FTC, 48 States and Territories, Hit Facebook with Anti-Trust Lawsuit
by The Federal Trade Commission and 48 State attorney general’s are seeking to undo Facebook’s acquisition of Instagram and WhatsApp…
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Google Faces Yet another Class Action Lawsuit, this Time, by Aggrieved Android Developers
A new class-action lawsuit targets Google’s Play Store, with the Android developers plaintiffs seeking monetary damages…
Appellate Court Strips Amazon’s Ostensible Protection from Liability Over Defective Third-Party Products
A California appeals court decides against Amazon’s claim that the company is shielded from liability over defective third-party products…
US House’s Antitrust Hearing with Google and Apple Rescheduled to July 29th
by The antitrust hearing involving Apple and Google in front of the US House Judiciary Committee has been delayed until Wednesday, July 29th…
Remember iPhone Throttlegate? Apple is Now Allowing Affected Owners to Claim Up to $25
The Apple iPhone throttling saga is coming to an end, with the release of a new claim website, paying out $500 million total or about $25 per incident…
US Supreme Court to Hear Facebook’s Defense after Appellate Court Rules it Violated Anti-Robocall Laws
The United States Supreme Court has agreed to hear an appellate case that found Facebook violated anti-robocalls rules with its automated text alerts…
Google Now Faces Possible Antitrust Lawsuits by Several States
A coordinated set of Google antitrust actions is brewing among a considerable number of state Attorney Generals’ offices across the country…
Federal Judge Approves Class-Action Lawsuit against Apple for Misleading Investors about iPhone Sales
A class-action lawsuit has gained approval from a federal court that accuses Apple of deceiving investors about iPhone shipments…
$5 Billion Class-Action Lawsuit Accuses Google of Tracking People while They’re Using Chrome’s Incognito Mode
A recently filed class-action lawsuit claims Google tracked Chrome users while they browsed the web in Incognito Mode, collecting data without consent…
Google to Face Antitrust Lawsuits by the Department of Justice Later this Year, the WSJ Reports
Google will probably be hit with antitrust lawsuits by the US Department of Justice, according to a recent news report by The Wall Street Journal…
Facebook Settles Massive Lawsuit for $550 Million Over the Social Network’s Use of Facial Recognition
Social media giant Facebook has finally reached a settlement after years of fighting in courts, over its use of facial recognition technology…
MoviePass is Officially Dead as the Company Officially Files for Chapter 7 Bankruptcy
MoviePass has come to an official end as the company files for Chapter 7 bankruptcy protection in federal court, 8 years after its founding…
Mobile App Developers File Lawsuit against Facebook Seeking Class-Action Status, Accusing the Company of Shutting Out Competitors
A small group of mobile application developers have filed a lawsuit against Facebook for allegedly squashing competitors and seeking class-action status…
Redbox will No Longer Sell Disney Movie Codes after Settling Lawsuit
Redbox and Disney have come to an agreement, ending legal actions against one another which results in the distributor ending its selling of movie codes…
AT&T Fined $60 Million by the FTC for Throttling Customers’ Unlimited Phone Plans
AT&T has entered an agreement to pay the Federal Trade Commission a $60 million settlement over allegations of it throttling unlimited plans…
DirecTV Accused of Charging a Fee for a Regional Sports Channel, Even though it Was Blacked Out
DirecTV and Comcast are both under official investigation for allegedly charging customers a fee for a sports channel that was blocked out…