A New York federal judge on Monday signed off on a settlement putting to rest an immigration suit challenging a U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Office of Refugee Resettlement policy, bringing an end to a yearslong class action over the policy, which plaintiffs claimed kept them from leaving detention.
The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania on Friday held that an Allegheny County judge one of few to rule in favor of businesses seeking insurance coverage for losses stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic cannot consolidate all future pandemic cases against Erie Insurance Exchange in her courtroom, ruling that she exceeded her authority in doing so.
Prosecutors have accused four Russian nationals of committing war crimes as part of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, filing the first-ever charges under the U.S. war crimes statute in a "historic" indictment unsealed Wednesday in Virginia federal court, according to the U.S. Department of Justice.
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Gary Gensler on Tuesday cautioned business owners not to "AI wash," or mislead investors as to their true artificial intelligence capabilities, comparing the practice to "greenwashing" and saying that securities laws require "full, fair and truthful disclosure."
The Ninth Circuit held Tuesday that a revised $5.2 million settlement between Tinder and users accusing it of age bias still doesn't hold up, ruling that the class representative has a conflict of interest and failed to vigorously litigate on behalf of the proposed class before agreeing to the deal.