Pro-Trump network OANN and Smartmatic settle 2020 election defamation case
Smartmatic reached a settlement with One America News Network Tuesday in its lawsuit that accused the conservative broadcaster of peddling disinformation about the voting machine company's technology over the 2020 presidential election. The big picture: The lawsuit was one of several Smartmatic…#smartmatic #erikconnolly #oann #newsmax #losangelescounty #firstamendment (Source: Reuters: Health)
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The U.S. is reportedly preparing to sue Ticketmaster over the monopolistic behavior that outraged Swifties last year
The Department of Justice is reportedly preparing an antitrust lawsuit against Live Nation Entertainment, the parent company of Ticketmaster, as soon as next month, marking a swing against the world’s biggest ticket seller and another chapter in the Biden administration’s ambitious anti-monopoly…#departmentofjustice #ticketmaster #justicedepartment #doj #taylorswiftserastour #swift #livenations #hubspot #drake #brucespringsteen (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 16, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Lawsuits target East Bay company that allegedly botched IVF recipe, causing dozens of embryos to fail to grow
More than a dozen lawsuits could be a rolled into a single class action over the coming weeks in U.S. District Court in Oakland. (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines - April 16, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Ron Leuty Source Type: news

Justice Dept. to hit concert promoter Live Nation with antitrust lawsuit
The Justice Department plans to file an antitrust lawsuit against concert promoter Live Nation, people familiar with the investigation confirmed Tuesday. The specific allegations remain unclear, and the timing of a lawsuit is uncertain. But performers, politicians, scholars, rival promoters and…#justicedepartment #livenation #ticketmasters #taylorswift #nonticketmaster #ticketmaster #livenations #danielmccuaig #cohenmilsteins #justicedepartments (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 16, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Target collecting and storing customers ’ face and fingerprint scans without consent: class action lawsuit
An Illinois woman filed a class action lawsuit against Target, accusing the retail giant of collecting and storing her biometric data, including face and fingerprint scans, without her consent in violation of state law. Arnetta Dean, who filed the lawsuit with the intention of preventing Target…#illinois #target #arnettadean #cookcounty #biometricdata #bipa #biometrics #google #tiktok (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 16, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Shoppers Drug Mart faces proposed class action for alleged'unethical corporate practices '
A former Shoppers Drug Mart franchise owner has filed a proposed class action lawsuit against the Canadian retail pharmacy chain, and its parent company Loblaw, alleging the companies imposed "unsafe and unethical" corporate practices on franchise owner pharmacists to increase profits. The claim…#shoppersdrugmart #loblaw #ontariosuperiorcourt #ontario #alyhaji #rickettsharris #davebauer #cbcnews #medscheck #sivajanansivapalan (Source: Reuters: Health)
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Pandora Hits Back at MLC Lawsuit Over Streaming Royalties: ‘Legally Incoherent’
Pandora is firing back at a lawsuit filed by the Mechanical Licensing Collective (the MLC) that claims the company has failed to properly pay streaming royalties, calling the case a “gross overreach” based on a “legally incoherent position.” The MLC — the group created by Congress in 2018 to…#pandora #mlc #spotify #applemusic #pandorafree #billboard #georgewhite #copyrightoffice #copyrightoffices (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 16, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Smartmatic settles defamation case against OAN over 2020 election conspiracy theories
The voting tech company Smartmatic has entered into a settlement with the right-wing news outlet One America News to resolve its lawsuit against the network for peddling lies about the 2020 election, according to a new statement from the company. "Smartmatic has resolved its litigation against…#smartmatic #oneamericanews #oann #erikconnolly #abcnews #donaldtrump #newsmax #oan (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 16, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Premier Inc to Settle Shareholder Lawsuit with $71M Payment
https://www.tipranks.com/news/company-announcements/premier-inc-to-settle-shareholder-lawsuit-with-71m-payment?utm_source=biztoc.com&utm_medium=referral (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 16, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Roundup Maker Seeks Lawmakers' Help to Squelch Claims It Failed to Warn About Cancer
(MedPage Today) -- Stung by paying billions of dollars for settlements and trials, chemical giant Bayer has been lobbying lawmakers in three states to pass bills providing it a legal shield from lawsuits that claim its popular weedkiller Roundup... (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - April 16, 2024 Category: American Health Source Type: news

Fani Willis challenging open records request raises questions
A challenge by Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis to dismiss an open records lawsuit about her office has attracted the scrutiny of one of Donald Trump's co-defendants in the Georgia election interference case. Willis is leading the case against the former president, who is accused in an…#fultoncounty #faniwillis #donaldtrump #georgia #willis #nathanwade #justicedepartment #linkedin #trump #michaelroman (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 16, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Weedkiller manufacturer seeks lawmakers' help to squelch claims it failed to warn about cancer
Stung by paying billions of dollars for settlements and trials, chemical giant Bayer has been lobbying lawmakers in three states to pass bills providing it a legal shield from lawsuits that claim its popular weedkiller Roundup causes cancer. Nearly identical bills introduced in Iowa, Missouri and…#bayer #iowa #missouri #idaho #mattclement #jeffersoncity #nonhodgkins #roundup #epa #jesschristiansen (Source: Reuters: Health)
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More big book publishers joined a lawsuit originally filed by Penguin Random House that seeks to block schoolbook banning in Iowa
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Source: Reuters: Health - April 16, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Judge dismisses some claims against Meta's Zuckerberg over social media harm
Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg on Monday won the dismissal of some claims in a dozen lawsuits accusing him of concealing from the public that Facebook and Instagram were harmful to children. The ruling by U.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers in Oakland, California, came in the sprawling…#metaplatforms #markzuckerberg #facebookandinstagram #yvonnegonzalezrogers #oakland #meta #zuckerberg #rogers #alphabet #google (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 16, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Ticketmaster to face federal antitrust lawsuit: reports
The Justice Department is preparing to file a federal antitrust lawsuit against Live Nation, the parent company of Ticketmaster, according to multiple reports. The Wall Street Journal first reported Monday that the Justice Department will be filing an antitrust lawsuit against Live Nation in the…#justicedepartment #livenation #ticketmaster #taylorswift #hill #livenations #corporateaffairs #danwall (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 16, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news