The case involves a California woman who died from mesothelioma, a rare cancer. Her family claimed Johnson and Johnson’s talc powder products were to blame.
Category: Compensation for Damages (Law)
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Uber Not Responsible for Sex Assault, Jury Finds, as More Cases Follow
The company is facing similar lawsuits in federal and state courts from people who claim their drivers sexually assaulted or harassed them.
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The S.E.C. Drops Efforts to Recoup Funds From Trump Clemency Recipients
Devon Archer, Trevor Milton and Carlos Watson were convicted in fraud schemes totaling hundreds of millions of dollars. Now, they will not be required to pay back victims.
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Atlantic Settles Writer’s Suit Over Article It Retracted
The writer, Ruth Shalit Barrett, had accused the magazine of defaming her in a lengthy editor’s note.
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Trump Administration Drops Biden Plan for Flight Delay Compensation
The Trump administration said it will withdraw former President Biden’s plan to require airlines to compensate passengers for carrier-caused disruptions.
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Sean Kingston Is Sentenced to 3½ Years in $1 Million Fraud Scheme
A Florida jury convicted the hip-hop artist and his mother in a federal fraud case that centered on luxury goods, which prosecutors said that Mr. Kingston did not pay for.
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Jury Says Tesla Was Partly to Blame for Fatal Crash
Lawyers for the family of a woman struck and killed by a Tesla sedan in 2019 argued that the company’s Autopilot software should have avoided the crash.
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Southern California Edison Creates Fund for LA-Area Eaton Fire Victims
California officials have not yet determined whether Southern California Edison caused the fire, which killed 17 people and destroyed thousands of properties.
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Mike Lynch’s Estate Ordered to Pay Hewlett Packard $945 Million
The technology giant had accused the British mogul, who died last year when his yacht sank, of fraud in the sale of his company in 2011.
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Skydance in Early Talks to Acquire Bari Weiss’s Free Press
David Ellison, the founder of Skydance, and Bari Weiss, the co-founder of The Free Press, are attending the annual Allen & Co. conference in Sun Valley this week.
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Celebrity Broker Sues National Association of Realtors Over House Listings
Mauricio Umansky, the real estate broker best known for appearing on “The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills,” claims N.A.R. has created a monopoly through its databases of listings.