Meta has agreed to pay $25 million to settle a lawsuit brought by President Donald Trump after his accounts were suspended following the January 6, 2021, Capitol attack, according to sources familiar with the matter. Under the terms of the agreement, $22 million will be directed to a nonprofit organization... Read More »
Federal immigration enforcement operations launched Sunday in Chicago under the oversight of top Trump administration officials, marking the first major sweep of President Donald Trump’s second term. The coordinated raids, led by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) with support from multiple federal agencies, have reportedly targeted individuals with active... Read More »
Pharmaceutical giant Pfizer Inc., through its wholly-owned subsidiary Biohaven Pharmaceutical Holding Company Ltd., has agreed to pay $59.7 million to settle allegations that Biohaven violated the anti-kickback statute by paying improper incentives to healthcare providers to prescribe its migraine medication, Nurtec ODT. The settlement resolves claims that Biohaven knowingly caused... Read More »
A U.S. appeals court on Friday upheld a decision blocking Iowa from implementing a law that would have allowed for the arrest and prosecution of undocumented immigrants, citing federal supremacy over immigration enforcement. The St. Louis-based 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that Iowa’s law, which criminalized “illegal reentry”... Read More »
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has filed a lawsuit against Walgreens, accusing the pharmacy giant of exacerbating the nation’s opioid crisis by filling millions of allegedly unlawful prescriptions. Filed Friday, the complaint alleges that Walgreens has, since August 2012, dispensed prescriptions lacking legitimate medical purposes, including opioids prescribed in... Read More »
Johns Hopkins University and the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) have agreed to pay a combined $35.2 million to settle claims that they gave preferential treatment to wealthy student applicants, in violation of U.S. antitrust laws. The settlements, disclosed in a court filing on Friday, bring the total amount recovered... Read More »
The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday upheld a law banning TikTok in the United States unless its Chinese parent company, ByteDance, sells the popular app. The decision, delivered unanimously, puts TikTok on course for a potential nationwide shutdown starting Jan. 19, just one day before Donald Trump’s presidential inauguration. The... Read More »
President-elect Donald Trump has urged the U.S. Supreme Court to temporarily halt implementation of a law mandating either the sale of TikTok to an American company or a nationwide ban of the app, citing the need for his incoming administration to pursue a "political resolution." The request marks a notable... Read More »
A U.S. appeals court has reinstated a nationwide injunction halting enforcement of the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA), a federal law requiring corporations and limited liability companies (LLCs) to disclose their beneficial owners to the U.S. Treasury Department. The move delays a compliance deadline for millions of businesses originally set for... Read More »
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has finalized a new rule requiring businesses to disclose total prices upfront, including any mandatory fees, marking a significant move to protect consumers from hidden charges. Announced on Tuesday, the rule mandates that the total price, inclusive of all fees, be prominently displayed whenever pricing... Read More »
The man accused of killing UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson now faces federal charges, including murder and stalking, alongside state murder and terrorism charges previously filed in New York. Luigi Mangione, 26, was formally charged in a Manhattan federal court on Thursday, following his extradition from Pennsylvania. Federal prosecutors in Manhattan... Read More »
The man accused of killing UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in Manhattan earlier this month has been charged with murder as an act of terrorism, prosecutors announced Tuesday. The new charge against Luigi Mangione, 26, marks a significant escalation in the legal case as authorities work to extradite him from Pennsylvania... Read More »
A high-profile misconduct case involving former U.S. District Judge Joshua Kindred in Alaska has resulted in the overturning of a defendant's conviction and public revelations of a toxic and coercive environment within the Anchorage legal community. The scandal, which includes allegations of sexual misconduct, abuse of power, and undisclosed conflicts... Read More »
A U.S. federal appeals court on Friday upheld a law requiring ByteDance, the Chinese parent company of TikTok, to divest its U.S. operations by January 19, 2024, or face an unprecedented ban on the popular social media app. The ruling is a significant victory for the Justice Department and opponents... Read More »
StarKist, Bumble Bee Foods, and their parent companies have agreed to pay more than $216 million to resolve claims that they colluded to inflate prices for canned tuna, following years of litigation and federal investigations. The settlements, approved by U.S. District Judge Dana Sabraw in San Diego on Friday, mark... Read More »
