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FCC: At least 1 phone company broke law by sharing location

By MATT O'BRIEN | January 31, 2020

At least one U.S. phone company likely broke the law by sharing data that can pinpoint the location of smartphone users, the Federal Communications Commission said Friday.FCC Chairman Ajit Pai said in a letter to Congress that one or more wireless companies...

Johnson & Johnson ordered to pay $344M in pelvic mesh case

January 30, 2020

SAN DIEGO (AP) — A San Diego judge on Thursday ordered Johnson & Johnson to pay nearly $344 million in penalties for deceptively marketing pelvic mesh devices for women.Superior Court Judge Eddie Sturgeon ruled against the medical giant in a lawsuit...

Ex-Illinois lawmaker pleads guilty in red-light bribery case

By MICHAEL TARM and JOHN O'CONNOR | January 28, 2020

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — A former Illinois state senator pleaded guilty Tuesday to accepting around a quarter of a million dollars in bribes in exchange for protecting the interests of a red-light camera company, and promised to cooperate with federal...