zapolsky, Lina Khan, Thomas Barnett, Covington, Paul, Weiss, Garrison, Paul Weiss, Andrew Goudsward, Mike Scarcella, David Bario, Matthew Lewis Organizations: Amazon Logistics, REUTERS, U.S . Federal Trade, Amazon.com, Amazon, Williams, U.S . Justice, Microsoft, BP, Big Tech, Alphabet's, Google, FTC, Burling, Department, D.C, Covington, Thomson Locations: Chicago . Illinois, U.S, WASHINGTON, Washington, Mexico, Covington, Rifkind, Wharton

People walk by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York in the financial district of New York City, U.S., June 14, 2023. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton//File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsCompanies Federal Reserve Bank of New York FollowNEW YORK, Sept 25 (Reuters) - A judge on Monday dismissed a lawsuit accusing the Federal Reserve Bank of New York of illegally firing two longtime employees who claimed religious objections in refusing to be vaccinated against COVID-19. The New York Fed began requiring COVID-19 vaccines for all employees in August 2021. The New York Fed declined to comment. The case is Gardner-Alfred et al v Federal Reserve Bank of New York, U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York, No.

Persons: Shannon Stapleton, District Judge Lewis Liman, Lori Gardner, Alfred, Jeanette Diaz, Gardner, Diaz, Liman, John Balestriere, Alfred et, Jonathan Stempel, Aurora Ellis Organizations: Federal Reserve Bank of New, REUTERS, Federal Reserve Bank of New York, COVID, U.S, District, New York Fed, Catholic, New, Fed, Court, Southern District of, Thomson Locations: Federal Reserve Bank of New York, New York City, U.S, Manhattan, Bronx , New York, Bayonne , New Jersey, New York, COVID, Southern District, Southern District of New York

The headquarters of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is seen in Washington, D.C., U.S., May 12, 2021. DWS Investment Management Americas made "concerning" misstatements regarding its ESG investment process, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) said in a statement. Separately, the SEC found DWS failed to develop a mutual fund anti-money laundering program as required by law. Reuters in July reported that the SEC was preparing to slap DWS with a fine after a two-year probe into allegations of "greenwashing". Under Democratic leadership, the SEC has pledged to crack down on the inflating of ESG credentials to attract investors.

Persons: Andrew Kelly, DWS, Goldman Sachs, BNY, Chris Prentice, Chizu Nomiyama, Emelia Organizations: U.S . Securities, Exchange Commission, Washington , D.C, REUTERS, Deutsche Bank, DWS Investment Management, SEC, Regulators, Democratic, BNY Mellon, Thomson Locations: Washington ,, Germany

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