Minnesota man’s family sues Boeing over deadly plane crash

CHICAGO (AP) — The family of a Minnesota man who died when an Ethiopian Airlines plane crashed last month has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Boeing, the manufacturer of the 737 Max aircraft that was involved in the crash and is now being investigated by U.S. prosecutors. The suit was filed Monday in federal... Read More

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Boeing

April 10, 2019

Ex-SeaWorld executive pleads guilty to insider trading

A former SeaWorld executive who purchased $385,000 in company shares after learning that the theme park business was expecting improved revenue and attendance pleaded guilty on Tuesday to a single count of insider trading. Paul Powers, 60, entered the plea Tuesday in federal court in Orlando, Florida. He faces a maximum of 20 years in... Read More

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Seaworld

April 8, 2019

More Indonesians join cases against Boeing after CEO apology

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — More families of victims of the Lion Air crash in Indonesia are suing Boeing Co. after its chief executive apologized and said a software update for the MAX 8 jet would prevent further disasters. Family members and lawyers said Monday that CEO Dennis Muilenburg’s comment last week related to an automated... Read More

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Boeing

April 5, 2019

Motel 6 agrees to pay $12 million to settle lawsuit

SEATTLE (AP) — The national chain Motel 6 agreed Thursday to pay $12 million to settle a lawsuit filed by Washington state claiming names of hotel guests were improperly provided to immigration officials for two years, the state attorney general said. The information led to targeted investigations by U.S. immigration and Customs Enforcement agents, who... Read More

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Immigration, Motel 6

April 5, 2019

Tesla CEO Musk gets reprieve in contempt-of-court hearing

NEW YORK (AP) — A judge on Thursday urged stock market regulators and Tesla CEO Elon Musk to amicably settle their dispute over his tweets. If not, she said she’ll decide whether to grant regulators’ request that the outspoken executive face escalating fines if he breaks rules protecting investors. U.S. District Judge Alison J. Nathan... Read More

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Elon Musk, Tesla

April 4, 2019

Nissan’s Ghosn arrested again in financial misconduct case

TOKYO (AP) — Tokyo prosecutors arrested Nissan’s former chairman Carlos Ghosn on Thursday for a fourth time, on fresh allegations that cut short his brief time outside detention. Early in the morning, Ghosn was taken from his apartment in Tokyo to the prosecutors’ office and then sent to the Tokyo Detention Center, the same facility... Read More

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Carlos Ghosn

April 3, 2019

Judge takes oversight of PG&E’s wildfire prevention plans

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A federal judge said Tuesday he will closely monitor Pacific Gas & Electric’s tree-trimming this year and barred the utility from paying out dividends to shareholders as part of a new, court-ordered wildfire prevention plan. U.S. District Judge William Alsup ordered the new plan during a hearing in San Francisco to... Read More

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PG&E

April 3, 2019

2nd Texas chemical fire in about 2 weeks kills worker

HOUSTON (AP) — A tank holding a flammable chemical caught fire at a Texas plant Tuesday, killing one worker, critically injuring two others and sending panicked employees fleeing over a fence to safety. Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez confirmed the fatality in a tweet and said the two injured had been taken by helicopter to... Read More

Business, Criminal Justice News, Environment, News

March 28, 2019

FAA defends its reliance on aircraft makers to certify jets

WASHINGTON (AP) — Under fire from lawmakers on Capitol Hill over the two deadly Boeing crashes, the head of the Federal Aviation Administration on Wednesday defended the agency’s practice of relying on aircraft makers to help certify their own planes for flight. Acting FAA Administrator Daniel Elwell said the strategy has “consistently produced safe aircraft... Read More

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Boeing, FAA

March 27, 2019

Apples wins 1, loses 1 in battle over iPhone technology

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A mind-bending battle over some of the technology used in iPhones became even more muddled Tuesday when a federal trade agency handed separate victories to the embittered foes, Apple and Qualcomm. On Tuesday, the U.S. International Trade Commission issued two decisions within a few hours of each other. In one, Administrative... Read More

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Apple

March 22, 2019

MillerCoors sues Anheuser-Busch over corn syrup ads

MILWAUKEE (AP) — A fight between beer giants escalated Thursday after MillerCoors filed a lawsuit against Anheuser-Busch that accused its rival of trying to “frighten” consumers into switching to Bud Light with “misleading” Super Bowl ads. MillerCoors said in the lawsuit filed in Wisconsin federal court that St. Louis-based Anheuser-Busch has spent as much as... Read More

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Anheuser-Busch, MillerCoors

March 20, 2019

Facebook to overhaul ad targeting to prevent discrimination

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Facebook will overhaul its ad-targeting systems to prevent discrimination in housing , credit and employment ads as part of a legal settlement. For the social network, that’s one major legal problem down, several to go, including government investigations in the U.S. and Europe over its data and privacy practices. The changes... Read More

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Facebook

March 20, 2019

Jury: Roundup weed killer is major factor in man’s cancer

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Roundup weed killer was a substantial factor in a California man’s cancer, a jury determined Tuesday in the first phase of a trial that attorneys said could help determine the fate of hundreds of similar lawsuits. The unanimous verdict by the six-person jury in federal court in San Francisco came in... Read More

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Roundup

March 19, 2019

SEC says Musk’s contempt defense ‘borders on the ridiculous’

DETROIT (AP) — U.S. securities regulators countered Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s contempt-of-court defense Monday night, writing in court papers that he brazenly disregarded a federal judge’s order and that one of his arguments “borders on the ridiculous.” Lawyers for the Securities and Exchange Commission, in a response to Musk, wrote that when the contempt motion... Read More

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Elon Musk, Tesla

Minnesota man’s family sues Boeing over deadly plane crash

Ex-SeaWorld executive pleads guilty to insider trading

More Indonesians join cases against Boeing after CEO apology

Motel 6 agrees to pay $12 million to settle lawsuit

Tesla CEO Musk gets reprieve in contempt-of-court hearing

Nissan’s Ghosn arrested again in financial misconduct case

Judge takes oversight of PG&E’s wildfire prevention plans

2nd Texas chemical fire in about 2 weeks kills worker

FAA defends its reliance on aircraft makers to certify jets

Apples wins 1, loses 1 in battle over iPhone technology

MillerCoors sues Anheuser-Busch over corn syrup ads

Facebook to overhaul ad targeting to prevent discrimination

Jury: Roundup weed killer is major factor in man’s cancer

SEC says Musk’s contempt defense ‘borders on the ridiculous’

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