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Standard Chartered Settles £1.5 Billion Iranian Sanction Suit in London

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Standard Chartered Settles £1.5 Billion Iranian Sanction Suit in London

Standard Chartered Plc has settled an investor lawsuit worth £1.5 billion ($2 billion) over allegations it systematically breached sanctions against Iran to win new business. In a London Court of Appeal ruling over disclosure published on Friday, the judge acknowledged the settlement with more hundreds of investors. “After a draft of this judgment was circulated […]

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Biggest NJ Health Insurer to Pay $100 Million in Whistleblower Suit

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Two Workers Sue Over New York City Legionnaires’ Disease Outbreak

Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey agreed to pay $100 million to resolve allegations that the health-insurance company had ripped off taxpayers by overpaying for care, in a pact made public on Friday. The settlement with New Jersey Attorney General Matthew Platkin brings to an end a lawsuit against Horizon initiated by several

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Google Accused in Suit of Using Gemini AI Tool to Snoop on Users

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Google Accused in Suit of Using Gemini AI Tool to Snoop on Users

Google was accused in a lawsuit of using its Gemini AI assistant to unlawfully track the private communications of users of its Gmail, instant messaging and videoconference programs. In the past, users of Gmail, Chat and Meet were given the option to turn on Google’s artificial intelligence program. But in October, the Alphabet Inc. unit

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California AG’s Brief Urges Court to Side With Employee in Discrimination Suit

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Two Workers Sue Over New York City Legionnaires’ Disease Outbreak

California Attorney General Rob Bonta filed an amicus brief in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit in support urging the court to affirm an employee’s right to sue Liberty University for sex-based discrimination. The brief, filed as part of a coalition of 20 attorneys general, says a lower court’s ruling protects states’

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California Suit That Claimed Fox Sports Ex-Host Harassed Stylist Has Been Mostly Resolved

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Two Workers Sue Over New York City Legionnaires’ Disease Outbreak

A woman who worked as a hairstylist for Fox Sports has resolved most of a lawsuit that alleged former host Skip Bayless made repeated, unwanted advances toward her — including an offer of $1.5 million to have sex with him. Noushin Faraji is still seeking class-action status for her and others who worked at Fox

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While One Suit Over Citizens’ DOAH Hearings is Dropped, Drama Builds in Another

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While One Suit Over Citizens’ DOAH Hearings is Dropped, Drama Builds in Another

A federal judge agreed to dismiss a lawsuit brought by a 92-year-old Miami homeowner claiming that a state-run arbitration agency deprives policyholders of their constitutional rights when reviewing claims disputes against Citizens Property Insurance Corp. “The dismissal is effective immediately upon the filing of a written notice of dismissal, and no subsequent court order is

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