Australia to introduce new laws to force media platforms to unmask online trolls
Australia will introduce legislation to make social media giants provide details of users who post defamatory comments, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Sunday.
Elizabeth Holmes denies deception at her criminal trial
Biotechnology entrepreneur Elizabeth Holmes, a former billionaire accused of engineering a massive medical scam, expressed some remorse while on the witness stand Tuesday, but denied trying to conceal that her company's blood-testing methods weren't working as she had promised.
Juul to pay $14.5M to settle Arizona vaping lawsuit
Juul Labs will pay Arizona $14.5 million to settle a consumer fraud lawsuit.
The Elizabeth Holmes trial: Founder recounts ‘big idea’ that led to creation of Theranos
Elizabeth Holmes took jurors into the Theranos Inc. lab Monday during her continued testimony at her criminal-fraud trial, describing ways the startup sought to reduce errors in lab testing and miniaturize traditionally bulky blood-testing machines.
Prosecutors in Elizabeth Holmes trial revealed untruths, but did they prove intent?
Over 11 weeks of testimony, prosecutors in Theranos Inc. founder Elizabeth Holmes' trial presented a narrative of a CEO who repeatedly fabricated the successes of her technology as she built a blood-testing startup that ultimately failed. They now have to hope they convinced jurors her behavior rose to the level of criminal fraud.
Couple's $86M award in Monsanto pesticide case stands
California's highest court rejected on Wednesday a challenge by Monsanto Co.'s to $86.2 million in damages to a couple who developed cancer after spraying the company's Roundup weed-killer in their yards for three decades.
Los Angeles will make diners ask for ketchup to go with their fries, in the name of fighting climate change
Los Angeles officials will look to respond to climate change with big changes in a little package by banning the distribution of ketchup packets at restaurants - unless customers first ask for one.
United Airlines' vaccine mandate leads to lawsuit from pilot placed on unpaid leave: report
A longtime pilot is reportedly suing United Airlines for being placed on unpaid leave as a result of not following the company’s coronavirus vaccine mandate.
Judge: Trump company doesn't have to pay Cohen’s legal bills
Donald Trump’s company won’t have to pay hefty legal bills incurred by his former personal lawyer and fixer Michael Cohen.
Appeals court re-affirms stay on Biden workplace vaccine mandate, cites 'severe' risks
A federal appeals court reaffirmed its decision Friday to enact a stay on President Biden’s workplace vaccination mandate following a legal challenge from Texas and several other states.
Kellogg Co. actively hiring, trying to replace striking workers after negotiations with union fall flat
Due to an ongoing strike over contract negotiations, the cereal maker said Thursday it's resorted to "tapping our global manufacturing network and expertise" in addition to "currently hiring to fill roles" at the four plants in Battle Creek, Michigan; Omaha, Nebraska; Lancaster, Pennsylvania; and Memphis, Tennessee.
Elizabeth Holmes trial: Investor testifies Theranos founder went silent, tried to buy him out
A retired Texas-based money manager recounted his experience as an investor in failed medical startup Theranos during founder Elizabeth Holmes ongoing fraud trial on Wednesday, telling jurors his initial excitement turned to frustration as the company cut off contact about its operations.
US judge upholds United Airlines' COVID-19 vaccine mandate for employees
U.S. District Judge Mark Pittman in Fort Worth, Texas, rejected arguments by employees that the airline was improperly putting them in an "impossible position" by forcing them to choose a vaccine or unpaid leave.
California judge dismisses Disneyland minimum wage lawsuit
The lawsuit, filed by 25,000 Disneyland cast members in 2019, accused the company of failing to comply with Anaheim's "Measure L", which requires any private business who receives city subsidies to increase their minimum wage to $18 per hour by 2022.
DOJ tries to block $2.2B Simon & Schuster, Bertelsmann Penguin Random House deal
The Department of Justice filed an antitrust suit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia Tuesday in the first major antitrust action by the Biden administration, saying the deal would let Penguin Random House "exert outsized influence over which books are published in the United States and how much authors are paid for their work."
Apple ex-employees file ageism, gender discrimination lawsuit: report
Two former Apple workers have lodged lawsuits against the company, alleging patterns of discrimination, ageism and sexism in the company.
Facebook, DOJ reach $14M settlement to resolve US worker discrimination allegations
Under the DOJ settlement, Facebook will pay $4.75 million in civil penalties and set up a fund to make up to $9.5 million available to "eligible victims", the largest fine and monetary award ever recovered in the 35-year history of the Immigration and Nationality Act’s anti-discrimination provision.
University of North Carolina can consider race in admissions, court says
A federal judge has ruled that North Carolina’s flagship public university can continue to consider race as a factor in its undergraduate admissions, rebuffing a conservative group's argument that affirmative action disadvantages White and Asian students.
Southwest pilots' union asks court to delay vaccine mandate
The Southwest Airlines Pilots Association (SWAPA) has asked a federal court in Texas for a temporary restraining order to prevent the airline from implementing its COVID-19 vaccine mandate for employees on Nov. 24.
Company sues Colorado for using racial preferences in providing COVID-19 relief grants
A Colorado event planning company is suing the state's Office of Economic Development and International Trade in order to block racial preferences in the distribution of COVID-19 relief funds to disproportionately impacted businesses.



















