Supreme Court rejects opioid settlement with Purdue Pharma
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Thursday rejected a nationwide settlement with OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma that would have provided billions of dollars to combat the opioid epidemic while protecting the Sackler family that owns the company from civil lawsuits over opioid addiction. After more than six months of deliberations, the justices voted 5-4 to […]
Highland Park Parade Shooting Suspect Rejects Offered Plea Deal
Robert E. Climo III speaks with Lake County Assistant Public Defender Anton Trizna during a hearing before Judge Victoria A. Rossetti at the Lake County Courthouse in Waukegan, Illinois, on June 26, 2024. Climo III is charged with killing seven people and wounding dozens more in a shooting at a Fourth of July parade in […]
Judge rejects multi-billion Visa, Mastercard settlement in swipe-fee case
Financial expert talks about ‘profound’ impact of retail credit cards: ‘There are so many strings attached’ A federal judge on Tuesday rejected a $30 billion antitrust settlement in which Visa and MasterCard agreed to limit the fees they could charge merchants that accept their credit and debit cards. U.S. District Judge Margo Brody of the […]
Alleged Highland Park mass shooter Robert Crimo III rejects plea deal
The suspected shooter accused of killing seven people during the 2022 Highland Park Independence Day Parade rejected a plea deal on Wednesday. Robert Climo III, 23, initially agreed to plead guilty to seven murder counts and 48 other charges in exchange for a life sentence. Robert E. Climo III talks with Lake County Assistant Public […]
Supreme Court rejects censorship challenge against Biden White House in Big Tech case
The Supreme Court on Wednesday dismissed a lawsuit that accused the Biden administration of improperly conspiring with major tech companies to censor social media posts it deemed “misinformation” about the COVID-19 pandemic and other topics. In a 6-3 decision, the high court ruled that the plaintiffs did not have standing to sue. Justices Samuel Alito, […]
Judge rejects $30 billion Visa, Mastercard swipe-fee settlement – The Washington Post
A federal judge on Tuesday rejected a $30 billion settlement proposal that would have capped the fees Visa and MasterCard charge merchants for credit and debit card purchases. The decision jeopardizes an agreement reached in March aimed at ending two decades of litigation over the card-swipe fees that card companies charge retailers for each customer […]
Judge rejects $30B Visa, Mastercard 'swipe fee' settlement
A federal judge on Tuesday rejected a $30 billion antitrust settlement between Visa, MasterCard and some retailers that had been condemned across the industry. Visa and MasterCard, which together control 80% of the credit-card network market, agreed in March to limit the interchange fees they charge retailers that accept their cards. As part of the […]
Federal judge rejects $30 billion settlement between Visa, Mastercard and retailers – CNN
Mark Lenihan/AP FILE – MasterCard and Visa credit card logos are displayed at the entrance of a coffee shop in New York, April 22, 2005. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File) new york CNN — The federal judge overseeing a tentative $30 billion card-swipe fee settlement between MasterCard, Visa and retailers formally rejected the settlement on Tuesday. […]
Supreme Court rejects Josh Duggar’s appeal in child porn case
Josh Duggar was out of luck. The Supreme Court on Monday rejected an appeal by a disgraced former reality star who was convicted of child pornography. Per Fox. Duggar, 36, was trying to vacate his 12-year prison sentence, which he is expected to serve until 2032. The Supreme Court has rejected Josh Duggar’s appeal. AP […]
UN says Israel's use of heavy bombs in Gaza is potential war crime; Israel rejects allegations
The United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights said Wednesday that Israel may have committed war crimes by using heavy bombs at least six times, a charge Israeli officials quickly denied. Report of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Details of the six cases Israel has placed […]