Monthly Archives: May, 2022

Amazon Refreshes Dismissal Bid in Antitrust Third-Party Seller Pricing Policy Suit

Amazon.com Inc. has filed a second motion to dismiss a Western District of Washington case that alleges its third-party seller policies are anticompetitive insofar...

Shutterstock Will Acquire Pond5, Expanding Video and Music Offerings

Stock image company Shutterstock, Inc. (NYSE: SSTK) is set to acquire another stock media company, Pond5, in a deal that will help create the...

D.C. Circuit Court Affirms Decision to Dismiss Suit About Oversight of SeaWorld’s Permits

On Tuesday, the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals issued its opinion in a lawsuit brought by animal welfare groups regarding permits for SeaWorld’s orcas;...

Amazon Claims Student’s Biometric Data Collection Suit is Impermissible Expansion of BIPA Liability

Amazon Web Services Inc. (AWS) has fired back at allegations that it secretly collects biometric information from Illinois residents in violation of the Illinois...

Cigna Sued Over Alleged Improper Denial of COVID-19 Testing Claims

An individual filed suit on Tuesday in the Southern District of New York against defendant Cigna Health and Life Insurance Company. The complaint alleges...

U.S. Sues Alaska Over Its Emergency Orders Allowing Fishing on 180-Mile Stretch of Kuskokwim River

On Tuesday, the United States filed a complaint in the District of Alaska against the State of Alaska and the Alaska Department of Fish...

Otonomo Driver Tracking Suit Removed to California Federal Court

Defendant Otonomo Inc., a “data broker” that allegedly collects certain cars’ data, including their real-time GPS location, has removed a class action brought by...

Employee Sues New York Hospital Over Improper Compensation for On-Call and Overtime Hours

A nurse filed a proposed collective action on Monday in the Eastern District of New York against defendant NYC Health and Hospital Corp. for...