Elon Musk's Twitter Countersuit Due By Friday As Acrimony Grows
Twitter Inc and Elon Musk, who are suing each other over the world's richest person's effort to exit their $44 billion merger, couldn't even agree on how much to tell the public about their dispute.
Tyson Foods Ignoring Subpoena For Meat Price Gouging Probe, NY Attorney General Says
Tyson Foods Inc, one of the largest U.S. meat producers, is refusing to comply with a subpoena for a civil probe into possible price gouging during the COVID-19 pandemic, New York's attorney general said on Wednesday.
Tyson Foods Refusing To Comply With Subpoena For Meat Price Gouging Probe, NY Attorney General Says
Tyson Foods Inc, one of the largest U.S. meat producers, is refusing to comply with a subpoena for a civil probe into possible price gouging during the COVID-19 pandemic, New York's attorney general said on Wednesday.
Fraud Charges In Hacking Case Against Uber Ex-security Chief Are Dismissed
A U.S. judge on Tuesday granted a request by prosecutors to dismiss fraud counts against a former Uber Technologies Inc security chief also charged with covering up a 2016 data hack affecting 57 million passengers and drivers.
Apple Is Sued By French App Developers Over App Store Fees
Apple Inc was sued on Monday by French app developers that accused the iPhone maker of violating U.S. antitrust law by overcharging them to use its app store.
Nikola Seeks To Quash Subpoena From Founder Milton For His Criminal Case
Nikola Corp, the electric- and hydrogen-powered truck maker, on Friday asked a U.S.
Former Obama Adviser Gets 1 Year Prison In School Theft Case
A former White House education adviser under President Barack Obama was sentenced on Thursday to one year and one day in prison after pleading guilty to charges he stole more than $200,000 from a charter school network he founded.
Hyundai To Pay $19.2 Million For Widespread Credit-reporting Failures - U.S. Regulator
A U.S. regulator has ordered a Hyundai Motor Co affiliate to pay $19.2 million for repeatedly giving credit-reporting agencies inaccurate information about its customers, including that they were delinquent on loans and leases.
Uber Need Not Provide Wheelchair Access Everywhere, U.S. Judge Rules
A U.S. judge said Uber Technologies Inc did not violate a federal law protecting people with disabilities by not offering wheelchair-accessible vehicles in every market the ride-sharing company serves.
Pfizer Loses U.S. Appeal Over Co-pays For Heart Failure Patients
A federal appeals court on Monday rejected Pfizer Inc's challenge to a U.S.
Michael Avenatti Loses $250 Million Fox News Defamation Appeal
A U.S. appeals court on Thursday refused to revive Michael Avenatti's $250 million defamation lawsuit against Fox News Network over its coverage of the 2018 arrest of the now-imprisoned celebrity lawyer and critic of Donald Trump.
U.S. Charges Indian Man Over $10 Million Computer Fraud Scheme Targeting Elderly
U.S. prosecutors in Manhattan charged an Indian man with helping run a scheme that defrauded thousands of victims, including the elderly, into buying unnecessary computer anti-virus protection by falsely claiming that malware had infected their machines.
Jury Finds Tesla Just 1% Liable, But Owes $10.5 Million, Over Fatal Crash
A Florida jury found Tesla Inc just 1% liable in the death of an 18-year-old man whose Model S sedan slammed into a concrete wall, but ordered Elon Musk's electric car maker to pay $10.5 million to the driver's parents.
Jury Finds Tesla 1% Negligent In Fatal Model S Crash
A Florida jury found electric car maker Tesla Inc 1% negligent in the death of an 18-year-old man whose Model S sedan slammed into a concrete wall after the car's speed limiter had been deactivated, with the teenager and his father found to be 99% at fault.
Apple Reaches $50 Million Settlement Over Defective MacBook Keyboards
Apple Inc agreed to pay $50 million to settle a class-action lawsuit by customers who claimed it knew and concealed that the "butterfly" keyboards on its MacBook laptop computers were prone to failure.
Lawsuit Accuses Apple Of Antitrust Violations Over Apple Pay
Apple Inc was sued on Monday in a proposed class action by payment card issuers accusing the iPhone maker of abusing its market power in mobile devices to thwart competition for its Apple Pay mobile wallet.
Skittles Are Toxic, U.S. Lawsuit Claims
Mars Inc has been sued by a consumer who claims that Skittles candies are unfit to eat because they contain a known toxin that the company had pledged six years ago to phase out.
Ben & Jerry's Proposes To Mediate Israel Dispute With Parent Unilever
Ben & Jerry's and its parent, consumer products company Unilever Plc, plan to seek mediation over the disputed sale of the ice cream maker's Israeli business to a local licensee.
Man Exonerated In Malcolm X's 1965 Murder Sues New York City
A man exonerated last November in the 1965 killing of civil rights leader Malcolm X has sued New York City after it admitted to have wrongly branded him a murderer.
Buffett's Berkshire Owns 19.2% Of Occidental Petroleum After New Purchases
Berkshire Hathaway Inc, run by billionaire Warren Buffett, said it has this week purchased another 4.3 million shares of Occidental Petroleum Corp, giving it a 19.2% stake in the oil company.
Former CIA Engineer Convicted In WikiLeaks Espionage Case
A former CIA software engineer was convicted on Wednesday of leaking classified information to WikiLeaks from the spy agency, in one of the biggest such thefts in CIA history.
Wells Fargo Mostly Defeats Two Lawsuits Over Mortgage Losses
Wells Fargo & Co on Tuesday won the dismissal of one lawsuit and much of a second accusing the fourth-largest bank of failing to monitor toxic mortgage-backed securities that were a major cause of the 2008 global financial crisis.
Three Men Charged Over Stolen Lyrics For Eagles' 'Hotel California'
Three men have been criminally charged in Manhattan with possessing about 100 pages stolen from the singer Don Henley of handwritten notes and lyrics for the Eagles' blockbuster 1976 album "Hotel California."
Subway Can Be Sued Over Its Tuna, U.S. Judge Rules
A federal judge said Subway can be sued for allegedly deceiving customers about its tuna products, including a claim it uses other fish species
Florida Man Charged With Selling Fake Cisco Equipment In $1 Billion Scheme
U.S. prosecutors on Friday announced the arrest of a Florida man accused of importing counterfeit Cisco networking equipment that if authentic would be worth more than $1 billion, and reselling the fake products on Amazon.com, eBay and elsewhere.
Exxon, Shell May Pursue Part Of $1.8 Billion Nigerian Award--US Appeals Court
A U.S. appeals court on Friday said Exxon Mobil Corp and Royal Dutch Shell Plc affiliates may try to enforce part of a $1.8 billion arbitration award against Nigeria's state-run oil company, in a dispute concerning oil extraction near the African country's coastline.
John Paulson's Wife Sues Him For $1 Billion, Says He Is Hiding Money In Divorce
The wife of hedge fund founder John Paulson has sued him for at least $1 billion, claiming he is trying to hide billions of dollars from her in their divorce.
Ghislaine Maxwell Appeals Conviction, 20-year Sentence In Epstein Case
Ghislaine Maxwell on Thursday formally appealed her conviction and 20-year prison sentence for helping the late financier Jeffrey Epstein sexually abuse underage girls over more than a decade.
Sacha Baron Cohen Beats Ex-judge Roy Moore's Defamation Appeal
Sacha Baron Cohen on Thursday defeated an appeal by former Alabama judge Roy Moore who had accused the British comedian of defamation for falsely portraying him as a pedophile in an interview for the show "Who Is America?"
Real Estate Giant Appeals 'Each And Every Part' Of Contempt Order In New York Trump Probe
Cushman & Wakefield, which appraised several properties belonging to Donald Trump, on Wednesday appealed "each and every part" of an order finding it in contempt of court related to subpoenas in a civil probe into whether the former U.S.