Lawsuits

California Mother Sues Maker of Hatchimals in Class Action Lawsuit

Hatchimals are sued for not hatching: California mother launches class action lawsuit after daughter’s Christmas was ruined A woman has filed a class action lawsuit against the maker of Hatchimals Daughter’s toy failed to hatch and lawsuit is alleging bait-and-switch marketing After a suspected ‘mass fault,’ many of the toys never hatched Toy was must-have gift of holiday season, with millions …


Faraday Future Hit With $1.8M Post-Reveal Lawsuit, Takes Threats to Twitter

Faraday Future is no stranger to drama. Now, a new lawsuit over alleged unpaid bills kicks the dramatics into high gear as the EV startup responds in everyone’s favorite way — on Twitter! The Mill Group, a visual effects company, has filed a lawsuit against Faraday Future in the state of California for alleged breach of contract, according to documents obtained by Jalopnik. The lawsuit claims Faraday owes The Mill Group over $1.8 million in unpaid bills related to a visual presentation. The suit alleges that Faraday approached The Mill Group and asked it to “prepare and provide a graphic presentation, with virtual reality, augmented reality, and …


UWO Lawsuit Documents $11M in Illegal Transfers

Former University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh Chancellor Richard Wells is accused of overseeing the illegal transfer of more than $11 million in university funds to support five Oshkosh-area building projects. A lawsuit filed Wednesday in Dane County by the UW System claims Wells and Tom Sonnleitner, retired UWO vice chancellor of administrative services, made illegal financial guarantees between 2010 and 2014 to secure backing for high-profile building projects on and around the Oshkosh campus, and later spent more than $11 million in university funds on …


FTC Files Antitrust Lawsuit Against Qualcomm

The Federal Trade Commission announced an antitrust lawsuit against semiconductor manufacturer Qualcomm Inc. The suit , filed Tuesday in California, charges Qualcomm with tactics meant to maintain its monopoly in certain baseband processors a key element of mobile cellular devices and to “impose onerous and anticompetitive supply and licensing terms on cell phone …


FTC Lawsuit Accuses Qualcomm of Forcing Apple to Buy Wireless Chips in Exchange for Better Royalties [U]

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission launched a lawsuit against Qualcomm on Tuesday, accusing the company of forcing Apple into an exclusive deal to buy its baseband chips. When Apple sought to lower the patent royalties it was paying Qualcomm, the latter firm made that conditional on Apple buying Qualcomm chips exclusively between 2011 and 2016, according to an FTC filing seen by Bloomberg . The iPhone 7 and 7 Plus still use Qualcomm chips in some configurations, while others are now based on Intel modems. Bloomberg did not initially offer any other details on the suit. The FTC has been investigating Qualcomm since 2014, concerned …



Federal Lawsuit Against Monsanto Filed by Portland, Oregon

Just the name itself inspires terrifying images of organically mutated super vegetables with a potential for causing sickness and even death. It has been a hotbed of discussion and debates for at least the past decade, despite continued federal government support from various agencies.


Hemp Industry Battles Against DEA’s New Cannabis Extract Rule With Lawsuit

Cannabis advocates across the US have been pressuring the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) to reclassify marijuana and acknowledge the plant’s medicinal benefits , and the agency has ultimately responded by backtracking on the issue. The DEA recently created a new drug code for marijuana derivatives like CBD oil, leaving many medicinal users and extract producers in fear of stricter …



Mastercard `Preying on Millions’ Sparked $17 Billion Fee Lawsuit

Mastercard Inc . preyed on more than 46 million unknowing consumers by unfairly charging card fees over a 16-year period, lawyers seeking to bring a 14 billion-pound ($17.2 billion) class-action lawsuit told a London court. The credit-card company infringed European Union competition law by imposing high charges to retailers that accepted its cards between 1992 and 2008, Paul Harris, a lawyer …