Target, Florida and LGBT

Florida sues Target for ‘defrauding investors’ by selling LGBTQ+ Pride merchandise
Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier on Thursday announced the state filed a class action lawsuit against Target claiming "the company knowingly misled and defrauded investors by concealing the financial risks of its radical LGBTQ activism.
Florida files suit against Target, claiming DEI initiatives ‘misled investors’
He alleges Target violated the Securities Exchange Act by failing to disclose ‘the known risks’ of diversity initiatives.
Florida Sues Target for Defrauding Investors Over DEI and 'LGBTQ Activism'
Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier on Thursday filed a class-action lawsuit against the retail corporation Target for defrauding investors and "sexualizin
Florida accused Target of ‘defrauding investors’ by selling LGBTQ+ Pride merchandise in new lawsuit
Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier on Thursday announced the state filed a class action lawsuit against Target claiming “the company knowingly misled and defrauded investors by
Target Sued by Florida for Defrauding Shareholders About DEI
Target was sued on Thursday by the state of Florida for allegedly concealing the risks of its diversity and social initiatives, leading to a backlash among customers that caused its stock price to decline.
Florida takes aim at Target's 2023 Pride collection in a lawsuit over the retailer's DEI initiatives
Target executives did say during an August 2023 earnings call that traffic and top-line trends were affected by backlash to its Pride collection, but added that "it's not possible
Target DEI Efforts Face Growing Attacks as Florida Sues
Target Corp. was sued by the state of Florida for allegedly failing to disclose the risks of the company’s diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives to investors, the latest lawsuit tied to a backlash over the retailer’s 2023 LGBTQ-Pride campaign.
Florida sues Target, alleging investor fraud over LGBTQ activism risks
Florida is facing off with a retail giant over claims the store's political correctness cost the state's public employees retirement fund millions. On Thursday, newly sworn-in Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier,
Florida files investor lawsuit against Target for 2023 Pride campaign
A few days after being named attorney general, James Uthmeier filed a class action against retail giant Target Thursday, claiming it defrauded investors in the process of promoting “radical LGBTQ activism.
Florida sues Target for ‘leftist agenda that sexualized children,’ harm to retirement fund
The lawsuit claims the retailer’s LGBTQ PRIDE campaign hurt the state’s retirement fund, which owns Target stock.
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