Lawsuits

PropTech Startup Blueground Accused of Price Gouging During LA Fires
PropTech Startup Blueground Accused of Price Gouging During LA Fires
February 05, 2025  |  Startups

Los Angeles accused rental startup Blueground of price gouging following the city’s wildfires. City Attorney Hydee Feldstein Soto’s office filed a civil action against the...

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Google to Seek Reversal of Judge’s App Store Order
Google to Seek Reversal of Judge’s App Store Order
February 03, 2025  |  ANTITRUST

Google and Epic Games will reportedly be in court Monday (Feb. 3) as Google seeks a reversal of a judge’s order that it allow rival...

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LinkedIn AI Training Data Lawsuit Dismissed 
LinkedIn AI Training Data Lawsuit Dismissed 
January 31, 2025  |  Legal & Regulation

A lawsuit accusing LinkedIn of using user messages to train AI models has been dismissed. Plaintiff Alessandro De La Torre, who filed the proposed class...

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Uber Files Racketeering Lawsuit Alleging Auto Insurance-Related Fraud
Uber Files Racketeering Lawsuit Alleging Auto Insurance-Related Fraud
January 30, 2025  |  Legal & Regulation

Uber Technologies is reportedly suing a group of law firms, doctors and pain management clinics, alleging they staged car accidents and performed medically unnecessary surgeries....

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Crypto Exchange KuCoin to Exit US Amid Resolution of Lawsuit
Crypto Exchange KuCoin to Exit US Amid Resolution of Lawsuit
January 27, 2025  |  Legal & Regulation

Cryptocurrency exchange KuCoin will exit the U.S. market for at least two years after its operator, Seychelles-based Peken Global Limited, pleaded guilty Monday (Jan. 27) to...

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PayPal to Settle New York’s Allegations of Cybersecurity Failures
PayPal to Settle New York’s Allegations of Cybersecurity Failures
January 23, 2025  |  Cybersecurity

PayPal will pay a $2 million penalty to New York state to settle the state’s allegations that the company had cybersecurity failures that led to...

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Coinbase Asks Court to ‘Clear Away Cloud’ Over Cryptocurrency Market
Coinbase Asks Court to ‘Clear Away Cloud’ Over Cryptocurrency Market
January 22, 2025  |  Cryptocurrency

Coinbase reportedly asked the U.S. Court of Appeals to rule that the trading of crypto assets on its platform are not securities transactions, but asset...

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Tech Industry Sues CFPB Over ‘Chilling’ Effect on Digital Wallets
Tech Industry Sues CFPB Over ‘Chilling’ Effect on Digital Wallets
January 20, 2025  |  Digital Payments

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is under fire from seemingly all corners, and various legal challenges have alleged that the agency’s recent ramping of...

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FDIC Suit Against Former SVB Execs Highlights Continued Scrutiny of Risk Models
FDIC Suit Against Former SVB Execs Highlights Continued Scrutiny of Risk Models
January 20, 2025  |  Bank Regulation

The new administration is here, ushering in a phase of uncertainty surrounding banking regulations and the state of the regulatory agencies themselves. Beyond the usual...

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