Legal

The Federal Trade Commission voted 3-2 to approve a final rule banning noncompete agreements nationwide and voiding most existing noncompetes in a move criticized by business groups.

Kroger and Albertsons plan to sell an additional 166 stores to C&S Wholesale Grocers, bringing the total to 579 stores that would be sold to make way for their proposed merger.

The FTC is reportedly planning to file suit to block a merger between luxury fashion firms Tapestry and Capri, the parent companies of several prominent brands like Versace and Coach.

Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev is contesting federal prosecutors' efforts to seize the thousands of dollars he has accumulated in his prison canteen account.

An Illinois woman filed a class action lawsuit against Target on accusations the company violated state law by collecting and storing her biometric data without her consent.

Eligible Verizon customers have a short amount of time left to claim a portion of the $100 million settlement the wireless carrier reached in a case over administrative charges.

Legal fees associated with Bayer's Roundup, a weed-killing product used by farmers and gardeners who want to protect their crops or yards, have cost the company significantly.

An attorney seeking to collect judgment from O.J. Simpson following a 1997 civil case ruling is vowing Thursday to push forward despite Simpson's death.

A proposal before the San Francisco Board of Supervisors would require that grocery store operators notify the city and public six months before closing a store.

Former President Donald Trump is scheduled to be deposed later this month by lawyers for co-founders of his social media company as part of a dispute over ownership.

Former President Donald Trump's social media company is suing two Truth Social co-founders alleging the former "Apprentice" contestants are not entitled to the stock the pair claims they own.

A bill that is being considered in the California Legislature could give employees in the state the legal right to ignore any messages from their boss during nonworking hours.

Sam Bankman-Fried was sentenced to 25 years for crimes committed in the collapse of the FTX crypto exchange, with the judge recommending a medium security prison in California.

Former President Donald Trump won a reduced bond requirement that spares him from having to cover the full $454 million civil fraud judgment against him before midnight on Monday.

Former President Donald Trump faces a Monday deadline to pay a $454 million civil penalty or a secure a bond that would be in effect during his appeal of the civil fraud judgment.

Boeing whistleblower John Barnett alleged in a lawsuit prior to his death in South Carolina that he was "harassed" and "humiliated" for speaking out at work.

Attorney General Merrick Garland announced a sweeping antitrust lawsuit against Apple on Thursday.

The luxury France-based brand Hermes on Tuesday had a proposed class action lawsuit lodged against it. The suit centered on the brand’s Birkin handbags sales.

The Trump Organization has so far been unable to secure a $454 million appeal bond needed to stop New York Attorney General Letitia James from starting to seize properties by Monday.

A group of authors filed a proposed class action lawsuit against tech giant Nvidia over its alleged use of their copyrighted works in training AI models without their permission.