Monthly Archives: October, 2022

Tesla Defendants Submit Trial Brief in Case Over Musk’s 2018 ‘Going Private’ Tweet

A trial brief was filed by defendants Elon Musk, Tesla, Inc., and more on Tuesday in the Northern District of California. The brief reiterates...

Shingles Patients Oppose Dismissal of Merck Vaccine Class Action

The plaintiffs in ongoing litigation against Merck & Co. filed an opposition in response to Merck’s motion to dismiss on Tuesday in the Eastern...

CFTC Charges Del. Precious Metals Dealer with $7M Fraud

On Thursday, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) filed a complaint to the District of Delaware against First State Depository Company, LLC (FSDC), Argent...

Uber’s Former Head of Security Found Guilty of Concealing Hack and Data Breach From Authorities

Joseph Sullivan, the former Chief Security Officer of Uber Technologies Inc., was found guilty of two crimes, obstruction of a 2016 agency proceeding before...

Prospective Amazon Seller’s Minority Favoritism Case Dismissed on Threshold Issue

On Thursday, a San Diego, Calif. federal judge dismissed a would-be Amazon seller’s complaint for want of standing, but refused to dismiss the discrimination-related...

CFTC Files Complaint Against Digitex Over Digital Asset Derivatives Trading Platform

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) filed suit against Adam Todd, Digitex, LLC, Digitex Limited, Digitex Software Limited, and Digitex Futures last Friday in...

Kona Coffee Farmers Secure Approval of Settlement with L&K Coffee in Misbranding Class Action

An order was issued on Tuesday in the Western District of Washington at Seattle granting a motion for preliminary approval of a class settlement....

2nd Cir. Affirms Dismissal of Securities Suit Against International Flavors & Fragrances Over Purchase of Israeli Firm

Last week, the Second Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a putative securities fraud class action brought by investors in International Flavors & Fragrances Inc....