Monthly Archives: April, 2021

In First for Digital Currency, Coinbase Makes its Public Debut with $99.6B Valuation

In a historic event for cryptocurrency, the largest digital currency exchange marketplace Coinbase Global Inc. (COIN) is making its public debut on Wednesday in...

TikTok Sued for Infringement of “Stitch” Trademark for Video Editing

Stitch Editing Ltd. filed a complaint Monday in the Southern District of California alleging that defendants TikTok Inc., TikTok LLC, TikTok Ltd., and parent...

Divided 6th Circuit Backs State of Ohio in Case Over Down Syndrome Abortion Law

In a divisive ruling featuring six dissents, an en banc Sixth Circuit on Tuesday reversed a district court decision that blocked enforcement of...

Smithfield Foods Sued by Employees for Not Paying for Overtime Work

Multiple employees at a Smithfield Foods, Inc. pork processing plant, led by Jessica Smith, filed a collective action lawsuit on Tuesday in the Eastern...

DISH Sues Peloton, ICON Health & Fitness, Lululemon for Patent Infringement

DISH Technologies LLC and Sling TV LLC (collectively, DISH) filed complaints against Peloton Interactive Inc. on Tuesday in the Eastern District of Texas and...

VIEWPOINTS: Flood Insurance Policy Must Be Strictly Construed

The National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) is not the same as commercial insurance. Every claim that is paid, is eventually paid by the U.S....

VIEWPOINTS: Crop Insurance Fraud

Farmers, by nature, are hard-working, honest, and the salt of the earth. They simply do not have time to commit crimes. However, the government of...

Delaware and Mountaire Farms Settle Groundwater Contamination Suit

A magistrate judge in Wilmington, Delaware entered a consent decree proposed by Mountaire Farms of Delaware Inc. and the State of Delaware Department of...