Monthly Archives: December, 2022

D.C. Circuit Says FERC Exceeded Power in Licensing Maryland Dam

On Tuesday, the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals issued an order in Waterkeepers Chesapeake, et al v. FERC holding that the Federal Energy Regulatory...

Consumers Largely Prevail in Second Shot at HP in Online Computer Pricing Suit

On Tuesday, the court overseeing the consumer class action alleging that HP Inc. advertises its computers in a deceptive manner online, permitted most claims...

Adult Entertainment Copyright Owner Sues CloudFlare for Hosting Pirate Websites

California-based adult entertainment company TIR Consulting LLC sued cloud services provider CloudFlare Inc. earlier this week, alleging that it provides an anonymous shelter for...

La-Z-Boy, Mattel are Latest to Receive Video Privacy Act Complaint

Keith Carroll has filed joint class-action complaints against La-Z-Boy Incorporated and Mattel Inc and American Girl, LLC in the Northern District of California. He...

CFTC, SEC Level Civil Fraud Charges and Settle with SBF Co-Defendants Caroline Ellison and Gary Wang

On Wednesday, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) filed fraud charges against Caroline Ellison, Alameda Research LLC CEO, and Gary Wang, Alameda and FTX...

EU Antitrust Salvo May Sink US Mega-Merger

The second largest deal of 2022 is under attack from European Union regulators. The EU antitrust watchdog announced this week that it will investigate...

Following Gov’t Action, Gamers Seek to Halt Microsoft’s Acquisition of Activision Blizzard

Gamers from three states have sued Microsoft Corporation in an attempt to halt its $68.7 billion acquisition of video game developer and distributor Activision...

Nuance Communications Loses Appeal at 2nd Cir. in Licensing Case Against IBM

On Monday, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed a final judgment in favor of International Business Machines Corporation (IBM) in a suit brought...