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  Reps. OK Voting Bill With High Court Ethics, Donor Disclosure

  By Andrew Kragie

  The U.S. Supreme Court would have to adopt a binding ethics code and political advocacy groups would have to dis...(read more)

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  Alsup Says Apple Owes Calif. Workers For Bag Check Time

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  U.S. District Judge William Alsup said Wednesday he'll enter an order finding Apple liable for paying a class of...(read more)

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• SEC Task Force Will Use Data, Tips To Uncover ESG Violations

  By Al Barbarino

  The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission said Thursday it has created a new task force to clamp down on ESG-related disclosure violations, a move that drew an immediate rebuke from two Republican commissioners who suggested the enforcement initiative was premature without any changes to existing rules.

• Whole Foods Workers Appeal Loss In BLM Mask Ban Case

  By Brian Dowling

  Whole Foods Markets Inc. workers will ask the First Circuit to review a lower decision tossing nearly all their discrimination claims over the grocer's disciplining of employees who wore Black Lives Matter face masks to work, according to a notice filed this week.

• Justices Say Immigrants Must Prove Eligibility For Protection

  By Alyssa Aquino

  The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday held that immigrants with certain convictions must prove their eligibility for deportation relief, even when the record surrounding the conviction is incomplete or unclear.

• Juror In SDNY Pot Biz Trial Tests Positive For Coronavirus

  By Pete Brush

  Manhattan U.S. District Judge Jed S. Rakoff said Thursday morning that a female juror hearing conspiracy charges against two men accused of tricking banks into processing $150 million of pot transactions has tested positive for COVID-19 but that the trial would continue.

• US Suspends Tariffs On UK Goods In Aircraft Subsidy Fight

  By Alex Lawson

  The Biden administration announced Thursday that it will suspend retaliatory tariffs on scores of U.K. products for four months in the hopes of settling a portion of the long-running trade dispute over subsidies to aircraft giants Boeing and Airbus.

• ERCOT Chief Canned In Wake Of Texas Winter Storm Outages

  By Dave Simpson

  The Electric Reliability Council of Texas' board of directors announced Wednesday night it will terminate its president and CEO within the next 60 days in the aftermath of last month's deadly winter storm, when the state's primary grid operator cut power to millions as temperatures plummeted.

• Insurer Owes Dole $12M Over Investor Suits, Del. Justices Say

  By Jeff Sistrunk

  Delaware's high court affirmed Wednesday that RSUI Indemnity Co. owes more than $12 million toward $222 million in settlements that Dole Food Co. and its CEO struck to resolve stockholder suits over alleged fraud in a 2013 take-private deal, clarifying that state law permits coverage for claims of fraudulent conduct.

• Del. Justices Reverse GSK's $57M Lupus Drug Patent Loss

  By Craig Clough

  The Delaware Supreme Court reversed a trial court decision Wednesday that put pharma giant GSK on the hook for $57 million in damages over its decision to halt royalty payments on a lupus drug, ruling there were no "gaps" in its agreement with a rival that prevented the move.

• Reckitt Benckiser Coughs Up $53M To End False Ad Suit

  By Hailey Konnath

  Reckitt Benckiser LLC has agreed to shell out $53 million to put to rest a certified class action claiming the dietary supplement maker had falsely advertised one of its products as treating joint pain, a deal that consumers described Tuesday as "the largest dietary supplement class action settlement ever reached."

• Chicks' Tour Co. Sues Lloyd's For $7M Over Canceled Shows

  By Shawn Rice

  Lloyd's underwriters are on the hook to the tune of $6.6 million over the Chicks' canceled tour of their "Gaslighter" album, the band's touring company argued Wednesday in California state court, claiming there isn't any way for concert venues to reopen in light of the coronavirus pandemic.

• NY Regulator Fines Mortgage Lender $1.5M Over Data Breach

  By Jon Hill

  New York's Department of Financial Services said Wednesday that an independent East Coast mortgage lender has agreed to pay a $1.5 million fine to the agency as part of a cybersecurity settlement tied to a March 2019 data breach involving an email phishing attack.

• Pa. Hospitals Settle DOJ's Challenge Of $100M Deal

  By Matthew Perlman

  The U.S. Department of Justice said Wednesday it has reached an agreement resolving its challenge of Geisinger Health's partial acquisition of Evangelical Community Hospital with a cap on Geisinger's ownership stake in the Pennsylvania provider and other restrictions.