A federal judge ruled that the case was moot after the investor, Arjuna Capital, withdrew the proposal with a promise not to try again.
Category: Decisions and Verdicts
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Judge Orders Sale of Alex Jones’s Personal Assets but Keeps Infowars in Business
The ruling will allow the conspiracy theorist to continue broadcasting on Infowars, while the Sandy Hook families continue to pursue payment of $1.4 billion in defamation damages.
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Chinese Activists Who Gave #MeToo Victims a Voice Are Found Guilty
Huang Xueqin, a journalist, and Wang Jianbing, a labor activist, were convicted of subversion, a vaguely worded charge long seen as a tool for muzzling dissent.
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Supreme Court Backs Starbucks Over ‘Memphis 7’ Union Case
In a blow to the National Labor Relations Board, the justices cited inconsistent standards for courts to order employers to reinstate fired workers.
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Chiquita Banana Held Liable for Paramilitary Group’s Killings During Colombian Civil War
A South Florida jury found the company liable for killings committed by a paramilitary group that was on the banana producer’s payroll.
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Mike Lynch, U.K. Tech Mogul, Is Acquitted of Fraud
Mr. Lynch, who was accused of defrauding Hewlett-Packard after it paid $11 billion for his software company, spent a decade working to clear his name.
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Court Strikes Down S.E.C.’s Fee Disclosure Rule for Funds
Private equity and hedge funds had appealed the regulator’s August ruling requiring them to disclose their fees and expenses to investors.
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Netflix Wins $8.8 Million in Fight Over Planned TV Series
An arbitrator awarded Netflix damages from the Hollywood director Carl Erik Rinsch, who had been developing a high-profile TV series, “Conquest.”
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Why Megadonors Are Unfazed by Donald Trump’s Guilty Verdict
Money flowed into the former president’s re-election campaign from Wall Street and Silicon Valley following Thursday’s historic conviction.