November 7, 2024
The U.S. Supreme Court grappled on Wednesday over a bid by Meta’s Facebook to scuttle a federal securities fraud lawsuit brought by shareholders who accused the social media platform of misleading them about the misuse of its user data. The …
November 5, 2024
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 …
October 7, 2024
The U.S. Supreme Court left in place a $65 million antitrust judgment against Martin Shkreli, the “Pharma Bro” who served almost seven years in prison for defrauding investors. The justices without comment turned away Shkreli’s bid to overturn the award …
October 4, 2024
The U.S. Supreme Court will consider tossing out a Mexican government lawsuit accusing Smith & Wesson Brands Inc. and other gunmakers of facilitating firearm sales to people connected to the country’s violent drug cartels. In a case that could bolster …
June 10, 2024
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday asked President Joe Biden’s administration to offer its views on a bid by Sunoco and other oil companies to scuttle a lawsuit by Honolulu accusing them of deceiving the public about climate change. The …
May 30, 2024
The U.S. Supreme Court has revived a claim by the National Rifle Association (NRA) that a former New York regulator allegedly violated the organization’s First Amendment rights by coercing insurers and banks to terminate their business relationships with the NRA …
April 24, 2024
The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday steps into the contentious unionization drive at Starbucks as the coffee chain challenges a judicial order requiring it to rehire seven employees at a Tennessee cafe who were fired as they pursued efforts to …
April 15, 2024
The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday paved the way for more truck drivers and other transportation workers to file employment-related lawsuits in court rather than private arbitration, ruling that an exemption from arbitration extends to workers outside of the transportation …
February 9, 2024
The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday made it easier for financial sector whistleblowers to win lawsuits accusing companies of unlawfully firing them as retaliation for disclosing wrongdoing, rejecting a bid by Switzerland’s UBS Group to impose a higher bar. The …
November 22, 2022
FALLS CHURCH, Va. (AP) — The U.S. Supreme Court won’t hear an appeal from a Virginia school board that says it shouldn’t be held liable for the alleged sexual assault of a student by a classmate on a band trip. …