Accounting

Accounting Evolution: Fewer Lawsuits but Larger and Slower

19 March 2026


By Sarah Wilson

Accounting-related class action lawsuits fell to their lowest level in more than two decades in 2025 according to new data, which also reveals AI washing risks. …

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Shareholders Sue: Lawsuit Launched Over Climate Proposal Exclusion

6 March 2026


By Jack Grogan-Fenn

Shareholder advocacy group As You Sow has launched a lawsuit challenging the exclusion of a climate-related shareholder proposal at international insurance company Chubb. The litigation follows …

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Landmark Lawsuits: Canadian Investors Sued in Two ESG-linked Cases

9 December 2025


By Jack Grogan-Fenn

The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPP Investments) and Canadian asset manager Purpose Investments are the subject of two separate ESG-linked lawsuits which could hold …

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Case Closed: SEC Stops SolarWinds Data Breach Lawsuit

24 November 2025


By Jack Grogan-Fenn

The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has announced that it is ceasing its high-profile lawsuit against software company SolarWinds five years after an infamous data …

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BHP

Damning Verdict: BHP Found Liable for Dam Collapse in UK Lawsuit

21 November 2025


By Jack Grogan-Fenn

Australian mining giant BHP Group has been found responsible for the high-profile Fundão tailings dam collapse in Brazil in 2015 by London’s High …

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Exxon Action: Shareholders Launch Lawsuit Over Retail Voting Program

21 October 2025


By Jack Grogan-Fenn

Oil and gas giant ExxonMobil has been sued by shareholders in an attempt to stop the company’s controversial Retail Voting Program (RVP) which was recently …

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See You in Court: Texas-led Case Against Asset Managers Advances

August 6, 2025


By Jack Grogan-Fenn

A trio of asset managers are set to face a Texas-led antitrust lawsuit from Republican states after a US judge declined to dismiss the …

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AI Angst: Apple Shareholders Sue Over “Misleading” Statements

June 26, 2025


By Jack Grogan-Fenn

Two years on from a strongly supported shareholder resolutions seeking clarity on AI, Apple is now facing shareholders in court.

At the company’s 2024 AGM, a …

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Alphabet

Addressing Antitrust: Alphabet Commits U$500 Million to Compliance

June 6, 2025


By Jack Grogan-Fenn

Alphabet has pledged to spend US$500 million over the next decade to revamp its global compliance structure in response to an antitrust lawsuit from shareholders.

Senior …

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Greenpeace ordered to pay over $660m for anti-fossil fuel protest

March 27, 2025


A North Dakota jury has ruled that Greenpeace must pay more than $660 million in damages for its involvement in an anti-fossil fuel protest against Energy Transfer.…

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