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Hershey Attacks Lawsuits Targeting Product Packaging, Seeks to End Reese’s Case

Hershey urged a U.S. judge to dismiss a lawsuit claiming it misled consumers about several Reese’s peanut butter candies, using its request to level a broadside against what it considers baseless class action litigation over product packaging. In a Wednesday …

Daimler to Pay $2.2 Billion to Settle U.S. Diesel Issues

Daimler AG will pay about $2.2 billion to settle U.S. diesel-emissions issues in the latest fallout from years of closer regulatory scrutiny on vehicle pollution. An agreement in principle with authorities including the U.S. Justice Department and Environmental Protection Agency …

Appeals Court Rules Unhappy Fans Cannot Sue Over Mayweather-Pacquiao Bout

A U.S. appeals court on Thursday said boxing fans who felt cheated after learning that Manny Pacquiao had been injured before fighting Floyd Mayweather Jr. cannot pursue class-action litigation because the 2015 welterweight bout dubbed the “Fight of the Century” …