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Common legal phrase. Lawful action, such as an agreement consciously agreed to by two or more entities, establishing lawful accountability. For example, an apartment lease legally binds the lessor and the lessee.

Facebook Investor Lawsuit Is Dismissed 

Facebook Investor Lawsuit Is Dismissed 
Facebook Investor Lawsuit Is Dismissed 
September 26, 2019  |  Legal & Regulation

A class-action lawsuit against Facebook from investors alleging they weren’t told about the impact of a privacy breach has been dismissed, according to Reuters. Get...

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IBM Lawsuit Accuses Zillow Of Patent Infringement
IBM Lawsuit Accuses Zillow Of Patent Infringement
September 20, 2019  |  Legal & Regulation

IBM has filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Zillow, claiming that the real estate company used key parts of IBM technology on its website, according...

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Russian Hacker To Plead Guilty In JPMorgan Case
Russian Hacker To Plead Guilty In JPMorgan Case
September 16, 2019  |  Legal & Regulation

A Russian hacker who perpetrated the financial data theft of over 80 million JPMorgan Chase & Co. clients will plead guilty to the crime later...

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Small Business Bankruptcy Bill Becomes Law
Small Business Bankruptcy Bill Becomes Law
August 28, 2019  |  B2B Payments

U.S. President Donald Trump has signed into law legislation that streamlines the bankruptcy process for small businesses and farmers. Get the Full Story Complete the...

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Ex-Google Engineer Charged With Selling Trade Secrets To Uber
Ex-Google Engineer Charged With Selling Trade Secrets To Uber
August 27, 2019  |  Legal & Regulation

Former Google engineer and self-driving pioneer Anthony Levandowski is being charged with stealing closely guarded secrets and selling them to Uber, The Wall Street Journal...

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German Cartel To Appeal Court’s Suspension Of Facebook Restrictions
German Cartel To Appeal Court’s Suspension Of Facebook Restrictions
August 26, 2019  |  Facebook / Meta

After a regional court decision suspended restrictions on Facebook data gathering in Germany, the Federal Cartel Office said it is filing an appeal to the...

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Judge Denies Bail For Accused Capital One Hacker
Judge Denies Bail For Accused Capital One Hacker
August 24, 2019  |  Legal & Regulation

The woman who was accused of hacking into Capital One’s cloud and swiping the information of more than 100 million people was denied bail, Bloomberg...

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DOJ Charges Nigerian Email Scammers
DOJ Charges Nigerian Email Scammers
August 22, 2019  |  Legal & Regulation

The U.S. Justice Department has announced charges against 80 people, most of them Nigerians, in a wide-ranging fraud and money laundering operation that netted millions...

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