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692LegalZoom Faces Class Action Lawsuit Over Security, Privacy Breaches
Investor Michael Drieu is leading a class action lawsuit against Zoom Video Communications Inc. alleging the California company’s video conferencing app has...
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991LegalWeWork Files Suit Against SoftBank For Withdrawing $3B Offer
WeWork is not taking SoftBank Group Corp.’s withdrawal of its $3 billion offer lying down. The New York-based company has filed a...
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3.3KCryptocurrencyInvestors Hit Crypto Firms With Class-Action Lawsuits
Seven cryptocurrency issuers and four crypto exchanges are facing federal class action lawsuits. Filed in U.S. District Court in Manhattan on Friday...
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4.8KInvestmentsSoftBank Abandons WeWork Deal; Lawsuit Likely
SoftBank finally pulled out of its $3 billion deal to purchase office sharing startup WeWork, after murmurs of such last month amid...
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2.0KRidesharingUber Files Federal Suit Against LA Over Data Demands
In an unexpected twist for a tech company, Uber has filed a federal lawsuit against the Los Angeles Department of Transportation (LADOT),...
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6.7KBitcoinBitcoin Daily: SEC, Kik In Court Over Token Sale; Billionaire Tim Draper Eyes Investing In India’s Crypto Sector
Both Kik and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) are seeking a quick end to their legal dispute, CoinDesk reported. The SEC...
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5.4KFacebookLawsuit Says Facebook Officials Knew About Ad Metric Issues And Did Nothing
Facebook is under fire in a new set of documents in a lawsuit, which allege the company knew for years that paid...
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3.1KRetailLawsuit Alleges Toys R Us Execs Bilked Company During Bankruptcy
A lawsuit filed in New York representing a trust of more than 100 creditors for Toys R Us claims that executives took bonuses...
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3.9KSecurity & FraudFifth Third Bank Sued By CFPB Over Fake Accounts
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) filed a lawsuit against Cincinnati-based Fifth Third Bancorp alleging that employees opened accounts for customers without...
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3.1KLegalNYC Sues Airbnb Listing Co In Bid To Stop Short-Term Rentals
New York City has sued Guesty, a startup that provides services for listing on Airbnb and other home-sharing sites, in an escalation...
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2.7KAppleApple Settles Slow iPhone Lawsuit For $500M
Apple has agreed to settle a lawsuit for as much as $500 million over allegations that it slowed down older iPhones, according...
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1.9KANTITRUSTEU Judge Says Google Committed ‘Clear Infraction’ In Antitrust Case
A European judge has hampered Google’s fight against a $2.6 billion fine, saying the company committed a “clear infraction” by putting its...
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2.9KRegulationJudge Throws Out Bid By Uber, Postmates To Halt Gig Worker Law
A judge has rejected the request from Uber and Postmates to put a stop to a new California law that would place...
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3.9KLegalRetailer Hanna Andersson, Salesforce Are First Sued Under New California Privacy Law
In retailing it’s usually a good thing when you’re the first to do something. Except when it’s a lawsuit. And except when...
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1.9KBitcoinBitcoin Daily: Blockchain Startup Clear Wants To Work With Telcos; Judge Dismisses Lawsuit Against Kraken, Bitmain
Clear, a startup that wants to build blockchain for huge-volume transaction systems like telecommunications companies, has announced a $13 million Series A...
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5.1KCFPBCFPB Sues Citizens Bank For Violating Truth In Lending Act
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) filed a lawsuit on Thursday (Jan. 30) against Citizens Bank over alleged violations of the Truth...
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4.3KInvestmentsLegal Woes Threaten To Ground Beyond Meat’s Stock
Plant-based burger maker Beyond Meat is facing a lawsuit from former business partner Don Lee over fraud allegations, saying the company misappropriated...
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5.2KSecurity & FraudUS Gov’t Sues Firms, Individuals For Fraudulent Robocalls
A lawsuit by the U.S. government is targeting five companies and three individuals accused of perpetuating hundreds of millions of fraudulent robocalls,...
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1.5KLegalSupreme Court Won’t Review Facebook’s Privacy Violation Case
In a blow to Facebook, the Supreme Court won’t decide whether or not people can sue the social media giant for using...
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2.5KPersonnelSamsung Announces Reorg Amid Falling Earnings
Samsung is reorganizing its executive suite following a drop in earnings and the retrial of former leader and Samsung heir Lee Jae-yong,...
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3.6KLegalApp Developers Bring Antitrust Lawsuit Against Facebook
Facebook has been sued by four companies regarded alleged anti-competitive practices, according to a report by Reuters. The companies say that the...
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1.9KLegalApple Sued For Allegedly Infringing On Medical Tech Patents
Medical technology company Masimo is suing Apple, saying that the company stole trade secrets related to its health monitoring technology and also...
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3.2KCFPBCFPB Charges Student Loan Debt Relief Firms With Unlawful Behavior
The Consumer Finance Protection Bureau (CFPB) has filed lawsuits against several companies offering to forgive student loan debt for allegedly obtaining peoples’...
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3.1KGig EconomyCalifornia Gig Decree Prompts Uber To Halt Upfront Pricing
Uber is dropping upfront pricing in favor of estimates in response to the California gig economy law that took effect Jan 1....
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5.5KSecurity & FraudForever 21 Faces Lawsuit For Allegedly Using False Sales Data
Retail chain Forever 21, now in the final stages of bankruptcy, was sued by an Alabama mall owner who said the company...
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2.1KLegalSonos Hits Google With Patent Infringement Lawsuit
Sonos is suing Google as of Tuesday (Jan. 7), alleging that the tech giant infringed on their patents for music speakers, per...
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5.1KSecurity & FraudMicrosoft Sues North Korean Firm For Cybertheft
Microsoft is suing a mysterious North Korean hacking group called Thallium for allegedly stealing sensitive information, according to reports. The suit targets...
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3.9KBitcoinSelf-Described Bitcoin Inventor Says He Can’t Access His Assets
Craig Wright, a man who claims he invented Bitcoin, was recently ordered by a judge in Florida to surrender around $3 billion...
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4.5KLegalDanske Bank Hit With Third Money Laundering Lawsuit
Danske Bank is facing another lawsuit from about 60 investors over alleged money laundering, according to a report by Reuters. It’s the...
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6.2KLegalPayPal Sues CFPB Over ‘Misleading’ Digital Wallet Disclosure Rules
PayPal has filed suit against the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), alleging that the agency has dismissed its arguments that digital wallets...
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2.3KLegalCA College Student Accuses TikTok Of Illicit Data Harvesting
A California college student has filed a lawsuit against TikTok, accusing the viral video service of sending her personal data to its...
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2.0KGig EconomyDC AG Is Suing DoorDash Over Tipping
Washington, D.C. Attorney General Karl Racine is suing popular delivery company DoorDash, saying the company didn’t adequately distribute tips nor did it...
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3.8KGig EconomyCalifornia Truckers Continue Legal Fight Against Gig Worker Law
Legislation in California that aims to expand worker protections for so-called gig economy workers has led to a debate in the state’s...
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2.8KLegalLawsuit Targets WeWork For Lost Value After Pulled IPO
A lawsuit is being launched by minority shareholders against WeWork, Adam Neumann — its co-founder and former chief executive officer — and...
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3.2KSecurity & FraudCourt Filings Show Facebook’s Data Policy Was About Competition, Not Privacy
Facebook’s 2012 policy changes that denied app developers access to user data was actually about stifling competition, not protecting user privacy, according...
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2.0KGoogleGoogle Answers AG Probe With Lawsuit
Google filed a lawsuit on Thursday (Oct. 31) against the attorney general of Texas, asking a court to protect against confidential business...
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3.6KB2B PaymentsSmall Business Lawsuit Against RBS’s Restructuring Unit Begins
A trial has begun against the financial institution Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) brought by a small business owner and former RBS...
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3.3KFacebookFacebook Accuses Cybersecurity Firm Of Using WhatsApp In Malware Attack
Facebook is filing a lawsuit against NSO Group, an Israeli cybersecurity company, alleging that it hacked WhatsApp users, according to CNBC. Facebook...
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2.8KInvestmentsLyft Stock Pops On News Of Faster Path To Profitability
Lyft said it would turn a profit by the end of 2021, one year earlier than expected. Bloomberg reported that the news...
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2.8KAmazonAmazon Lawsuit Accuses Two Men Of Scamming Third-Party Sellers
Amazon has filed a lawsuit against two men and their companies, accusing them of swindling customers by promising sales with tactics like...
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2.9KLegalUber Faces Millions In Liabilities If Drivers Become Employees
A 2017 deposition is giving insight into Uber‘s legal strategy when fighting back against driver-related lawsuits. Legal documents related to an Atlanta...
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2.3KLegalGoogle’s EU Antitrust Appeal Hearings Scheduled For Feb.
Google’s appeal against a $2.64 billion fine for antitrust practices in the EU will be heard by a court over a three-day...
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2.7KRidesharingLyft Files Lawsuit Against NYC For Cruising Limits
Lyft has filed a lawsuit against New York City over a mandate limiting the time its drivers are allowed to spend cruising...
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4.7KLegalCalibra Faces Trademark Infringement Suit Over Logo
Adding another possible legal showdown to the Libra crypto project, and potentially adding to its list of challenges, Facebook’s Calibra is facing...
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2.5KLegalNY Lawsuit Claims Online Retailers Selling eCigs To Underage Buyers
More than 20 online eCigarette retailers are being sued by New York City for allegedly selling to children. Bloomberg is reporting that...
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4.6KBitcoinBitcoin Daily: Tether’s Parent Co. Hit With $1T Lawsuit; Nearly $10B In Bitcoin Held In Crypto Exchanges
The umbrella company running Bitfinex and Tether, iFinex, has been hit with a $1 trillion class-action lawsuit. Plaintiffs say that the actions...
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1.9KCryptocurrencyLawsuit Accuses Tether Backers Of Popping ‘Largest Bubble In History’
The companies in charge of the stablecoin cryptocurrency Tether are being sued and accused of “propping and popping the largest bubble in...
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3.3KLegalDomino’s Supreme Court Decision Spotlights Online Web Accessibility
When it comes to QSR and mobile innovation, pizza seller Domino’s has earned itself a leading position. Now, thanks to a court...
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2.0KLegalLawsuit Against Google Gets Green Light From London Court
A U.K. lawsuit filed against Google by millions of iPhone users over data collection claims was given the green light by London...
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2.4KLegalFacebook Investor Lawsuit Is Dismissed
A class-action lawsuit against Facebook from investors alleging they weren’t told about the impact of a privacy breach has been dismissed, according...
