Disney has agreed to pay $43.3m to settle claims that it systematically paid female middle managers less than men in similar roles over an eight-year period. Lawyers for the nine female plaintiffs had argued that Disney paid women at least $151m less than men in comparable roles across various divisions of the company, in violation…

A U.S. judge has permitted a consumer lawsuit against Tesla to advance, alleging the company concealed a “phantom braking” defect in its vehicles. The lawsuit claims that Tesla’s forward collision warning system generates false alerts, leading to sudden braking and increased insurance costs. U.S. District Judge Georgia Alexakis noted that the lawsuit “successfully connects the…