A California federal judge told counsel during a hearing Thursday that Grubhub Inc.'s revised $24.75 million settlement to resolve claims it misclassified drivers as independent contractors is "getting closer," but she held off on preliminarily approving the deal and told counsel they must "clean up" aspects of the class notice.
A California federal judge told counsel during a hearing Thursday that Grubhub Inc.'s revised $24.75 million settlement to resolve claims it misclassified drivers as independent contractors is "getting closer," but she held off on preliminarily approving the deal and told counsel they must "clean up" aspects of the class notice.
Chipotle Mexican Grill says an investor suit tied to complaints about its portion sizes should be dismissed again, telling a federal judge that the plaintiff's latest attempt has failed to fix deficiencies that got the suit tossed previously and that "alleging a social media frenzy is not enough to plead securities fraud."
The U.S. Department of Commerce on Thursday said imports of an animal feed-grade additive from China into the U.S. could be subject to duties of up to triple digits after finding it is being sold at less than fair value.
A software engineer has sued Coca-Cola Consolidated Inc. in North Carolina federal court, alleging the company fired him one day after he applied for leave under the Family and Medical Leave Act.
A Georgia appellate court on Wednesday reversed a trial court's move to let a Domino's franchisee out of a suit filed by a motorcycle rider hit by one of its delivery drivers, saying he hadn't waited too long to add the pizza maker to his suit.
A Minneapolis man has been sentenced to almost five years in prison for his role in a scheme to bribe a juror during the trial of Minnesota nonprofit Feeding Our Future, which was accused of stealing $250 million in COVID-19 relief funds earmarked to provide lunches to schoolchildren.
An Illinois federal judge has sentenced the owner of several Chicagoland convenience stores to a four-year term in prison for his part in a scheme to defraud a low-income food program for women and children, the U.S. Department of Justice has announced.
A pair of Kansas CBD product stores are suing state, county and local officials, alleging they conducted surprise raids and seized products and cash despite those products being legal under both state and federal law.
Meatpacking giant JBS USA and one of its subsidiaries have asked a Colorado federal judge to dismiss the amended complaint brought by three Haitian nationals in a proposed class action accusing the company of race-based discrimination.
Serving as an assistant scoutmaster for my son’s troop reaffirmed several skills and principles crucial to lawyering — from the importance of disconnecting to the value of morality, says Michael Warren at McManis Faulkner.
OpenAI is practicing law without a license, according to an insurer's lawsuit filed in Illinois federal court that alleges artificial intelligence platform ChatGPT provided faulty legal advice to a woman seeking disability benefits that led to a breached settlement and a flurry of frivolous court filings.
Private equity money is pouring into the U.K. legal sector, fueling a wave of consolidation in consumer-facing practices and offering a glimpse of what it could look like if outside investment in the U.S. legal industry takes off.
Federal judges have been floating the possibility of holding government attorneys in criminal contempt of court for violating immigration-related court orders, a potentially shocking move that scholars say is unlikely and probably less effective than civil contempt orders.
The Florida Bar is investigating Lindsey Halligan, the former interim U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia who pursued controversial indictments against President Donald Trump's political opponents, according to a letter the Campaign for Accountability made public Thursday.
Troutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders LLP and a former associate suing the firm for racial discrimination and retaliation this week fought over the role that charged language and calculations of financial damages should play in an upcoming trial.
An AT&T worker can't ask the Ninth Circuit to review the dismissal of his proposed class action claiming the telecommunications company misused forfeited 401(k) funds, with a California federal judge saying his attorney's busy schedule was "one of the least compelling excuses" for filing a late appeal.
There are currently four states debating whether to install business-friendly tort reform legislation or medical malpractice guardrails. The issues include a potentially brutal showdown in California over auto collision litigation and efforts in Florida to expand wrongful death liability for healthcare providers.
A former Wisconsin judge has said the government's case against her for obstructing U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has no limiting principle and wrongly turned her authority to manage her courtroom into a federal felony for impeding ICE.
