Lawsuit

CFPB Charges Student Loan Debt Relief Firms With Unlawful Behavior
CFPB Charges Student Loan Debt Relief Firms With Unlawful Behavior
January 10, 2020  |  CFPB

The Consumer Finance Protection Bureau (CFPB) has filed lawsuits against several companies offering to forgive student loan debt for allegedly obtaining peoples’ data illegally, charging...

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California Gig Decree Prompts Uber To Halt Upfront Pricing
California Gig Decree Prompts Uber To Halt Upfront Pricing
January 09, 2020  |  Gig Economy

Uber is dropping upfront pricing in favor of estimates in response to the California gig economy law that took effect Jan 1. Reuters saw an...

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Forever 21 Faces Lawsuit For Allegedly Using False Sales Data
Forever 21 Faces Lawsuit For Allegedly Using False Sales Data
January 08, 2020  |  Security & Fraud

Retail chain Forever 21, now in the final stages of bankruptcy, was sued by an Alabama mall owner who said the company misrepresented critical sale...

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Sonos Hits Google With Patent Infringement Lawsuit
Sonos Hits Google With Patent Infringement Lawsuit
January 07, 2020  |  Legal

Sonos is suing Google as of Tuesday (Jan. 7), alleging that the tech giant infringed on their patents for music speakers, per reports in The...

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Microsoft Sues North Korean Firm For Cybertheft
Microsoft Sues North Korean Firm For Cybertheft
December 30, 2019  |  Security & Fraud

Microsoft is suing a mysterious North Korean hacking group called Thallium for allegedly stealing sensitive information, according to reports. The suit targets two unnamed people...

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Self-Described Bitcoin Inventor Says He Can’t Access His Assets
Self-Described Bitcoin Inventor Says He Can’t Access His Assets
December 27, 2019  |  Bitcoin

Craig Wright, a man who claims he invented Bitcoin, was recently ordered by a judge in Florida to surrender around $3 billion of his holdings...

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Danske Bank Hit With Third Money Laundering Lawsuit
Danske Bank Hit With Third Money Laundering Lawsuit
December 27, 2019  |  Legal

Danske Bank is facing another lawsuit from about 60 investors over alleged money laundering, according to a report by Reuters.  It’s the third lawsuit by...

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PayPal Sues CFPB Over ‘Misleading’ Digital Wallet Disclosure Rules
PayPal Sues CFPB Over ‘Misleading’ Digital Wallet Disclosure Rules
December 12, 2019  |  Legal

PayPal has filed suit against the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), alleging that the agency has dismissed its arguments that digital wallets do not operate...

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CA College Student Accuses TikTok Of Illicit Data Harvesting
CA College Student Accuses TikTok Of Illicit Data Harvesting
December 04, 2019  |  Legal

A California college student has filed a lawsuit against TikTok, accusing the viral video service of sending her personal data to its parent company in...

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