legal

Common legal phrase. Lawful action, such as an agreement consciously agreed to by two or more entities, establishing lawful accountability. For example, an apartment lease legally binds the lessor and the lessee.

Judge Rules Apple Needs To Face Shareholder Lawsuit Over Cook’s China Claims
Judge Rules Apple Needs To Face Shareholder Lawsuit Over Cook’s China Claims
November 05, 2020  |  Apple

Apple has been ordered to face a lawsuit from shareholders over CEO Tim Cook’s reported concealment of falling iPhone demand in China, Reuters reports, which...

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Voters In Six States Give COVID-Battered Gambling Business A Big Boost
Voters In Six States Give COVID-Battered Gambling Business A Big Boost
November 05, 2020  |  Legal

Legal sports betting has literally gone from zero to 25 in the United States in just 2-1/2 years, as Louisiana, Maryland and South Dakota voters...

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DOJ Seizes $24M In Crypto As Part Of Brazilian Internet Fraud Probe
DOJ Seizes $24M In Crypto As Part Of Brazilian Internet Fraud Probe
November 04, 2020  |  Security & Fraud

The Department of Justice (DOJ) has seized $24 million in virtual currency on behalf of the Brazilian government, according to a press release. The seizure...

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Bitcoin Daily: US Prosecutors Seek Prison Time In ICO Fraud Case; Judge Orders Telegram To Pay $625K To Crypto Firm For Legal Fees
Bitcoin Daily: US Prosecutors Seek Prison Time In ICO Fraud Case; Judge Orders Telegram To...
November 04, 2020  |  Bitcoin

American prosecutors want prison time for a co-founder of Centra Tech, an entity that had received endorsements from well-known people for a 2017 initial coin...

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California’s Proposition 24 Vote Could Boost Online Privacy Bills In New York, Washington
California’s Proposition 24 Vote Could Boost Online Privacy Bills In New York, Washington
November 04, 2020  |  Legal

A ballot measure passed by a sizable majority of California voters to ramp up protections for online privacy could pave the way for similar measures...

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Prop 22 Passes To Keeps Uber/Lyft Workers As Contractors In California
Prop 22 Passes To Keeps Uber/Lyft Workers As Contractors In California
November 04, 2020  |  Gig Economy

On Tuesday (Nov. 3), California voters gave the nod to statewide ballot initiative Proposition 22, which allows app-based companies, such as ride-hailing firms and other...

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VirnetX Takes $503M Bite Out Of Apple For Patent Infringement
VirnetX Takes $503M Bite Out Of Apple For Patent Infringement
November 03, 2020  |  Apple

There’s a new development in a decades old lawsuit after a jury in Tyler, Texas, ordered Apple to pay $502.8 million in royalties for infringing...

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Privacy Law Update Would Give Californians More Control Over Data
Privacy Law Update Would Give Californians More Control Over Data
November 03, 2020  |  Politics

Voters in California, who backed a far-reaching digital privacy law two years ago, are now facing a war of words over a ballot measure that...

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Former Wirecard CFO Free For Now As German Probe Continues
Former Wirecard CFO Free For Now As German Probe Continues
November 02, 2020  |  Legal

The former chief financial officer of Wirecard, the insolvent and scandal-plagued German payments processor and financial services provider, is now a free man, temporarily at...

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