Jonathan Stempel

3 days ago | today.westlaw.com | Aurora Ellis |Jonathan Stempel

NEW YORK (Reuters) -A U.S. judge in Manhattan on Wednesday dismissed a nationwide antitrust lawsuit accusing six companies that sell the vast majority of concrete and cement additives in the United States and Europe of conspiring to drive up prices....

1 week ago | telecom.economictimes.indiatimes.com | Jonathan Stempel

By Jonathan StempelApple was sued on Friday by shareholders in a proposed securities fraud class action that accused it of downplaying how long it needed to integrate advanced artificial intelligence into its Siri voice assistant, hurting iPhone sales and its stock price.

1 week ago | kfgo.com | Jonathan Stempel

By Jonathan Stempel(Reuters) -A federal appeals court on Friday blocked Louisiana from enforcing a law requiring the display of the Ten Commandments in all classrooms of the state’s public schools and universities. Calling the law “plainly unconstitutional,” a three-judge panel of the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans unanimously upheld a November 2024 ruling by a lower court judge who enjoined the law’s enforcement.

1 week ago | kfgo.com | Jonathan Stempel

By Jonathan Stempel(Reuters) -Walmart has agreed to pay $10 million to settle a U.S. Federal Trade Commission civil lawsuit accusing the world’s largest retailer of ignoring warning signs that fraudsters used its money transfer services to fleece consumers out of hundreds of millions of dollars. The settlement was filed on Friday in Chicago federal court, and requires approval by U.S. District Judge Manish Shah.

1 week ago | buff.ly | Jonathan Stempel |Marguerita Choy

Jonathan StempelReutersWalmart WMT.N has agreed to pay $10 million to settle a U.S. Federal Trade Commission civil lawsuit accusing the world's largest retailer of ignoring warning signs that fraudsters used its money transfer services to fleece consumers out of hundreds of millions of dollars. The settlement was filed on Friday in Chicago federal court, and requires approval by U.S. District Judge Manish Shah.