3M Makes History With Record $10.3B Settlement Over Water Pollution From 'Forever Chemicals'

Jun 23, 2023 09:35 am UTC| Economy Business Law

In a historic move, 3M Co. has agreed to a $10.3 billion settlement with U.S. public water systems over PFAS water pollution claims, marking the largest drinking water settlement in American history. The funds will be...

GM Asian Unit Faces $208K FTC Fine for Unfair Marketing Practices, Hector Villarreal Appointed New CEO

Jun 19, 2023 06:33 am UTC| Law Economy Business

General Motors Asian distributor has been fined $208,000 by South Koreas Fair Trade Commission (FTC) for unjustly forcing local dealers to share marketing costs, marking the FTCs first action against an imported car...

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US regulators continue crypto crackdown - but here's why the latest charges are different

Jun 19, 2023 06:24 am UTC| Law

The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) sued the cryptocurrency platform Coinbase shortly after launching a lawsuit against the worlds largest cryptocurrency exchange, Binance. This isnt the first time Binance...

Referendum bill to pass on Monday while government pulls out stops to try to secure housing fund

Jun 19, 2023 06:22 am UTC| Law Politics

Federal parliament enters its last week before the winter break ready to approve legislation for the Voice referendum but with the governments proposed $10 billion Housing Australia Future Fund still in the...

How 'constitutional county' declarations undermine the Constitution – a legal scholar explains

Jun 16, 2023 06:01 am UTC| Law

Declaring its community a constitutional county on May 23, 2023, the Board of County Commissioners in Ottawa County, Michigan, voted 9-1 not to enforce any law or rule that restricts the rights of any law-abiding citizen...

Generative AI is a minefield for copyright law

Jun 16, 2023 05:59 am UTC| Technology Law

In 2022, an AI-generated work of art won the Colorado State Fairs art competition. The artist, Jason Allen, had used Midjourney a generative AI system trained on art scraped from the internet to create the piece. The...

Supreme Court affirms Congress's power over Indian affairs, upholds law protecting Native American children

Jun 16, 2023 05:58 am UTC| Law

The Supreme Court affirmed the constitutionality of the Indian Child Welfare Act, a 1978 law enacted to protect Native American children in the U.S. and strengthen their families, in a June 15, 2023, ruling. Tribal leaders...