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Lyft settles with Justice Department over disability lawsuit
Lyft has settled with the Justice Department in a lawsuit alleging the company discriminated against customers with disabilities. Now, drivers will be required to help fold and stow wheelchairs and walkers for customers. The rideshare company has also been ordered to educate its drivers as well as pay complainants and a $40,000 civil penalty.
DoorDash faces lawsuit from San Francisco DA over worker classification
San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin has filed a lawsuit against DoorDash for, in his own words, “illegally misclassifying employees as independent contractors.”
Apple faces lawsuit over loot boxes in App Store games
Apple is facing a proposed class action lawsuit for allegedly allowing gambling through loot boxes in App Store titles.
Internet Archive’s National Emergency Library to close early amid lawsuit
Four major publishers filed a lawsuit against the IA on June 1st alleging “willful mass copyright infringement.” The library was originally going to be live through June 30th, but will now close June 16th.
Amazon workers sue over alleged failure to follow COVID-19 guidelines (updated)
Warehouse workers are suing Amazon for allegedly failing to follow COVID-19 safety guidelines despite its claims to the contrary.
Lawsuit accuses Google of tracking users in Incognito mode
A proposed class action lawsuit filed against Google is accusing the company of violating federal wiretap laws by tracking users’ online activities even when they’re in Incognito mode.
ACLU sues Clearview AI over alleged privacy violations
The ACLU has sued Clearview AI for allegedly violating Illinois privacy law through its face recognition-based surveillance technology.
Judges toss lawsuit alleging anti-conservative bias on social media
Freedom Watch and conservative YouTuber Laura Loomer had their case -- which alleges social media sites conspired against them -- thrown out again.
Uber, Lyft drivers sue NY state to speed up unemployment benefits
Uber and Lyft drivers are suing the state of New York for not providing timely unemployment and pandemic benefits.
Apple gets early approval for $500 million iPhone throttling settlement
Apple's $500 million settlement over iPhone throttling has received preliminary approval, but COVID-19 is pushing back the final go-ahead.
California sues Uber and Lyft for allegedly misclassifying drivers
California is putting AB5 to work as it sues Uber and Lyft for classifying drivers as contractors rather than employees.
Billy Mitchell is taking his ‘Donkey Kong’ cheating saga to court
Former Donkey Kong world record holder Billy Mitchell is taking the scorekeeping organization Twin Galaxies to court.
Gamevice's patent war against Nintendo rages on at the ITC
Even though Gamevice lost its years-long case against Nintendo last month, the company is brining a new complaint against the console manufacturer.
Apple will pay $18 million to settle broken FaceTime suit
Apple has agreed to pay $18 million to settle a case accusing the company of intentionally breaking FaceTime on iOS 6.
Amazon's JEDI lawsuit is on hold until mid-August
It might take quite a while before we hear about the court’s decision regarding Amazon’s JEDI lawsuit. US federal judge Patricia Campbell-Smith has put the case on hold until August 17th and has chosen to grant the Pentagon’s request to review and revise some aspects of the JEDI contract.
Self-driving startup Zoox settles with Tesla over trade secret theft
Zoox acknowledged that some new hires brought Tesla documents with them.
California cracks down on political and pornographic deepfakes
Deepfake videos can be fun, but not when it comes to politcs and pornography. Now, the state of California is doing something about it with two new bills signed into law last week by Governor Gavin Newsom. The first makes it illegal to post any manipulated videos that could, for instance, replace a candidate's face or speech in order to discredit them, within 60 days of an election. The other will allow residents of the state to sue anyone who puts their image into a pornographic video using deepfake technology.
Samsung under fire for its Australian advertising
Samsung is being sued by an Australian consumer watchdog over misleading claims in its advertising. The ads showed people swimming in pools and surfing in the ocean with their Galaxy phones, leading customers to think that they could safely swim or surf with their devices.
Uber sued for 'hundreds of millions' in Australian class action
Uber is no stranger to lawsuits on any continent, but a new class action filing from four Australian states looks set to become one of the largest in the country's history.
Fortnite’s legal battles probably won’t result in big payouts
As Fortnite continues its astronomical rise, the legal troubles keep piling on for its developer, Epic Games. With more than 200 million players on Fortnite: Battle Royale (which reportedly earned over $1 billion in 2018), the title isn't just a cultural phenomenon -- it's also a serious cash cow. And, as the great Notorious B.I.G. once said, "mo' money, mo' problems." For Epic, those problems have been caused by Fortnite's Emotes, a collection of real-world-inspired dance moves that players can use with their avatar in the game.