Monthly Archives: January, 2023

Irish Data and Privacy Watchdog Fines WhatsApp €5.5M for Data Processing Violations

On Thursday, Ireland’s Data Protection Commission (DPC) announced the conclusion of a data processing inquiry into WhatsApp Ireland Limited, resulting in an administrative fine...

Netflix Moves for Judgment on the Pleadings in Patent Suit Against Individual Inventor

On Tuesday, defendant Netflix Inc. filed a Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings under in a patent infringement suit filled against it by plaintiff...

In Latest TM Suits, Patagonia Sues Gearbubble and MyLocker for Infringement

Apparel company Patagonia filed two related lawsuits against Gearbubble and MyLocker claiming that their trademarked logo was being illegally used to sell counterfeit products....

Court Stands by Dismissal Ruling in Favor of Google and YouTube in Content Creators’ Discrimination Suit

On Tuesday, Magistrate Judge Virginia K. DeMarchi issued an opinion in a case brought by video content creators who identify as LGBTQ+ against Google...

Founder of Crypto Exchange Bitzlato Arrested for Laundering of Over $700M of Illicit Funds

According to the Department of Justice, Anatoly Legkodymov, a Russian national was arrested in Miami, Fla. on Tuesday for operating a China-based cryptocurrency exchange...

Amazon Receives OSHA Fine for Warehouse Safety Violations

On Wednesday, the Department of Labor (DOL) announced that its Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) fined Amazon about $60,000 after inspections at three...

Black Gold: Cactus Acquires FlexSteel as U.S. Oil Production Booms

2023 has kicked off with a flurry of M&A activity, including Cactus, Inc.’s $621 million acquisition of FlexSteel Technologies Holdings, Inc. The all-cash deal...

Artists Take on AI Image Generator Stability AI for Copyright Violations

A lawsuit filed in San Francisco, Calif. federal court last Friday challenges two artificial intelligence-powered (AI) image generators as modern collage tools that violate...