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Johnson & Johnson Ordered to Pay $55 Million in Talc-Powder Trial

The company had lost a previous trial and faces approximately 1,200 lawsuits accusing it of not adequately warning consumers about its talc-based products' cancer risks.

By Reuters

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Facebook Hit With Lawsuit Over Plan to Issue New Stock

By Reuters

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Amazon Found Liable for Charges Incurred by Kids Using Apps

By Reuters

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Erin Andrews Reportedly Reaches Settlement With Nashville Marriott Owner

By Reuters

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Uber Settles Lawsuit for $100 Million, and Drivers Will Remain Independent

The lawsuit had claimed that Uber drivers are employees and thus entitled to reimbursement of expenses.

By Reuters

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Report: Apple Settles Siri Suit for $25 Million

The lawsuit says Siri was developed by researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.

By Don Reisinger

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Microsoft Sues U.S. Government Over Data Requests

The lawsuit argues that the government is violating the U.S. Constitution by preventing Microsoft from notifying thousands of customers about government requests for their emails and other documents.

By Reuters

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Philip Morris Wins Missouri Class Action Trial Over ‘Light’ Cigarettes

The plaintiffs were seeking an estimated $1.8 billion.

By Reuters

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Uber Agrees to Cough Up $10 Million to Settle California Suit on Misleading Customers

'It sends a clear message to all businesses, and to startups in particular, that in the quest to quickly obtain market share laws designed to protect consumers cannot be ignored,' San Francisco DA says.

By Reuters

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This Startup Aims to Make Divorce a Simpler, Web-Based Process

'Wevorce is changing divorce for good,' founder claims.

By Crystal Rivera

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Warehouse Workers Accuse Target of Not Paying Overtime, File Lawsuit

The lawsuit seeks class action status for misclassifying a position as exempt from overtime.

By Reuters

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Oracle Wants $9.3 Billion From Google in Software Copyright Battle

This is the latest development in a long-running lawsuit between the two technology companies.

By Jonathan Vanian

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Uber Sues Indian Competitor Ola for Fake Accounts, Bookings

An Ola spokesperson said the allegations were 'frivolous and false.'

By Reuters

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Amazon Sues Former Employee Over New Job at Target

Amazon alleges Arthur Valdez was in violation of a noncompetition agreement that he signed while working for the company.

By Reuters

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Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Samsung-Apple iPhone Patent Fight

The appeal to the top court could clarify how important design is to the overall value of products involved in patent disputes.

By Reuters

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Lawsuit Against Uber in Name of Michigan Murder Suspect Is Found to Be a Hoax

The Sheriff's Office said officials became suspicious of the suit, filed in the name of murder suspect Jason Dalton, after seeing the online filing.

By Reuters

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Not So Great Deal: IBM Whacks Groupon With Lawsuit

The tech giant said it has warned the site before.

By Reuters

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Erin Andrews in Tears After It Was Revealed Nearly 17 Million People Watched Nude Video of Her

A computer expert testified that millions of people have watched a video of Andrews undressing at the Nashville Marriott back in 2008.

By Andrea Huspeni

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Lawsuit Brought Against Wal-Mart Over Claims of Wood Pulp in Parmesan Cheese

A New York man is accusing the retail giant of deceptive business practices after the company's '100% Grated Parmesan Cheese' is found to contain almost 10 percent of a filler derived from wood chips.

By Anita Balakrishnan

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The Verdict Against Johnson & Johnson Doesn’t Mean More Judgements Will Follow

While Jacqueline Fox's family won $72 million in damages this week, not all plaintiffs in the 1,200 similar pending talc powder-cancer cases will be cashing in.

By Reuters

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5 Ways Scalia’s Death Will Affect U.S. Business

His death scrambles the expected outcome in key cases before the court and, in the longer term, removes the passionate pen the justice often deployed on the side of business.

By Jeff John Roberts

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Burberry Accused of Using Deceptive Price Tags at Outlet Stores

The British luxury brand is to face a class action lawsuit in the U.S.

By Reuters

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Uber Agrees to Settle Safety Lawsuits for $28.5 Million

The two proposed class action lawsuits said Uber charged passengers a 'Safe Rides Fee' of as much as $2.30 per trip to support its 'industry leading background check process.'

By Reuters

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Apple Hit With Huge $625M Verdict Over FaceTime, VPN Patents

The latest trial between Apple and VirnetX, which has been taking place over the last week, is a do-over of an earlier 2012 patent clash between the two parties.

By Jeff John Roberts

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McDonald’s Mozzarella Sticks Are at the Center of a New Lawsuit

The lawsuit claims the fast-food giant isn't using real cheese in its latest menu item.

By Lindsay Friedman

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Google Reportedly Paid Apple $1 Billion to Keep Its Search Bar on iPhone

The report came from court transcripts related to a copyright lawsuit filed by Oracle Corp.

By Reuters

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Drunken Exec Who Punched Uber Driver in Viral Video Is Suing the Driver for $5 Million

The former Taco Bell exec who became infamous for assaulting his driver says it isn't his fault and the driver has to pay.

By Ray Hennessey

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Is It So Wrong That DoorDash Delivers a Delicious Double Double to My Front Door?

Here are the ins and outs of the legal battle involving fast-food burger giant In-N-Out and DoorDash, a food-delivery startup.

By Vic Lin

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Investors Sue Chipotle Over Food Safety Issues

The burrito chain failed to disclose that its "quality controls were inadequate to safeguard consumer and employee health," according to a civil lawsuit.

By Reuters

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Stingy Company Ordered to Pay $1.75 Million to Workers It Forced to Choose Between Pay and Bathroom Breaks

'No worker should have to face the choice: Do I take a bathroom break, or do I get paid?'

By Kim Lachance Shandrow