Monthly Archives: May, 2022

FTC Orders Medtronic to Divest Subsidiary Before Acquisition to Prevent Concentration in ENT Market

On Tuesday, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued an order requiring medical device company Medtronic, Inc. to divest Fiagon, a subsidiary of Intersect ENT,...

Consumers Score Partial Victory Against Amazon in ‘Alexa’ Voice Recording Privacy Suit

The plaintiffs contending that Amazon’s voice-activated smart speaker ‘Alexa’ illegally records conversations not triggered by a “wake word,” have scored a partial victory in...

Feds Argue Supreme Court Should Reject Roundup Case Appeal

On Tuesday, the United States filed an amicus curiae brief with the Supreme Court arguing that the highest court should deny Monsanto Company’s appeal...

Class Action Alleges Robotic Cow Milking System is Defective

Triple S Farms Inc, LLC filed a complaint on Monday in the Western District of Missouri against DeLaval Inc.,West Agro Inc. and Tetra Laval...

Amazon Presses Court to Reject Third-Party Seller Race Discrimination Case

Amazon has had the final word before a San Diego, Calif. court, asking for dismissal of a discrimination case brought by a heterosexual white...

LinkedIn Settles Data Scraping Suit with Singapore-Based Mantheos

Three months after LinkedIn sued Mantheos Pte. and several of its principals, the parties have agreed to end the dispute with an injunction barring...

Seller Sued Over Patented Keto Supplements

Salt Lake City nutrition company Axcess Global Sciences LLC (AGS) on Monday filed a complaint in a Wyoming federal court against Balboa Wholesale LLC...

Walgreens Sued Over Sale of Menthol Cigarettes

In a new complaint, Fernanda Price alleges that Walgreens Co. misled her and other members of a proposed class in selling menthol cigarettes as...