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RFK Jr. Wins Deferred Injunction in Vax Social Media Suit (1)
Feb 15, 2024 · Robert F. Kennedy Jr. won a preliminary injunction against the White House and other federal defendants in his suit alleging government censorship of his statements against vaccines on social media.
Covid-19 Vaccine Injury Program Hit With Federal Lawsuit
Oct 12, 2023 · Individuals who say they were injured by Covid-19 vaccines are suing the Biden administration over a payout process that shields drug companies from lawsuits, saying it’s unconstitutional and deprives them of their right to a jury trial.
Google’s Chrome Worth Up to $20 Billion If Judge Orders Sale (2)
Nov 19, 2024 · Alphabet Inc. ’s Chrome browser could go for as much as $20 billion if a judge agrees to a Justice Department proposal to sell the business, in what would be a historic crackdown on one of the world’s biggest tech companies. The department will ask the judge, who ruled in August that Google illegally monopolized the search market, to require measures …
US Supreme Court Bucks Recent Trend, Announces Opinion Release
Nov 15, 2024 · The US Supreme Court will issue its first opinion of the term in an argued case on Nov. 22, earlier than in recent terms when the first opinion days were in December and even January.
BLM Nonprofit Says Tides Foundation Mismanaged $33 Million (1)
May 8, 2024 · Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation Inc. is suing in California state court its one-time partner, the Tides Foundation, saying the fund is withholding and has “egregiously mismanaged” more than $33 million in donations earmarked for Black Lives Matter.
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Google Hit With Renewed Antitrust Suit Over Voice Assistants
Oct 1, 2024 · Alphabet Inc.'s Google was hit Tuesday with a renewed antitrust action alleging that the tech giant used its monopoly position in general search to set restrictive policies on voice assistants.. Sensory Inc., a Silicon Valley-based company that develops voice recognition technology, said that Google “constructed a series of artificial barriers” to prevent consumers …
Litigation Funder Woodsford Seeks Portfolio Sale in Market Shift
Woodsford Group Ltd., a UK litigation funder, is aiming to sell its portfolio of passive US investments so it can focus on large-scale lawsuits that allege corporate wrongdoing.
Senators Warn Visa, Mastercard Credit Card Practices Can’t Last
Nov 19, 2024 · Some Republican senators signaled support for a legislative effort to rein in the power Visa Inc. and Mastercard Inc. wield in the credit card market as they grilled the companies about the swipe fees they charge merchants and consumers.. The Credit Card Competition Act from Senate Judiciary Chairman Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) is unlikely to come up for a vote in the …