Bloomberg Law “A Starbucks Corp. barista sufficiently alleged a hostile work environment claim against the coffee chain after saying it failed to punish a supervisor that would go on to sexually assault her when she was a teenager. The claim had been dismissed because the barista—M.H.—had said that Starbucks at Read more
Bloomberg Law “A $30 billion settlement between Visa Inc., Mastercard Inc. and retailers to cap credit-card swipe fees is likely to be rejected by a federal judge in Brooklyn, a setback in the two decade-long litigation. US District Judge Margo Brodie in Brooklyn, New York said at a hearing Thursday Read more
Bloomberg Law The US is opening antitrust investigations into two of the world’s most valuable companies, Microsoft Corp. and Nvidia Corp., over their dominance of the rapidly emerging field of artificial intelligence, according to people familiar with the matter. Microsoft has poured more than $13 billion into its partnership with Read more
Bloomberg Law National banks will have to contend with more litigation to assess whether state consumer protection laws apply to them after a US Supreme Court unanimous decision on Thursday. The high court’s ruling in Cantero v. Bank of America NA reignites a fight over bank regulation that dates back Read more
Bloomberg Law “Kroger Co. and Albertsons Cos. defeated the Federal Trade Commission’s efforts to force the supermarket giants to produce documents on their plans to divest stores as part of their $25 billion tie-up. The FTC’s request for negotiation materials was “premature,” Chief Administrative Law Judge Michael Chappell said in Read more
Bloomberg Law “A pension fund and an AMC Entertainment Holdings Inc. investor defended on Wednesday a settlement they negotiated with the cinema chain so it could proceed with a stock conversion opposed by its meme stock base. One of those retail traders, Rose Izzo, is asking the Delaware Supreme Court Read more
Bloomberg Law “A new federal rule that bans the use of worker noncompete agreements in health care has focused attention on the nonprofit health sector, and its near-blanket exemption from the terms of the new regulation. The Federal Trade Commission will determine just how many of the nation’s roughly 3,000 Read more
Bloomberg Law A company specializing in providing businesses with diversity, equity, and inclusion consulting is suing a rival for allegedly infringing its trademark in connection with providing “nearly identical services.” Catalyst Inc., a global advisory and research not-for-profit organization focused on diversity, equity, and inclusion consulting, alleges Empathy Catalyst Consulting, Read more
ABA Journal Titanic law helps ship owner limit liability in Baltimore bridge collapse The owner of the ship that rammed into a Baltimore bridge could face hundreds of millions of dollars in damage claims after the accident sent vehicles plunging into the water and threw the eastern US transportation network Read more
ABA Journal A Florida driver alleges in a lawsuit that the sale of misleading driving data to insurers without his knowledge or permission violated consumer laws and his right to privacy. The would-be class action suit filed by Romeo Chicco says LexisNexis Risk Solutions violated the Fair Credit Reporting Act, Read more