A closely watched courtroom battle over Instagram’s impact on young users is underway in Tennessee, where state lawyers have accused Meta of putting business growth ahead of the well-being of teenagers despite receiving repeated internal warnings about the platform’s effects. Opening arguments in the Nashville trial painted a picture of a company that allegedly knew …
The Donald Trump administration has approached the U.S. Supreme Court seeking permission to immediately enforce the president’s executive order that imposes stricter rules on mail-in voting across the country, even as legal challenges against the measure continue. The request asks the nation’s highest court to temporarily suspend a lower court ruling that blocked enforcement of …
Johnson & Johnson has announced a sweeping settlement expected to resolve nearly all pending lawsuits alleging that its talc-based products, including its iconic baby powder, caused ovarian cancer. The agreement is estimated to cost the healthcare giant around **$5.5 billion**, though the final amount could rise depending on how many eligible claimants join the settlement. …
London-based law firm Linklaters posted strong financial gains across its global operations, with its U.S. business emerging as the standout performer. The firm said profits in the United States jumped 39% during the financial year ended April 30, while global pre-tax profit climbed 11.6% to £1.2 billion ($1.61 billion). Revenue rose to £2.47 billion ($3.32 …
Linklaters’ US Profit Surge Leads Firmwide Growth as Revenue Hits $3.3 Billion Read More »
A coalition of 18 Democratic-led states, Washington, D.C., and New York City has sued the Trump administration over a federal decision to give businesses more time to move away from hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), chemicals widely used in refrigeration and cooling systems that contribute significantly to global warming. The challenge, filed in a federal appeals court in …
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The U.S. agency responsible for enforcing workplace anti-discrimination laws has moved to dismantle a reporting system that has required large employers to submit workforce data on race and sex for nearly six decades. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission voted 2-1 on Tuesday to advance a proposal that would eliminate the annual EEO-1 reporting requirement for …
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The battle between the world’s two biggest obesity-drug makers has moved from the marketplace to a U.S. courtroom. Novo Nordisk has sued Eli Lilly, accusing its rival of running misleading advertisements that suggest Lilly’s weight-loss medicines deliver better results than Novo’s products. The lawsuit, filed in a federal court in New Jersey, targets advertising campaigns …
Novo Nordisk Takes Lilly to Court Over Weight-Loss Drug Advertising Claims Read More »
A legal battle has erupted over whether the US president can remove a federal prosecutor appointed by judges to temporarily fill a vacant position. Roger Rogoff, who was appointed by judges to serve as the US attorney for the Western District of Washington, filed a lawsuit in federal court in Seattle after President Donald Trump …
Trump’s Seattle Prosecutor Firing Sparks Court Fight Over Presidential Power Read More »
A US federal judge has approved the landmark $1.5 billion copyright settlement between Anthropic and a class of authors while sharply reducing the legal fees sought by the lawyers who represented them. US District Judge Araceli Martínez-Olguín awarded class counsel approximately $101.6 million—far below the $187.5 million requested. The lawyers had earlier sought $300 million …
Judge Cuts Anthropic Settlement Lawyers’ Fee Award, Rejecting $187 Million ‘Windfall’ Read More »
A federal judge in Boston has temporarily stopped the Trump administration from withdrawing work authorization from tens of thousands of asylum seekers and immigrants covered by the United States’ Temporary Protected Status (TPS) programme. US District Judge Nathaniel Gorton issued the order after immigrant rights organisations and labour unions challenged a series of policies introduced …
US Court Halts Trump Administration Plan to End Work Permits for Thousands of Immigrants Read More »
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