Category: Sue
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US Chamber, oil industry sue Vermont over law requiring companies to pay for climate change damage
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Breadcrumb links PMN BMN Business Article writer: Associated Press Lisa Rathke and Michael Casey Published on January 3, 2025 • 3 minutes read You can save this article by registering for free here. Or log in if you have an account. FILE – A small tractor removes water from a…
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Rayner’s employment rights overhaul to grant 9m workers the right to sue employers
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Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner is set to give an additional 9 million UK workers the right to sue their employers for unfair dismissal from day one of their jobs, as part of a sweeping reform of workers’ rights. Currently, employees must remain with the company for two years before…
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Private Christian Schools to sue government over VAT plans
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Three private Christian schools and a group of parents are preparing to launch a legal challenge against the government’s plan to impose value-added tax on school fees. Emmanuel School in Derby, the Christian Branch School in Yorkshire and King’s School in Hampshire, along with parents, claim that the tax would…
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‘Real life Martha’ gets green light to sue Netflix over ‘Baby Reindeer’
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A woman who claims she was the real-life inspiration for the villain in Netflix’s hit series Baby Reindeer has been given the green light by a judge to sue the platform for defamation after she said Netflix had falsely described the series as a “true story.” “. Fiona Harvey sued…
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Online sellers on Walmart’s Flipkart sue India watchdog over antitrust probe By Reuters
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By Aditya Kalra NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Three online sellers working for Walmart-owned Flipkart have sued India’s antitrust watchdog over an investigation that found they, Flipkart and rival Amazon (NASDAQ:) violated competition laws, according to court filings seen by Reuters. The filings come after antitrust investigations that concluded in August…
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US DOJ to sue Visa over debit card market monopoly, Bloomberg News reports By Reuters
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(Reuters) – The U.S. Justice Department plans to file a lawsuit against Visa Inc., the world’s largest payments network operator, alleging that the company illegally monopolized the country’s debit card market, Bloomberg News reported on Monday. The antitrust division is set to file a lawsuit against Visa in federal court…
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US DOJ to sue Visa over debit card market monopoly, Bloomberg News reports By Reuters
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(Reuters) – The U.S. Justice Department plans to file a lawsuit against Visa Inc., the world’s largest payments network operator, alleging that the company illegally monopolized the country’s debit card market, Bloomberg News reported on Monday. The antitrust division is set to file a lawsuit against Visa in federal court…
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Disney claims widower cannot sue over wife’s death at theme park restaurant due to Disney+ subscription agreement
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Disney has come under fire after claiming that a widower whose wife tragically died after suffering a severe allergic reaction at a Walt Disney World restaurant cannot pursue legal action against the company because he had previously signed up for a free trial of Disney’s streaming service, Disney+. Kanokporn Tangsuwan,…
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Pennsylvania casinos sue to declare slot machine taxes unconstitutional—unless electronic games pay up
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The owners of 12 Pennsylvania casinos have asked the state’s highest court to declare a tax on slot machine revenue unconstitutional because the state does not widely impose it on electronic gaming terminals that pay for cash, known as skill games, and which can be found in many bars and…
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Purdue creditors seek approval to sue Sackler family members By Reuters
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By Dietrich Knuth NEW YORK (Reuters) – Creditors of Purdue Pharma Inc on Monday sought permission from a U.S. bankruptcy court to sue the company’s wealthy owners, arguing that litigation could serve as a negotiating tool and fallback option as the maker of the drug OxyContin resumes talks on a…
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Fossil fuel producers, corn growers sue to block new Biden vehicle emissions rule
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3alexd Biofuels groups joined oil and gas producers this week Prosecute They are seeking to block the Biden administration’s new tailpipe emissions standards that they say would effectively end the sale of new gas-powered vehicles by 2032. American Petroleum Institute The National Corn Growers Association, the American Farm Bureau Federation…
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TikTok, ByteDance sue to block US law seeking sale or ban of app By Reuters
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Written by David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – TikTok and its Chinese parent company ByteDance said on Tuesday they had filed suit in a U.S. federal court seeking to block a law signed by President Joe Biden that would force the short-video app used by 170 million Americans to be withdrawn…