U.S. Supreme Court turns away case on website's liability over gun sale
29.11.2019 | Lawrence Hurley | 1075
The daughter of a woman killed in a 2012 mass shooting will not be able to sue the operator of a firearms classified advertising website from which the killer illegally bought his gun after the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear her appeal.
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Facebook must face data breach class action on security, but not damages: judge
29.11.2019 | Jonathan Stempel | 1087
A federal judge said up to 29 million Facebook Inc (FB.O) users whose personal information was stolen in a September 2018 data breach cannot sue as a group for damages, but can seek better security at the social media company after a series of privacy lapses.
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Massachusetts adopts tough ban on flavored vaping, tobacco products
28.11.2019 | Nate Raymond | 1024
Massachusetts on Wednesday adopted the country’s toughest ban on the sale of flavored tobacco and vaping products, including menthol cigarettes, in response to a rise in youth vaping and an outbreak of vaping-related serious lung injuries.
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Oil trader IMMS sues Lebanon's BankMed for $1 billion: court filing
28.11.2019 | Dmitry Zhdannikov, Eric Knecht | 1090
Oil trader IMMS has taken Lebanese bank BankMed to court in the U.S. state of New York, accusing it of failing to return $1 billion of its deposits when requested, according to court documents seen by Reuters.
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Facebook must face data breach class action on security, but not damages: judge
28.11.2019 | Jonathan Stempel | 1110
A federal judge said up to 29 million Facebook Inc (FB.O) users whose personal information was stolen in a September 2018 data breach cannot sue as a group for damages, but can seek better security at the social media company after a series of privacy lapses.
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Judge partly vacates convictions of opioid maker Insys' founder, executives
27.11.2019 | Nate Raymond | 1140
A federal judge on Tuesday partially overturned the convictions of Insys Therapeutics Inc’s founder and three former executives accused of bribing doctors to prescribe an addictive opioid, but declined to disturb the remainder of the jury’s verdict.
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U.S. prosecutors open criminal probe of opioid makers, distributors
27.11.2019 | Tom Hals | 1144
Federal prosecutors are investigating six pharmaceutical companies for potential criminal charges in connection with shipping big quantities of opioid painkillers that contributed to a healthcare crisis, according to regulatory filings.
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Musk won't settle 'pedo guy' defamation lawsuit, lawyer says
27.11.2019 | Rachel Parsons | 1072
An attorney for Elon Musk, the billionaire CEO of electric car maker Tesla, said on Tuesday that his client had no intention of settling a defamation suit brought by a British cave explorer before the case goes to trial on Dec. 3.
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Supreme Court to hear appeal over ‘no fly list’
26.11.2019 | Xi Lucy Shi | 1203
The US Supreme Court on Friday granted the government’s petition to hear a dispute over whether the Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA) allows lawsuits for money damages against individual federal employees who placed individuals on the “no fly list.”
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Russia lawmakers approve international media ‘foreign agents’ bill
26.11.2019 | Keegan Boyle | 1047
The Russian State Duma on Thursday approved amendments to a bill entitled “On Mass Media,” designating individuals who communicate with foreign media outlets as “foreign agents.”
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