October 3, 2024
U.S. prosecutors are broadening a probe of potential price-fixing by German software maker SAP SE and tech reseller Carahsoft Technology Corp., seeking to examine the companies’ work with almost 100 government agencies, according to new court records that show the …
October 1, 2024
Stellantis’ 771 million euro ($854 million) London lawsuit against two safety equipment makers began on Tuesday, with the European carmaker arguing long-running cartels led to it being overcharged for roughly a decade. The automaker, which was formed by the 2021 …
September 26, 2024
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission announced actions against five companies on Wednesday that it said used artificial intelligence in deceptive and unfair ways. Three of the cases suspended operations at businesses that purported to help consumers generate passive income by …
September 24, 2024
The U.S. Department of Justice sued Visa for alleged antitrust violations on Tuesday, accusing one of the world’s largest payment networks of suppressing competition by threatening merchants with high fees and paying off potential rivals. Visa processes more than 60% …
September 24, 2024
Toyota has been sued in a proposed U.S. class action accusing the Japanese automaker of emissions cheating in nine engines for its forklift trucks. A complaint was filed by forklift purchasers on Sunday night in San Francisco federal court against …
September 19, 2024
Hedge fund Two Sigma is likely to have to pay as much as $100 million to resolve a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission probe into a trading scandal at the firm, the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday. The U.S. …
September 19, 2024
Live Nation Entertainment asked a federal judge in New York on Thursday to dismiss several states’ claims that the live event promoter harmed event-goers by stifling competition with its ticket-selling arm, Ticketmaster. Live Nation seeks to dismiss part of the …
September 19, 2024
Google won a court fight with the European Union over a €1.5 billion ($1.7 billion) fine for thwarting competition for online ads, partly making up for last week’s crushing defeat in a separate judgment for abusing its monopoly powers. Judges …
September 13, 2024
The past quarter alone has been an active season for product recalls in the U.S. From April to June, 254.56 million product units were recalled across the automotive, consumer products, food and drink, pharmaceutical and medical device industries. That’s more …
September 10, 2024
Seven public companies agreed to pay a combined $3 million to settle U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission charges they violated whistleblower protections, the regulator said on Monday. TransUnion agreed to pay $312,000 and Acadia Healthcare Company will pay $1.39 million …