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The Boston-area trader at the center of the past week’s frenzy over GameStop Corp., who also worked until last week as a broker, may face legal jeopardy for potential violations of federal rules governing brokers’ communications with the public, according to securities lawyers.

A plea agreement suggested a sentence of up to 18 months in prison

The reported settlement is with 43 states, the District of Columbia and three territories

One of the main homeowners’ associations on Florida’s prestigious Fisher Island – said to be the wealthiest zip code in the country – was slapped with an $11 million class-action.

Americans have turned to underground bookies and overseas platforms to bet on big games for years, but this year a record 7.6 million Americans are expected to bet online when the Kansas City Chiefs face off against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in Super Bowl LV, according to the American Gambling Association. 

A federal judge in Manhattan said on Tuesday Whole Foods Market must face a proposed class-action lawsuit claiming it deceived shoppers about the contents of its 365 Organic Honey Graham

Amazon.com Inc has agreed to pay more than $61.7 million to settle allegations that it failed to pay Amazon Flex drivers all of the tips given by customers over more than two years, the Federal Trade Commission said in a statement on Tuesday.

Judge Thomas Hixon cited the seven-hour timeframe for Cook's deposition being "the default rule for how long a witness must suffer being deposed," noting any longer would be "unjustified"

Alphabet Inc’s Google will spend $3.8 million, including $2.6 million in back pay, to settle allegations that it underpaid women and unfairly passed over women and Asians for job openings, the U.S. Department of Labor said on Monday.

The suit alleges that Google and Facebook conspired to further their dominance with a secret agreement.

Robinhood Markets Inc. on Friday told Massachusetts regulators that it doesn't take advantage of inexperienced customers, capping a wild week during which the popular online brokerage drew fierce ire for doing just the opposite: standing in customers' way.

Regulators use the information to determine whether illegal activity occurred

Barstool Sports founder and President Dave Portnoy slams Robinhood for how the app has responded to the GameStop stock surge.

NEW YORK - AT&T Inc was sued on Tuesday for at least $1.35 billion by a Seattle company that accused the telecommunications giant of stealing its patented "twinning" technology, which lets smart devices such as watches and tablets respond to calls placed to a single phone number.

Michael Sanchez unsuccessfully sued Bezos for defamation last February, alleging the Amazon founder and his associates falsely claimed that Sanchez leaked explicit photos of Bezos to the National Enquirer.

Independent probe finds Black wasn’t involved in disgraced financier’s criminal activities; Marc Rowan to take over top job by July 31

Wine Country Coalition spokesperson Cynthia Ariosta shares her reaction to California lifting coronavirus restrictions in the state.

 Tyson Foods Inc agreed to settle price-fixing litigation with two more groups of plaintiffs accusing it of illegally conspiring to inflate prices in the $65 billion chicken industry.

A non-profit advocacy group has slapped Apple with a lawsuit for failing to remove Telegram from its app store despite the app allegedly allowing hate speech and extremist or illegal behavior.