Standout Washington Redskins wide receiver Pierre Garcon has brought a class-action lawsuit on behalf of NFL players against the fantasy sports website FanDuel. The lawsuit, filed in federal court in Maryland, claims the site misuses […]
Tag: Lawsuits
Despite Losing Patent Case, Samsung Avoids Having To Recall Smartphones
In the ever-raging war between Apple and Samsung, Apple has won the latest battle – to a very small degree. The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has held that Apple is […]
Getty Images Tries To Sue Famed Hacker Magazine Over Content It Has No Copyright Over
Notorious copyright troll Getty Images has once again been caught making illegitimate claims of copyright infringement. Yet unlike most small businesses and individual users it usually targets with its big lawyers the target this time […]
Facebook Sued, Again, For Building A Secret Database Of ‘Faceprints’ Without Informing Users
For the fourth time this year, a lawsuit has been filed against social media giant Facebook with regards to the company’s face-recognition software. The class action lawsuit, filed in Illinois, claims that Facebook’s use of […]
Canada Joins Growing List Of Countries That Allow Environmental Lawsuits To Be Launched By Foreigners
The Supreme Court of Canada yesterday gave the go-ahead to a group of Ecuadorian villagers to ask an Ontario court to assist them in collecting a $9.5-billion judgment against oil giant Chevron Corp which they […]
Google’s Waze Division Accused Of Stealing Data From Competitors
In an interesting intellectual property lawsuit between two mapping services, we get a glimpse of how far companies will go to protect their work. Specifically, the Google-owned app, Waze, which offers information on traffic learned […]
Senators Start Inquiry Into ‘Ambulance Chaser’ Hedge Funds That Gamble On Lawsuits
Two top dog Republican senators – John Cornyn of Texas and Chuck Grassley of Iowa – have started an investigation which will examine what “the impact of third-party litigation financing is having on civil litigation.” […]
Ashley Madison Faces A Wave Of Lawsuits After Hackers Leak Database Of Cheaters
A nationwide class-action lawsuit has been launched for Canadian subscribers to Ashley Madison, the infamous dating company who recently had their private client list disseminated to the public. Ontario-based class action heavyweight Sutts, Strosberg LLP and Charney Lawyers […]
Users Of The ‘Netflix For Pirates’ Just Got Sued By A Big Hollywood Film Studio
Popcorn Time, commonly referred to as “Netflix for pirates,” has found that its users are now under attack for copyright infringement. The creators of a movie called The Cobbler just initiated a court case against […]
Under Armour Aims Legal Shotgun At Startup Sportswear Makers
Sportswear giant Under Armour has pledged a relentless court battle against any company using its trademark name for profit. The company has proceeded to make good its threat by launching a flurry of lawsuits involving […]
NFL Players Reject Settlement With League Over Concussion Risk Disclosure
On Monday, ten former NFL football players filed appeals with the United States Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit in Philadelphia asking that the settlement reached between the players and the NFL regarding concussions […]
Landmark Settlement Means Banks Can Be Held Liable For Helping Terrorists Move Money
The surviving victims of terrorist attacks cannot easily challenge their perpetrators in a courtroom, but the banks that finance their operations are now fair game. In Brooklyn, New York, a damages trial was to take […]
School Suspension Over Two Word Tweet Leads To Lengthy Legal Battle
A federal judge in Minnesota has permitted a first amendment and libel lawsuit filed by a high school student whose studies were postponed over a tweet of just two words to go on. The offending […]
Brady Reaffirms Innocence As Four Game Suspension Left Standing
Earlier this morning, Tom Brady released his much anticipated response to the NFL’s decision to uphold his four-game suspension. The NFL’s finding that Brady “probably” had “general awareness” of misconduct regarding the New England Patriots’ […]
Copyright Troll Illegally Extorts $2 Million Per Year From Those Singing ‘Happy Birthday’
Groundbreaking evidence has emerged that shows the song “Happy Birthday To You” was indeed in the public domain years before Warner /Chappell claimed copyright for it. The new evidence tips the scale in favor of […]
22 Banks Hit With Class Action Lawsuit Over Treasury Bill Rate Manipulation
In the aftermath of the LIBOR convictions in May this year, in which five global banks agreed to pay $5 billion for their manipulation of interbank interest rates, 22 banks were sued on Thursday for […]
Acclaimed CEO Who Set $70,000 Minimum Wage Sued By Brother
CEO of Gravity Payments, Dan Price, gained recognition by establishing a standard $70,000 wage for all his employees earlier this year. Now Price is being sued by his brother and co-founder Lucas Price, a minority […]
Uber Facing $400 Million Canadian Class Action Lawsuit Over UberX
Uber’s world wide legal troubles continue to mount as lawyers in Ontario, Canada announced a $400 million class-action lawsuit against the company on behalf of limo and taxi drivers across the province. The lawsuit comes […]
Apple Employees Win Right To Class Action Lawsuit Against Their Employer
In what is an extremely rare occurrence, Apple employees working at its retail stores have sued the company for back pay for the time it took to have their bags search when leaving the stores […]
Media Giant Wants You To Pay To Sing ‘Happy Birthday’
Despite being the English language’s most popular song, “Happy Birthday to You” actually belongs to Warner/Chappell and is not public domain. The company has sensationally claimed ownership rights to the song sang in millions of […]
Uber Faces Off Against California Court Over Claim Its Drivers Aren’t Employees
Embattled taxi hailing app Uber argued in court this week that the 160,000 drivers who offer people rides for money via the company’s app are not actually its employees. Uber, which claims to only provide […]
Court Finds Apple Guilty Of Conspiring To Illegally Set E-Book Prices
The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has found that Apple, in a conspiracy with five publishers, tried to rip of customers of e-books by illegally fixing prices. By a 2-1 decision, the Court upheld […]
Just Ten Days In, Time Warner Caught Breaking Net Neutrality Rules
Never ones to be troubled by the rule of law, telecom giant Time Warner Cable (TWC) violating the “no paid prioritization” and “no throttling” provisions of the FCC’s net neutrality regulations which took effect just […]
Federal Trade Commission Petitioned To Stop Uber Spamming From Your Phone, Tracking You 24/7
A privacy group filed a formal legal complaint with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) regarding taxi service Uber’s pending “unfair and deceptive data collection practices.” The group is asking federal authorities to halt the unneeded […]
Israel Launches Global Lawsuits Against Companies That Boycott It Over Genocide
The world is waking up to Israeli atrocities against the Palestinian people, with numerous recent events suggesting the genocide is becoming both well known and actively opposed by the international community. The fact Israel killed […]
Florida Town Makes It Illegal To Live Off The Grid
As the world moves towards solar panels, wind power and naturally cooled homes, off the grid living is becoming a viable reality for those willing to make the investment. But unplugging from municipal services means […]
Belgium Sues Facebook For Stalking People Who Aren’t Even Users
After months of wrangling, Belgium’s Privacy Commissioner is pressing ahead with a lawsuit against Facebook for stalking people who aren’t its users. Belgian authorities have found indisputable evidence that the company is flagrantly tracking both […]
Tiny Pacific Islands Announce They’re Suing Big Western Polluters
While seven of the world’s wealthiest and supposedly most advanced nations met in Germany to discuss climate change and agreed to stop using fossil fuels by 2100, in the South Pacific a similar conversation was […]
Judge Allows Lawsuit Against Yahoo Over Illegal Email Data Collection Used To Target Ads
A U.S. judge has allowed Yahoo Inc to face a nationwide class-action lawsuit for illegally intercepting the content of emails sent to Yahoo Mail subscribers from non-Yahoo Mail accounts, and then using that information to […]
FTC Lawsuit Leads To AT&T Reverse On Throttling ‘Unlimited’ Plans
In what is surely a coincidence and has nothing to do with a lawsuit by the FTC, AT&T has re-jigged its policy of limiting data transfer speeds for heavy users who buy to its ‘unlimited’ […]