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LG, Samsung sue Indian government over electronic-waste pricing policy, Reuters reports
Samsung and LG logos are seen in Poland on Nov. 19, 2024. Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images South Korea’s LG and Samsung have sued India’s government to quash a policy which increases payouts to electronic-waste recyclers, court filings show, joining other major companies in contesting the country’s environmental rules, citing business impact. The lawsuits, set to be heard on Tuesday with other challenges, mark an […]
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U.S. judge rejects Johnson & Johnson’s $10 billion baby powder settlement
The Johnson & Johnson logo displayed on a monitor. Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images A U.S. bankruptcy judge on Monday rejected Johnson & Johnson’s $10 billion proposal to end tens of thousands of lawsuits alleging that its baby powder and other talc products cause ovarian cancer, marking the third time the company’s bankruptcy strategy has failed in court. J&J has been […]
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U.S. judge sets Boeing 737 MAX fraud trial for June 23
The Boeing Company logo is displayed. Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images A U.S. judge on Tuesday abruptly set a June 23 trial date in the Justice Department’s criminal fraud case against Boeing stemming from the planemaker’s alleged misrepresentations to U.S. regulators about a key system on the 737 MAX. In July, Boeing agreed to plead guilty to a criminal fraud conspiracy charge after two fatal 737 MAX crashes and to pay a fine of […]
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X sues Modi’s government over content removal in new India censorship fight
Elon Musk’s account on X is displayed on a smartphone. Nathan Stirk | Getty Images News | Getty Images India’s IT ministry has unlawfully expanded censorship powers to allow the easier removal of online content and empowered “countless” government officials to execute such orders, Elon Musk’s X has alleged in a new lawsuit against New Delhi. The lawsuit and the allegations mark an escalation in an […]
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Hong Kong’s top court quashes convictions of pro-democracy Tiananmen group
Campaigners attend a protest and candlelit vigil at Chinese Embassy London on June 4, 2023. Guy Smallman | Getty Images News | Getty Images Hong Kong’s top court unanimously overturned on Thursday the convictions of three former members of a pro-democracy group that organized an annual candlelight vigil to mark China’s 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown, citing a miscarriage of justice. The ruling is a rare victory […]
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Hong Kong’s top court quashes convictions of pro-democracy Tiananmen group
Campaigners attend a protest and candlelit vigil at Chinese Embassy London on June 4, 2023. Guy Smallman | Getty Images News | Getty Images Hong Kong’s top court unanimously overturned on Thursday the convictions of three former members of a pro-democracy group that organized an annual candlelight vigil to mark China’s 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown, citing a miscarriage of justice. The ruling is a rare victory […]
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Appeals court declines to reinstate Trump’s birthright citizenship order
U.S. President Donald Trump in the Oval Office at the White House on Feb. 14, 2025. Nathan Howard | Reuters A three-judge panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Wednesday declined the Justice Department’s request to immediately reinstate President Donald Trump’s executive order limiting birthright citizenship, setting up a potential emergency application to […]
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Law firm repping Tesla drafts Delaware bill that could salvage Musk pay package
Elon Musk leaves after a meeting with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi at Blair House, in Washington, D.C., U.S., February 13, 2025. Nathan Howard | Reuters A law firm that represents Tesla and Elon Musk has written proposed legislation that would alter Delaware corporate law, according to a person directly familiar with the drafting of […]
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Singapore court finds opposition party leader guilty of lying to parliament
Pritam Singh, leader of Singapore’s main opposition Workers’ Party, arrives at its State Courts on Monday, Feb. 17, 2025. Lionel Ng | Bloomberg | Getty Images A court in Singapore on Monday found opposition Workers’ Party leader Pritam Singh guilty of two counts of lying to parliament, a verdict that could see him barred from contesting a general election this year. Singh had pleaded not guilty and his sentencing was due […]
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Trump files formal notice of plan to appeal hush money conviction
Former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to members of the media amid his trial on charges of covering up hush money payments linked to alleged extramarital affairs, at Manhattan Criminal Court in New York City, on May 16, 2024. Angela Weiss | Via Reuters President Donald Trump’s lawyers on Wednesday formally notified a New York […]
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