Monthly Archives: <span>May 2021</span>

Robinhood Cannot Block Massachusetts Securities Regulators’ Case, Judge Rules

A Massachusetts judge on Thursday rejected Robinhood’s bid to block state regulators from moving forward with their enforcement action alleging that the online brokerage encourages inexperienced investors to place risky trades without limits. Suffolk County Superior Court Judge Kenneth Salinger …

Inspector General Finds Trump EPA Officials Improperly Influenced Dicamba Approval

Environmental Protection Agency officials improperly influenced a decision to re-approve use of dicamba, a herbicide blamed for crop damage in hundreds of lawsuits, during the Trump administration, according to an internal agency report. “We found that the EPA’s 2018 decision …

Pennsylvania Drops Legal Action Against Restaurants Over Pandemic

The Pennsylvania Department of Health has dropped its legal action against more than 40 restaurants that were accused of defying state orders to close indoor dining and maintain social-distancing protocols. The Health Department had filed two separate complaints alleging that …

New Hampshire Sex Abuse Class-Action Suit Tossed, Individual Claims Stand

A judge on Wednesday dismissed a class action lawsuit involving 300 people who allege decades of abuse at New Hampshire’s youth detention center, but he left the door open for individual claims against the state. The lead plaintiff, David Meehan, …

Woman in Racist Central Park Confrontation Sues Employer Over Firing

The white woman who was widely condemned and fired after a videotaped dispute with a Black birdwatcher in Central Park filed a lawsuit against her former employer, accusing the company of not doing an investigation before her termination because of …

Internet Groups’ Lawsuit Claims Florida Social Media Law Is Unconstitutional

Two tech trade groups filed a lawsuit against Florida on Thursday over a new law that would fine social media companies that ban political candidates, which they said violated free speech rights. The lawsuit, which said the bill signed by …

Attorney Dershowitz Files $80 Million Defamation Suit Against Netflix

Attorney and Harvard law professor Alan Dershowitz is suing Netflix for $80 million over his portrayal in the streaming service’s “Filthy Rich” series about sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. The lawsuit, filed Wednesday in Miami federal court, contends that Netflix intentionally …

India Oil Giant Under Fire for Offshore Disaster During Cyclone Tauktae

When India’s weather office sent out cyclone warnings on May 13 and most vessels moved to safety, one barge working on Oil and Natural Gas Corp.’s field off the Mumbai coast stayed put. That decision would prove fatal when Tauktae, …

Cyber Insurers Seeing Surge in Interest by Energy Companies Since Pipeline Attack

U.S. energy companies are scrambling to buy more cyber insurance after this month’s attack on Colonial Pipeline disrupted the U.S. fuel supply, but they can expect to pay more as cyber insurers plan to hike rates following a slew of …

Australia Weighs Capping Fees for Litigation Funders, Lawyers as Class Actions Surge

SYDNEY – Australia is considering capping fees for litigation funders and lawyers, and guaranteeing a minimum rate of return for plaintiffs, in its latest clamp down on the industry following a surge in costly class action lawsuits. Australia’s government last …