Columbia University has agreed to pay a $12.5 million settlement with students who sued the Ivy League school for not offering a tuition refund when it moved classes online in March 2020. Like many other American colleges and universities, Columbia closed its New York City campus, moved students out of dorms, and shifted to remote…
Columbia University to Pay $12.5 Million to Settle Lawsuit Demanding Refund for Pandemic Closure
November 29, 2021
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JPMorgan to Pay $60 Million to Settle Precious Metals Spoofing Lawsuit
November 20, 2021
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NEW YORK—JPMorgan Chase & Co. agreed to pay $60 million to settle class-action litigation by investors who accused the largest U.S. bank of intentionally manipulating prices of precious metals futures and options. The settlement disclosed on Friday stemmed from sprawling U.S. government investigations into a form of illegal trading in precious metals and U.S. Treasury…
US Judge Sets Trial Date in American Airlines, JetBlue Antitrust Lawsuit
The judge hearing the U.S. Justice Department’s antitrust case against American Airlines Group Inc. and JetBlue Airways Corp. has set a trial date for the second half of next year. U.S. District Judge Leo Sorokin in Boston scheduled the case to begin Sept. 26, 2022, according to court documents filed on Friday. The trial stems…
Zillow Faces Shareholder Lawsuit Over Folded House Flipping Effort
November 18, 2021
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Real estate company Zillow faces a federal lawsuit claiming the company misled investors, leading to financial losses as it ended its house flipping program. The lawsuit was filed Tuesday in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington at Seattle. The case is the first federal filing, joining two Boston-area firms in legal…
2nd Lawsuit Filed Against Alec Baldwin Alleges ‘Rust’ Actor Fired Gun ‘Intentionally and Without Just Cause’
Hollywood actor Alex Baldwin did not have any reason to fire the gun that led to the fatal on-set shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the set of “Rust” last month, a new lawsuit filed on Wednesday claims. Script supervisor Mamie Mitchell, who called emergency services after Baldwin shot Hutchins, filed the lawsuit (pdf) in Los Angeles County Superior Court,…
Multi-Circuit Lottery May Decide Fate of Biden’s Vaccine Mandate for 84 Million Workers
November 16, 2021
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A “multi-circuit lottery” is expected to be held this week that will determine the fate of the Biden administration’s vaccine mandate issued by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) which set a Jan. 4 deadline for an estimated 84 million private sector workers to be vaccinated against COVID-19 or be tested weekly and wear a mask….
Lawsuits Pile Up After White House Set COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate Deadline
Numerous lawsuits have been filed against the Biden administration over vaccine mandates for private employers and federal contractors that are set to be published in the federal register on Friday. The attorney generals of Ohio, Kentucky, and Tennessee announced they would take legal action against the White House over the rule and filed a lawsuit…
Lawsuits Pile Up After White House Sets COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate Deadline
Numerous lawsuits have been filed against the Biden administration over vaccine mandates for private employers and federal contractors that are set to be published in the federal register on Friday. The attorney generals of Ohio, Kentucky, and Tennessee announced they would take legal action against the White House over the rule and filed a lawsuit…
J&J, Costco Settle Lawsuits Over Recalled Sunscreen
Johnson & Johnson and Costco Wholesale Corp have reached a tentative agreement to settle lawsuits over the presence of a cancer-causing substance in several recalled J&J sunscreen products. Lawyers for the companies and for plaintiffs suing over the Neutrogena and Aveeno-branded aerosol sunscreen products disclosed the settlement in a court filing in the Fort Lauderdale,…
Fight Over School Mask Mandates in Florida Ramps Up
An appeals court in Tallahassee, Florida has directed lower circuit courts in two Florida counties to ensure an “immediate hearing and a prompt decision” about whether parents can opt their children out of wearing masks at school. The Friday decision by the First District Court of Appeal was in response to a lawsuit filed by…
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