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Pennsylvania Attorney General Files Lawsuit Against Uber for Major Data Breach Updated: Published by:

Uber has found itself in yet another legal battle. On Monday, March 12, 2018, Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro filed a lawsuit against the ride-sharing company based in San Francisco, California after it took over a year to notify its users about a major data breach. Hackers compromised the company’s…

US Department of Justice Sues California Over “Sanctuary” Laws Updated: Published by:

The US Department of Justice has sued the state of California, as well as its governor and secretary of state, in a federal court in California over the state's recently passed "sanctuary state" laws that clash with the Trump administration's immigration policy. The complaint and filings are available on Justia.

BlackBerry Sues Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp Over Patent Infringement Claims Related to BlackBerry Messenger Technology Updated: Published by:

On Monday, March 6, 2018, Blackberry Limited filed a complaint for patent infringement in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California against Facebook, Inc., Instagram, Inc., and WhatsApp Inc.

Vietnamese Immigrants File Class Action Lawsuit Against U.S. Government Over Indefinite Detentions Updated: Published by:

Attorneys behind the lawsuit believe the detentions are part of an effort by the Trump administration to pressure Vietnam into abandoning a repatriation agreement prohibiting the return of Vietnamese immigrants who arrived in the U.S. before the two countries reestablished diplomatic relations in 1995. Read the complaint on Justia.

FTC Gets Green Light to Pursue AT&T in Consumer Deception Action Updated: Published by:

The Ninth Circuit denied AT&T's motion to dismiss an action brought by the FTC to hold the communications company accountable for allegedly "throttling" consumer data. This practice may have affected 3.5 million consumers on 25 million different occasions.

Second Circuit Rules Sexual Orientation Discrimination in the Workplace Violates Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 Updated: Published by:

The US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, sitting en banc, held that a provision of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 that prohibits discrimination "because of ... sex" includes protection against sexual orientation discrimination. Read the whole opinion on Justia Law.