Lawsuits

ByteDance Lawsuit Alleges Tencent Violated China’s Antitrust Laws
ByteDance Lawsuit Alleges Tencent Violated China’s Antitrust Laws
February 02, 2021  |  ANTITRUST

ByteDance’s Douyin launched a lawsuit against Tencent Holdings alleging that its WeChat and QQ platforms are in violation of China’s antitrust laws, Bloomberg reported on...

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Amid Battle With Reliance Retail, Amazon Calls For Jail Time For Future Group’s CEO
Amid Battle With Reliance Retail, Amazon Calls For Jail Time For Future Group’s CEO
January 25, 2021  |  Legal

Amazon is upping its legal battle against Reliance Retail’s $3.4 billion acquisition of Future Group’s retail assets. This time around, it is even asking that an...

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Whole Paycheck: Amazon Makes Nice With Joe Biden But Sues The EU; Walmart Pushes Deeper Into Financial Services 
Whole Paycheck: Amazon Makes Nice With Joe Biden But Sues The EU; Walmart Pushes Deeper...
January 22, 2021  |  Walmart Amazon whole paycheck

The race for the consumers’ whole paycheck continued this week between Amazon and Walmart, with Amazon pushing back against Italian antitrust regulators even as the...

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Amazon Cries Foul In Lawsuit Filed By European Union Regulators
Amazon Cries Foul In Lawsuit Filed By European Union Regulators
January 20, 2021  |  ANTITRUST

Amazon has filed a lawsuit against the European Union, accusing the EU’s competition watchdog of granting Italian antitrust officials leeway, according to Reuters on Wednesday...

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Google Asks Texas Court To Transfer Multi-State AG Lawsuit To California
Google Asks Texas Court To Transfer Multi-State AG Lawsuit To California
January 20, 2021  |  Google

Google has asked a U.S. judge in Texas for a change of venue regarding an antitrust lawsuit filed by 10 attorneys general, Reuters reported Wednesday...

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Bitcoin Daily: Hack Shuts Down Crypto Exchange Livecoin; Former Canadian Prime Minister Says Bitcoin May Be Reserve Currency In Future
Bitcoin Daily: Hack Shuts Down Crypto Exchange Livecoin; Former Canadian Prime Minister Says Bitcoin May...
January 18, 2021  |  Bitcoin

After announcing that it was hit by a cyberattack in December, Russian cryptocurrency exchange Livecoin announced in a note that it is shutting its business and...

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Play Store Has State AGs Exploring Third Google Lawsuit
Play Store Has State AGs Exploring Third Google Lawsuit
January 15, 2021  |  Google

Alphabet-owned Google could be hit by a third lawsuit by state attorneys general, this time over its management of the Play Store, Reuters reported on...

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Amazon Says Parler Lawsuit Is Invalid Because Of Terms Of Service Violations
Amazon Says Parler Lawsuit Is Invalid Because Of Terms Of Service Violations
January 14, 2021  |  Legal

Amazon has hit back against social media site Parler in its lawsuit over the site’s removal from the cloud of Amazon Web Services (AWS), court...

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Nike Sues More Than 1,000 Websites And Other Parties Over Alleged Counterfeiting 
Nike Sues More Than 1,000 Websites And Other Parties Over Alleged Counterfeiting 
January 14, 2021  |  Retail

Nike is suing 589 websites, the owners of 676 social media accounts and more than 100 unidentified companies and individuals for allegedly selling counterfeit versions...

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