Dismissal

Google announced in January that it will layoff about 12,000 employees, or 6% of the company’s workforce. The departments that have been impacted by the layoff included Google Cloud, Chrome to Android, strategy, recruiting, go-to-market teams and the company's in-house research and development (R&D) division called Area 120, reports said.Google parent Alphabet asked a US federal judge on Monday to dismiss a Justice Department lawsuit alleging that the search giant illegally abused its dominance of online advertising.…

Microsoft Corp on Monday won dismissal of a private consumer antitrust lawsuit over its $69 billion proposed purchase of "Call of Duty" maker Activision Blizzard Inc, but the plaintiffs were given 20 days to refine their legal challenge. A federal judge in San Francisco ruled that the lawsuit from a group of video game plaintiffs "lacks allegations" supporting their claim that the proposed acquisition would harm market competition. "Plaintiffs' general allegation that the merger may cause 'higher prices, less innovation,…

The 9th Circuit of Appeals Court has upheld the federal district court’s earlier decision to dismiss an antitrust lawsuit that a Norwegian entertainment reporter filed against the Hollywood Foreign Press Assn., the organization behind the Golden Globe Awards.In the summer of 2020, reporter Kjersti Flaa filed suit alleged that, although the HFPA is a tax-exempt organization, it acted like a private club and a cartel, barring qualified applicants who might compete with existing members and severely hampering their…

The news of Henry Cavill confirming that he will no longer be reprising his role as Superman in the DC Universe under the leadership of James Gunn and Peter Safran has absolutely devastated fans of the Clark Kent we have come to know and love over the past ten years. However, as Cavill himself said in his Instagram post confirming the sad news, it’s time to look onwards and upwards — and that’s exactly what comic book fans are doing right now to help prod the star towards his next role, and what better way to stick it to…

Employees are key internal stakeholders of organizations and are critical to their success. Credit: Strategic Management Society Corporate governance decisions, like CEO dismissal, can disrupt organizations. As a result, the board of directors treads with caution while making such decisions. Previous research suggests that boards rely on factors like financial performance and security analyst recommendations to decide on CEO…

Phil McGraw and CBS have asked a judge to award them more than $400,000 in legal costs for defending a lawsuit that claimed the broadcaster and famous TV doctor were negligent in the alleged sexual abuse of a teenager.The case was dismissed in August.A year ago, Hannah Archuleta, now 20, sued McGraw and CBS in Los Angeles County Superior Court, seeking unspecified damages for harm she said she allegedly suffered at a camp for troubled teens in Utah. In October 2019, Archuleta, then 17, and her parents appeared on “Dr.…

If you’ve ever felt like being told to turn your camera on during the Zoom meeting was a fundamental overstep of workplace boundaries and rights, a Dutch court might be on your side. A remote employee of U.S.-based software company Chetu has been awarded about €75,000 by a Dutch judge for wrongful termination, after he was reportedly fired for refusing to leave his webcam on for the entire workday, according to a court filing published earlier this month, first reported on in English by NL Times. Alfonso Ribiero’s…

A federal judge on Thursday dismissed two antitrust lawsuits accusing Amazon.com Inc and five large publishers of illegally conspiring to fix US prices of electronic and traditional books, causing consumers and bookstores to pay more.US District Judge Gregory Woods in Manhattan accepted a magistrate judge's recommendations to end both cases against Amazon, Hachette Book Group, HarperCollins Publishers, Macmillan Publishing Group, Penguin Random House and Simon & Schuster.Consumers accused the defendants of signing…

A federal judge dismissed two antitrust lawsuits accusing Amazon.com Inc and five large publishers of illegally conspiring to fix US prices of electronic and traditional books, causing consumers and bookstores to pay more. US District Judge Gregory Woods in Manhattan accepted a magistrate judge's recommendations to end both cases against Amazon, Hachette Book Group, HarperCollins Publishers, Macmillan Publishing Group, Penguin Random House and Simon & Schuster.Read Also Consumers accused the defendants of signing…

WASHINGTON—Antitrust enforcers at the Federal Trade Commission have appealed an administrative-law judge’s decision to dismiss a lawsuit challenging Illumina Inc.’s $7.1 billion acquisition of cancer-test developer Grail Inc. The move means the case will now be considered by the five-member commission, which is composed of three Democratic members and two Republicans. FTC Chairwoman Lina Khan, who leads the commission and has…