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Some investors are worried that AT&T could run into more difficulties if the federal government is successful in its antitrust lawsuit against the company as it attempts to acquire Time Warner (NYSE: TWX).

Not exact matches

Drivers for both companies are currently classified as contractors, but the ones who have brought lawsuits against both companies contend they're misclassified and should actually be considered W - 2 employees, a status that would grant more workplace protections.

Abramovich was in Fribourg court as part of a lawsuit brought by the London - based European Bank for Reconstruction and Development against Abramovich, Russian oil tycoon Eugene Shvidler, and the Russian energy company Gazprom Neft, a bank spokesman said Wednesday.

The largest U.S. student loan servicer, Navient (navi), cheated borrowers out of billions of dollars, often by deceiving them about repayment options and their legal rights, the U.S. consumer financial watchdog said on Wednesday as it announced a lawsuit against the company.

As for Schneiderman, at the end of the five - day period he will likely file a lawsuit against the two companies that would demand they be barred from doing business in New York, and would require them to pay state fines and potentially pay back restitutions to New York customers as welAs for Schneiderman, at the end of the five - day period he will likely file a lawsuit against the two companies that would demand they be barred from doing business in New York, and would require them to pay state fines and potentially pay back restitutions to New York customers as welas well.

«Uber's lack of security regarding its customer data was resulting in Uber employees being able to track high profile politicians, celebrities, and even personal acquaintances of Uber employees, including ex - boyfriends / girlfriends, and ex-spouses,» Uber's former forensic investigator Ward Spangenberg was quoted as saying under penalty of perjury in filings from a lawsuit is pursuing against the company.

In July, the National Labor Relations Board defined McDonald's as a joint employer in lawsuits against the company, a designation that could force the franchisor to take responsibility for workers» wages.

A potentially devastating lawsuit against ride - hailing company Uber over its classification of drivers as contractors instead of employees is entering an important phase: determining whether drivers can sue together through a class action.

The company filed a new lawsuit Friday in King County, Wash., Superior Court, against seven owners of websites such as amazonverifiedreviews.com, paidbookreviews.org, and amazonreviewsstar.com, alleging the sites are creating false product reviews and misleading Amazon's customers with flattering, «inauthentic» reviews.

Most recently, a Jan. 19 shareholder lawsuit filed in the Delaware Court of Chancery against the boards of Viacom and CBS Corp alleges the companies improperly paid millions for Redstone's services as executive chairman «while he was physically and mentally incapacitated.»

There is an ongoing civil lawsuit against the company for its weak screening practices that have led to registered sex offenders, burglars, a convicted murderer, and others joining as drivers.

The company will probably have to be removed as a co-defendant in the lawsuits where it is named, meaning that those currently suing may never see a payout from the production house (in general, bankruptcies effectively end lawsuits against firms going bust).

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters)- A lawsuit filed by drivers against ride service Uber should not proceed as a class action, the company argued in a court filing on Thursday, citing written statements of support from hundreds of other Uber drivers in a case that could decide whether they are independent contractors or employees.

Tezos co-founders Arthur and Kathleen Breitman are reportedly hoping to use money raised in the company's token offering to pay their legal bills as they defend themselves against class - action lawsuits alleging fraud and the sale of unregistered securities.

The growing number of discrimination lawsuits against Tesla come as the company is also facing a unionization campaign from the United Auto Workers.

Levandowski and his co-founder, Lior Ron, would not agree to sell their company to Uber unless they were protected against any potential future lawsuits, including those that occurred as a result of any «pre-signing bad acts.»

Her notable cases also include Ford Spark Plugs, as well as multiple cases against Hyundai for a dangerous safety defect in the side air bag system of its Tiburon model vehicles, as well as class - action lawsuit against Hyundai Motor America and Kia Motor Company after regulators announced the companies overstated the fuel economy for many vehicles they sold in the United States, culminating in a settlement worth more than $ 255 million.

New York city is the latest U.S. city to bring a lawsuit against Purdue Pharmaceutical and other companies involved in manufacturing and distributing prescription painkillers, known as opioids.

August 15: As part of Alphabet's lawsuit against Uber, the company files texts between Kalanick and Levandowski

In challenging their status as independent contractors, Lyft's drivers were unable to bring a class action lawsuit against the app company thanks to an arbitration clause contained in their contract with Lyft.

This month, consumers filed a class - action lawsuit against Blue Diamond Growers, the makers of Almond Breeze, alleging that the company falsely markets the drink as if it is primarily made from almonds when, in fact, it is composed of only 2 percent almonds, with water, sugar, and additives making up most of the rest.

New York City announced it filed a multibillion dollar lawsuit against five top oil companies, citing their «contributions to global warming,» as it said it would divest fossil fuel investments from its $ 189 billion public pension funds over the next five years.

The lawsuits are the latest legal challenges against oil companies over climate change and come as the firms are searching for new business models amid pressure by governments and consumers for cleaner energy.

The Buffalo school district has filed a lawsuit against LPCiminelli, alleging that the company that managed the district's massive school renovation project withheld financial information as part of «a scheme to conceal the excessive profits it was pocketing.»

The lawsuit takes primary aim against pharmaceutical companies that make promote, market and distribute opioid - based drugs such as OxyContin and Percocet and generics such as oxycodone and hydrocodone.

AG Eric Schneiderman said a decision by the embattled medical provider for Nassau's jail not to bid to keep its contract is «a positive step forward» for taxpayers as his office moves ahead with its recent lawsuit against the company after a series of inmate deaths.

Murnane replaced SCE with another company, but in November OGS terminated both «as a result of massive contamination of the Project site by Murnane's new subcontractor,» according to a footnote in a separate lawsuit filed by SCE against OGS regarding an alleged violation of due process.

Class action lawsuits have been initiated against the companies and sites where PFOA was used have been designated state Superfund sites and been proposed as federal Superfund sites.

Cigarette wars light up as Philip Morris leads coalition of seven tobacco companies and the NY Association of Convenience Stores in lawsuit against Village of Haverstraw Rockland County Times Earlier this year, the Village of Haverstraw, working with POW» R Against Tobacco, took the unprecedented step of banning retail displays of cigarette products in their stores, -Lagainst Village of Haverstraw Rockland County Times Earlier this year, the Village of Haverstraw, working with POW» R Against Tobacco, took the unprecedented step of banning retail displays of cigarette products in their stores, -LAgainst Tobacco, took the unprecedented step of banning retail displays of cigarette products in their stores, -LSB-...]

Respondents in this year's survey pointed to five main causes of the field's less than favorable reputation: drug and product recalls such as the withdrawal of Avandia; safety issues such as the discovery of problems with raw material from China used in medical products; scandals, including evidence that pharmaceutical companies have failed to release data from trials whose results cast doubts on their drugs» safety and efficacy; lawsuits brought against companies that failed to warn patients of problems with their products; and ethical issues such as kickbacks for physicians promoting specific medications.

The lawsuit seeks compensatory and punitive damages as well as an injunction against Naked Juice preventing the company from advertising its products as 100 % juice and all - natural, when they are not.

YOU UNDERSTAND AND ACKNOWLEDGE THAT BY JOINING OUR WEBApp OR CREATING A FREE PROFILE YOU SPECIFICALLY WAIVE ANY RIGHT TO PARTICIPATE AS A CLASS REPRESENTATIVE OR CLASS MEMBER IN ANY CLASS ACTION OR CLAIM OR COLLECTIVE ACTION OR CLAIM YOU MAY HAVE AGAINST THE COMPANY, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, ANY RIGHT TO CLASS ARBITRATION OR ANY CONSOLIDATION OF INDIVIDUAL ARBITRATION OR JOINING ANY CLAIM WITH THE CLAIM OF ANY OTHER PERSON OR ENTITY IN A LAWSUIT OR ANY OTHER PROCEEDING.

It's a victory for Rebel Wilson as she is awarded millions in a defamation lawsuit against Australian magazine company Bauer Media, who painted her...

Harvey and Bob Weinstein as well as The Weinstein Company are facing a civil rights lawsuit in New York due to the assault allegations against them.

She has also contributed to tobacco control through her work as an expert witness in the State of Minnesota's lawsuit against the major tobacco companies.

In a recent New Yorker piece on the US Department of Justice lawsuit against Apple and five publishers, five big tech companies were named as largely holding the fate of publishing in their hands: Amazon, Apple, Facebook, Google, and Microsoft.

If you're interested in self - publishing, you need to learn as much as you can about some of their practices, and about lawsuits being filed against some of the companies that this website describes as «wolves in publishers clothing.»

Lawsuits multiply as venture capitalists take on a new investment strategy: backing litigation against companies like Disney.

Most major publishing companies have liability insurance which protects them against libel as well as copyright infringement lawsuits.

A union of companies led by Google, as well as Apple on its own, have filed motions to dismiss a sweeping patent lawsuit launched against them by Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen's Interval Licensing.

Liability coverage on renters insurance in Michigan pays for those damages as well as the costs of defending you against the lawsuit the landlord's insurance company files.

Policyholders also are responsible for notifying their homeowners insurance company as soon as they are aware of any lawsuit being filed against them.

The company spun off its skilled nursing and assisted living assets in 2016, reducing its exposure to Medicare reimbursement levels (as well as a bunch of lawsuits against major tenant ManorCare).

A contingency fee arrangement is only available for specific types of cases, such as consumer rights lawsuits against third - party debt collectors or other similar companies for violations of specific laws.

Homeowner wins $ 21M lawsuit against lender — ultimate David and Goliath tale America's 8th largest mortgage company, PHH Mortgage was just ordered to pay a single homeowner $ 21 million in damages after they falsely reported him as «seriously delinquent» to credit rating companies despite his never making a late payment.

Now, though, it seems like things are just going to get worse for the two companies as a lawsuit, spotted by Polygon, has been filed against them for misrepresenting the game, or to put it another way for false advertisement.

Quantic Dream also discussed the accusations of trivialising domestic abuse as well as the company's upcoming lawsuit against the French press.

As we saw in the March 21 courtroom tutorial hearing, the judge was not impressed with one of the main bits of accusatory evidence about the «conspiracy,» and the one Chevron attorney speaking at the hearing, Theodore Boutrous, had never seen the plaintiffs» «conspiracy evidence» before — which could actually undermine other lawsuits against energy companies.

The lawsuit follows similar cases filed last year by seven coastal cities and counties in California, including San Francisco and Oakland, against the same companies, as well as a larger group of energy producers.

Imagine, for a moment, if the entire population of New Orleans brought suit against Peabody, Arch Coal, and ExxonMobil as a class action for their part emitting CO2 that «created» Hurricane Katrina, or all the families who lost family members in Katrina charged the companies with wrongful death lawsuits.