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When the U.S. Supreme Court ultimately rules on Donald Trump’s claim of presidential immunity from prosecution, a third of those deciding the matter will be justices he appointed to their lifetime posts. Amy Coney Barrett, Brett Kavanaugh, and Neil Gorsuch, comprising half of the court’s 6-3 conservative majority, posed questions from various angles as the…
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The Supreme Court has been petitioned to strike down $667 million in legal fees and costs that plaintiffs’ lawyers won in a $2.7 billion class-action settlement with Blue Cross Blue Shield, accusing it of nationwide insurance overcharges. A member of the class filed the petition, arguing in the lower court that the fee amount was…
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On Friday, a former McKinsey & Co partner filed a lawsuit against the global consulting firm, accusing it of defaming him and making him a “scapegoat” to divert attention from its work advising OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma and other manufacturers of opioid pain medications. Arnab Ghatak, fired in 2021, lodged the lawsuit in New York…
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David Pecker, former National Enquirer publisher, testified on Friday at Donald Trump’s criminal trial that he suppressed a story about an alleged affair to aid Trump’s 2016 presidential bid. He acknowledged that it would have boosted sales of his tabloid. Testifying for a third day, Pecker, 72, agreed with a prosecutor who asked whether it…
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SpaceX has requested a Texas federal judge to block the National Labor Relations Board from pursuing claims alleging that the Elon Musk-led rocket maker required workers to sign illegal severance agreements. The company seeks to halt the proceedings pending the outcome of its second challenge to the agency’s structure. Late Thursday, SpaceX filed a motion…
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The Biden administration may proceed with a lawsuit alleging that Republican-led Texas violated a U.S. environmental law by installing a 1,000-foot-long floating barrier in the Rio Grande river to deter illegal border crossings from Mexico, a federal judge ruled on Friday. U.S. District Judge David Ezra in Austin said that the U.S. Department of Justice’s…
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Megan Thee Stallion, the renowned rap sensation, finds herself entangled in a legal battle as former cameraman Emilio Garcia files a lawsuit against her. The suit alleges a hostile work environment and contains other explosive claims that have ignited fervent discussion on social media. Emilio Garcia’s court documents paint a troubling picture of his time…
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Experts suggest that the U.S. Federal Trade Commission’s ban on “noncompete” agreements, often signed by workers, could face legal challenges due to courts’ increasing skepticism towards federal agencies’ authority to enact broad rules. The commission, in announcing the rule on Tuesday, stated that agreements restricting workers from joining competitors or starting rival businesses suppress wages…
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Three U.S. law firms, spearheading a browser data privacy class action against Alphabet’s (GOOGL.O) Google and reaching a settlement earlier this month, have requested a judge to award them $217.6 million in attorney fees. Boies Schiller Flexner, Morgan & Morgan, and Susman Godfrey estimated the settlement’s value to be up to $7.8 billion. Google isn’t…
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Supreme Court justices, diving back into the battle over abortion access, seemed divided on Wednesday in a case pitting Idaho’s strict Republican-backed abortion ban against a federal law ensuring that patients can receive emergency care. The justices listened to arguments in an appeal by Idaho officials of a lower court’s ruling that found the 1986…
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