DoorDash will pay $131.5 million to settle a New York City investigation that found it underpaid workers, paid some late and excluded certain trip and waiting time from minimum-pay calculations, with more than 200,000 workers set to receive payments, the city announced Tuesday.
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DoorDash To Pay $131.5M To Settle NYC Delivery Pay Probe

By Benjamin Morse

DoorDash will pay $131.5 million to settle a New York City investigation that found it underpaid workers, paid some late and excluded certain trip and waiting time from minimum-pay calculations, with more than 200,000 workers set to receive payments, the city announced Tuesday.

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Wendy's Says 314-Store Franchisee Lost Rights Before Ch. 11

By Yun Park

Wendy's Co. told a Michigan bankruptcy court that one of its largest U.S. franchisees lost the right to operate 314 restaurants before filing for Chapter 11 protection, arguing that the franchise agreements had been validly terminated and are no longer part of the debtor's bankruptcy estate.

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Yardbird Can Tap $5.4M Ch. 11 Loan To Pursue Asset Sale

By Vince Sullivan

Casual Southern dining chain Yardbird on Tuesday received a Delaware bankruptcy judge's interim approval to get a taste of its $5.4 million in Chapter 11 financing as the debtor prepares to run a sale process for its restaurant operations.

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POLICY & REGULATION

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USTR Sets More Country Tariff Quotas For Raw Cane Sugar

By Dylan Moroses

Almost 12,000 additional metric tons of Dominican raw cane sugar can be imported into the U.S. at a discount under tariff rate quotas for fiscal year 2027, according to a notice published Tuesday by the U.S. Trade Representative.

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EU, Philippines Reach Preliminary Free Trade Deal

By Jack McLoone

The European Union and the Philippines have reached a "substantial agreement" on a free trade deal that would mutually reduce or remove tariffs on 97% of trade between them, the bloc announced Tuesday.

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LITIGATION

'Yikes' Email Sinks BIPA Coverage For Donut, Transport Cos.

By Lauraann Wood

An email stating "Yikes ... no" in response to outside counsel's inquiry regarding a commercial bakery's biometric data collection practices proves the business and a logistics company misrepresented material facts while seeking insurance that could have covered an underlying privacy dispute, an Illinois federal judge said Monday.

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Dispensary's Tax Deduction Properly Nixed, IRS Tells 9th Circ.

By Zak Kostro

The U.S. Tax Court correctly ruled that a San Francisco marijuana dispensary's expenses found to be tied to trafficking in controlled substances aren't deductible, the IRS told the Ninth Circuit, saying such a deduction shouldn't be allowed in determining an amount to settle the business's $3 million tax debt.

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LEGAL INDUSTRY

Seyfarth Says Data Breach Exposed Social Security Numbers

By Hailey Konnath

Seyfarth Shaw LLP has disclosed a recent data breach that exposed the names and Social Security numbers of at least 300 individuals, according to notices filed with the Texas and California attorneys general.

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Meta Flaunts 'Abuse' Of Atty-Client Privilege, Judge Told

By Dorothy Atkins

A California federal judge ordered Meta on Tuesday to rereview privilege designations on 300 documents in social media addiction litigation, after plaintiffs' lawyers cited a "culture of privilege abuse" epitomized by Instagram swag hats embroidered with "a/c priv" — the shorthand used to log withheld documents.

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Mich. Fed. Judge On 1-Year Leave Over Drunken Driving Case

By Jack Karp

U.S. District Judge Thomas L. Ludington is taking a one-year paid leave of absence from the bench following his misdemeanor conviction for drunken driving, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan announced Tuesday.

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Womble Bond Can't Quit Dutch Client With TM Trial Looming

By Hayley Fowler

Womble Bond Dickinson can't withdraw from a trademark feud that's dragged on for more than five years between U.S. and Dutch software companies, a North Carolina federal judge ruled, saying the firm's exit at this late stage "would be completely disruptive."

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COMPANIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

APC

City National Bank

Discord Inc.

DoorDash Inc.

Instagram Inc.

Kronos Inc.

Los Angeles Unified School District

Meritage Hospitality Group Inc.

Meta Platforms Inc.

Roblox Corp.

Snap Inc.

The Wendy's Co.

TikTok Inc.

Twitter Inc.

X Corp.

YouTube Inc.

LAW FIRMS IN TODAY'S NEWS

Blank Rome

Cole Schotz

Covington & Burling

Eckert Seamans

Ellis & Winters

Goodwin Procter

Greenberg Traurig

Keller & Almassian

Kramer LLP

Lewis Brisbois

Lieff Cabraser

McDermott Will & Schulte

McDonald Hopkins

O'Hagan Meyer

Potter Anderson

Quinn Emanuel

Seyfarth Shaw

Taft Stettinius

Venable LLP

WilmerHale

Winston Taylor

Womble Bond

GOVERNMENT AGENCIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

California Attorney General's Office

European Commission

European Union

Internal Revenue Service

Texas Attorney General's Office

U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware

U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Michigan

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

U.S. Department of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Justice

U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan

U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California

U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois

U.S. Supreme Court

U.S. Tax Court