Lawsuits
Walmart seeks new trial in wrongful termination of longtime employee with Down syndrome
Scott Olson | Getty Images Walmart is seeking a new trial in a case over the firing of a longtime employee with Down syndrome. A jury in July found Walmart wrongfully terminated the employee, Marlo Spaeth, and awarded her monetary damages. In a court filing late Tuesday, Walmart said it did not know about the […]
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Ed Sheeran wins copyright case over 2017 hit ‘Shape of You’
Ed Sheeran won a U.K. copyright battle over his 2017 hit “Shape of You” on Wednesday, defeating claims that the song copied part of 2015′s “Oh Why” by grime artist Sami Switch. Joe Maher | Disasters Emergency Committee | Getty Images Entertainment | Getty Images Grammy Award-winning songwriter Ed Sheeran won a U.K. copyright battle […]
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How the hotel industry is fighting its human trafficking problem
Human trafficking generates about $150 billion a year globally in illegal profits, according to the International Labour Organization, and poses a complicated challenge for major hotel chains. In 2020 there were more than 10,000 reported cases of human trafficking in the U.S., with 72% of those related to sex trafficking, according to the National Human […]
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Walmart sues BJ’s Wholesale claiming it stole self-checkout technology
Shoppers stock up on merchandise at a Sam’s Club store on January 12, 2018 in Streamwood, Illinois. Scott Olson | Getty Images Walmart and its big-box warehouse subsidiary Sam’s Club accused rival retailer BJ’s Wholesale Club in a lawsuit filed Tuesday of stealing technology that powers a popular self-checkout option in the Sam’s Club mobile […]
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