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Elon Musk Denied Attempt To Delay Twitter Trial
Delaware judge grants Elon Musk's request to include whistleblower claims in his Twitter counter lawsuit, but won't delay 17 October trial
Tesla Loses Challenge Against Race Discrimination Lawsuit By Californian Agency
Californian agency refuses to review race discrimination charge that Tesla's flagship Fremont factory is a racially segregated workplace
Tesla Allowed To Continue Autonomous Driving Advertising In Germany
German court allows Tesla to continue referring to autonomous driving capabilities in its advertising, after industry body complaint
Google Defamation Ruling Overturned By Australian High Court
Notable intervention in Australian libel laws, after High Court overturns ruling against Google, over hyperlink to allegedly defamatory newspaper article
Twitter Wins Battle To Fast Track Elon Musk Lawsuit
Twitter will face Elon Musk in a Delaware courtroom in October, over his attempt to 'terminate his $44 billion takoever of the platform
Tesla Ordered To Refund Customer Over Autopilot Problems
Court in Germany orders Tesla to refund a customer thousands of dollars over problems with Autopilot driver's assistance system
Google Tells Staff They Can Relocate After Roe v Wade Ending
After US Supreme Court last week removed women's reproduction rights, Google tells staff they can relocate without explanation
Swedish Appeals Court Upholds Huawei 5G Ban
Fresh setback for Huawei after Swedish Appeal Court upholds lower court ruling that banned equipment from the Chinese giant
Qualcomm Victory After EU Court Annuls 997m Euros Antitrust Fine
Another major setback for the EU's Margrethe Vestager, as EU General Court nullifies huge antitrust fine against Qualcomm
Australian Court Orders Google To Pay Politician Over ‘Abusive’ YouTube Videos
Google ordered to pay Australian politician $515,000, after it allegedly profited from abusive and defamatory YouTube videos
Texas Social Media Law Restored By US Appeals Court
Social networking firms can be sued by Texas officials or local residents over moderation decisions, after Appeals Court restores local law
Industry Groups Drop Challenge To California Net Neutrality Law
Legal challenge from American ISP's to California's strict net neutrality law to protect open Internet, has been dropped after courtroom defeats
Judge Slashes Tesla Payout To Black Worker
Court ruling in San Francisco means Tesla will only have to pay out $15 million to black worker, instead of the $137 million jury award
US Court Ends China’s ZTE Probation
Five year US probation for Chinese telecoms firm ZTE, for selling American goods to North Korea and Iran, has been ended by a US judge
Russia Finds Meta ‘Guilty’ Of Extremism Activity
As jailed Putin critic Alexei Navalny is sentenced to another 9 years in maximum security, Moscow court finds Meta guilty of 'extremist activity'
Russian Court Overturns Import Ban On Samsung Smartphones
Too late? Days after Samsung halts device shipments to Russia, a local court overturns an IP ruling last year against 61 smartphone models
SEC Responds After Elon Musk’s ‘Unrelenting Harassment’ Allegation
US financial watchdog the SEC responds, after Elon Musk and Tesla made a 'harassment' allegation last week to a US court in Manhattan
French Court Upholds 100m Euro Fine On Google Over Cookies
Google has been told by French court it has to pay a $112m fine, over forcing use of advertising tracking cookies on people’s devices
Priti Patel Approves Extradition Of Autonomy Founder Mike Lynch
Bad news keeps coming for co-founder and former CEO of Autonomy Mike Lynch, as Home Secretary approves his extradition to US
Intel Celebrates As EU Court Strikes Down 2009 Antitrust Fine
Twelve year legal battle sees EU court grant Intel's appeal against $1.2 billion EU antitrust fine over treatment of AMD back in the 2000s
Julian Assange Wins Right To Ask Supreme Court For Extradition Appeal
Another twist. Julian Assange wins right to ask UK's Supreme Court if it will hear his appeal against December extradition ruling to the United States
Russia Hits Twitter With Fine For Banned Content
Latest financial penalty against US tech firms sees Moscow court fine Twitter for not deleting so-called 'banned content'
Julian Assange Can Be Extradited To US, Court Decides
Court grants US appeal, meaning Wikileaks co-founder Julian Assange is set to be extradited to US to face espionage charges. However an appeal is expected
Apple Wins Court Delay To App Store Payment Change
Appeals court grants stay, meaning the Apple doesn't have to implement alternative payment methods just yet, to its App Store
Craig Wright Wins US Case Over Bitcoin Inventor Claim
Computer scientist who claims to be Satoshi Nakamoto, wins US court case against former partner, and avoids having to split huge cache of bitcoin
Google Loses Appeal Against EU Antitrust Ruling
Google's appeal against $2.8 billion antitrust fine issued in 2017 after investigation of its price comparison shopping service, has been dismissed
High Court Blocks $4.3bn Lawsuit Over Google iPhone Tracking
Court order blocks mass lawsuit against Google, over a decade old case that involved tracking Safari users browser history
Facebook Can Pursue NSO Lawsuit, Appeals Court Rules
Pegasus fallout continues. Facebook granted permission to pursue a lawsuit, after US court rejects NSO's claim of immunity
Donald Trump Loses Bid To Sue Twitter In Florida
Judge rules Donald Trump has to sue Twitter over his suspension not in Florida, but rather in the platform's home state of California