Legal

Regulation

NY to Lead Antitrust Investigation of Facebook

A coalition of states will probe Facebook's "dominance of [social networking] and the potential anticompetitive conduct stemming from that dominance.”

Matthew Heller
September 6, 2019
People

State Laws Cloud the Use of Independent Contractors

With California likely to become the third state to restrict the definition of independent contractors, companies that use gig workers face new risks.
Fraud

Ex-Live Well Execs Accused of $130M Loan Fraud

The reverse mortgage firm's former CEO and CFO allegedly obtained millions of dollars in loans by grossly inflating the value of bonds used as collateral.
Regulation

Third Point Fined Over Antitrust Violations

The activist fund allegedly failed to comply with premerger notification rules before acquiring stock in DowDuPont two years ago.
Regulation

SEC Charges Drug Firm with Reg FD Violations

In calls and emails, TherapeuticsMD shared material, nonpublic information about a new drug's likelihood of FDA approval with sell-side analysts.
Ethics

IFF Discloses ‘Improper Payments’ by Israel Unit

The flavorings giant says its investigation indicates senior officials of Frutarom were aware of the payments to customers in Russia and Ukraine.
Cybersecurity

Cisco Settles With Whistleblower in Cyber Case

The $1 million payout to a Danish security expert is believed to be the first in a cybersecurity case brought under the False Claims Act.
Legal

J&J Found Liable for Helping Cause Opioid Crisis

In a landmark ruling, an Oklahoma judge said the firm's opioid sales practices were false and misleading, endangering the safety of Oklahomans.
Legal

Securities Fraud Class Actions Spike Again

Cases filed since the beginning of 2017 represent more than 20% of all such cases filed since 1997.
Legal

Facebook Hit with Record $5B Fine Over Privacy Breaches

The Federal Trade Commission’s settlement resolves its investigation into how the company lost control over user data.
Health Benefits

House to Vote for Repeal of ACA’s ‘Cadillac Tax’

Despite strong bipartisan support for a repeal of the onerous excise tax on health benefits, its fate in the Senate remains unclear.
Legal

Reckitt Benckiser to Pay $1.4B in U.S. Opioid Treatment Settlement

The company made a deal to resolve federal investigations into the sales and marketing of an opioid addiction treatment by its former business Indivior.
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