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Revenge Porn May Soon be Stopped

Revenge Porn May Soon be Stopped

Summary: A new ruling by the FTC aims to better protect consumers from revenge porn tactics. Many men and women…

Zapproved Offers New Technological Legal Services

Zapproved Offers New Technological Legal Services

Summary: Zapproved, with a $20 million investment and the acquisition of eCloud Collect, will be offering new software services to…

Federal Judge Steps Down from Panel over Evidence Rules

Federal Judge Steps Down from Panel over Evidence Rules

Summary: Judge Jed Rakoff has resigned from an advisory committee after the Justice Department determined it could not examine the…

Web Could be Reclassified as Utility, Tech Group Finds

Web Could be Reclassified as Utility, Tech Group Finds

Summary: An Internet advocacy group has stated that the Federal Communications Commission would legally be able to reclassify the Internet…

Uber Battle Spreads to Philadelphia

Uber Battle Spreads to Philadelphia

Summary: Dozens of Philadelphia cab companies have filed suit against Uber, alleging unfair competition and false advertising. The legal trouble…

Court Ruling: Chimpanzees Are Not Legal Persons

Court Ruling: Chimpanzees Are Not Legal Persons

Summary: A New York appeals court has ruled that a chimpanzee should not have legal "personhood." According to LiveScience.com, yesterday,…

Zillow Accused of Behaving Like ‘Adult Frat House’ in Sexual Harassment Suit

Zillow Accused of Behaving Like ‘Adult Frat House’ in Sexual Harassment Suit

Summary: A former Zillow employee has filed a sexual harassment suit against the company, accusing her supervisors of making numerous…

Apple Fined 20 Million for Patent Infringement

Apple Fined 20 Million for Patent Infringement

Summary: Apple has been fined $20 million for infringing upon patents from the 1990s. The Guardian reports that Apple was fined…

FTC Files Suit against AT&T for Slowing Data Speed

FTC Files Suit against AT&T for Slowing Data Speed

Summary: After millions of customers complained, the Federal Trade Commission has filed a lawsuit against AT&T for slowing down the data…

Silicon Valley Company Paid Employees Less than 2 Dollars an Hour

Silicon Valley Company Paid Employees Less than 2 Dollars an Hour

Summary: Electronics for Imaging was fined by the U.S. Department of Labor and forced to pay back pay to employees it…

Facebook Sues Prestigious Law Firm for Fraud

Facebook Sues Prestigious Law Firm for Fraud

Summary: Facebook has sued several law firms and attorneys, claiming that they filed a fraudulent lawsuit against it. According to…

Apple Products Hits Finland’s Economy Hard

Apple Products Hits Finland’s Economy Hard

Summary: Two of Finland’s biggest industries, the paper industry and Nokia, have suffered tremendously with the introduction of the iPhone…