Lehigh Valley Health agree $65M settlement over cyber attack
Lehigh Valley Health agree $65M settlement over cyber attack. Lehigh Valley Health Network has reached a settlement of $65 million in a class action lawsuit involving patients and employees impacted by a ransomware attack in 2023, which exposed personal and medical information, including nude photos of patients. Saltz Mongeluzzi Bendesky law firm stated that the […]
SEC Charges FirstEnergy Corp. with Fraud
SEC Charges FirstEnergy Corp. with Fraud. The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged FirstEnergy Corp. (“FirstEnergy”) with fraud in connection with a multi-year political corruption scheme in which FirstEnergy and affiliates made payments to an entity controlled by former Speaker of the Ohio House of Representatives, Larry Householder, in exchange for official action benefitting FirstEnergy’s […]
Tesco’s Supreme Court ‘Fire and Rehire’ Case
Tesco’s Supreme Court ‘Fire and Rehire’ Case. Tesco has announced its intention to comply with a Supreme Court decision regarding a ‘fire and rehire’ case, coinciding with governmental initiatives aimed at enhancing workers’ rights. The Union of Shop Distributive and Allied Workers (Usdaw), together with three of its representatives employed at Tesco, took legal action […]
Apache Stronghold Defends Oak Land Outside SCOTUS
Apache Stronghold Defends Oak Land Outside SCOTUS. Apache Stronghold, a Native American group hoping to protect their sacred land “Oak Flat”, or Chi’chil Biłdagoteel, “the place where the Emory oak grows,” from a cooper mine Rio Tinto in Arizona. Western Apaches, various Native American groups, and non-Native supporters asked the Supreme Court today to protect […]
Dawn Richard Sues Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs
Dawn Richard Sues Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs. Dawn Richard, a former Bad Boy Records singer has filed a lawsuit against Combs, alleging sexual assault, battery, sex trafficking, and gender discrimination. Richard initiated legal proceedings in New York and is also suing Harve Pierre, the former CEO of Bad Boy Records. The singer met Sean “Diddy” Combs […]
EasyJet parent company EasyGroup loses trademark dispute
EasyJet parent company EasyGroup loses trademark dispute. EasyJet’s parent company, EasyGroup has lost a trademark dispute (brand theft claim) against a charity shopping website that has “easy” in its name. EasyGroup initiated legal proceedings against Easyfundraising, and it’s founder Ian Woodroffe OBE, and the investors known as the Support Group (UK), alleging multiple instances of […]
€13B Apple Tax Case
€13B Apple Tax Case. On Tuesday, the highest court in the European Union dismissed Apple’s last legal appeal against an order from the bloc’s executive commission to repay 13 billion euros in overdue taxes to Ireland. The European Court of Justice has overturned a prior ruling made by a lower court in this matter, stating that […]
A&O Shearman’s Partnership Cuts
A&O Shearman’s Partnership Cuts. A&O Shearman has declared that it will reduce its equity partnership by 10 percent between now and April 2025. Sources indicate that the partners affected have already been informed. The firm’s office located in Johannesburg, South Africa, which opened in 2014, will be closed by the end of the year, and the […]
DOJ Argues Google Created Ad Tech Monopoly
As the Google antitrust trial commences, the DOJ argues Google created an Ad tech monopoly. Federal prosecutors are pursuing the breakup of Google’s multibillion-dollar online advertising division, claiming that its monopolistic influence is detrimental to both advertisers and publishers. Second Lawsuit The second antitrust lawsuit filed by the Justice of Department against Google commenced on […]
Russian court freezes Raiffeisen Bank
Russian court freezes Raiffeisen Bank. A Russian court had placed a preliminary injunction, imposing an immediate transfer ban on the shares of AO Raiffeisenbank, which is one of the largest Western banks in Russia. Raiffeisen Bank International AG is the 100% shareholder of AO Raiffeisenbank. The decision is related to the legal proceedings recently initiated […]
Procopio Managing Partner John D. Alessio dies at 55
Procopio Managing Partner John D. Alessio dies at 55 John D. Alessio died on September 3, 2024, at the age of 55, following a five-year battle with cancer. He was first elected as the Managing Partner of Procopio in the autumn of 2017 and reelected on two occasions, successfully led the law firm during an […]
Do I Need a Visa to travel to Europe
Do I Need a Visa to travel to Europe? The European Union is set to implement a €7 (£6) visa waiver for certain non-EU nationals, including British citizens. Will UK citizens need ETIAS and when does ETIAS start for UK? By the summer of 2025. According to the forthcoming regulations, travelers from designated non-EU nations, the UK […]