Corporate Crime/Legal Action

The list of companies hit by a cyberattack on a widely used software tool continues to expand and several victims have filed lawsuits alleging mishandling of data.The continued disclosure of new victims affected by hackers exploiting a…

SYDNEY—Fox Corp. Executive Chairman and Chief Executive Lachlan Murdochended a defamation lawsuit against an Australian media firm, just days after his company settled a separate high-profile dispute with Dominion Voting Systems in the…

Ericsson AB has agreed to pay $206.7 million in a foreign bribery settlement with the U.S. Justice Department, which found the telecommunications company had breached an earlier deal.…

McDonald’s Corp. board members didn’t violate their duty to shareholders in the handling of sexual harassment and misconduct allegations, a Delaware court said, ruling that the directors’ response was legally…

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The U.S. has mounted an aggressive crackdown on imports over concerns about Chinese forced labor, but the campaign is an opaque one, with little detailed data on which companies or sectors are being targeted.U.S. Customs and Border…

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Canada could require that companies report on their efforts to stop goods made with forced labor from entering their supply chains, adding to momentum among Western governments to tackle the practice.Pending legislation would compel many…

Sam Bankman-Fried said cryptocurrency exchange FTX had a closer relationship than previously disclosed with its bankruptcy law firm Sullivan & Cromwell LLP, adding to questions…

U.S. Customs and Border Protection has barred imports from three companies, including a supplier to Western apparel companies, that the agency says could be using North Korean forced labor. As part of a…