Tag: Corporate legal affairs
French court dismisses case over Agent Orange use in Vietnam
PARIS — A French court on Monday dismissed the case of a French-Vietnamese woman who sued 14 companies that produced and sold the powerful...
Europe’s human rights court finds fault with Polish tribunal
WARSAW, Poland — The European Court of Human Rights said Friday that Poland’s top court violated a local company’s right to fair trial because...
Misconduct allegations shadow smart city proposal in Nevada
RENO, Nev. — A former school teacher has sued the CEO of a major cryptocurrency company that wants to build a smart city in...
Borgata drops trade secrets lawsuit against Ocean Casino
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — Atlantic City's top casino has dropped its lawsuit against a rival it accused of poaching key executives and attempting to...
1st week of landmark trial against opioid distributors ends
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The West Virginia fire chief who starred in an Oscar-nominated documentary about battling drug abuse in ground zero of the nation’s...
Attorneys: Texas AG unblocks Twitter critics after lawsuit
AUSTIN, Texas — Nine Twitter users who sued Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton for blocking them on the social media platform have regained access...
Ex-health chief: Docs wrote excessive opioid prescriptions
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia’s former health commissioner described a culture of doctors for years writing more opioid prescriptions for their patients than necessary...
How companies rip off poor employees — and get away with it
Already battered by long shifts and high infection rates, essential workers struggling through the pandemic face another hazard of hard times: employers who steal...
Oil pipeline builder agrees to halt eminent domain lawsuits
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A company seeking to build a disputed oil pipeline over an aquifer that provides drinking water to 1 million people agreed...
Tesla told to provide documents involving Musk compensation
DOVER, Del. — A Delaware judge on Monday ordered lawyers representing Tesla Inc. directors to turn over certain communications that CEO Elon Musk may...
