U.S. Steel, Japanese Corp. File Lawsuits After Foreign Acquisition Is Blocked
U.S. Steel filed two joint lawsuits with Nippon Steel after President Joe Biden blocked the Japanese company's takeover of the iconic American company. lawsuit target In addition to the Biden administration, which blocked the deal, the United Steelworkers (USW) and Ohio-based Cleveland-Cliffs also claim that U.S. Steel and Nippon Steel illegally coordinated to block the […]
Biden’s Decision To Block US Steel Deal Sparks Lawsuits, Backlash From Japan
The Biden administration's decision to terminate the U.S. Steel acquisition triggered multiple lawsuits and a backlash from Japan. President Joe Biden has blocked a roughly $15 billion takeover bid from Japan's Nippon Steel. sick steel manufacturer friday, are discussing The deal posed a threat to U.S. national security and supply chain resilience. The decision sparked […]
‘Potato cartel’ colluded to artificially hike french fry, hash brown prices: lawsuits
A “potato cartel” allegedly conspired to artificially raise the prices of fries and hash browns in order to corner the $68 billion frozen spud market, according to multiple lawsuits. After decades of consolidation, Lamb Weston, Canada-based McCain Foods, J.R. Simplot Company and Cavendish Farms Inc., according to an antitrust lawsuit filed in the U.S. District […]
Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni file lawsuits over It Ends With Us | Blake Lively
'Until the End Comes' director Justin Baldoni accuses actor Blake Lively of harassment and a systematic campaign to attack her reputation after she came forward about her treatment on set. He filed a lawsuit against several people involved in the film. The federal lawsuit, along with a number of other defendants in Baldoni and Lively's […]
NCAA president boasts about women’s volleyball TV ratings amid SJSU trans athlete controversy and lawsuits
NCAA President Charlie Baker claimed in an interview Thursday on ESPN's “The Pat McAfee Show” that TV ratings for the NCAA women's volleyball tournament are up “100 percent” this year. This spike comes just one year after the 2023 tournament saw a 115% increase from 2022. “Ratings went up a little bit this year, and […]
Trump threatens more lawsuits against media as ABC to pay $15 million to settle case
Donald Trump said he would take several questions at a press conference at Mar-a-Lago yesterday. By the time he finished speaking, he had been talking for an hour. Mr. Trump has made news on more than a dozen topics, leading even among journalists who can't stand Mr. It was a reminder and contrast to a […]
Scholarship programs slapped with lawsuits for alleged discrimination against White men
First appearance on Fox: Two scholarship programs for “underrepresented” minorities are facing lawsuits for discriminating against white people. The nonprofit organization Do No Harm (DNH) challenges the Society of Military Orthopedic Surgeons (SOMOS) E. Anthony Rankin Scholarship Program on behalf of a DNH member who said he could not proceed with the application process because […]
Gavin Newsom Convenes California Legislature to Pass $25 Million for Anti-Trump Lawsuits
California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) convened the state Legislature on Monday for a special session aimed at “stopping Trump” in the state, including passing $25 million to be used in lawsuits against the incoming administration. As Breitbart News pointed out after the November election, Newsom announced the special session not to address pressing issues facing […]
SJSU trans player Blaire Fleming joins teammate Brooke Slusser on conference honors list amid lawsuits
San Jose State's women's volleyball team has two players on this year's Mountain West all-conference honorable mention list, and they are also on opposite sides of the explosives lawsuit. Sr. Blair Fleming and Brooke Slusser, as well as Boise State's Annie Kaminsky and Kiki Lemensperger, San Diego State's Jasmine Davis, and UNLV's Basia Latos and […]
Lawsuits target ‘potato cartel’ enabled by price data aggregators
Frozen potato producers are the target of multiple new federal lawsuits that allege the companies are fixing prices through third-party data providers to form a “potato cartel.” Companies such as Cavendish Farms, McCain Foods, JRS, and Lamb Weston, along with the National Potato Promotion Board, conspired to “cultivate, stabilize, and restore” the potato. [or] To […]