Facebook parent Meta to settle Cambridge Analytica case for $725 million

Facebook parent Meta to settle Cambridge Analytica case for $725 million

Dec 23 (Reuters) – Facebook owner Meta Platforms Inc (META.O) has agreed to pay $725 million to resolve a class-action lawsuit accusing the social media giant of allowing third parties, including Cambridge Analytica, to access users’ personal information. The proposed settlement, which was disclosed in a court filing late on Thursday, would resolve a long-running … Read more

Trump Organization found guilty of tax fraud scheme

Trump Organization found guilty of tax fraud scheme

NEW YORK, Dec 6 (Reuters) – Donald Trump’s real estate company was convicted on Tuesday of carrying out a 15-year-long criminal scheme to defraud tax authorities, adding to the legal woes facing the former U.S. president as he campaigns for the office again in 2024. The Trump Organization – which operates hotels, golf courses, and … Read more

Jury in Trump Organization’s criminal tax fraud trial to begin deliberations

Jury in Trump Organization’s criminal tax fraud trial to begin deliberations

NEW YORK, Dec 5 (Reuters) – Jurors in the Trump Organization’s tax fraud trial are set to start deliberating on Monday, following four weeks of testimony and arguments about executive pay practices at Donald Trump’s real estate company that prosecutors say amounted to a years-long criminal scheme. The former U.S. president’s company was charged in … Read more

Russian court upholds $33 mln fine against Google

Russian court upholds $33 mln fine against Google

Nov 24 (Reuters) – An arbitration court in Moscow has upheld a 2-billion rouble ($33 million) fine against Google issued by Russia’s federal anti-monopoly service over the company’s decision to block some YouTube channels, the RIA Novosti news agency reported, citing a court decision. Reporting by Reuters; Editing by Kevin Liffey Our Standards: The Thomson … Read more

Trump rebuffed by judge in New York fraud lawsuit, trial date set

Trump rebuffed by judge in New York fraud lawsuit, trial date set

NEW YORK, Nov 22 (Reuters) – A New York judge has scheduled an October 2023 trial for former U.S. President Donald Trump, three of his adult children and the Trump Organization in a lawsuit brought by New York Attorney General Letitia James accusing them of fraudulently overvaluing the real estate company’s assets and Trump’s net … Read more

Elon Musk trial opens to decide fate of his $56 billion Tesla pay

Elon Musk trial opens to decide fate of his $56 billion Tesla pay

WILMINGTON, Del, Nov 14 (Reuters) – A trial opened Monday over shareholder allegations that Tesla Inc Chief Executive Elon Musk’s $56 billion pay package was rigged with easy performance targets and that investors were duped into approving it, with Musk slated to take the stand later this week. A Tesla (TSLA.O) shareholder hopes to prove … Read more

As Musk focuses on Twitter, his $56 billion Tesla pay goes to trial

As Musk focuses on Twitter, his $56 billion Tesla pay goes to trial

WILMINGTON, Del., Nov 7 (Reuters) – As Elon Musk is engulfed in his overhaul of Twitter, the entrepreneur is headed to trial to defend his record $56 billion Tesla Inc pay package against claims it unjustly enriches him without requiring his full-time presence at the carmaker. A Tesla (TSLA.O) shareholder is seeking to rescind Musk’s … Read more

Twitter lays off staff as Musk blames activists for ‘massive’ ad revenue drop

Twitter lays off staff as Musk blames activists for ‘massive’ ad revenue drop

Musk looking to axe around half of Twitter’s workforce Employees file class action against Twitter Staff lose access to systems Volkswagen pulls ads Nov 4 (Reuters) – Twitter Inc started a major round of layoffs on Friday, alerting employees of their job status by email after barring the entrances to offices and cutting off workers’ … Read more

Twitter shares to be suspended on NYSE as Musk nears takeover

Twitter shares to be suspended on NYSE as Musk nears takeover

Oct 27 (Reuters) – Twitter Inc (TWTR.N) shares will be suspended from trading on Friday, the New York Stock Exchange’s website showed, as billionaire Elon Musk faces a court-ordered Oct. 28 deadline to close his $44 billion deal to buy the social media company. Musk, the world’s richest person, visited Twitter’s headquarters in San Francisco … Read more

Cancer victims urge court to end J&J bankruptcy roadblock to lawsuits

Cancer victims urge court to end J&J bankruptcy roadblock to lawsuits

Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register Sept 19 (Reuters) – People suing Johnson & Johnson over the company’s talc products urged an appeals court on Monday to revive their claims, saying the profitable company should not be allowed to use a bankrupt subsidiary to block lawsuits alleging the products cause cancer. They … Read more