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Align Technology, the maker of Invisalign clear teeth aligners, has agreed to pay $27.5 million to settle a lawsuit accusing it of participating in an illegal antitrust conspiracy that inflated the prices of aligners made by its rival, SmileDirectClub. The settlement, which was filed in federal court in San Francisco on Thursday night, will cover…
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New Hampshire’s top court on Friday upheld a school district’s policy that encourages teachers and officials to refrain from disclosing students’ transgender or gender nonconforming status to their parents or others without the students’ permission. In a 3-1 decision, the New Hampshire Supreme Court ruled against a mother who challenged the Manchester School District’s policy,…
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A Manhattan federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit by a white electrician, James Harker, accusing Meta Platforms of facilitating racial bias. Harker alleged that Meta tapped a production company, Something Ideal, which participated in a diversity hiring program, to film a commercial, thereby discriminating against him. U.S. District Judge Laura Taylor Swain, in her written…
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Brazil’s telecommunications regulator suspended access to Elon Musk’s X social network on Friday, following a court order from a judge who has been engaged in a months-long conflict with the billionaire investor. The suspension was triggered when X missed a court-imposed deadline on Thursday evening to appoint a legal representative in Brazil. Musk has argued…
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The three largest U.S. drug distributors have agreed to pay $300 million to resolve claims by health insurers and benefit plans, which allege that these companies contributed to the deadly U.S. opioid epidemic. This proposed class action settlement with McKesson Corp, Cencora Inc, and Cardinal Health Inc was disclosed in a federal court filing in…
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RTX Corp (RTX.N) has agreed to pay a $200 million fine to settle allegations that it violated U.S. export laws by sharing data and products with prohibited countries, including China, according to U.S. State Department records dated Thursday. The fine is tied to the company’s failure to comply with the International Traffic in Arms Regulations…
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The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans has ruled that Louisiana can end a 32-year-old consent decree designed to ensure Black voters have a fair chance to elect representatives to the state’s Supreme Court. In an 11-7 decision on Thursday, the court overturned a lower court judge’s requirement that Louisiana prove it…
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The National Labor Relations Board has rejected Amazon’s challenge to the first successful union drive in its history, upholding the 2022 union victory at a New York City warehouse. In a 2-1 decision released late Thursday, the board determined that Amazon had failed to raise any issues that warranted a review of the previous ruling…
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General Motors (GM) must face a class action lawsuit alleging that it violated the laws of 26 U.S. states by knowingly selling hundreds of thousands of vehicles with faulty transmissions, according to a ruling by a federal appeals court. The 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a decision allowing drivers to sue in groups…
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On Thursday, a nonprofit organization that advocates for environmentally-friendly policies sued the state of Texas to challenge a law targeting businesses that support reducing reliance on fossil fuels. The American Sustainable Business Council, representing over 200,000 businesses, argues that the 2021 law, known as Senate Bill 13, violates its members’ free speech rights by prohibiting…
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