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FullBeauty Brands faces patent litigation over swimsuit styles
FullBeauty Brands, which has its mail-order business in Indianapolis, is facing a lawsuit from a competitor who alleges several of FullBeauty’s swimsuits infringe on the competitor’s patented designs.
Federal judge grants collective status in suit brought by Lilly worker who claimed age bias
The ruling opens the door potentially to hundreds of Lilly employees over 40 years old who have been denied promotions for which they feel they were qualified.
After loss in court, NCAA pausing investigations into third-party NIL deals
The move comes a week after a federal judge granted a preliminary injunction in an antitrust suit that challenges NCAA rules against recruiting inducements, saying they inhibit athletes’ ability to cash in on their celebrity and fame.
U.S. sues to block $25B merger of grocery giants Kroger and Albertsons
The Federal Trade Commission said the deal would eliminate competition and lead to higher prices for millions of Americans.
Cummins faces shareholder and customer lawsuits after $2B settlement
The Indiana-based manufacturer agreed late last year to pay $2 billion to settle allegations that it unlawfully altered hundreds of thousands of Ram pickup truck engines in violation of Clean Air Act emission standards.
No immediate ruling after preliminary injunction hearing in NIL lawsuit vs. NCAA
A federal judge said Tuesday he will rule “in short order” on a preliminary injunction to stop the Indianapolis-based NCAA from enforcing its rules governing name, image and likeness compensation for athletes as part of an antitrust lawsuit.
Regions Tower owners face $75M foreclosure suit after missing loan deadline
In addition to its foreclosure demand, Wilmington Trust has requested the appointment of a new receiver for the 685,000-square-foot, 36-story property.
Tennessee, Virginia AGs suing NCAA over NIL-related recruiting rules
The lawsuit filed in the Eastern District of Tennessee claims the NCAA is “enforcing rules that unfairly restrict how athletes can commercially use their name, image and likeness at a critical juncture in the recruiting calendar.”
Musk cannot keep Tesla pay package worth more than $55B, judge rules
The ruling comes more than five years after a shareholder lawsuit targeted Tesla CEO Musk and directors of the company for unjust enrichment.
Neighbors file suit to block proposed $61M Willows redevelopment
The group opposes the Elements multifamily project planned by developers J.C. Hart Co. and Chase Development to redevelop the Willows Event center into a 192-unit apartment community and 16 condominiums fronting Spirit Lake, north of Broad Ripple.
Starbucks sued by consumer group that calls its claim of ethical sourcing false and misleading
Starbucks said Wednesday it was aware of the lawsuit and will “aggressively defend against the asserted claims.”
Victim lawsuit alleges Greenwood mall owner, security could have stopped fatal shootings
Victims of the July 2022 shooting at the Greenwood Park Mall are suing Simon Property Group and its security company, alleging that the shooting that left three people dead and others injured was foreseeable and could have been prevented.
Nevada company sues Lilly for breach of contract over Alzheimer’s drug
Lilly called the lawsuit “baseless” and said PDL BioPharma “has no plausible claim to royalties” for donanemab, which is expected to be approved by the FDA this quarter.
Google settles lawsuit alleging Chrome’s ‘Incognito’ mode tracks users
Users alleged the search giant captured and tracked their data while in “Incognito” mode, a Chrome browser setting that is supposed to protect users’ privacy. The total cost to Google if it lost the case could have been in the billions.
Apple Watch sales ban put on hold by U.S. appeals court
An appellate court in Washington, D.C., issued the interim stay Wednesday, a day after Apple sought the delay.
New York Times sues OpenAI, Microsoft over use of stories used to train chatbots
The suit says OpenAI and Microsoft are advancing their technology through the “unlawful use of The Times’s work to create artificial intelligence products that compete with it.”
UPDATE: Taco Bell Cantina franchisee schedules opening despite lawsuit
A lawsuit claims the planned Cantina is too close—within one-tenth of a mile—to Circle Centre Mall’s Taco Bell, setting up unfair competition in violation the Indiana Deceptive Franchise Practices Act.
Google to pay $700M to U.S. states, consumers in app store settlement
Although Google struck the deal with state attorneys general in September, the settlement’s terms weren’t revealed until late Monday.
Chemical firms to pay $110M to Ohio to settle claims over releases of ‘forever chemicals’
The settlement involving DuPont, the Chemours Co. and Indianapolis-based Corteva Inc. resolves Ohio’s claims relating to releases of manmade, fluorinated compounds known as PFAS.