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SEC Files Lawsuit Against Crypto Firm Consensys
SEC files latest enforcement lawsuit against crypto firm Consensys as it seeks to apply established rules to digital assets
Recording Labels Sue Start-Ups Over AI-Generated Music
World's biggest music groups sue two AI start-ups over auto-generated songs they say are trained on copyrighted content
China Memory Chip Maker YMTC Sues Tech Consultancy For Libel
Chinese memory chip maker YMTC sues Danish tech consultancy Strand Consult for libel in California amidst geopolitical hostilities
FTC Sues Adobe Over Hidden Fees, Termination ‘Resistance’
US regulator sues Photoshop maker Adobe over large, hidden termination fees, intentionally difficult cancellation process
Musk’s X Lawsuit Against Nazi Report Author Slated For 2025 Trial
Trial set for April 2025 against Media Matters, after its report prompted an advertising exodus from Elon Musk's X
SpaceX, Elon Musk Sued By Engineers For Unfair Firings, Sex Bias
Elon Musk and SpaceX sued by eight engineers who had been fired after calling Musk a “distraction and embarrassment”
Tesla Investor Slams Elon Musk’s $56bn Pay Deal, Amid Another Lawsuit
Head of one of the largest pension funds in US to vote against Elon Musk's ‘ridiculous’ pay package, as another Tesla investor files lawsuit
Elon Musk Drops OpenAI Lawsuit, Threatens Apple Ban
Surprising twist by Elon Musk after he ditches lawsuit against OpenAI, and also threatens to ban Apple devices over ChatGPT move
US Supreme Court To Hear Facebook Shareholder Suit Appeal
US Supreme Court agrees to hear Facebook attempt to dismiss shareholder lawsuit over Cambridge Analytica data-sharing scandal
UK Retailers Sue Amazon For £1bn Claiming Data Misuse
Independent retailers sue Amazon for £1bn in biggest-ever UK retail case alleging company misused their data to launch rival products
Google Will Not Face Jury In US Adtech Trial
Judge rules Google adtech competition case to be decided in non-jury trial after company pre-emptively pays government $2.3m
Google Must Face $17 Billion Adtech Lawsuit, Tribunal Rules
London's Competition Appeal Tribunal rules Alphabet must face a £13.6bn lawsuit over alleged online ad market domination
TikTok Creators Sue To Block US Divest Or Ban Law
Group of TikTok creators in the United States attempt to block recent law that will force divestiture or ban of the app
TikTok Sues To Halt US Divest Or Ban Law
US government sued by TikTok in bid to block law that will force sale of the short video app or ban it in America
Microsoft, OpenAI Sued By More Newspaper Publishers
Eight newspaper publishers in the US allege Microsoft and OpenAI used their millions of their articles to train AI models
Google Asks US Court To Dismiss Federal Adtech Case
Google asks Virginia federal court to dismiss case brought by US Justice Department and eight states over adtech dominance
UK Lawsuit Claims Grindr Shared HIV Status
Dating app Grindr sued over claims it shared sensitive user data, including HIV status, with third parties for advertising purposes
Judge Dismisses Some Harm Claims Against Meta, Zuckerberg
Good news for Mark Zuckerberg as judge dismisses some claims in dozens of lawsuits alleging Facebook, Instagram harms children
Tesla Settles Lawsuit Over Crash That Killed Apple Engineer
Undisclosed payment from Tesla to settle lawsuit over 2018 crash that involved its Autopilot driving software
Google Sues Alleged Crypto Scammers
Google sues two alleged scammers who uploaded 87 different fraudulent apps to Play Store to support romance fraud
Google To Destroy Billions Of Private Browsing Records
Lawsuit settlement. Google agrees to destroy billions of private or “incognito” mode records as part of lawsuit settlement
Apple Hit By Private Lawsuits Imitating Justice Department Approach
Apple hit by at least three new class-action lawsuits imitating Justice Department antitrust action alleging anticompetitive behaviour
US Government, US States Sue Apple For Smartphone Monopoly
Apple accused of making it harder to switch phones, hampering innovation, and imposing costs on developers
Norfolk County Council Wins $490m Payout From Apple
Apple agrees to $490m settlement of class-action lawsuit led by Norfolk County Council for allegedly misleading investors over slump in China iPhone demand
Meta Sues Former VP, After Move To AI Startup
Former data centre VP is sued by Mark Zuckerberg's Meta, which alleged “brazenly disloyal and dishonest conduct”
Tesla Owners Lose Battery Range Class Action Bid
Setback for Tesla owners, after federal judge rules legal claims over false range claims, must be pursued individually
OpenAI Issues Public Rebuttal To Elon Musk Lawsuit
Skewered? OpenAI seeks to dismiss them Elon Musk's lawsuit claims, countering his allegations with his own words within his own emails
NSO Ordered To Hand Over Spyware Code To WhatsApp
US Judge orders spyware firm NSO Group to hand over Pegasus code to Meta's WhatsApp as part of the ongoing lawsuit
Judge Signals Elon Musk May Lose Lawsuit Against Non-profit
Elon Musk's high profile lawsuit against a hate speech non-profit may be in trouble, after judge sounds sceptical note over its allegations