#Amazon found not liable in teen’s powdered caffeine death

#Amazon found not liable in teen’s powdered caffeine death

“#Amazon found not liable in teen’s powdered caffeine death” Retail giant Amazon can’t be held responsible under current Ohio product liability law in the death of a high school senior who ingested powdered caffeine, the state Supreme Court said Thursday. At issue before the court was whether the state’s law, which predates online commerce, could…

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#LVMH sues Tiffany to get out of  billion takeover deal

#LVMH sues Tiffany to get out of $16 billion takeover deal

“#LVMH sues Tiffany to get out of $16 billion takeover deal” Louis Vuitton owner LVMH is escalating its efforts to wiggle out of a $16 billion takeover of Tiffany & Co. with a new lawsuit blasting the jeweler’s business prospects as “dismal” thanks to the coronavirus pandemic. The luxury conglomerate led by French billionaire Bernard…

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#Bankrupt gunmaker Remington Outdoor to be sold in pieces

#Bankrupt gunmaker Remington Outdoor to be sold in pieces

“#Bankrupt gunmaker Remington Outdoor to be sold in pieces” Bankrupt gunmaker Remington Outdoor will split up its business and sell the pieces to seven different buyers following a bankruptcy auction, court records show. The biggest sale will go to Minnesota-based Vista Outdoor, which said it will pay $81.4 million for Remington’s brand and trademarks along…

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#Racial divide erupts among Baruch College professors: lawsuit

#Racial divide erupts among Baruch College professors: lawsuit

“#Racial divide erupts among Baruch College professors: lawsuit” White is wrong at Baruch College, where minority faculty members in one department demanded Caucasian counterparts undergo “white fragility” training to be “better people,” according to a lawsuit filed against CUNY by an angry white professor. The demands were made by the Faculty of Color Caucus, a…

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#Google agrees to workplace changes amid sexual misconduct suit

#Google agrees to workplace changes amid sexual misconduct suit

“#Google agrees to workplace changes amid sexual misconduct suit” Alphabet on Friday settled a shareholder lawsuit that accused the Google parent of covering up lavish exit packages to executives found responsible for sexual misconduct, saying it would overhaul workplace policies and increase oversight of its diversity efforts. The company will prohibit severance packages to employees…

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#Cop forced out of NYPD over medical marijuana: lawsuit

#Cop forced out of NYPD over medical marijuana: lawsuit

“#Cop forced out of NYPD over medical marijuana: lawsuit” An NYPD officer with a slew of health issues was forced into early retirement because the department wouldn’t let him use medically prescribed marijuana to combat his chronic pain, new court papers allege. Robert Cascalenda, who joined the force in 2008, says that he has a…

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