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Lawsuits Jul 11, 2016

Snapchat Sued for Exposing Kids to Sexually Offensive Content

The guardian of a 14-year-old Los Angeles boy is filing a class action lawsuit against Snapchat, alleging the social media company is violating online decency laws. The lawsuit alleges that the company is intentionally exposing minors to offensive and sexually offensive content without warning, in violation of the Communications Decency Act. ADVERTISEMENT The lawsuit specifically called out …

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Legal News Jan 14, 2016

Consumers Lose U.S. Appeal Over Credit Card Arbitration Clauses

NEW YORK Nov 19 The credit card industry won a big legal victory on Thursday as a federal appeals court rejected claims by a group of consumers that big issuers colluded to require that disputes be settled in arbitration rather than through class action lawsuits. By a 3-0 vote, the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New York upheld a lower court ruling that American Express Co , Citigroup Inc …