Instacart is suing Uber's Cornershop grocery service as both companies are taking advantage of the demand for food deliveries during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Instacart Suing Uber’s Grocery Delivery Service
Joint Antitrust Investigation May Loom Over Google
Tech giant Google faces scrutiny from state attorneys general and the federal Justice Department for potential violations related to online searches, advertising, and Android products.
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Antitrust, consumer law, consumer protection, Facebook, Google, internet law, Microsoft, tech
New York Judge Prevents NYC From Limiting Cruising Time of Rideshare Drivers
A state court judge struck down a New York City rule that targeted Uber and Lyft in an alleged effort to reduce traffic congestion in Manhattan.
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Business and Corporate Law, Municipal Law
Alphabet Receives Additional Time to Respond to Shareholder Lawsuit
The shareholders allege that the Alphabet board improperly covered up incidents of sexual harassment and other misconduct by company executives.
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Business and Corporate Law, Sexual Harassment
FTC Sues Match Dating App Sued for Alleged Fraud
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has filed a lawsuit against Match Group for fraudulent business practices. The agency alleges that Match, which owns most major online dating platforms, has knowingly profited from deceiving hundreds of thousands of users into purchasing subscriptions on Match.com, and also exposed them to potential fraud.
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Business and Corporate Law, Consumer Law
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consumer protection, federal court
Walmart Sues Tesla After Solar Panels on Stores Catch Fire
Walmart is suing Tesla for compensation and the removal of its solar panels after alleged problems with their condition and maintenance caused fires at several Walmart stores.
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Business and Corporate Law, Environmental Law
California Judge Allows Lyft to Retain Control of Bike Share Market in San Francisco
A judge ruled that San Francisco must adhere to the terms of a 10-year exclusivity agreement signed with Lyft in 2015, which prevents it from inviting other bike rental vendors to compete with Lyft.
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Business and Corporate Law, California State Law
Facebook Sues New Zealand Company for Selling Fake Engagement Services to Instagram Users
On Thursday, April 25, 2019, Facebook, Inc. and Instagram, LLC filed a lawsuit in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California against Social Media Series Limited, a New Zealand company, and three other individual defendants for selling fake engagement services to Instagram users. The complaint alleges that the defendants sold fake likes, views, and followers to Instagram users as a service. Facebook and Instagram suspended the defendants' accounts and then warned them formally, in writing, to notify defendants that they were violating Instagram's Terms of Use and Community Guidelines. The defendants continued to violate Instagram's Terms of Use and Community Guidelines, which resulted in the lawsuit.
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Business and Corporate Law, Internet Law
Boeing Sued by Family of American Woman Killed in Ethiopian Airlines 737 MAX Crash
A family whose daughter was killed in the Ethiopian Airlines 737 MAX crash filed a lawsuit against Boeing Co and Rosemount Aerospace Inc, which makes a part of the aircraft under investigation. The parents of Samya Stumo, who was on a work trip when the crash occurred on March 10 shortly after takeoff from Addis Ababa, filed the complaint in U.S. federal court in Chicago. The crash killed all 157 people on board.
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Business and Corporate Law, Consumer Law
New Jersey Bans Cashless Stores and Restaurants
New Jersey has become just the second state in the U.S. to prohibit retail stores and restaurants from refusing to accept cash. The law targets stores that accept payments only by credit cards or through an app.
