Under a $45 million settlement, Customs and Border Protection agreed to adjust its policy around pregnancy. Some women say the agency has instilled a culture of shame and perpetuated a fear of retaliation.
Category: Suits and Litigation (Civil)
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Uber, Facing Sexual-Assault Litigation, Pushes Plan That May Curb Suits
Uber has spent millions trying to get a proposal on the Nevada ballot that would restrict the legal fees that bankroll many lawsuits against companies.
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Who Won Big in the Supreme Court’s Latest Term? The ‘Regulated Community.’
The phrase, used across industries to signify a shared subjugation to regulatory fiat, has been popping up after three Supreme Court decisions last month.
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Microsoft Says Delta Was Largely Responsible for Flight Cancellations Amid Tech Outage
The software company said in a letter that Delta Air Lines had falsely blamed Microsoft for its decision to cancel thousands of flights after a tech outage.
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Delaware Judge Questions Tesla About Vote on Elon Musk’s Tesla Pay
Lawyers for Tesla have asked a Delaware judge to reverse her decision to void a multibillion-dollar pay package for Mr. Musk after shareholders approved it a second time in June.
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A Mortgage Alternative for Lower-Priced Homes Comes With Risks
Seller-financed loans known as “land contracts” don’t involve a bank and lack the consumer protections available with traditional home loans.
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N.F.L. Sunday Ticket Verdict Is Thrown Out by Judge
The decision, five weeks after a jury awarded $4.7 billion in damages in an antitrust case, is a reprieve for the league.
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Anna Netrebko, Shunned in U.S. Over Putin Support, to Sing in Palm Beach
The star soprano, who lost work at American opera companies after Russia invaded Ukraine, will sing at a gala for Palm Beach Opera, her first American engagement since 2019.
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The Murdoch Family Is Battling Over the Future of the Fox Empire
Rupert Murdoch, the patriarch, has moved to change the family’s irrevocable trust to preserve his media businesses as a conservative force. Several of his children are fighting back.
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Judge Refuses to Block F.T.C.’s Noncompete Ban as Lawsuits Play Out
A federal judge in Pennsylvania denied a request to delay the rule, siding with the agency and diverging from a Texas court’s decision earlier this month.