legal

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.

Judge Sets Trial Date for FTC Antitrust Lawsuit Against Meta
Judge Sets Trial Date for FTC Antitrust Lawsuit Against Meta
November 25, 2024  |  Meta

A Federal Trade Commission (FTC) lawsuit that aims to unwind Meta’s acquisitions of Instagram and WhatsApp is set to go to trial on April 14. Judge James Boasburg announced...

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Barclays Calls on Ex-CEO to Fight $50 Million UK Fine
Barclays Calls on Ex-CEO to Fight $50 Million UK Fine
November 24, 2024  |  Legal

Barclays has reportedly asked ex-CEO John Varley to help it challenge a $50 million fine. The British banking giant will appear before the upper tribunal...

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Judge Rules SiriusXM Must Make It Easier to Cancel Subscriptions
Judge Rules SiriusXM Must Make It Easier to Cancel Subscriptions
November 22, 2024  |  Subscription Commerce

A New York state judge ruled Thursday (Nov. 21) that SiriusXM must change its subscription cancellation policies and pay unspecified damages. Justice Lyle Frank found that...

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Google Blasts DOJ’s ‘Radical’ Antitrust Proposal
Google Blasts DOJ’s ‘Radical’ Antitrust Proposal
November 21, 2024  |  Google

Google is criticizing what it called a “radical” proposal to remedy government antitrust claims. The tech giant made the argument in a blog post Thursday...

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Report: DOJ Will Ask Judge to Force Google to Sell Core Products
Report: DOJ Will Ask Judge to Force Google to Sell Core Products
November 20, 2024  |  ANTITRUST

The U.S. Department of Justice reportedly plans to ask a judge to order Google to divest one or more core products as a way to...

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Apple Seeks Dismissal of US Smartphone Monopoly Case
Apple Seeks Dismissal of US Smartphone Monopoly Case
November 20, 2024  |  Apple

Apple wants the dismissal of a case accusing it of illegally dominating the smartphone sector. The company was set to go to court asking a...

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Lawsuit Accuses Ticketmaster and Live Nation of ‘Racketeering Activity’
Lawsuit Accuses Ticketmaster and Live Nation of ‘Racketeering Activity’
November 18, 2024  |  Legal

A new lawsuit brought by fans of Taylor Swift and other musicians reportedly accuses Ticketmaster and its parent company, Live Nation, of colluding with other organizations to...

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Prosecutor Says US Attorney’s Office Will Pursue Fewer Crypto Cases
Prosecutor Says US Attorney’s Office Will Pursue Fewer Crypto Cases
November 15, 2024  |  Cryptocurrency

The U.S. Attorney’s Office in Manhattan reportedly will pursue fewer cases related to cryptocurrency. Scott Hartman, co-chief of the securities and commodities task force at...

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Elon Musk Adds Antitrust Claims to Lawsuit Against OpenAI
Elon Musk Adds Antitrust Claims to Lawsuit Against OpenAI
November 15, 2024  |  ANTITRUST

Elon Musk added antitrust claims against OpenAI and Microsoft to his existing lawsuit against OpenAI. Musk claimed the companies colluded to remove competition in artificial...

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