Decisions/Settlements/Deals
Monsanto Faces Man Dying of Cancer in Roundup Trial
• Groundskeeper’s case is first among thousands of people suing • Company says herbicide ingredient is most tested in history Lee Johnson’s doctors didn’t think he’d live long […]
Punching In: Janus Jitters? Forced Wellness
Monday morning musings for workplace watchers Fare Thee Well(ness) | D.C. Decides on Tipped Workers | The Future Is Now for These Lobbyists Ben Penn: The supremes are […]
$17M Target Data Breach Settlement Affirmed on Second Try
Target Corp.’s $17 million class settlement to resolve consumer claims over a 2013 data breach passed Eighth Circuit scrutiny on its second trip to the appeals court. This […]
AT&T Cleared to Buy Time Warner in Blow to Trump Administration
• Judge Leon rejects Justice Department request to block merger • AT&T on brink of buying CNN owner after almost two years AT&T Inc. was cleared by a […]
AT&T’s Victory Is a Big Setback for Merger Enforcement
• Judge’s ruling expected to spur merger wave across industries • Comcast said poised to top Disney bid for Fox assets Wednesday AT&T Inc.’s sweeping court victory allowing […]
SocGen-Type Bribery Probes Are Long, Despite Streamlining
• New DOJ policy encourages stronger coordination between agencies • Bribery cases are hallmark investigations, likely unable to follow new procedures The Justice Department’s efforts to avoid repetitive […]
Texas Death Row Inmate Won’t Get Second Round at SCOTUS
A Texas death row inmate lost his latest chance at avoiding the ultimate punishment after a divided U.S. Supreme Court June 4 turned away his appeal. Justices Sonia […]
Supreme Court Won’t Look at $3.89 Billion Puerto Rican Suit
A suit involving $3.89 billion in oil payments the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority wants to void was denied review by the U.S. Supreme Court today. After PREPA […]
Supreme Court Tosses Gay Bias Finding Against Wedding Cake Baker
The U.S. Supreme Court threw out a discrimination finding against a Colorado baker who wouldn’t make a cake to celebrate a same-sex wedding, in a narrow ruling that […]
Phone Searches Ok’d In NCAA Bribery Case
• Federal judge denies request to suppress evidence obtained from searches of phones in college basketball corruption case • FBI agents had probable cause to search phones, and […]