Banking trade groups are using legal action and public campaigns to push back on rules they say go too far.
Category: Suits and Litigation (Civil)
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Pennsylvania Woman Is Awarded $7.1 Million in Damages From Conagra
The parent company of Pam and other well known brands was sued after a can of cooking spray exploded, causing second degree burns on a woman’s upper body, including her face and arms.
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David Mitchell, Weekly Editor Who Exposed a Corrupt Cult, Dies at 79
His tiny California newspaper won a Pulitzer Prize for its exposé of Synanon, a renowned drug rehabilitation program that had turned into a violent operation.
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Tesla Wins Suit That Blamed Its Software for Deadly Crash
The decision by a California jury is the first involving a fatal accident that lawyers representing the victims said was the fault of Tesla’s self-driving technology.
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News Group Says A.I. Chatbots Heavily Rely on News Content
The News Media Alliance, a trade group that represents newspapers, says that A.I. chatbots use news articles significantly more than generic content online.
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Seeking the ‘Right’ Customers, an Insurer Is Accused of Discrimination
Erie Insurance defends its practice of telling agents to use subjective factors when judging a potential customer. Maryland regulators say the company sought to exclude Black and Hispanic people.
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TransUnion Failed to Quickly Place or Remove Freezes on Credit Reports
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau accused the credit bureau, one of three major credit reporting agencies, of “lying to consumers.”
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Kanye West and Adidas: How Misconduct Broke a Lucrative Partnership
Before Adidas broke with Kanye West last fall over antisemitic public remarks, it had tolerated years of his abusive conduct behind the scenes.
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Carnival Was Negligent in Covid Outbreak on Cruise Ship, Court Rules
An Australian judge found that the cruise company and a subsidiary “breached their duty of care” in handling a coronavirus outbreak on the Ruby Princess in March 2020.
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Martin Goetz, Who Received the First Software Patent, Dies at 93
“I knew at some point in time the patent office would recognize” computer software, he said. It happened in 1968, helping to ignite the software market.
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New York Attorney General Sues Crypto Firms in $1 Billion Fraud Case
Letitia James has accused Gemini Trust, Genesis Global Capital and Digital Currency Group of misleading investors in a program promising low risk and high returns.
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Country Garden Says Executives Have Not Fled China
The company, one of China’s biggest property developers, took the unusual step of stating that the company’s founder and its chairwoman were “working normally.”