Law & Society

Air New Zealand agreed to pay $35 million ($A47.47 million) to settle its lawsuit case in the United States. The lawsuit alleges the national carrier of New Zealand took part of the alleged cartel fix freight air cargo fuel and security surcharges.

Facebook requested a judge to dismiss a privacy lawsuit case filed by a group of Illinois Facebook users against them. The group claimed it the social networking giant violated the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act.

Divisions are mounting among voters in Massachusetts on the issue of making leisureliness marijuana lawful. States like Washington, Alaska and Colorado have made the use of marijuana legal for recreational purpose.