Penguin Random House Blocked From Acquiring Rival Publisher Simon & Schuster
A federal judge ruled in favor of the Justice Department’s antitrust challenge to the planned $2 billion merger. Source link
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Elon Musk Twitter Deal Completed, CEO and CFO Immediately Fired
Elon Musk fired several Twitter Inc. executives after completing his takeover of the company, according to people familiar with the...
Biotech Co-Founder, Facing Murder-for-Hire Charges, Accused of Fabricating Data
Enochian BioSciences Inc. has sued co-founder Serhat Gumrukcu for contractual fraud, alleging that it paid him and his husband $25...
Exxon Improperly Fired Scientists Suspected of Sharing Information, Labor Department Finds
The Labor Department said it found Exxon Mobil Corp. XOM -1.01% illegally fired two company scientists over suspicions they shared...
Elon Musk Proposes Closing Twitter Deal on Original Terms
A lawyer for Mr. Musk communicated the proposal to Twitter’s lawyers Monday, according to a copy of a two-sentence letter...
Bayer Hits Courtroom Winning Streak as It Battles Remaining Roundup Lawsuits
Bayer AG BAYRY 3.28% is on a winning streak as it battles the remaining cases targeting its Roundup weedkiller, a...
Nikola Founder Trevor Milton Hangs Legal Defense on Expert Testimony
Lawyers for Trevor Milton are anchoring the Nikola Corp. NKLA 11.36% founder’s defense against securities-fraud charges on the testimony of...
Chinese Tech Billionaire Richard Liu Settles Sexual-Assault Case in Minnesota
MINNEAPOLIS—A legal battle that Chinese feminists had seen as pivotal for the country’s embattled #MeToo movement ended abruptly just before...
Twitter Co-Founder Dorsey Tried to Smooth the Way for Musk, Agrawal, Messages Show
Twitter Inc. co-founder Jack Dorsey tried to facilitate Elon Musk’s relationship with Twitter’s chief executive officer a day after the...
Elon Musk and Twitter Argue Over Unresolved Pretrial Information Requests
Lawyers for Elon Musk and Twitter Inc. TWTR 1.62% debated several pending requests for information in their continuing legal fight,...
Biogen Agrees to Pay $900 Million Over Alleged Improper Physician Payments
Biogen Inc. agreed to pay $900 million to settle allegations that it paid kickbacks to doctors to induce them to...
Ford Seeks New Trial After $1.7 Billion Jury Verdict in Truck Rollover Lawsuit
In new court filings Monday, Ford said it was unfairly precluded from providing evidence that would have demonstrated the truck...
Judge Rejects Antitrust Challenge to UnitedHealth Acquisition
WASHINGTON—A federal judge Monday ruled against a Justice Department antitrust challenge to UnitedHealth Group Inc.’s $13 billion acquisition of health-technology...
WSJ News Exclusive | DEA Investigating ADHD Telehealth Provider Done
U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration agents have questioned people about telehealth company Done Global Inc.’s practices for prescribing controlled substances, according...
Google Loses Most of Appeal of EU Android Decision
BRUSSELS— Alphabet Inc.’s GOOG -5.86% Google lost most of its appeal to overturn the largest antitrust fine it has so...
Twitter Investors Back Musk’s Takeover Bid After Whistleblower Testifies in Congress
WASHINGTON— Twitter Inc. TWTR 1.61% investors backed Elon Musk’s $44 billion takeover that the billionaire is trying to abandon on...
Nikola Founder Faces Securities-Fraud Trial Over Promises About Electric Trucks
Trevor Milton, the Nikola Corp. NKLA 3.24% founder who enticed auto-industry leaders and investors with his promise for a revolution...
Elon Musk and Twitter Trade Barbs at Wide-Ranging Hearing
Lawyers for Elon Musk and Twitter Inc. TWTR 0.05% ended a wide-ranging hearing over their stalled $44 billion deal debating...
Illumina-Grail Deal Blocked by EU’s Antitrust Regulator
BRUSSELS—The European Union blocked Illumina Inc.’s acquisition of Grail Inc., just days after the American life-sciences company won its case...
Instagram Fined $402 Million in EU for Allegations of Mishandling Children’s Data
Instagram is being hit with the second-largest European Union privacy fine for allegedly mishandling data about children, ramping up the...
