Legal

Defiant Atilis Gym co-owner Ian Smith gives an update on his business’ ongoing legal battle with the state of New Jersey over coronavirus restrictions.

Parler's lawyer, David Groesbeck, argued during the hearing Thursday that the company would suffer irreparable harm if it was forced to permanently close and that it is in the public interest to restore the platform's service. 

The change will reportedly impact Whole Foods stores in Southern California, the Mid-Atlantic, the Midwest and the South.

Federal prosecutors in Boston on Thursday charged Gang Chen, a Chinese-born mechanical engineer and nanotechnologist, with wire fraud, failing to file a foreign bank account report (FBAR) and making a false statement in a tax return. 

Amazon hit back at Parler on Tuesday after the alternative social media site filed a lawsuit against the corporate giant this week following its suspension from Amazon Web Services.

"By unfairly rigging its search algorithms such that YouTube is the first-listed links ‘above the fold’ on its search results page, Google, through its search engine, was able to wrongfully divert massive traffic to YouTube, depriving Rumble of the additional traffic, users, uploads, brand awareness and revenue it would have otherwise received,” the 38-page complaint states. 

Alternative social media platform Parler filed a lawsuit against Amazon on Monday following Amazon Web Services' decision to suspend Parler from its cloud hosting service following last week's deadly riot at the U.S. Capitol.

Boeing Co.'s $2.5 billion agreement to end a criminal investigation by the Justice Department into the 737 MAX debacle resolves one of its highest-profile problems, but the plane maker still faces other legal and business challenges.

Marijuana stocks are booming this week following the victories of Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff in Georgia's Senate election runoffs, which will give Democrats control of the Presidency and both chambers of Congress. 

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton believes Capitol Hill protesters who harmed people or property must be held accountable.

Hundreds of revelers desperate for a taste of New Year’s Eve normalcy were busted overnight for attending illegal parties in violation of COVID-19 pandemic restrictions, the New York City sheriff said Friday. 

A Long Island jewelry wholesaler has pleaded guilty to charges in connection with allegations he defrauded at least 80 investors, including police officers and firefighters, as part of a $200 million Ponzi scheme.

Distilleries that made hand sanitizer amid a shortage earlier this year were shocked to learn this week that the FDA was slapping them with a $14,060 fee, but in a reversal Thursday night, the Department of Health and Human Services directed the FDA to cease enforcement of the fees.

The incoming Biden administration has faced criticism from both sides of the political aisle regarding its appointment of former Big Tech employees.

North Carolina's small businesses and restaurants ravaged by the coronavirus pandemic's economic devastation are standing up to Congress. 

In addition to his trial in Japan, the 66-year-old businessman is facing a number of legal challenges in France, including tax evasion and alleged money laundering, fraud and misuse of company assets while at the helm of the Renault-Nissan alliance.

A California federal court judge overseeing the case against disgraced Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes has announced the trial date will be pushed back by several months as the state, and the country, continues to grapple with the novel coronavirus pandemic. 

A legal dispute between two wealthy California neighbors was resolved Wednesday, with a judge deciding that billionaire bond king Bill Gross was harassing his neighbor by repeatedly blasting the theme song from TV sitcom “Gilligan’s Island” in the direction of the neighbor’s home.

Kellogg's Diner owner Irene Siderakis slammed coronavirus restrictions and is taking action against "the people who took our right to earn a living."

With antitrust challenges intensifying, longtime executive Kent Walker is now big man on company campus.