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4.8KZillow Sues Competitor Compass Over IP Theft
Zillow has filed two lawsuits against Compass, accusing its rival of stealing Seattle-based Zillow’s intellectual property, as well as hiring employees who violated...
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3.0KInvestors Sue Lyft Over Overhyped IPO
Lyft is being sued by some investors who say the company exaggerated its market position during its IPO in March, which they...
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2.7KApple’s Settlement With Qualcomm May Have Cost As Much As $6 Billion
The legal battle between Apple and Qualcomm is over, and UBS is estimating the iPhone maker paid Qualcomm in the neighborhood of...
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1.8KLampert Faces Suit From Sears Holdings Corp
In the wake of the retailer’s bankruptcy, Sears Holdings Corp. has filed a lawsuit against former CEO Eddie Lampert, along with ESL...
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3.0KMarket Regulator In Germany Files Complaint Alleging Wirecard Short Sale
A German markets regulator has filed a complaint with prosecutors alleging that shares of Wirecard were manipulated by someone who potentially had...
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3.8KUK Lawsuit Against Mastercard Gains Court Support
A consumer lawsuit against Mastercard in the U.K. got approval to move forward after a court reversed a ruling by the Competition...
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3.2KFTC Fines Avant $3.85M For Customer Deception
The Federal Trade Commission announced on Monday (April 15) a $3.85 million settlement with online lender Avant over a lawsuit alleging the firm...
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2.8KLaw Enforcement Use Of Google Search Warrants Increasing
Law enforcement agencies around the country are increasingly going after search warrants to obtain information from Google, based on the location data...
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2.3KCybercriminals Charged With Money Laundering, Wire Fraud
A federal jury has convicted two Romanian cybercriminals of infecting computers with malware in order to steal credit card and other information...
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3.4KCollege Admissions Scandal Now Alleges Money Laundering
Federal prosecutors have hit actress Lori Loughlin, her husband, Mossimo Giannulli, and 14 other parents with additional charges related to the college...
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2.9KMoviePass Rival Sinemia Faces Complaints, Lawsuit
Sinemia, a subscription service similar to MoviePass, has been struggling with customer complaints and a class-action lawsuit over the way it treats...
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3.0KLyft Threatens To Sue Over Alleged Short Selling
Lyft is threatening to sue Morgan Stanley over allegations it supported short selling for investors subject to lock-up agreements. According to CNBC,...
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3.2KMoneyGram, Western Union Sued Over Downed Passenger Plane
Four financial institutions are being sued over suspected ties to terrorists who shot down Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 in 2014, according to...
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4.7KCA Lawmakers: Crypto Can Solve Cannabis Payments Problem
Legalized cannabis has a huge cash payments problem – as in, operators have too much, given federal restrictions in the U.S. that...
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2.9KRobocalls Go Unpunished, Exposing Regulatory Gaps
For foes of robocalls, there came a bit of poetic justice in recent weeks, courtesy of John Oliver, host of the weekly...
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3.1KWirecard Files Suit Against FT Following Investigative News Reports
German financial and payments company Wirecard has filed a lawsuit against the Financial Times for a series of articles the news organization...
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3.8KMichael Avenatti Arrested For Bank, Wire Fraud
Attorney Michael Avenatti has been charged in two federal cases with wire and bank fraud, as well as allegedly attempting to extort...
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4.1KAs Biometrics Advances, Laws And Regulations Try To Catch Up
Biometrics are increasingly being relied upon to secure payments and commerce while making transactions more seamless for consumers, a trend that seems...
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5.2KSan Fran Mulls Cashless Store Ban — Including Amazon Go
San Francisco is considering following in the footsteps of New Jersey and Philadelphia and banning cashless stores, including Amazon Go, according to...
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3.4KLawsuit: Peloton Used 1,000+ Songs Illegally
The National Music Publishers’ Association (NMPA) is suing streaming exercise bike company Peloton, saying the service used upwards of 1,000 songs without...
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3.4KUS Supreme Court Sends Google Settlement Back To Lower Court For Review
A Google settlement with consumers is getting a second look after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled a lower court should review the...
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4.8KMarch Madness: Next Big Chance For Legal Online Sports Betting
March Madness has a new flavor this year: legal online betting. The annual NCAA men’s Division 1 basketball tournament will attract an estimated...
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3.7KSupremes Take On ID Fraud, Undocumented Immigrants
The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear arguments over states’ ability to prosecute illegal immigrants for identity theft if they use someone...
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2.6KSenators Seek Stronger SEC Clawbacks In Financial Crimes
Legislation is bowing in Congress from a pair of U.S. senators that would broaden the ability of the Securities and Exchange Commission...
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3.2KBlackBerry Files Patent Infringement Lawsuit Against Twitter
BlackBerry, the once-maker of the BlackBerry mobile phone, has filed a lawsuit against Twitter contending the social media platform operator engaged in...
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3.3KeBay, Investors Discuss Future Of StubHub, Classifieds Biz
According to reports, eBay is in settlement talks with activist investors in the hopes of avoiding a proxy fight on the online...
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2.8KSEC Says Musk Violated Settlement With Recent Tesla Tweet
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is going after Tesla Chief Executive Elon Musk, preparing to pursue a contempt order over what...
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3.9KFormer Malaysian PM’s PR Rep Charged In 1MDB Case
The British public relations representative for Najib Razak, Malaysia’s former prime minister, has been charged in absentia in the 1Malaysia Development Berhad...
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3.9KNew Jersey Getting Closer To Legalizing Recreational Marijuana
New Jersey Governor Philip D. Murphy and state Democratic legislative leaders have forged an agreement that could result in the state legalizing...
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2.3KFormer Apple Securities And Compliance Lawyer Charged With Insider Trading
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) charged a former Apple lawyer with illegal insider trading on Wednesday (Feb. 13), according to a...
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5.1KOnline Sports Betting Gets A Super Bowl Workout
As the New England Patriots and their fans prepared for their latest Super Bowl victory parade on Tuesday (Feb. 5), details emerged...
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3.2KJudge To Decide Sears’ Fate In Bankruptcy Proceedings
A U.S. bankruptcy court judge will decide the fate of struggling retailer Sears and its unsecured creditors, according to a report by...
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3.6KNY Federal Reserve Partners With Bangladesh Bank To Sue Over $81M Hack
The Federal Reserve Bank of New York announced that it will formally assist Bangladesh Bank in a lawsuit to recover funds stolen...
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4.1KRBS Slapped With Lawsuit Over Frozen Accounts
The Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) is being sued by an unnamed British payments company over allegations that RBS froze accounts on...
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4.6KBangladesh To Sue Philippine Bank RCBC In Alleged $81M Cyber Robbery
The Bangladesh central bank governor said the country is going to file a lawsuit against Philippine bank Rizal Commercial Banking Corp (RCBC)...
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3.1KMunchery Sued By Ex-Employees Over Shutdown
A new class-action lawsuit wants failed meal delivery company Munchery to pay its former employees 60 days’ worth of back wages. The...
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3.6KHuawei CFO Charged With Bank Fraud
U.S. prosecutors have filed criminal charges against China’s largest technology company, accusing it of stealing trade secrets and committing bank fraud. In...
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3.8KWalgreens Agrees To $60M Settlement For Overpriced Prescriptions
Walgreens has agreed to pay $60 million to settle allegations that it overcharged government healthcare plans for prescription drugs. The settlement, which...
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5.5KWill DOJ Ruling Put The Brakes On Legal Online Sports Betting?
As the Feb. 3 Super Bowl approaches — heaven for football fans and gamblers, including bettors who make wagers via online channels...
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2.7KSupreme Court Dismisses Case Over CFPB Power
A challenge to the structure of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) was dismissed by the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday (Jan. 14)...
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3.6KLuLaRoe Founders Accused Of Hiding Millions From Creditors
A multi-million dollar lawsuit is accusing the founders of LuLaRoe of hiding tens of millions of dollars in shell companies to avoid...
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4.4KDanske, Execs Sued By US Shareholder
A New York pension fund is suing Danske Bank and four former executives, accusing the bank of lying to investors and boosting...
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7.0KUber Seeks Driver Lawsuit Settlement Before IPO
Uber, gearing up to launch an initial public offering (IPO) in the first quarter of 2019, is offering to settle with drivers...
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2.5KQualcomm Tells China Court Apple Still Selling Banned iPhones
Despite a court order in China barring Apple from selling some of its iPhones over a patent dispute with Qualcomm, the Cupertino,...
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2.5KAmazon’s NYC HQ2 Sparks Legislation Over Real Estate
A Senator who represents Long Island City, where Amazon plans to build another headquarters, has drafted legislation that would essentially make it...
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3.0KSEC, DJ Khalid, Floyd Mayweather Settle ICO Charges
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has announced settled charges against professional boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr. and music producer DJ Khaled for...
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2.3KSEC Chairman Says Tesla Case Is Settled Despite Musk Tweet
Despite Tesla Chief Executive Elon Musk’s early October tweet in which he called the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) the “Shortseller Enrichment...
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3.8KSupreme Court Justices Hear Apple Antitrust Appeal
Apple’s attempt to get the Supreme Court to toss out a lawsuit over allegations of antitrust actions with its App Store could...
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3.2KUS Biometrics Law Tested By Six Flags Lawsuit
The Illinois Supreme Court is set to hear arguments that will help it determine when consumers can take action under the Biometric...
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6.2KBlue Apron Hit With Employee Labor Lawsuit
Blue Apron employees have filed a class-action lawsuit against the company over a variety of alleged labor law violations. According to BuzzFeed...
