Lawsuits

DC AG Racine Hits Amazon With Antitrust Suit Alleging Price Controls
DC AG Racine Hits Amazon With Antitrust Suit Alleging Price Controls
May 25, 2021  |  ANTITRUST

The Office of the Attorney General (OAG) in Washington, D.C. is suing Amazon for allegedly fixing online prices for the third-party sellers on its eCommerce...

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Sony Could Face Class-Action Lawsuit Over PlayStation Game Exclusivity
Sony Could Face Class-Action Lawsuit Over PlayStation Game Exclusivity
May 06, 2021  |  Legal

A proposed class-action lawsuit brought by gamers alleges that Sony behaved in an anti-competitive manner by denying digital download codes of PlayStation games by third-party...

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California Court Rules Amazon Liable For Product Safety
California Court Rules Amazon Liable For Product Safety
May 02, 2021  |  Legal

A California appeals court ruled that Amazon is a retailer responsible for the products it sells, rejecting the eCommerce giant’s claim that it’s a middleman...

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Ripple Could Have IPO In Sight, Post-SEC Spat
Ripple Could Have IPO In Sight, Post-SEC Spat
April 30, 2021  |  Cryptocurrency

Wait for the smoke to clear – and then go public. To that end, as reported this week, crypto firm Ripple might be headed to...

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North Dakota Trade Groups File Debit Card Fee Suit Against Federal Reserve
North Dakota Trade Groups File Debit Card Fee Suit Against Federal Reserve
April 29, 2021  |  Legal

Two retail trade groups at the state level have sued the Federal Reserve to seek a decrease in debit card swipe fees, Bloomberg reported Thursday...

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DoorDash And Olo Settle Dispute, Agree To Multi-Year Deal
DoorDash And Olo Settle Dispute, Agree To Multi-Year Deal
April 23, 2021  |  Legal

About three weeks after it was reported that delivery service DoorDash was suing its business partner, software provider Olo, for allegedly overcharging it, the two...

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Supreme Court’s Ruling Curtails FTC Reach On Monetary Awards
Supreme Court’s Ruling Curtails FTC Reach On Monetary Awards
April 22, 2021  |  Legal

For now – and maybe for a long while – it will be tougher to get ill-gotten gains back from the bad actors … at...

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No Cameras, But Epic CEO, Apple App Store Chief Will Attend Antitrust Trial
No Cameras, But Epic CEO, Apple App Store Chief Will Attend Antitrust Trial
April 21, 2021  |  ANTITRUST

Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney will attend a weeks-long antitrust trial against Apple, Reuters reported. Apple’s Phil Schiller, who leads the App Store, will also...

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Citigroup Seeks To Maintain Freeze On Inadvertent Loan Payment Of $504 Million
Citigroup Seeks To Maintain Freeze On Inadvertent Loan Payment Of $504 Million
April 09, 2021  |  Loans

Creditors of Revlon Inc. that obtained in excess of $500 million in inadvertent payments by way of Citigroup Inc. want a judge to let them...

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