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Shein, Temu Gear up for 2026 Trial Over Copyright and Competition Claims

Online fast-fashion platforms Shein and Temu are gearing up for a 2026 trial at London’s High Court, with the rivals trading allegations of copyright infringement and anti-competitive behavior in competing lawsuits. Shein sued Temu in Britain last year, accusing Whaleco …

Universal Music Sues Believe for $500M Over Copyright Infringement Claims

Universal Music Group NV has filed a lawsuit against French record label Believe SA seeking damages of at least $500 million over copyright infringement. The Netherlands-based record label argued that Believe’s growth and profitability in recent years was achieved by …

Facebook, Nvidia Ask US Supreme Court to Spare Them From Securities Fraud Suits

The U.S. Supreme Court is set to consider bids by two tech giants – Meta’s Facebook and Nvidia – to fend off federal securities fraud lawsuits in separate cases that could make it harder for private litigants to hold companies …

JPMorgan Chase Settles Five Enforcement Cases, to Pay $151M

JPMorgan Chase will pay $151 million to settle five U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission enforcement cases, including accusations that the largest U.S. bank made misleading disclosures to brokerage customers, the regulator said. The settlements include $61 million of civil fines …

PepsiCo Beats New York State’s ‘Predatory’ Lawsuit Over Plastics Pollution

PepsiCo won the dismissal of New York’s lawsuit accusing the beverage and snack-food company of polluting the environment with single-use plastic packaging, as the judge criticized the state’s attorney general, Letitia James, for bringing the case. Justice Emilio Colaiacovo of …

Citadel Securities’ Trade Secrets Suit Proceeds Against Portofino

Citadel Securities’ lawsuit accusing Portofino Technologies AG of trade-secrets thefts can largely move forward against the high-frequency crypto-trading startup but not a seed investor in the firm. US District Judge Gregory Woods in Manhattan ruled last week that he lacked …

Meta Loses Bid to Appeal UK Class Action Over Data, Could be Liable for up to $3.2B

Meta Platforms Inc. failed in a bid to challenge a class action suit in the UK that alleged Facebook abused its dominant position and exploited its users personal data. The UK’s Court of Appeal refused to permit Meta and Facebook’s …

Abbott, Reckitt Score First Victory in Baby Formula Trial

Abbott Laboratories and a unit of Reckitt Benckiser Group Plc were cleared by a jury over claims they hid risks their premature-infant formulas can cause a bowel disease that severely sickened a baby boy. It was the companies’ first trial …

Sony Sues CBS Over ‘Dismal’ Jeopardy, Wheel of Fortune Revenue

Sony Pictures Television Inc. accused CBS Studios Inc. in a lawsuit of leaving millions of dollars on the table in the network’s distribution of the popular Jeopardy! and Wheel of Fortune game shows. Sony, the producer of the programs, claims …

Purdue Pharma Nears New Bankruptcy Deal With Sacklers, Mediator Says

Purdue Pharma is close to a new bankruptcy settlement with its owners, members of the wealthy Sackler family, and state and local governments that have filed lawsuits alleging that its painkiller OxyContin spurred a deadly opioid-addiction crisis in the U.S., …