Monthly Archives: March, 2020

Senator Writes Amazon CEO Amid Coronavirus Price Gouging

Amidst the worldwide COVID-19 outbreak Sen. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) sent a letter to Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos concerning “coronavirus-inspired price gouging on Amazon.com.” Markey wrote that Amazon...

FanDuel wins Judgment on the Pleadings in Patent Case

The Delaware District Court has released its memorandum and opinion granting defendant FanDuel’s motion for judgment on the pleadings in the case CG Interactive...

VidAngel Announces Plan to Emerge from Bankruptcy, Appeal Jury Verdict

VidAngel announced on Thursday that they have filed a reorganization plan with Utah Bankruptcy Court and that they are ready to move forward by...

Judge Sends Postmates Fleet Drivers’ Complaints To Individual Arbitration

Judge Saundra Brown Armstrong of the California Northern District Court ruled in favor of arbitration in a dispute between Postmates and Postmates Fleet Drivers....

Juul Files Patent for Nicotine Quitting Aid Amid Deluge of Lawsuits

Juul applied for a patent to use artificial intelligence as part of a device to help users quit nicotine. The device will limit use...

Two Chinese Nationals Charged with Laundering Cryptocurrency

The United States Department of Justice has charged two Chinese nationals with laundering more than $100 million in cryptocurrency by hacking a cryptocurrency exchange. Tian Yinyin and...

Unions Petition FTC to Investigate Amazon

Labor unions have petitioned the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to investigate Amazon for anticompetitive practice and its “immense and growing influence.” The petition asks...

“Cybersquatting” Domain Name Registrar Sued by Facebook

Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp have sued domain registrars Namecheap and Whoisguard for cybersquatting, trademark infringement, false designation of origin and trademark dilution. Facebook states...