#misappropriation

#misappropriation

Meta misappropriated ad dollars from accounts using machine-learning-based products.

Advertisers lucky to receive 90% refunds in Meta ad credits for issues discovered themselves. [ more ]

Tom Girardi's son-in-law and a second lawyer from his firm have been sanctioned by a State Bar judge for not adequately protecting clients from Girardi's misappropriation of settlement funds.

David Lira, who is married to Girardi's daughter and worked for his firm for over 20 years, is barred from controlling client bank accounts and must work under another attorney's supervision.

Keith Griffin, who worked with Girardi for two decades, had his law license suspended for six months and is on probation for a year for concealing information about settlement funds from clients. [ more ]

The U.S. Supreme Court denied a petition for writ of certiorari in the Tata Consultancy Services Ltd. v. Epic Systems Corp. case.

The appellate court decision awarding $280 million for unjust enrichment and punitive damages stands.

The ruling could have informed the nation's framework of trade secret law on unjust enrichment damages. [ more ]