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.

EU Could Put Facebook, Apple And Other Big Techs On Regulatory ‘Hit List’
EU Could Put Facebook, Apple And Other Big Techs On Regulatory ‘Hit List’
October 11, 2020  |  Europe

European Union (EU) regulators are drawing up a list of up to 20 large internet companies, possibly including Facebook and Apple, to be targeted with...

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Epic Games Loses Bid For Immediate Access To Apple App Store
Epic Games Loses Bid For Immediate Access To Apple App Store
October 11, 2020  |  Legal

A federal judge Friday (Oct.9) denied a request by Epic Games to make Apple reinstate Epic’s Fortnite game on its App Store before a lawsuit...

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Feds Charge Texas Man With CARES Act Fraud
Feds Charge Texas Man With CARES Act Fraud
October 09, 2020  |  Security & Fraud

Federal prosecutors on Thursday (Oct. 8) charged a Dallas-area man with allegedly playing a role in a scheme that sought to fraudulently obtain $24.8 million...

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US Seeks To Overturn Temporary Block On TikTok Ban
US Seeks To Overturn Temporary Block On TikTok Ban
October 08, 2020  |  Legal

The U.S. is appealing a temporary block on President Donald Trump’s ban on TikTok, Bloomberg reported. The Trump administration set out to block TikTok earlier...

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Uber CEO’s 900,000 Reasons Why AB5 Shouldn’t Fly
Uber CEO’s 900,000 Reasons Why AB5 Shouldn’t Fly
October 05, 2020  |  Gig Economy

California Assembly Bill 5 (AB5) — and its now famed (and feared) three-part test as to whether a worker could be classified as an independent...

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DOJ Antitrust Lawsuit Against Facebook No Slam Dunk, Social Media Co. Says
DOJ Antitrust Lawsuit Against Facebook No Slam Dunk, Social Media Co. Says
October 04, 2020  |  ANTITRUST

The Department of Justice (DOJ) effort to break Facebook away from Instagram and WhatsApp might not be so easy, according to The Wall Street Journal...

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DOJ Seeks To Overturn Ruling To Prevent WeChat Ban
DOJ Seeks To Overturn Ruling To Prevent WeChat Ban
October 02, 2020  |  Legal

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) is seeking to overturn a federal magistrate’s ruling last month that stopped a U.S. ban on WeChat, China’s social...

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UK’s Online Grocer Ocado Sued Over Patent Claims
UK’s Online Grocer Ocado Sued Over Patent Claims
October 01, 2020  |  Legal

U.K. online grocery retailer Ocado is involved in a patent lawsuit over robotically-operated warehouse technology with robotics company AutoStore, Reuters reported. AutoStore said Ocado has...

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Facebook, Google, Twitter To Face Senate Committee On Law Governing Removal Of Third-Party Content
Facebook, Google, Twitter To Face Senate Committee On Law Governing Removal Of Third-Party Content
October 01, 2020  |  Politics

In a unanimous, bipartisan vote, a U.S. Senate Committee ordered the CEOs of Facebook, Google and Twitter to testify on Capitol Hill about a federal...

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