Employee Lawsuit Claims McDonald’s Fails to Address Sexual Harassment November 13, 2019 By Daniel Wiessner and Jonathan Stempel Mc Donald’s Corp. was sued on Tuesday by workers in Michigan who accused the fast-food chain of allowing pervasive sexual...
Ben & Jerry’s Is Sued by Environmental Advocate Over ‘Happy Cows’ Claim November 12, 2019 By Jonathan Stempel Ben & Jerry’s has been sued by an environmental advocate who said it deceived consumers by touting that the milk...
UPS Liable for Shipping Contraband Cigarettes in New York, Damages Reduced November 8, 2019 By Jonathan Stempel A federal appeals court found United Parcel Service Inc liable to New York state and New York City for shipping...
Berkshire Hathaway’s Q3 Profit Tops Expectations November 4, 2019 By Jonathan Stempel and Shubham Kalia Berkshire Hathaway Inc. said its quarterly operating profit rose more than analysts expected, as growth in several business lines offset...
Suit Against Facebook Alleges Age, Gender Bias in Financial Services Ads November 1, 2019 By Jonathan Stempel Facebook Inc. was sued on Thursday in a proposed class action accusing it of discriminating against older and female users...
Court Allows Judge Opposed by Drug Firms to Oversee Nationwide Opioid Trial October 11, 2019 By Jonathan Stempel A federal appeals court on Thursday cleared the way for a landmark trial over the nation’s opioid crisis, rejecting a...
Pilot Chuck Yeager, Who Broke Sound Barrier, Sues Airbus for Trademark Infringement September 20, 2019 By Jonathan Stempel Chuck Yeager, the retired U.S. Air Force pilot who broke the sound barrier, has sued Airbus SE, accusing the aerospace...
Uber Being Sued Over Resistance to California ‘Gig’ Contractor Law September 13, 2019 By Jonathan Stempel A driver for Uber has sued the company for misclassifying its drivers as independent contractors, hours after California legislators voted...
Judge Permits Nationwide Privacy Lawsuit Against Facebook to Proceed September 10, 2019 By Jonathan Stempel A federal judge on Monday ordered Facebook Inc. to face most of a nationwide lawsuit seeking damages for letting third...
Judge Rejects Purdue Effort to Dismiss Claim Opioids Are Public Nuisance September 10, 2019 By Jonathan Stempel The U.S. judge overseeing nationwide litigation concerning the opioid crisis on Monday rejected Purdue Pharma LP’s effort to dismiss claims...