Lawsuits
Justice Department takes JetBlue and American to court over their partnership in New York and Boston
An American Airlines plane lands on a runway near a parked JetBlue plane at the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport on July 16, 2020 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Joe Raedle | Getty Images The Justice Department heads to court in Boston on Tuesday in hopes of undoing a year-and-a-half-old pact between American Airlines and JetBlue Airways […]
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SiriusXM reportedly places former quarterback Brett Favre’s NFL show on hold
Brett Favre. Frank Muldoon | CNBC SiriusXM has put Hall of Fame quarterback Brett Favre’s NFL show on hold due to his involvement in an alleged welfare-fraud scheme in Mississippi, according to reports. Favre and nearly 40 others were sued by the Mississippi Department of Human Services in May for allegedly diverting millions of federal welfare dollars […]
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Nikola founder Trevor Milton stands trial on fraud charges, capping a stunning rise and fall
CEO and founder of U.S. Nikola, Trevor Milton speaks during presentation of its new full-electric and hydrogen fuel-cell battery trucks in partnership with CNH Industrial, at an event in Turin, Italy December 2, 2019. Massimo Pinca | Reuters The founder of electric semitruck maker Nikola Motor is standing trial on fraud charges related to statements […]
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Decide tosses Trump lawsuit from Hillary Clinton, DNC more than 2016 Russia collusion promises
Previous U.S. Secretary of Point out Hillary Rodham Clinton speaks at the opening of “Crucial Voices Women’s Embassy”, just days following a leak exposed the risk of the U.S. Supreme Court docket overturning the landmark Roe v. Wade abortion legal rights final decision, in Washington, U.S., May well 5, 2022. Evelyn Hockstein | Reuters A […]
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Elon Musk challenges Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal to a debate on bots
Centi-billionaire Elon Musk provoked Twitter and challenged the company’s CEO Parag Agrawal to a “public debate” about fake accounts and spam in the midst of a contentious legal battle over a $44 billion acquisition. Musk filed a bid with the Securities and Exchange to acquire Twitter back in April this year. After the companies agreed to […]
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Twitter-Musk drama escalates as both sides hurl claims of bad behavior in new filings
The Twitter-Elon Musk saga continued this week, as the two parties traded barbs in legal filings ahead of a five-day trial that’s scheduled to start Oct. 17. Newly released legal documents from lawyers representing Musk in a countersuit against Twitter claim the social media company engaged in a scheme to “mislead investors” by providing false […]
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Visa suspends card payments for ad purchases on PornHub and MindGeek amid controversy
Al Kelly Mark Neuling | CNBC Visa is suspending card payments for advertising on Pornhub and its parent company MindGeek after a lawsuit stoked the controversy that the payments giant could be facilitating child pornography. A federal judge in California on Friday denied Visa’s motion to dismiss a lawsuit by a woman who accuses the […]
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Mickelson, DeChambeau and other LIV golfers file antitrust lawsuit against PGA Tour over suspensions
Team Hy Flyers Phil Mickelson of the U.S. speaks to the media after the first round of the inaugural LIV Golf Invitational, June 9, 2022. Paul Childs | Action Images via Reuters Eleven professional golfers filed an antitrust lawsuit against the PGA Tour Wednesday after being suspended from playing in the tour over their involvement […]
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Company called META that claims Facebook stole its name is suing for infringement
Imagine waking up to find that the name of the business you created more than a decade ago has been suddenly hijacked by one of the most powerful companies in the world. That’s what Justin Bolognino says happened to him, when Facebook rebranded itself as Meta last year. His small business is called META — […]
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Embattled crypto lender Celsius is a ‘fraud’ and ‘Ponzi scheme,’ lawsuit alleges
Celsius on Thursday was sued by former investment manager Jason Stone, as pressure continues to mount on the firm amid a crash in cryptocurrency prices. Stone has alleged, among other things, that Celsius CEO Alex Mashinsky (above) was “able to enrich himself considerably.” Piaras Ó Mídheach | Sportsfile for Web Summit | Getty Images Crypto […]
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