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Guess? To Settle Harassment Suit In Chancery Court For $30M

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Clothing retailer Guess? s board has agreed to an up-to $30 million settlement of a Delaware Court of Chancery suit alleging sustained, decades long sexual misconduct by the fashion company's co-founder, Paul Marciano, the company told the court Friday.

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Del. Court OKs $30M Guess Settlement, Trims Fees To $5.3M

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shareholders got court approval Thursday of a $30 million cash settlement to end Delaware litigation over decades of alleged sexual misconduct by one of the company's co-founders, but the state's Court of Chancery trimmed a suggested $6.6 million fee award for shareholder attorneys to $5.3

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Guess Board Ignored Exec's Harassment, Del. Suit Alleges

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Board members at Guess Inc. have tolerated "sustained, despicable, and abusive sexual misconduct" by the fashion company's co-founder Paul Marciano for more than four decades, harming the company and its shareholders through their continued inaction, a Delaware Chancery Court complaint alleges.

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CONTRACTOR DIDN'T CONTROL TOXIC WATER

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Johnson shielded Weston Solutions Inc. ” Judge Johnson has yet to rule on Weston’s request to dismiss negligence claims which were also asserted against the company. Guess we'll have to wait for a leak.) # # # In Re: Gold King Mine ~ Memorandum Opinion & Order. ” In a decision, Chief U.S.

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Supreme Court on Patent Law for April 2021

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Oracle America, Inc., My guess is that these judges will be seen as inferior officers). Argument Pending : One final case is set to be argued this term: Minerva Surgical, Inc. Hologic, Inc., In this case, the employee started his own competing company and was sued for patent infringement. Furniture Company, Inc.

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Caudalie Hit With $1 Million-Plus Fine Over Minimum Price Mandates, Sales Restrictions in EU

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The anti-competition crackdown in the European Union is not limited to tech monopolists like Apple, and in fact, has seen a growing number of consumer goods brands – from sportswear titans to skincare companies – come in its crosshairs. The €40 million penalty that the European Commission hit GUESS? Among the fines doled out in 2018?

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The court appears likely to preserve theory of liability in False Claims Act cases

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SuperValu Inc. Justice Sonia Sotomayor invoked that submission when Carter Phillips, arguing on behalf of the defendant companies, said he “[doesn’t] believe Congress meant to permit” the focus to be on subjective belief. At issue on Tuesday in two consolidated cases – U.S. Chamber of Commerce.

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