Lawsuits
New York AG James sues Zelle parent company for alleged fraud
Key Points New York Attorney General Letitia James sued the parent company of payment network Zelle for allegedly enabling fraud. James alleged that the company knew about ongoing fraud between 2017 and 2023 and did not take actionable steps to resolve it. The lawsuit follows a similar one by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau that […]
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Murdoch to provide Trump health updates in deal to delay Epstein case deposition
U.S. President Donald Trump and Rupert Murdoch. Kevin Lamarque | Ricky Carioti | Via Reuters Conservative media baron Rupert Murdoch will give President Donald Trump regular updates on his health as part of an agreement to postpone Murdoch’s deposition in Trump’s $10 billion defamation lawsuit against him over a Wall Street Journal article about late […]
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Tesla awards Musk $29 billion in shares with prior pay package in limbo
Tesla CEO Elon Musk was awarded an interim pay package of 96 million shares of the company over the weekend. The shares would be worth about $29 billion. Tesla stock climbed about 2% Monday. The company said in a filing Sunday that the pay package would vest in two years as long as Musk continued […]
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Trump’s trade agenda is on the line as appeals court hears arguments in key tariffs case
President Donald Trump holds a chart as he announces a plan for tariffs on imported goods during an event April 2, 2025, in the Rose Garden at the White House. Demetrius Freeman/The Washington Post via Getty Images A federal appeals court on Thursday is hearing arguments on whether to kneecap President Donald Trump’s global tariff […]
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DOJ drops charges against Fat Brands, chair Andy Wiederhorn
Andy Wiederhorn, former Fatburger CEO. CNBC The Justice Department is dropping its case against Fat Brands and its chair Andy Wiederhorn. In May 2024, the company and Wiederhorn were indicted by a federal grand jury in Los Angeles on charges of wire fraud, tax evasion and other counts related to what prosecutors alleged was a […]
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Trump says Jeffrey Epstein ‘stole’ Virginia Giuffre from Mar-a-Lago spa
Virginia Giuffre, an alleged victim of Jeffrey Epstein, walks after the hearing in the criminal case against Epstein, at Federal Court in New York, August 27, 2019. Shannon Stapleton | Reuters President Donald Trump on Tuesday said that Jeffrey Epstein “stole” Virginia Giuffre from the spa of Trump’s Mar-a-Lago club in Florida. Trump said that […]
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Trade court won’t reinstate tariff exemption on low-value ‘de minimis’ shipments, for now
U.S. President Donald Trump and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer (not pictured) hold a bilateral meeting at Trump Turnberry golf course in Turnberry, Scotland, Britain, July 28, 2025. Evelyn Hockstein | Reuters A federal trade court on Monday declined, for now, to block President Donald Trump’s decision to end a longstanding tariff exemption for low-value […]
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Trump seeks quick deposition of Rupert Murdoch in Jeffrey Epstein letter defamation case
U.S. President Donald Trump and Rupert Murdoch. Kevin Lamarque | Ricky Carioti | Via Reuters Lawyers for President Donald Trump asked a judge on Monday to order Rupert Murdoch to sit for a deposition within 15 days for Trump’s $10 billion lawsuit accusing the media mogul of defaming him in a Wall Street Journal article […]
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Massie warns blocking Epstein vote in the House could be political liability for GOP in midterms
U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) takes questions from reporters at the Capitol in Washington, D.C., U.S., July 23, 2025. Jonathan Ernst | Reuters House Speaker Mike Johnson on Sunday criticized the push to force a vote in the U.S. House on releasing more federal files pertaining to sex offender Jeffrey Epstein as “reckless,” while […]
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Trump’s trade deals and tariffs are on the chopping block in court. What happens next
U.S. President Donald Trump and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer react after picking up the trade agreement with the U.K. papers that Trump dropped as they speak to the media during the G7 summit in Kananaskis, Alberta, Canada, June 16, 2025. Kevin Lamarque | Reuters President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariff powers and recent trade deals […]
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