The agreement, opposed by some victims’ families, would have required the aviation company to pay a fine of up to $487 million and invest in additional safety measures.
Category: Justice Department
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Canada Accuses Google of Creating Advertising Tech Monopoly
The case largely echoes an antitrust action in the United States and seeks to force Google to sell off sections of its online ad business.
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The ‘Rocket Docket’ Judge Who Will Decide the Fate of Google’s Ad Technology
The ruling by a federal judge, Leonie Brinkema, in an antitrust case over Google’s advertising technology could add to the internet company’s woes.
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How People Are Earning Thousands Investigating Pandemic Fraud
Some private citizens are hunting for potential cases of fraud tied to small-business loans. They have earned big payouts — in some cases, more than $1 million.
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What Bondi Might Do as Attorney General
Donald Trump’s new pick to lead the Justice Department fought to overturn the Affordable Care Act, and has lobbied for Amazon, Uber and General Motors.
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Phillips 66 Is Accused of Violating the Clean Water Act
The oil company was indicted on charges of dumping nearly 800,000 gallons of contaminated wastewater into the Los Angeles County sewer system.
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How Google Spent 15 Years Concealing Its Internal Conversations
Trying to avoid antitrust suits, Google systematically told employees to destroy messages, avoid certain words and copy the lawyers as often as possible.
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The Onion’s Bid to Buy Infowars, Alex Jones’s Site, Is Being Contested
A hearing is scheduled for Monday to review the auction process, which is being contested by a losing bidder associated with Alex Jones, the Infowars founder.
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Trump’s Matt Gaetz Pick Concerns Both Right- and Left-Leaning Media
President-elect Donald J. Trump selected Matt Gaetz, a former Florida congressman, as his attorney general, a pick that drew a rare bipartisan rebuke from both conservative and liberal media outlets.
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What a Matt Gaetz Justice Department Would Mean for Business
The Trump loyalist supports an “aggressive” antitrust approach and has called for breaking up Big Tech. But can the controversial nominee win Senate approval?