#arbitrationconciliationandmediation — Public Fediverse posts

Uber’s Strategy for Fighting Sexual Assault Suits: ‘What Were You Wearing?’

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/04/business/uber-sexual-assault-lawsuits.html

$22,000 Per Hour: Assistants Use a Legislative Loophole to Outearn Surgeons

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/29/upshot/assistant-surgeons-loophole-pay.html

A $440,000 Breast Reduction: How Doctors Cashed In on the No Surprises Act and Arbitration

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/22/us/politics/doctors-insurers-arbitration.html

Oil Firms Say Venezuela Owes Them Billions Over Earlier Investments

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/07/business/energy-environment/trump-venezuela-oil-exxon-mobil-conocophillips.html

Meta Seeks to Block Further Sales of Ex-Employee’s Scathing Memoir - An arbitrator has prevented the employee from promoting her book and disparaging the comp... - https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/12/technology/meta-book-sales-blocked.html #arbitrationconciliationandmediation #workplacehazardsandviolations #computersandtheinternet #macmillanpublishers #booksandliterature #wynn-williamssarah #metaplatformsinc #flatironbooks #socialmedia #facebookinc

The End of the Affair? Not for Eric Schmidt. - While Mr. Schmidt was chief executive of Google, he had an extramarital relationship with... - https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/12/technology/eric-schmidt-affair.html #simonmarcy(publicrelationsexecutive) #arbitrationconciliationandmediation #publicrelationsandpublicity #suitsandlitigation(civil) #computersandtheinternet #datingandrelationships #fraudsandswindling #entrepreneurship #venturecapital #away(jrskinc) #schmidterice #rundellderek

Why Tech Companies Are Not Your Friends: Lessons From Roku - Roku recently changed its policy to make it even harder for customers to take legal actio... - https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/20/technology/personaltech/roku-data-breach-companies.html #videorecordingsdownloadsandstreaming #arbitrationconciliationandmediation #computersandtheinternet #contenttype:service #mobileapplications #television #privacy #roku

TikTok Quietly Changes User Terms Amid Growing Legal Scrutiny - Some lawyers say the changes could make it more difficult to bring legal action against t... - https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/14/business/media/tiktok-changes-user-terms.html #arbitrationconciliationandmediation #ethicsandofficialmisconduct #suitsandlitigation(civil) #computersandtheinternet #teenagersandadolescence #tiktok(bytedance) #lawandlegislation #metaplatformsinc #attorneysgeneral #instagraminc #facebookinc

Tesla’s Direct Sales Model Helps It Thwart Customer Lawsuits - Sales contracts prevent buyers of the company’s electric cars from pursuing class-action ... - https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/19/business/tesla-class-action-lawsuit-arbitration.html #arbitrationconciliationandmediation #driverlessandsemiautonomousvehicles #automobilesafetyfeaturesanddefects #workplacehazardsandviolations #compensationfordamages(law) #electricandhybridvehicles #suitsandlitigation(civil) #teslamotorsinc

Kevin Spacey Ordered to Pay $31 Million to ‘House of Cards’ Studio - A secret arbitrator’s ruling was issued 13 months ago and became public on Monday when la... - https://www.nytimes.com/2021/11/22/business/media/kevin-spacey-house-of-cards.html #arbitrationconciliationandmediation #web-originalprogramming #houseofcards(tvprogram) #sexualharassment #weinsteinharvey ##metoomovement #spaceykevin #rappanthony #television #netflixinc

Kevin Spacey Ordered to Pay $31 Million to ‘House of Cards’ Studio - A secret arbitrator’s ruling was issued 13 months ago and became public on Monday when la... - https://www.nytimes.com/2021/11/22/business/media/kevin-spacey-house-of-cards-breach-of-contract.html #arbitrationconciliationandmediation #web-originalprogramming #houseofcards(tvprogram) #sexualharassment #weinsteinharvey ##metoomovement #spaceykevin #rappanthony #television #netflixinc

Zia Chishti Steps Down as C.E.O. of Afiniti - Zia Chishti resigned from the artificial-intelligence company he founded after a former e... - https://www.nytimes.com/2021/11/19/technology/afinity-zia-chishti-resigns.html #arbitrationconciliationandmediation #housecommitteeonthejudiciary #tatianaspotiswoode #ziachishti #sexcrimes #assaults

Amazon Prevails Over Reliance in India's Supreme Court - The Indian Supreme Court upheld the U.S. company’s effort to stop the sale of supermarket... - https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/06/technology/india-amazon-reliance-ambani.html #arbitrationconciliationandmediation #mergersacquisitionsanddivestitures #antitrustlawsandcompetitionissues #supermarketsandgrocerystores #economicconditionsandtrends #suitsandlitigation(civil) #computersandtheinternet #politicsandgovernment #futuregroup

Amazon Ends Use of Arbitration for Customer Disputes - Anyone using the technology giant’s products will pursue disputes in federal court, a sig... - https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/22/business/amazon-arbitration-customer-disputes.html #arbitrationconciliationandmediation #doordash(mobileapp) #consumerprotection #kellerlenknerllc #lenknertravis

Alphabet Settles Shareholder Suits Over Sexual Harassment Claims - Google’s parent company was hit with a wave of lawsuits after The New York Times reported that an ... - https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/25/technology/google-sexual-harassment-lawsuit-settlement.html #arbitrationconciliationandmediation #suitsandlitigation(civil) #executivecompensation #rubinandrewe(1962-) #sexualharassment ##metoomovement #alphabetinc #googleinc

‘Scared to Death’ by Arbitration: Companies Drowning in Their Own System - Lawyers and a Silicon Valley start-up have found ways to flood the system with claims, so companie... more: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/06/business/arbitration-overload.html #freelancingself-employmentandindependentcontracting #arbitrationconciliationandmediation #doordash(mobileapp)

Star Engineer Who Crossed Google Is Ordered to Pay $179 Million to Company - Anthony Levandowski, who helped pioneer self-driving cars and was accused of taking Google’s trade... more: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/04/technology/anthony-levandowski-google-uber.html #driverlessandsemiautonomousvehicles #arbitrationconciliationandmediation #carservicesandliverycabs #computersandtheinternet #intellectualproperty #ubertechnologiesinc #levandowskianthony #bankruptcies #automobiles

Uber Settles Drivers’ Lawsuit for $20 Million - Uber settled a long-running legal battle with drivers in California and Massachusetts for $20 mill... more: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/12/technology/uber-drivers-lawsuit-settle.html?partner=rss&emc=rss #freelancingself-employmentandindependentcontracting #arbitrationconciliationandmediation #suitsandlitigation(civil) #carservicesandliverycabs #initialpublicofferings #ubertechnologiesinc #wagesandsalaries