Monthly Archives: January, 2023

FTC Goes After Investment Advisor WealthPress’s Deceptive Practices, Fining $1.7M

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) filed a complaint Friday against investment advisor WealthPress, as well as investor community InvestPub, along with two officers of...

City National Bank to Pay $31M in Penalties for Discriminatory Home Lending Practices in LA County

The Department of Justice has announced a $31 million settlement with City National Bank for lending discrimination via redlining, the largest such settlement in...

Brand Battle Between Tech Transportation Tech Cos. Glydways and Glyd Brought in District of Delaware

Glydways Inc., a transportation technology and clean energy company based in South San Francisco, Calif., has sued Los Angeles-based Glyd Inc. over the parties’...

Twitter WARN Act Layoff Plaintiffs Sent to Arbitration

Judge James Donato issued a five-page opinion late last week sending the named plaintiffs prosecuting a California and federal Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification...

Genesis Sued for Unregistered Sale of Crypto Assets

On Thursday, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filed a lawsuit against Genesis Global Capital, a digital asset financial service firm, as well as...

Plaintiff Opposes Dismissal of Systemic Racism Suit Against Google

The lead plaintiffs in an ongoing race discrimination case against Google LLC filed a response to Google’s motion to dismiss, arguing that Google’s...

YouTube Download Site Yout LLC Secures Stay of Attorneys’ Fee Request Pending Appeal in DMCA Dispute 

Late last week, Judge Stefan R. Underhill declined to grant Recording Industry Association of America’s (RIAA) motion for attorneys’ fees and costs in view...

Apple Collects Mobile Device Data Even When Users Restrict Sharing, Consumer Class Action Says

A lawsuit filed in the Eastern District of New York seeks to hold Apple Inc. accountable for what it calls “a flagrant violation of...