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Partnerships / AcquisitionsT-Mobile, Sprint Merger Could Be At Risk If DOJ Sues
The Department of Justice (DOJ) may file a lawsuit to block the merger of telecom giants Sprint and T-Mobile if the two...
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Security & FraudPayroll Fraud Could Cost KeyCorp $90M
Regional banking firm KeyCorp disclosed a massive instance of fraud on Tuesday (July 16) that could potentially cost $90 million, according to...
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Security & FraudVenezuelans Seek $30M In Crypto Ponzi Scheme Lawsuit
A group of Venezuelan nationals filed a fraud suit in Florida federal court claiming they were duped into a Ponzi scheme involving...
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LegalCourts Say Amazon Liable For Third-Party Seller Missteps
An appeals court has ruled that Amazon can be held liable for third-party sales on its site, according to reports. Amazon lets...
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CryptocurrencyMan Who Claims Bitcoin Invention Tells Court He Can’t Access Coins
A man who claims to have invented the cryptocurrency Bitcoin says he can’t access his fortune in coins, according to a report...
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AmazonAmazon Sues Counterfeit Sellers
Amazon is continuing its fight against counterfeiters. Along with Boulder-based company Nite Ize, a maker of specialty lights and phone mounts under...
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FacebookThe Data Breach Case Against Facebook Is Moving Forward
Facebook is still legally on the hook for a September data breach that affected 30 million of their customers. Hackers were reportedly...
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LegalWalmart Sued By JetBlue For Jetblack Name
To force the world’s biggest retailer to stop using the Jetblack name for its personal shopping service, JetBlue Airways has sued Walmart...
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LegalHuawei Sues US Over Detained Telecom Equipment
Chinese telecom company Huawei Technologies has filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Commerce Department over telecommunications equipment. The lawsuit centers on whether...
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B2B PaymentsFLEETCOR Accused Of Clean Energy Fraud
About a month after reports surfaced that commercial fleet payments technology firm FLEETCOR is facing a lawsuit over claims of anticompetitive behavior,...
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RidesharingLyft Sues SF Over Bikesharing Contract Violation
Lyft, the ride-hailing startup, has filed a lawsuit against San Francisco claiming officials in the city are violating a contract with the...
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South AsiaIndia Lawsuit Against Flipkart Highlights Discounting Concerns
Walmart, it seems, has found itself drawn into a legal struggle between its recent acquisition Flipkart and GOQii — an Indian maker...
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AppleiOS Developers Sue Apple, Citing App Store Practices
Two app makers are suing Apple over what they say are anti-competitive practices by the App Store, according to a report by...
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LegalFirst American Financial Customers Sue Over Data Breach
First American Financial Corp., the title insurance company that exposed the data on hundreds of millions of mortgages dating as far back...
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LegalHuawei Files Motion To Toss Out Federal Ban
Huawei, the Chinese telecom company that landed on a blacklist in the U.S., has filed a motion in U.S. court aiming to...
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Security & FraudThree People Sue Apple Over iTunes Privacy Issues
Three Apple customers have sued the tech company over what they say are privacy violations, claiming that Apple allegedly shared their listening...
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RegulationOCC Seeks Public Comment On Innovation Pilot Program
The headlines in recent weeks tied to the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) have centered on legal disputes over...
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LegalLyft Gets Hit With Class-Action Investor Lawsuit
Lyft’s stock inched lower in trading Monday (May 20) after investors filed a class action lawsuit against the ride-hailing startup. According to...
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B2B PaymentsGig Workers Say Instacart’s Payment Fix Limits Transparency
On-demand grocery delivery service Instacart took action earlier this year to change the way it pays gig workers, called shoppers, after a...
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LegalSupremes Greenlight Consumer Apple App Store Lawsuit
Apple was dealt a blow on Monday (May 13) after the Supreme Court ruled that an antitrust lawsuit over its App Store...
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FacebookFacebook Sues South Korean Firm For Data Misuse
Facebook has filed a lawsuit against a South Korean data analytics company for breaching its data policies for developers, as well as...
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B2B PaymentsHertz Sues Former Execs Following SEC Settlement
Rental car company Hertz is suing some of its former executives after a $16 million settlement of financial accounting violations with the U.S....
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B2B PaymentsLawsuit Accuses FLEETCOR Of Anticompetitive Payment Processing
A lawsuit filed this week by Gas Pos, a fuel station point-of-sale startup, is accusing fleet card company FLEETCOR of anticompetitive behavior...
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RegulationFinTech Charter Hits Speed Bump
The suit can proceed. The news came Thursday (May 2) that, per a ruling in federal court in New York, the State...
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FacebookFTC Split On Size, Scope Of Facebook Fine
With Facebook and the Federal Trade Commission in the final stages of settlement talks, disagreements between the five-member FTC panel are complicating...
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Bank RegulationNY Lawsuit Against FinTech Banking Licenses Can Proceed
Regulators from New York got the nod from a judge to move forward with their lawsuit aimed at stopping FinTechs from offering...
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LegalCFPB Sues Credit Repair Firms Over Upfront Fees
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has filed a lawsuit against a credit repair firm, its subsidiaries and associates for asking customers...
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LegalCredit Union Sues Fiserv Over ‘Baffling’ Security Lapses
Bessemer System Federal Credit Union, a financial organization in Pennsylvania, is suing financial technology company Fiserv Solutions over what it calls rampant...
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LegalInvestors 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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LegalLampert 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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LegalUK 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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LegalFTC 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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Security & FraudMedical Equipment Cos Charged In $1.2B Healthcare Fraud
U.S. authorities announced that they have charged a number of individuals in connection with one of the biggest healthcare frauds ever prosecuted...
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LegalMoviePass 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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LegalMoneyGram, 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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LegalWirecard 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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FacebookFacebook Hit With Lawsuit By HUD Over Discrimination In Ads
Facebook has been hit with a lawsuit by the Department of Housing and Urban Development over running real estate ads that discriminated against...
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AppleUS Judge: Apple Infringed On Patent, Should Face Import Ban
A U.S. judge ruled against Apple on Tuesday (March 26), and said the company infringed on one of chipmaker Qualcomm’s patents, according...
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RetailSupreme Court Denies Zappos’ Request To Throw Out Class-Action Suit
The United States Supreme Court has rejected an appeal by online shoe company Zappos over a data breach in 2012 that compromised...
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LegalLawsuit: 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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FacebookFacebook Ends Discriminatory Practices In Ads After Lawsuits
Facebook will stop allowing ad buyers to target by age, gender or ZIP code when offering credit, employment or housing, according to...
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GoogleMississippi AG Preps Antitrust Suit Against Google
The Mississippi Attorney General (AG) revealed that his office is preparing an antitrust case against Google, accusing the tech giant of controlling...
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Security & FraudInvestors In 19 Countries Sue Danske Bank Over Money-Laundering Scandal
An international coalition of pension funds, government entities and asset managers is suing Danske Bank over a far-reaching money-laundering scheme tied to...
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FacebookFacebook Lawsuit Goes After Sellers Of Fake Accounts
To tackle “fraudulent activity” on its platform, Facebook and Instagram are suing four companies and individuals in China. The case is over...
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LegalBlackBerry 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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BankingVisa, Mastercard, Banks Settle Card Fee Lawsuit
In a settlement that has been given preliminary approval by a federal court in New York, Visa and Mastercard, along with bank...
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AppleQualcomm Calls For US Import Ban On Some iPhone Models
Qualcomm is calling on trade regulators in the U.S. to overturn a ruling by a judge and prevent the import of Apple...
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RidesharingUber Sues City Of New York To Get Driver Cap Lifted
Uber, the ride-hailing startup, filed a lawsuit against the city of New York last week seeking to overturn a rule that puts...
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RetailWalmart, Six Other Retailers See Judge Dismiss Shoplifting Lawsuit
Walmart and six other retailers saw a federal judge toss out a lawsuit that accused the group of forcing shoplifters to take...
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NewsDoorDash, Amazon Flex Not Altering Driver Payment Structures
DoorDash and Amazon Flex are not taking a page from Instacart when it comes to using tips from delivery workers to meet...
