Posted by Elizabeth Wang. Did you know that all the Apple employees had to show their bag(s) to store security while entering and exiting to and from their stores? Even on their breaks, they have to go through security screening. Former employees, Amanda Frlekin and Dean Pelle, initiated a class action lawsuit against Apple. It included 12,000 …
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Posted by Justin Gandhi. This case is about allowing the citizens of Texas to use license plates on their vehicles that contained use of the Confederate Flag. This was an issue of free speech and freedom of expression in the First Amendment. The State of Texas wanted to reject the use of the Confederate flag …
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Posted by Justin Gandhi. In current news, a Russian billionaire investor has decided to confront Morgan Stanely in court, due to insider trading practices. Insider trading is the illegal practice of trading on the stock exchange to one’s own advantage through having access to confidential information. This is illegal and unethical. The Russian billionaire claims …
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Posted by Mary Bonatakis. With a number of lawsuits against Uber and other applications that beckon workers at the touch of an app, Miss Shannon Liss-Riordan has become one of the most important figures in Silicon Valley. Ms.Liss-Riordan is the Boston lawyer who is putting Uber on trial. The Uber case will come down to whether …
Posted by Philip Lacki. Trump’s tax plan will make it simpler to pay the government. After graduation, I plan on moving to Atlanta, GA and work for Delta Air Lines. Why am I getting into my future? Well because, U.S. companies pay the highest corporate taxes in the world, and as an aviation geek and …
Posted by Lee Luu. A federal grand jury indicted a man from Scotland for securities fraud after prosecutors said he manipulated stock prices using the social media application Twitter. James Alan Craig set up fake Twitter accounts in 2013 associated with real market research firms. Craig sent out false Tweets that would make the companies’ …
Posted by Kirill Ivanov. Tesla, a popular tech firm, is commonly known for its production of electronically-powered cars and batteries. Tesla Motors is among many ventures pioneered by Elon Musk, who has commanded the SpaceX programs as well as many other development projects. Tesla vehicles are not as popular as those produced by Honda or Toyota; while …
Posted by Issam Abualnadi. Tax is a sum of money levied on incomes, property, sales, etc., by a government for its support or for specific services. (The American Heritage Dictionary). According to the IRS website, the origin of the income tax on individuals is generally cited as the passage of the 16th Amendment, passed by Congress …
Posted by Wing Sze Yu. This article talks about China’s leading online marketplace, Alibaba, being sued by the owner of Gucci, Yves Saint Laurent, Puma, Kering Group, and other fashion brands for selling fake goods. This is not the first time that Alibaba is being complained about selling fake goods. The company states that it is …
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Posted by Alyssa Cohen. This year, JPMorgan Chase will settle the charges made against it for the use of illegal debt-collection practices made between 2009 and 2013. The lawsuit follows “a national settlement over similar allegations.” The nation’s largest bank miscalculated the amounts owed by customers, and sold debt to collectors that had been filed improperly …
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