Government sues Ticketmaster owner and asks court to break up company's monopoly on live events
Government sues Ticketmaster owner and asks court to break up company's monopoly on live events
Government sues Ticketmaster owner and asks court to break up company's monopoly on live events
Loblaw Cos. Ltd. and its parent company George Weston Ltd. say they have agreed to pay $500 million to settle a pair of class-action lawsuits regarding their involvement in an alleged bread price-fixing scheme.
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh called Thursday for tougher punishments for price gouging after it was reported Loblaw had agreed to pay $500 million to settle a class-action lawsuit regarding their bread price-fixing scandal. Singh said it was “ridiculous” that consumers “had to fight in court to get justice.”
The Nova Scotia government is seeking more than $900,000 from the directors of a defunct fuel and heating oil company for taxes that were collected from customers in the years before it went bankrupt but which were never turned over to the province.The provincial fuel tax issue is adding to the catalogue of financial woes faced by Maritime Fuels that have trickled out since it abruptly closed down last fall, owing more than $51 million to creditors, including $2.5 million to customers who prepai
California Supreme Court upholds Prop. 22, which allows Uber, Lyft and other gig economy companies to classify their drivers as independent contractors.
“I saw guys collapse,” Gross said of his days on the so-called farm line at Louisiana’s state penitentiary, where men work for pennies an hour or nothing at all and face punishment if they refuse. It was once a patchwork of cotton fields where, historians note, even enslaved pregnant women and young children worked from dawn to dusk during the busiest and hottest harvesting months. In September, several incarcerated workers along with the New Orleans-based advocacy group Voice of the Experienced filed a class-action lawsuit calling for an end to the farm line, and accusing the state of cruel and unusual punishment.
Loblaw Cos. Ltd. and its parent company George Weston Ltd. say they have agreed to pay $500-million to settle a class-action lawsuit regarding their involvement in an alleged bread price-fixing scheme. The class-action case was brought against a group of companies that includes Loblaw and the Weston companies, Metro, Walmart Canada, Giant Tiger and Sobeys owner Empire Co. Ltd. This comes as Loblaw reported its second-quarter profit decreased compared with a year ago amid a month-long national boycott of the company. Anne Gaviola has more on the class action case and whether or not the May boycott made a significant dent in the grocery giant’s bottom line.
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A New Orleans woman once accused of stalking by Mayor LaToya Cantrell turned the tables Friday with a $1 million-plus federal lawsuit accusing Cantrell, her chief of staff and eight members of the city police department of civil rights violations and defamation.
Elon Musk and his companies Telsa, SpaceX, and X face numerous lawsuits and investigations. He's also sued people like his ex Grimes and other groups.
An Israeli private investigator wanted by the United States for allegedly carrying out a "hacking for hire" campaign appeared in a London court on Friday, ahead of his fight against extradition to the U.S. next year. Amit Forlit faces charges of wire fraud, conspiracy to commit wire fraud and computer hacking, and aiding and abetting that offence, according to court records. The 56-year-old was arrested at London's Heathrow Airport in April as he was trying to board a flight to Israel, but an initial attempt to extradite him to the U.S. was thrown out on a legal technicality.
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Loblaw Cos. Ltd. and its parent company George Weston Ltd. say they have agreed to pay $500-million to settle a class-action lawsuit regarding their involvement in an alleged bread price-fixing scheme. Anne Gaviola has this story and more in Business Matters for July 25, 2024.
Céline Dion and Lady Gaga are performing a duet at the 2024 Paris Olympics opening ceremony. Here's how much they are reportedly being paid for one song.
FBI Director Christopher Wray revealed during a marathon testimony on Wednesday that investigators still do not know if former President Donald Trump was grazed by a bullet or a piece of shrapnel during his attempted assassination.Twice during the hours-long session, Wray told lawmakers that the FBI was still working to determine what exactly struck the former president on his right ear during a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania. “My understanding is that either it [a bullet] or some shrapnel is wha
Donald Trump ditched his ear bandage for his meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday. The former president’s right ear returned to public life after being injured during the assassination attempt on the former president on July 13.The former president’s large bandage became an impromptu fashion statement during the Republican National Convention with some attendees donning DIY wound dressings. Following the convention, Trump swapped out his bulky white gauze for a thin n
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Kamala Harris’ campaign trolled Donald Trump after his appearance on Fox News Thursday morning with a statement attacking his age and criminal conviction.The Republican gave his two-cents to Fox & Friends on a range of issues over the course of a roughly 30-minute interview, variously describing President Joe Biden as a “problemmed man” and slamming Harris as “real garbage.” Harris for President quickly hit back, releasing a: “Statement on a 78-Year-Old Criminal’s Fox News Appearance.”“After wat
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