Allianz ex-manager must face US fraud charges related to $7 billion investor loss
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) – A U.S. judge has rejected former Allianz fund manager Gregoire Tournant’s bid to dismiss a criminal fraud case …
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Explainer-What happens next in the Trump election interference case?
By Jack Queen (Reuters) – Donald Trump was charged on Tuesday with conspiracy to defraud the U.S. and other crimes related to his efforts to …
Terraform Labs must face US SEC fraud allegations, judge rules
By Jody Godoy NEW YORK (Reuters) -Terraform Labs and its founder, Do Kwon, must face fraud allegations brought by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, …
Bill Hwang seeks to subpoena 10 banks, shift blame for Archegos collapse
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) – Bill Hwang, the founder of Archegos Capital Management, on Thursday asked a judge to let him subpoena documents …
Giuliani concedes statements were defamatory in Georgia election workers’ case
By Jacqueline Thomsen (Reuters) – Rudy Giuliani, onetime attorney for former U.S. President Donald Trump, admitted in a court filing late Tuesday that he made …
Canadian Broadcasting Corp must face WE Charity defamation lawsuit, U.S. court rules
By Jack Queen (Reuters) – The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) must face a defamation lawsuit by a U.S. charity alleging the publicly funded news outlet …
New York lawyers sanctioned for using fake ChatGPT cases in legal brief
By Sara Merken NEW YORK (Reuters) – A U.S. judge on Thursday imposed sanctions on two New York lawyers who submitted a legal brief that …
U.S. judge considers whether Terraform Labs’ cryptocurrencies were securities
By Jody Godoy (Reuters) – A U.S. judge considered whether the digital assets created by Terraform Labs were securities at a hearing on Thursday, a …
Explainer-What happens next in the Trump documents case?
By Jack Queen (Reuters) – Former U.S. President Donald Trump pleaded not guilty on Tuesday to federal criminal charges that he unlawfully kept national-security documents …
Explainer-What happens next in the Trump documents case
By Jack Queen (Reuters) – Former U.S. President Donald Trump has been indicted for illegally retaining classified government records at his Florida estate after leaving …
Experts debate how much US Supreme Court ruling chills labor strikes
By John Kruzel WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court has delivered the latest in a series of rulings undercutting organized labor, with some legal …
Getty asks London court to stop UK sales of Stability AI system
By Sam Tobin LONDON (Reuters) – Stock photo provider Getty Images has asked London’s High Court for an injunction to prevent artificial intelligence company Stability …
Former Coinbase manager, brother agree to settle SEC insider trading charges
By Chris Prentice (Reuters) – A former product manager for Coinbase Global Inc and his brother have agreed to settle U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission …
Federal Court Slaps Down Claim That Arkansas Congressional Maps Were Racially Gerrymandered
Federal Court Slaps Down Claim That Arkansas Congressional Maps Were Racially Gerrymandered Katelynn Richardson on May 26, 2023 A federal court dismissed a lawsuit Thursday …
Impossible Foods accused of misusing private investigators in meat-substitute patent fight
By Blake Brittain (Reuters) – Motif Foodworks told a Delaware federal court that plant-based meat rival Impossible Foods improperly hired private investigators who donned fake …
Ex-Trump advisor Bannon’s trial over border wall scheme set for May 2024
By Luc Cohen NEW YORK (Reuters) -Steve Bannon, a one-time advisor to Donald Trump, is set to go on trial on May 27, 2024, on …
Ericsson beats US shareholder lawsuit over graft disclosures
(Reuters) – Swedish telecoms company Ericsson beat a lawsuit by U.S. shareholders on Wednesday, when a federal judge ruled it did not mislead investors about …
Hammer of gun in ‘Rust’ shooting possibly modified -prosecutors
By Andrew Hay (Reuters) – The hammer of the gun actor Alec Baldwin was holding when it fired a live round killing “Rust” cinematographer Halyna …
Bankman-Fried faces long odds of tossing charges despite Supreme Court decision
By Luc Cohen NEW YORK (Reuters) – FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried is hoping a recent Supreme Court decision limiting the scope of fraud prosecutions will …
J&J’s proposed talc settlement would pay $400 million to US state AGs
By Dietrich Knauth NEW YORK (Reuters) – Johnson & Johnson has set aside $400 million to resolve U.S. state consumer protection actions as part of …
Second judge says US not liable in Moderna COVID-19 vaccine patent case
By Blake Brittain (Reuters) – Moderna Inc failed to persuade a Delaware federal judge on Wednesday to shift liability from the company to the U.S. …
US judge halts most talc lawsuits against J&J, stops trials
By Mike Spector NEW YORK (Reuters) -A U.S. judge on Thursday halted most of the tens of thousands of lawsuits alleging Johnson & Johnson’s baby …
Factbox-Fox case just one front in Dominion’s larger legal battle
By Helen Coster (Reuters) – Dominion Voting Systems’ defamation lawsuit against Fox, which resulted in Tuesday’s $787.5 million settlement, is part of a broader legal …
Timeline of key events leading up to Fox, Dominion defamation trial
By Jack Queen (Reuters) – One of the most closely watched U.S. media trials in decades kicks off in a Delaware court on Tuesday as …
Donald Trump set to speak from Florida after arraignment
By Doina Chiacu, Steve Holland and Rich McKay WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Former U.S. President Donald Trump is set to make public remarks in Florida on …
‘Political Prosecution’: Legal Experts Rail Against Trump Indictment
‘Political Prosecution’: Legal Experts Rail Against Trump Indictment Katelynn Richardson on March 30, 2023 Legal experts called former President Donald Trump’s Thursday indictment “deeply flawed” …
DEROY MURDOCK: Anti-Trump Hush Money Case Has More Holes Than Doral Golf Course
DEROY MURDOCK: Anti-Trump Hush Money Case Has More Holes Than Doral Golf Course Deroy Murdock on March 26, 2023 If filed, Manhattan District Attorney Alvin …
Two Foreign Countries Join Forces In $10 Billion Lawsuit Against US Gun Manufacturers
Two Foreign Countries Join Forces In $10 Billion Lawsuit Against US Gun Manufacturers Bronson Winslow on March 22, 2023 The Bahamas joined Mexico Wednesday to …
FBI Informant Was Embedded In Jan. 6 Defense Team, Lawyers Allege
FBI Informant Was Embedded In Jan. 6 Defense Team, Lawyers Allege Trevor Schakohl on March 22, 2023 At least one Proud Boys member on trial …
Federal Judge Delivers Major Setback To Biden Admin In Pivotal Censorship Case
Federal Judge Delivers Major Setback To Biden Admin In Pivotal Censorship Case Harold Hutchison on March 20, 2023 A federal judge ruled against the Biden …
Shein, Temu in fierce fight over US market for $10 dresses
By Arriana McLymore and Casey Hall NEW YORK/SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Online fast-fashion retailer SHEIN and its newer rival Temu are in a race to win …
Amazon worker loses bid for California class action over remote work expenses
By Daniel Wiessner (Reuters) – Amazon.com Inc on Tuesday defeated a proposed class action lawsuit on behalf of nearly 7,000 workers in California that claimed …
‘Legally Incompetent:’ Former Catholic Church Leader Defrocked By Pope Francis Asks To Wave Sex Abuse Trial
‘Legally Incompetent:’ Former Catholic Church Leader Defrocked By Pope Francis Asks To Wave Sex Abuse Trial Kate Anderson on February 28, 2023 Attorneys for former …
Is Biden administration trying to criminalize political memes and satire?
Legal Experts Are Sounding The Alarm Over A Court Case That Could Empower The Gov’t To Police ‘Disinformation’ Katelynn Richardson on February 13, 2023 Legal …
Constitution Could Still Include Right To Abortion After Dobbs, Federal Judge Says
Constitution Could Still Include Right To Abortion After Dobbs, Federal Judge Says Katelynn Richardson on February 6, 2023 U.S. District Court Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly suggested …
Amazon beats claim that warehouse quotas are biased against older workers
By Daniel Wiessner (Reuters) -Amazon.com Inc on Friday won its bid to dismiss a proposed class action claiming its strict production quotas for warehouse workers …
Clinton-Appointed Judge Fines Trump Almost $1 Million Over Lawsuit Against Hillary Clinton
Clinton-Appointed Judge Fines Trump Almost $1 Million Over Lawsuit Against Hillary Clinton Bronson Winslow on January 20, 2023 A federal judge who was appointed by …
Judge rejects Tesla’s challenge to Calif. agency in race bias lawsuit
By Daniel Wiessner (Reuters) – Tesla Inc has suffered another setback in its bid to challenge the powers of California’s Civil Rights Department, which is …
Analysis-Bankman-Fried fraud charges sidestep debate over how U.S. law sees crypto
By Luc Cohen NEW YORK (Reuters) – Sam Bankman-Fried may find it hard to argue the fraud charges against him should be tossed because of …
Trump will challenge NY sex abuse law in writer’s defamation lawsuit
By Daniel Wiessner (Reuters) -Donald Trump plans to argue that a New York law allowing a writer to sue the former U.S. president over claims …
Boies law firm makes odd moves in FTX case against Tom Brady, celebs
By Alison Frankel (Reuters) – The law firm led by famed litigator David Boies appears to have engaged in some unusual litigation tactics on behalf …
Border barrier of shipping containers snakes across Arizona wilderness
By Liliana Salgado SIERRA VISTA, Ariz. (Reuters) – A long, thin line stretches across the dusty Arizona landscape. It is a border barrier – but …
Unilever: Ben & Jerry’s has no power to sue over Israeli ice cream sale
By Jessica DiNapoli and Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) – Unilever plc asked a U.S. judge to dismiss a lawsuit by Ben & Jerry’s over …
Trump ally Devin Nunes can sue NBCUniversal for defamation – judge
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) – A U.S. judge on Monday said Devin Nunes, the former California congressman and an ally of former U.S. …
Musk says he made some Tesla decisions without board nod, defends $56 billion pay
By Tom Hals and Hyunjoo Jin WILMINGTON, Del (Reuters) -Elon Musk said in court on Wednesday that he made some Tesla Inc decisions without the …
Elon Musk braces for $56 billion battle with heavy metal drummer
By Tom Hals WILMINGTON, Del (Reuters) – Elon Musk has taken on Detroit’s automakers, short-sellers and securities regulators. Next week, the Tesla chief executive is …
ADAMS: Voter Rolls Are Essential To Victory In The Election Integrity Fight. Here’s Why
ADAMS: Voter Rolls Are Essential To Victory In The Election Integrity Fight. Here’s Why J. Christian Adams on October 16, 2022 Voter rolls are …
Husband Of Woman Killed In 40-Year-Old Axe Murder Case Found Guilty
Husband Of Woman Killed In 40-Year-Old Axe Murder Case Found Guilty Madeline Dovi on September 26, 2022 A New York man was found guilty …
Trump ally Mike Lindell must face defamation suit over election-rigging claims
By Jack Queen (Reuters) – MyPillow Inc Chief Executive Mike Lindell must face a defamation lawsuit brought by a voting machine company that the Trump …
Google must face most of Texas lawsuit over ad dominance, judge rules
By Paresh Dave OAKLAND, Calif. (Reuters) -Alphabet Inc’s Google must face all but one antitrust allegation about its online advertising business brought in a lawsuit …