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Jonathan Stempel

Jonathan Stempel

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Southwest Airlines sued over spilled coffee on 4-year-old boy: 'It's so hot!'

Southwest Airlines was sued on Wednesday by Utah parents who said their 4-year-old son suffered second-degree burns to his buttocks when a careless flight attendant

Southwest Airlines sued over spilled coffee on 4-year-old boy: 'It's so hot!'
Education|Political|US

NAACP sues US Education Department over DEI school funding cuts

The NAACP sued the U.S.

NAACP sues US Education Department over DEI school funding cuts
Business|Economy|Finance|Political|US

Judge scraps US rule capping credit card late fees at $8

A federal judge on Tuesday threw out a U.S.

Judge scraps US rule capping credit card late fees at $8
Business|Economy|Finance|US

Judge orders Bank of America to pay $540 million in FDIC lawsuit

A federal judge ordered Bank of America to pay $540.3 million in a long-running Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation lawsuit accusing the second-largest U.S. bank of

Judge orders Bank of America to pay $540 million in FDIC lawsuit
Business|Crime|Finance|US

New York sues DailyPay and MoneyLion, alleging predatory payday lending

New York's attorney general sued DailyPay and MoneyLion on Monday, accusing the app-based financial technology companies of exploiting workers by charging

New York sues DailyPay and MoneyLion, alleging predatory payday lending
Political|US

Sarah Palin, New York Times to face off in defamation retrial

Sarah Palin and the New York Times are headed back to a courtroom where the former Alaska governor and Republican vice presidential candidate will try

Sarah Palin, New York Times to face off in defamation retrial
Business|Crime|Technology|US

BASF sues Berkshire's Duracell for allegedly stealing battery secrets

Duracell, the battery maker owned by Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway, has been sued by BASF for allegedly stealing trade secrets related to the German chemical

BASF sues Berkshire's Duracell for allegedly stealing battery secrets
Education|Political|Technology|US

Musk's DOGE team can access sensitive data for now, appeals court rules

A divided federal appeals court on Monday put on hold an injunction that blocked Elon Musk and his Department of Government Efficiency from accessing Americans' private

Musk's DOGE team can access sensitive data for now, appeals court rules
Business|Finance|Political|US

DailyPay sues New York to thwart threatened lawsuit over worker pay product

DailyPay, which offers a product that lets workers collect paychecks faster in exchange for a fee, sued New York Attorney General Letitia James on Monday to

DailyPay sues New York to thwart threatened lawsuit over worker pay product
Political|US

US appeals court blocks Trump from removing Democrats from labor boards

A federal appeals court blocked U.S.

US appeals court blocks Trump from removing Democrats from labor boards
Celebrity|Crime|Health|US

Jeffrey Epstein accuser ends 'sex slave' lawsuit against prominent psychiatrist

A former model on Friday ended her lawsuit that accused a prominent psychiatrist who was once close friends with Jeffrey Epstein of helping enable the disgraced

Jeffrey Epstein accuser ends 'sex slave' lawsuit against prominent psychiatrist
Business|Economy|Finance|Political|Stock Markets|US

Berkshire dismisses 'false' reports on Buffett comments after Trump shares video

Berkshire Hathaway said on Friday that reports on social media regarding comments allegedly made by its chairman are "false," after Donald Trump's account on Truth

Berkshire dismisses 'false' reports on Buffett comments after Trump shares video
Celebrity|Crime|Entertainment|US

Sean 'Diddy' Combs faces expanded sex trafficking indictment as trial looms

Sean 'Diddy' Combs was hit with an expanded federal indictment on Friday, charging the hip-hop mogul with five criminal counts including

Sean 'Diddy' Combs faces expanded sex trafficking indictment as trial looms
Business|Crime|Political|US

Judge grants US request to end foreign bribery case, following Trump executive order

A federal judge agreed to let the U.S.

Judge grants US request to end foreign bribery case, following Trump executive order
Business|Food|Health|US

Several companies must face lawsuit over tainted baby food, US judge rules

A U.S. judge said several companies including Walmart, Beech-Nut and Gerber must face a nationwide lawsuit claiming that toxic heavy metals contaminated their baby food,

Several companies must face lawsuit over tainted baby food, US judge rules
Education|MidEast|Political|US

UC Berkeley antisemitism lawsuit can proceed, judge rules

A federal judge said Jewish groups may pursue a lawsuit accusing the University of California, Berkeley, of tolerating an "unrelenting" stream of antisemitic harassment

UC Berkeley antisemitism lawsuit can proceed, judge rules
Business|Finance|Technology|US

SEC, billionaire Winklevoss twins may resolve lawsuit over Gemini Earn

An exchange run by billionaire twins Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss may soon resolve a U.S.

SEC, billionaire Winklevoss twins may resolve lawsuit over Gemini Earn
Business|Crime|Finance|US

Father and son indicted in New York over failed Arizona sports complex

A father-and-son team has been indicted in Manhattan on charges they defrauded investors in a failed Arizona sports complex, causing more than $200 million in

Father and son indicted in New York over failed Arizona sports complex
Business|Fashion and Beauty|Finance|Stock Markets|US

Estee Lauder faces US legal challenge over China sales practices

Estee Lauder must face a lawsuit accusing the cosmetic giant of defrauding shareholders by concealing its overdependence on improper gray-market sales in China

Estee Lauder faces US legal challenge over China sales practices
Business|Finance|Stock Markets|Technology|US

Elon Musk must face fraud lawsuit over disclosure of Twitter stake

A U.S. judge on Friday rejected billionaire Elon Musk's bid to dismiss a lawsuit claiming he defrauded former Twitter shareholders by waiting too long to

Elon Musk must face fraud lawsuit over disclosure of Twitter stake
Business|Economy|Technology|US

Google to pay $100 million to settle advertisers' class action

Google has agreed to pay $100 million in cash to settle a long-running lawsuit claiming it overcharged advertisers by failing to provide promised discounts and charged

Google to pay $100 million to settle advertisers' class action
Business|Crime|Health|US

Johnson & Johnson unit ordered to pay $1.64 billion in HIV drug marketing case

A federal judge ordered a Johnson & Johnson unit on Friday to pay the U.S. government $1.64 billion after a jury found it liable in a whistleblower lawsuit for

Johnson & Johnson unit ordered to pay $1.64 billion in HIV drug marketing case
Celebrity|Entertainment

Dua Lipa beats lawsuit claiming she copied 'Levitating'

Dua Lipa won the dismissal on Thursday of a lawsuit in Manhattan accusing the British pop star of copying her 2021 megahit "Levitating" from a 1979 disco song.

Dua Lipa beats lawsuit claiming she copied 'Levitating'
Business|Crime|Health|Technology|US

Cassava Sciences must face malicious prosecution lawsuit over Alzheimer's drug

The biotechnology company Cassava Sciences failed on Wednesday to end a malicious prosecution lawsuit by doctors and short-sellers who expressed doubts about

Cassava Sciences must face malicious prosecution lawsuit over Alzheimer's drug
Business|Economy|Finance|Political|US

Ripple Labs says it settles with US SEC, will pay reduced $50 million fine

Ripple Labs agreed to settle a U.S.

Ripple Labs says it settles with US SEC, will pay reduced $50 million fine

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