Tesla Ready to Settle Claims Over Autopilot Troubles
Electric automaker Tesla says it has reached a settlement with buyers of its Model S and Model X cars who claimed the vehicles’ autopilot function was dangerous and unusable.
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Condo Owners Sue Over Investment Firm Takeover Tactic
An antitrust lawsuit in South Florida court claims an investment firm bought up condo units in a large community and then wielded its statutory power as a “bulk owner” to try to force the remaining owners to sell their units against their will.
Read moreChina Says US Commerce Secretary Due in June for Talks
China says U.S. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross will arrive in Beijing on June 2 for more talks on settling a sprawling dispute over technology policy and China’s trade surplus with the United States.
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AMC Entertainment Under Fire Over Dismaying Financials of Acquisitions
(CN) – AMC Theaters faces a shareholder derivative after the company’s stock took a nosedive when it announced disappointing results
Read moreSaks Data Breach
A federal class action claims Saks and Lord & Taylor allowed a data breach to expose customers’ credit card numbers with personally identifiable information, from May 1, 2017, until today.
Read moreNew Homes Slipped 1.5 Percent in April
Sales of new single-family homes fell 1.5 percent in April to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 662,000 units, the Commerce Department said Wednesday.
Read moreBrexit Vote Has Already Cost Households ‘a Lot of Money’
Britain’s top central banker says the country’s vote nearly two years ago to leave the European Union has cost the average household in the country 900 pounds.
Read moreEU Braces for US to Go Ahead With Steel and Aluminum Tariffs
The European Union expressed doubt Tuesday that U.S. President Donald Trump will accept an offer of trade talks and other incentives to permanently exempt the bloc from punishing tariffs on steel and aluminum exports next week.
Read moreMortgage Fees
A $5 million federal class action claims that Seterus, a mortgage servicer, charges illegal fees for paying online.
Read moreJudge OKs Class Notice Plan in Facebook Privacy Suit
A federal judge on Monday refused to delay notifying up to 6 million Facebook users about a $30 billion privacy suit against the social network unless it can prove completing the task in nine days would be “literally impossible.”
Read moreBooted Over ‘Black Allergy,’ Southwest Passenger Says
A Florida woman claims in court she was removed from a Southwest Airlines flight after a white passenger seated next to her claimed to be allergic to black people.
Read moreBattle of the Lollipops: Dum Dums Takes Aim at Tootsie
What’s in the color of a lollipop bag? Quite a lot, according to the maker of Dum Dums.
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San Diego, Orange and Ventura counties seek an injunction and $2,500 from First American Title Co. for each time it overcharged customers for real estate escrow services, in Ventura County Court.
Read moreOpioid Abuse
The Nez Perce Tribe’s federal complaint against Purdue Pharma, AmerisourceBergen and others for the opioid epidemic puts it in league with more than 520 cities, counties and states. Eight towns in Massachusetts also joined the list Friday.
Read more11th Circuit Asked to Force Change in Disney Policy for Autistic Guests
Attorneys for more than 20 plaintiffs with autism asked the 11th Circuit on Friday to strike a ruling that stymied their efforts to secure a change in ride access policies at Disney parks.
Read moreJudge Hangs Poland Spring Class Action Out to Dry
Consumers must amend a massive fraud class action that accuses Poland Spring of mislabeling its bottled water, a federal judge ruled.
Read moreConservative Revolt Over Immigration Sinks House Farm Bill
In an embarrassment for House Republican leaders, conservatives on Friday scuttled a bill that combines stricter work and job training requirements for food stamp recipients with a renewal of farm subsidies popular in GOP-leaning farm country.
Read moreRise of Chinese Middle Class Fuels Interest in Craft Beers
“Panda Beer,” ”Little General,” ”Flying Fist IPA,” and “Mandarin Wheat” are among the offerings on tap at a craft beer exhibition this week in Shanghai dedicated to expanding the palette of Chinese consumers and promoting sales of high-end brews.
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