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Amazon Executive Suspended for Sexual Harassment

Summary: Amazon Studios has suspended its president, Roy Price.  Hollywood has always had a problem with sexual harassment--the phrase "casting…

Amazon Sued for Transgender Discrimination

Summary: A Kentucky couple claims they were harassed at an Amazon shipping facility.  Amazon may have grown into the mega-giant…

Amazon’s Jeff Bezos Is Now the Richest Man in the World

Summary: For the first time, Jeff Bezos is richer than Microsoft's Bill Gates.  Amazon appears to be conquering the world,…

Does Amazon’s Purchase of Whole Foods Violate Antitrust Laws?

Summary: Amazon has purchased grocery brand, Whole Foods, for almost $14 billion. Starting out as a humble online bookseller, Amazon…

FTC, Amazon Call Truce Over In-App Purchase Lawsuit

Summary: The Federal Trade Commission and Amazon have dropped the appeals in the case, leaving Amazon with $70 million in…

Amazon Gives In, Hands Over Customer’s “Alexa” Data

Summary: A murder suspect has given permission for law enforcement to examine the data from his Amazon Echo, prompting Amazon…

Run-DMC Sues Amazon, Wal-Mart, and Jet for $50 Million

Summary: Run-DMC is suing retailers for selling unauthorized Run-DMC merchandise.  Run-DMC's acting like Wal-Mart and Amazon are Sucker MCs. The famous…

Wal-Mart Acquires E-Commerce Startup Jet.com for $3.3 Billion

Summary: Wal-Mart will buy Jet.com for $3.3 billion. Since its official launch in July, Jet.com had established itself as a…

Upset Bald Women Sue WEN Hair Products

Summary: Hundreds of women have sued celebrity hair product WEN, claiming it causes hair loss. Hundreds of women have joined…

Judge Rules in Favor of Amazon in Patent Case

Summary: A federal judge has ruled that patents that Amazon challenged cannot stand because they seek to patent ideas. U.S.…

Two Antitrust Investigations into Qualcomm

Summary: European agencies have been coming down hard on several U.S. companies to ensure that they are following the rules…

Google and Amazon Battle over Former Amazon Employee’s Non-Compete Clause

Summary: Google seeks to intervene in a lawsuit Amazon has filed against former employee, stating its confidential information and trade…