Decisions and Verdicts – Page 2

Their Lives Were Bound by a Fraud Case; Their Fates by a Sinking Yacht

Mike Lynch and Christopher Morvillo spent 12 years together fighting a legal battle over two continents. Their victory celebration ended in tragedy.

By Michael J. de la Merced

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Oakland Airport Can’t Use San Francisco in Its Name, Judge Rules

The airport’s name, San Francisco Bay Oakland International, suggested that the “lower rated airport” was associated with San Francisco, a federal judge said in a temporary order.

By Sara Ruberg

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NLRB Bars Mandatory Anti-Union Meetings After Amazon Draws Complaint

The ruling, stemming from a complaint against Amazon, bars companies from compelling workers to attend meetings on unionization’s downsides.

By Danielle Kaye

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Shell Wins Appeal in Landmark Climate Case in the Netherlands

A lower court had ordered the company to cut emissions by 45 percent by 2030, but the oil giant argued that a single firm should not be hit with arbitrary pollution-reduction requirements.

By Stanley Reed

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