Tag Archives: Lawsuit

Sony Xperia Devices Claimed to Be Misrepresented as ‘Waterproof’ in New Lawsuit

HIGHLIGHTS Sony allegedly misrepresented water-resistance capabilities The company will need to settle with court again on December 1 The lawsuit seeks extension of warranty A US federal court in New York on Friday preliminarily approved a nationwide class action settlement against Sony regarding waterproof capabilities offered by certain Xperia smartphones and tablets. The class action lawsuit against the Japanese company alleges that it sold ... Read More »

Microsoft Lawsuit Versus Secret US Government Searches Moves Ahead

A judge refused the US government’s request to throw out a lawsuit from Microsoft that claims a federal law is unconstitutional because it prohibits technology companies from telling customers when the government demands their electronic data. US District Judge James Robart, who temporarily blocked President Donald Trump’s travel ban last week, agreed with Microsoft that the law violates the company’s ... Read More »

US Judge Dismisses Lawsuit Against Twitter Over Islamic State Rhetoric

US Judge Dismisses Lawsuit Against Twitter Over Islamic State Rhetoric Twitter Inc won a bid to dismiss a lawsuit brought by the widow of an American killed in Jordan which accused the social media company of giving voice to Islamic State, a federal judge ruled on Wednesday. US District Judge William H. Orrick in San Francisco ruled that Twitter cannot ... Read More »

US Judge Dismisses Part of Alibaba Counterfeit Goods Lawsuit

A US judge on Thursday dismissed part of a lawsuit filed last year by Gucci, Yves Saint Laurent and other luxury brands accusing Chinese e-commerce company Alibaba Group Holding Ltd of promoting the sale of counterfeit goods. US District Judge Kevin Castel in Manhattan dismissed racketeering claims asserted by brands owned by Paris-based Kering SA , saying their complaint failed ... Read More »

DeVry training institution CEO out after federal lawsuit

DeVry training group‘s CEO is out, months after DeVry university become suspended from the departmentof Veterans Affairs’ ideas of Excellence application and four months after the Federal trade fee filed suitagainst DeVry, accusing the for-profit university of deceptive college students approximately activityplacement success. Daniel Hamburger — who turned into paid $5.three million final yr to lead the Downers Grove-primarily based ... Read More »

facebook’s Plan to issue New inventory Runs into a Lawsuit

A fb Inc shareholder filed a proposed elegance movement lawsuit on Friday in a bid to forestall thecompany‘s plan to problem new magnificence C stock, calling the circulate an unfair deal to entrenchleader executive Mark Zuckerberg as controlling shareholder. The lawsuit, filed within the Delaware court docket of Chancery, observed the social networking employer‘sannouncement on Wednesday of its plan to ... Read More »

facebook Face-Tagging in pics targeted in Lawsuit

A US choose on Thursday rejected a request by means of fb to toss out a civil match accusing it of violatingprivateness with face-popularity software program to assist “tag” people in pics. A lawsuit filed by way of 3 Illinois residents underneath the auspices of the country‘s Biometric factsprivacy Act can continue, US District court choose James Donato stated. “The ... Read More »