Gov. Kathy Hochul is pushing a New York City tax hike to replace the $15 congestion pricing tolls she indefinitely postponed — a last-minute funding Hail Mary that drew fierce opposition Thursday. Lawmakers and business groups slammed the prospect of a tax increase, especially after Hochul scuttled congestion pricing Wednesday because it would “break the … Read more
Michael Saylor did not pay any income taxes to Washington despite living there from 2005 through 2020.
A group of cancer victims sued Johnson & Johnson, accusing the company of committing fraud through efforts to use a shell company’s bankruptcy to resolve lawsuits alleging its talc products contained asbestos and caused cancer.
The Cypriot Union of Consumers and Quality of Life has warned consumers about purchasing items from the internet platform Temu, which does not respect European consumer safety legislation. The organisation calls on the government consumer protection service to investigate the platform and take measures. Temu was hit with a European Union complaint over a potential breach of online content rules under the EU’s Digital Services Act. BEUC lodged a grievance with the European Commission and 17 of its members in various countries also filed complaints with their national authorities against Temu for using manipulative practices and breaching the EU’s Digital Services Act.
Google parent Alphabet is facing a mass lawsuit in London accusing it of abusing its dominance in the online advertising market. The lawsuit seeks damages of up to 13.6 billion pounds on behalf of UK-based publishers who claim they have suffered losses due to Google’s allegedly anticompetitive behavior.
Five Republican-led states have filed lawsuits challenging new Biden administration regulations that prohibit schools and colleges receiving federal funding from discriminating against students based on their gender identity.
Fact: The second legislative session in New Hampshire is tackling many business-related proposals on the House and Senate floors.
Corruption is a common element in politics, with different countries handling corruption cases in varying ways. In Spain, the judiciary is investigating Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez’s wife for allegedly using her influence to secure a bailout for an airline, followed by funding for a research program. The media and judges will ultimately decide the outcome, and despite the accusations, no defamation lawsuits have been filed. Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy is facing legal troubles for illegal campaign financing, with media extensively covering the case. Sarkozy has been stripped of his political rights for three years, and no lawsuits have been filed to stop media coverage.
British actor Hugh Grant settled a lawsuit against the publisher of The Sun over claims of phone tapping and burglary. Grant, known for films like “Love Actually” and “Notting Hill,” has been a vocal advocate for press reform. The settlement raises questions about the publisher’s long-held position of denying wrongdoing. Grant did not want to settle but feared the high legal costs if he lost at trial. The settlement may prevent a trial over unlawful information-gathering, but Prince Harry’s lawsuit against the publisher continues.
Limassol district court dismissed four consolidated lawsuits against the now-defunct Laiki Bank of Cyprus, the Central Bank of Cyprus, and the Republic of Cyprus concerning the 2013 haircut. The court ruled that the defendants were not aware of the consequences of their actions at the time, and the restructuring measures did not leave depositors in a worse situation than if the bank had undergone liquidation. The court also found that the allegations of constitutional and human rights violations lacked substantiation.