Appeals Court Rules Firing Over Sexual Orientation Is Illegal February 26, 2018 By Jeff Green, Josh Eidelson, Bob Van Voris and Erik Larson Gay workers and their corporate supporters won a legal victory over the Trump administration as a federal appeals court ruled...
Exxon Claim of Bogus Schneiderman Probe Questioned by Judge December 1, 2017 By Erik Larson A federal judge questioned Exxon Mobil Corp.’s claim that a securities-fraud probe by New York’s Attorney General is flawed because...
Trump Administration Argues U.S. Civil Rights Law Does Not Protect Gay Employees September 27, 2017 By Erik Larson The U.S. law that has protected workers from gender and racial bias for more than half a century should not...
Exxon Must Disclose Accounting Details in New York Climate Probe September 14, 2017 By Erik Larson Exxon Mobil Corp.’s attempt to use “accountant-client privilege” to avoid handing over audit documents in a politically charged climate-change probe...
New York Says Exxon’s Climate Change Proxy Costs May Be a `Sham’ June 6, 2017 By Erik Larson New York’s top cop told a judge that an investigation into Exxon Mobil Corp.’s public statements about climate change uncovered...
Exxon Dealt a Blow as Texas Judge Sends Climate Suit to New York March 30, 2017 By Erik Larson Exxon Mobil Corp.’s attempt to derail a multistate fraud probe into whether the company fully disclosed to investors the financial...
Wal-Mart to Settle Bias Suit Over Gay Benefits for $7.5 Million December 5, 2016 By Erik Larson Wal-Mart Stores Inc. agreed to pay $7.5 million to settle a lawsuit accusing the company of discriminating against gay workers...
Exxon Climate Judge Orders ‘Unprecedented’ Questioning November 21, 2016 By Erik Larson A federal judge in Texas is giving Exxon Mobil Corp. an unprecedented chance to question a state law-enforcement officer who...
Trump Settles University Fraud Claims for $25 Million, Avoids Trial November 20, 2016 By Bill Callahan, Edvard Pettersson and Erik Larson President-elect Donald Trump agreed to pay $25 million to settle claims that his defunct Trump University cheated more than 6,000...
Exxon Heads for Courtroom Faceoff With New York in Climate Change Probe October 25, 2016 By Erik Larson Exxon Mobil Corp. is headed to a courtroom in New York for the first time to try to block the...