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.

Pew Blasts CFPB Payday Lending Proposal
Pew Blasts CFPB Payday Lending Proposal
May 16, 2019  |  Legal

As the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) wades through the public comments about rules regarding payday lending, The Pew Charitable Trusts has weighed it with...

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Facebook Sues South Korean Firm For Data Misuse
Facebook Sues South Korean Firm For Data Misuse
May 13, 2019  |  Facebook

Facebook has filed a lawsuit against a South Korean data analytics company for breaching its data policies for developers, as well as refusing to agree...

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New Allies Aim To Solve Cannabis Payments Problem
New Allies Aim To Solve Cannabis Payments Problem
May 10, 2019  |  Bank Regulation

It really wasn’t supposed to be this way, not as cannabis steadily became legal across the United States. Read the old pro-legalization magazines, or revisit...

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Chinese National Charged In Anthem Data Breach
Chinese National Charged In Anthem Data Breach
May 10, 2019  |  Legal

U.S. prosecutors have charged a Chinese national for his alleged involvement in the 2015 data breach at health insurance company Anthem, which led to the...

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B2B Financing Firm FreightRover Reportedly Impacted By Celadon Fraud Scam
B2B Financing Firm FreightRover Reportedly Impacted By Celadon Fraud Scam
May 08, 2019  |  Legal

It hasn’t exactly been the best of times lately for FreightRover, at least not when it comes to legal drama and company leadership. The Indianapolis-based...

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Facebook Taps State Department For New GC
Facebook Taps State Department For New GC
April 23, 2019  |  Facebook

Facebook has named Jennifer Newstead as its new general counsel, overseeing the company’s global legal functions. Newstead is taking over the position from Colin Stretch,...

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Zillow Sues Competitor Compass Over IP Theft
Zillow Sues Competitor Compass Over IP Theft
April 22, 2019  |  Legal

Zillow has filed two lawsuits against Compass, accusing its rival of stealing Seattle-based Zillow’s intellectual property, as well as hiring employees who violated their non-compete agreements....

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With Apple Patent Dispute Over, Qualcomm Stock Surges
With Apple Patent Dispute Over, Qualcomm Stock Surges
April 17, 2019  |  Apple

After winning a major victory in its legal dispute with Apple, Qualcomm saw its shares surge 23 percent for its biggest gain in more than 19...

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UK Lawsuit Against Mastercard Gains Court Support
UK Lawsuit Against Mastercard Gains Court Support
April 16, 2019  |  Legal

A consumer lawsuit against Mastercard in the U.K. got approval to move forward after a court reversed a ruling by the Competition Appeal Tribunal. According...

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