Legal

Legal
Airbnb Is Cooperating With A Subpoena From NYC
June 10, 2019

Airbnb is reportedly complying with a New York City subpoena that wants information about some of its listings, according to reports. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins...

Legal
Walmart, Wearables And The Murky Future For Marketplaces In India
June 07, 2019

While it might not look like much at first glance, an escalating legal spat between Walmart-owned, Indian eCommerce marketplace Flipkart and a small, relatively unknown New Delhi wearables maker might just be on the verge of bubbling over in a way that changes the whole...

Legal
US Judge: Facebook May Have Improperly Handled Data Breaches
May 31, 2019

Vice Chancellor Joseph Slights of the Delaware Chancery Court has ruled that there’s a “credible basis” to infer that Facebook may have committed malfeasance in relation to data breaches, and that the social media giant must turn over to shareholders emails and other records about...

Legal
Student Loan Scammer Settles With FTC For $11M
May 31, 2019

The leader of a student loan debt relief scheme has agreed to settle with the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC’s) charges that he stole $11 million from consumers. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...

Legal
First American Financial Customers Sue Over Data Breach
May 30, 2019

First American Financial Corp., the title insurance company that exposed the data on hundreds of millions of mortgages dating as far back as 2003, is being sued in a class-action lawsuit. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...

Legal
Huawei Files Motion To Toss Out Federal Ban
May 29, 2019

Huawei, the Chinese telecom company that landed on a blacklist in the U.S., has filed a motion in U.S. court aiming to get it tossed out. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...

Legal
Bank of Chicago CEO Indicted For Bribing Manafort
May 23, 2019

Stephen Calk, the founder of the Federal Savings Bank of Chicago, a mortgage lender and a former economic adviser to President Trump’s 2016 campaign, has been charged with bribing Paul Manafort, Trump’s former campaign chairman. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...

Legal
Congress Supports Facial Recognition Regulation
May 22, 2019

Members of Congress supported a plan to draft legislation aimed at the use of facial recognition software by law enforcement on Wednesday (May 22), according to reports. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...

Legal
Allied Wallet Settles With FTC Over Fraudulent Payment Allegations
May 21, 2019

Payment company Allied Wallet and its owner, Ahmad Khawaja, as well as two officers, Mohammad Diab and Amy Rountree, have settled with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) over allegations of knowingly processing fraudulent transactions related to scams, the FTC reported on Tuesday (May 21). Get...