Category: Suits and Litigation (Civil)

Week in Business: An Attempt to Ban TikTok

The latest clash between Florida’s governor and Disney. The looming X-date. And the boom this year in corporate bankruptcies.
DeSantis Lawyers Ask Judge in Disney Case to Recuse Himself

They argued that Judge Mark E. Walker’s comments in two unrelated proceedings displayed a bias toward the company.
JetBlue-American Partnership Struck Down by Federal Judge

An alliance begun in 2021 at four airports in the New York area and Boston allowed the airlines to sell tickets on each other’s flights and share revenue.
Kia and Hyundai to Pay $200 Million to Settle Suit Over Car Thefts

The agreement in the class-action suit, which awaits a judge’s approval, would affect the owners of about nine million vehicles. It came as the nation contends with a surge in auto thefts.
TikTok and Free Speech Groups Appear Poised for Legal Fight Over Montana Ban

Under the law, TikTok would be fined for operating the app, and Google and Apple would be fined for allowing people to download TikTok through their app stores.
After a ‘Kill Shot’ to the Eye, a Wrestler Restarts His Life

Rich Perry was an Olympic hopeful when he sustained a gruesome injury at a training camp in 2018. The question now is whether he can ever fully be himself again.
Deutsche Bank Will Pay $75 Million to Victims of Jeffrey Epstein

A proposed court settlement closes another chapter in the German bank’s relationship with the disgraced financier, which began in 2013 and continued up until late 2018.
How Victor Wembanyama Could Fit on the San Antonio Spurs

The Spurs know a thing or two about developing talented big men. But the once-stable franchise hasn’t been good for years.
Disney Argues New Florida Law Nullifies DeSantis-Backed Suit

The company wants a state court case involving development at Disney World dismissed, saying actions by the Florida governor and his allies made it moot.
U.S. Sues to Block Amgen’s $27.8 Billion Takeover of Horizon Therapeutics

The Federal Trade Commission said the deal would enable Amgen to “entrench” the monopoly positions of two Horizon drugs that lack competition.
College Football Player With Down Syndrome Sues School Where He Made History

Caden Cox said he was traumatized by a campus supervisor who used slurs about people with disabilities and threatened him with a knife.
Wells Fargo to Pay $1 Billion to Settle Lawsuit by Shareholders

A group of plaintiffs had claimed that the bank misled investors about its progress in cleaning up after a sham accounts scandal a decade ago.