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.

Uber Weighs Backup Plan If Controversial California Labor Law Stands
Uber Weighs Backup Plan If Controversial California Labor Law Stands
October 21, 2020  |  Gig Economy

Uber is weighing contingency plans that could dramatically shrink its California operations should a ballot campaign aimed at revoking a controversial state labor law fall...

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US DOJ Says Google Squelches Competition
US DOJ Says Google Squelches Competition
October 20, 2020  |  ANTITRUST

The shoe dropped. Tuesday, Oct. 20, in a move that surprised maybe no one, the Justice Department filed an antitrust lawsuit in Washington, D.C. against...

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U.S. Department of Justice Hits Google With Antitrust Lawsuit
U.S. Department of Justice Hits Google With Antitrust Lawsuit
October 20, 2020  |  ANTITRUST

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) is filing an antitrust lawsuit against Alphabet’s Google for reportedly monopolizing search and ad markets, according to a Wall...

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Plaid ‘Surprised’ At TD Bank’s Lawsuit Alleging It Tricked Consumers
Plaid ‘Surprised’ At TD Bank’s Lawsuit Alleging It Tricked Consumers
October 19, 2020  |  Legal

Plaid is denying that it has used TD Bank‘s logo to dupe customers into sending information it could monetize, a report from The Globe and...

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State AGs To Press Own Case Against Google
State AGs To Press Own Case Against Google
October 16, 2020  |  Google

Several states are moving forward with their own antitrust probe into Google while the Department of Justice (DOJ) gets ready to file a federal lawsuit,...

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Judge Not Inclined To Allow WeChat Ban During Appeal
Judge Not Inclined To Allow WeChat Ban During Appeal
October 15, 2020  |  Legal

U.S. Magistrate Judge Laurel Beeler said she likely won’t allow restrictions on WeChat while the U.S. government appeals her earlier decision to block them, Bloomberg...

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AB 5 Heads To Court And The Battle Over Ridesharing Drivers Intensifies In California
AB 5 Heads To Court And The Battle Over Ridesharing Drivers Intensifies In California
October 14, 2020  |  Legal

Assembly Bill 5, the 2019 California legislation that moved to force gig economy firms — most notably Uber and Lyft — to reclassify their workers...

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Uber, Lyft Take On California In Court Over AB5 Allegations
Uber, Lyft Take On California In Court Over AB5 Allegations
October 13, 2020  |  Gig Economy

Lawyers for Uber, Lyft and the state of California laid out arguments on Tuesday (Oct. 13) for whether or not the state can force the...

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Bitcoin Daily: Ethereum Protocol Aave Raises $25M; BOE Head Takes Stance Against Bitcoin
Bitcoin Daily: Ethereum Protocol Aave Raises $25M; BOE Head Takes Stance Against Bitcoin
October 12, 2020  |  Bitcoin

Singapore’s Qume is seeing an influx of new customers in the wake of the charges from the U.S. against BitMEX, CoinDesk writes. CEO Aditya Mishra...

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