Corporate
Can a Car Accident Victim Sue a Vehicle Manufacturer if an Airbag Fails to Deploy?
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While the number of cars on the road has steadily increased over the past several decades, the rate of fatal accidents has gone down significantly.
Daimler Agrees to U.S. Diesel Settlements Worth Nearly $3 Billion
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Daimler said on Thursday it has reached agreements costing nearly $3 billion to settle civil investigations by U.S. regulators and lawsuits from vehicle owners stemming from a long-running probe into software to cheat diesel emissions tests.
Return to Work COVID-19 Testing Considerations
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As employees increasingly transition back into the physical workplace, employers have begun to grapple with whether and how to deploy COVID-19 diagnostic testing as a return-to-work solution.
Bayer Proposes $10 Billion Settlement For Three Chemical Lawsuits
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Bayer recently announced its intent to settle all Roundup, dicamba drift and Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB) water litigation cases between $10.1 and $10.9 billion.
Ninth Circuit Vacates $24M Class Judgment on Standing and Predominance Grounds
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Class actions present significant risk, because a certified class exposes a class defendant to class-wide liability.
Qualcomm Rockets to All-Time High on Huawei Settlement
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Shares of San Diego-based chipmaker QUALCOMM Incorporated (QCOM) rocketed over 15% Thursday after the company topped analysts’ fiscal third quarter expectations and announced that it had come to a settlement agreement with Chinese communications giant Huawei Technologies Co.
Abusive Communications Are Not Acceptable in the C-Suite or On the Plant Floor
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In recent weeks, because of the remoteness of our work forces, we have seen an increased incidence of abusive written communications between employees.
BigLaw Firm Sued Over $3M Wire Transfer to Fraudster’s Account
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Holland & Knight is facing a lawsuit alleging that it failed to prevent the transfer of more than $3 million to a fraudster’s account in Hong Kong.
Ferrari Just Lost the Trademark Rights to its Most Iconic Car
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Ferrari lost its trademark to the shape of the 250 GTO by falling foul of the European Union Intellectual Protection Office’s (EUIPO) “Use It Or Lose It” rules.
Judges Slam J&J’s ‘Reprehensible’ Talc Defense, Cut Massive 2018 Verdict to $2.11B
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An appeals court has reduced that award—but only to $2.11 billion, thanks to J&J’s ‘outrageous’ and ‘reprehensible’ defense of the product.
WiLAN Issued Final Judgment Against Apple Totaling $108.98 Million
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Following a jury verdict win of $85.23 million in a damages-only re-trial, the Court ruled on all post-trial motions and entered final judgment in favor of WiLAN, maintaining the full jury verdict and denying Apple’s motions for retrial or lowering the damages award.
Amazon Faces Multiple US Antitrust Probes in its Dominance in Online Retail
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Amazon faces increased competition scrutiny even as the pandemic sends its retail business skyrocketing.
Court to Consider High-Stakes Tobacco Fight
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Two decades after Florida reached a landmark legal settlement with tobacco companies, an appeals court is slated to hear arguments Tuesday in a dispute about more than $100 million in payments.
SmileDirectClub Sues NBC for $2.85 Billion
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SmileDirectClub is suing NBC seeking more than $2.85 billion. The teledentistry company claims the network made more than 40 false and misleading statements in a February 2020 broadcast of NBC Nightly News With Lester Holt.
Judge Says Apple Must Face Shareholder Lawsuit
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Apple will have to face a lawsuit claiming the tech giant fraudulently concealed decreased demand for iPhones, leading to tens of billions of dollars in shareholder losses.
$5 Billion Lawsuit Claims Google’s Incognito Mode Spies on You
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A $5B lawsuit accuses Google parent company Alphabet Inc. of quietly amassing data about what people do online and what sites they visit while in the private browser mode.
Biglaw Firm Late on Rent — to the Tune of $3.7 Million — According to Landlord
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Jenner & Block is behind on its rent for the firm’s Chicago office. The firm owes $3,726,415.74, plus late fees and interest.
Historic Opioid Agreement Clears Way for Rural Communities to Benefit from Litigation Settlements
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A landmark agreement between the Texas Attorney General’s office and a group of Texas counties and cities impacted by the country’s opioid epidemic paves the way for future settlement money to be directed to rural communities battling the crisis.
No More Legal Headache for Bayer as it Nears $10B Roundup Settlement
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Investors suffering losses from Bayer’s Roundup legal woes are finally seeing a light at the end of the tunnel, as the German conglomerate is said to be nearing a final settlement that could put tens of thousands of lawsuits behind it.
Facebook will Pay $52 Million in Settlement with Moderators who Developed PTSD on the Job
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In a landmark acknowledgment of the toll that content moderation takes on its workforce, Facebook has agreed to pay $52 million to current and former moderators to compensate them for mental health issues developed on the job.
