WASHINGTON—Alphabet Inc.’s Google has agreed to pay $90 million to settle a legal fight with app developers over the money they earned creating apps for Android smartphones and for enticing users to make in-app purchases, according to a court filing. The app developers, in a lawsuit filed in federal court in San Francisco, had accused…
Twitter ‘Silenced’ Physicians Who Posted Truthful Information About COVID, Lawsuit Alleges
Three physicians are suing Twitter, alleging the company violated its own terms of service and community standards when it suspended their accounts for posting “truthful statements regarding COVID-19 policy, diagnosis and/or treatment.” Drs. Robert Malone, Peter McCullough and Bryan Tyson on Monday filed the lawsuit in Superior Court in California, San Francisco County. The complaint alleges Twitter breached the terms…
Silicon Valley Church Sues County Over Pandemic Restrictions
In California’s Silicon Valley, a church in San Jose with over 600 members has filed a civil rights lawsuit against county and state officials over COVID-related restrictions and fines. From May through October 2020, Calvary Chapel San Jose (CCSJ) continued to hold indoor services with masks optional and did not enforce social distancing nor limit…
China Evergrande Faces Winding-Up Lawsuit in Hong Kong
HONG KONG—An investor in China Evergrande Group unit Fangchebao said on Monday it had filed a winding-up petition against the embattled property developer in Hong Kong because it had not honored an agreement to repurchase shares the investor bought in FCB. It is the first winding-up petition known to have been filed against Evergrande, which…
Court Supports Lawsuit Against Pinterest for Depriving Compensation
A U.S. judge upheld a lawsuit filed by Christine Martinez against Pinterest Inc. in September, Bloomberg reports. Pinterest co-founders Ben Silbermann and Paul Sciarra allegedly deprived Martinez of compensation for her critical ideas regarding the platform. The court denied Pinterest’s motion to dismiss the suit. However, it eliminated co-founder Sciarra as a defendant because he left Pinterest a…
NH Democrats Sue Republicans Over COVID Risks at House Hearings
The New Hampshire Democratic Party has filed a federal lawsuit against the New Hampshire House of Representatives as well as the state of New Hampshire alleging that the Republican state House leader’s refusal to hold hearings online put the lives of legislators at risk. The lawsuit, filed on June 15, cites the recent deaths of…
Uber, Lyft Drivers Claim Price-Fixing in Lawsuit Against Companies
A group of drivers for Uber Technologies Inc and Lyft Inc on Tuesday accused the companies of unfairly controlling how much passengers are charged for rides in an antitrust lawsuit in California state court. The lawsuit seeking class action status in San Francisco Superior Court alleged violations of California antitrust law, and state law prohibiting…
Elon Musk Hit With $258 Billion Lawsuit Over Alleged Dogecoin Pyramid Scheme
A Dogecoin investor sued Elon Musk in a class-action lawsuit for $258 billion on June 17 for allegedly running a pyramid scheme to support the cryptocurrency. The plaintiff, Keith Johnson, accused the billionaire CEO of Tesla Inc and SpaceX in a complaint filed in U.S. District Court in Manhattan of using “his pedestal as World’s Richest man…
US Judge Dismisses Cristiano Ronaldo Rape Lawsuit in Vegas
LAS VEGAS—A Nevada woman has lost her bid in a U.S. court to force international soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo to pay millions of dollars more than the $375,000 in hush money she received after claiming he raped her in Las Vegas in 2009. U.S. District Judge Jennifer Dorsey in Las Vegas kicked the case out…
Google Agrees to Pay $118 Million to Settle Lawsuit Filed by Female Employees
Alphabet Inc’s Google has agreed to settle a gender discrimination lawsuit covering close to 15,500 female employees by paying $118 million. Law firms Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein LLP and Altshuler Berzon LLP announced the settlement on Friday, adding that an independent expert will further analyze Google’s hiring practices. An independent labor economist will also…
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