Google to Pay $28m to Settle Racial Bias and Discrimination Claim
The settlement negotiations attracted some scrutiny after Cantu’s lawyers agreed to exclude Black employees from the proposed class—an objective Google had long targeted.v
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Google Files Lawsuit Against Scammers Behind 10,000+ Fake Listings and Reviews
Google believes that many of the scams were concentrated in so-called “duress verticals,” or services that people need in emergency situations.
North Dakota Jury Orders Greenpeace to Pay $660m to Pipeline Company
“This is the end of a chapter, but not the end of our fight,” said Sushma Raman, Greenpeace’s interim executive director. “Energy Transfer knows we don’t have $660 million. They want our silence, not our money.”
N.J. Professor Sues After Unpaid Bills Lead to Loss of 380-Million-Year-Old Fossils
“Our client learned that the packages were dumped at an unidentified landfill somewhere in or around Nashville, Tennessee,” the lawsuit alleges.
Tennis Players Sue International Tennis Federation for Better Earning Opportunities
The lawsuit was filed in U.S. District Court in New York; simultaneously, the PTPA also submitted complaints to the European Commission in Brussels, Belgium, and the Competition Markets Authority in London in the United Kingdom.
Harvard Med. Professors Cite Censorship in Trump Administration Lawsuit
One of the articles was removed because it contained a single sentence stating that “endometriosis can occur in trans- and non-gender confirming people.”
Federal Judge Dismisses Fox News from Sexual Abuse Lawsuit
Eckhart told the court that she had been fired for speaking out against abuse; however, Fox provided extensive documentation showing that she had been terminated for poor performance.
Justice Department Drops Voter Suppression Suit Against Alabama Officials
Under the Trump administration, the Department of Justice appears to have recalibrated its priorities, saying that the federal government appreciates Alabama’s effort to maintain fraud-free voter rolls.
Ohio AG Dave Yost Pressures Teachers’ Pension Fund to Sue Target
“I have been informed that you have declined to join the lawsuit for two reasons. First, because STRS’s estimated losses of $5MM are too small and not worth pursuing, and, second, because you either agree with Target’s stated DEI, ESG and LGBTQ+ initiatives and/or do not believe that such initiatives should be actionable,” Yost said.
Judge: Trump Administration Must Immediately Rehire Thousands of Fired Federal Workers
“I know want you to know that I’ve been practicing or serving in this court for over 50 years,” U.S. District Judge William Alsup said. “And I know how we get at the truth, and you’re not helping me get to add to the truth. You’re giving me press releases—sham documents.”