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Class Action Litigation Involving Google Comes to Settlement

In such a case, class action litigation could result, and a company may have to determine how to handle the legal predicament. Florida readers may be interested in a case involving Google that recently came to a settlement. A class action lawsuit was filed against the company, and recently, Google agreed to settle the matter. The total amount of the settlement is $7.25 million, and some Pixel …


Why a Harvey Weinstein Lawsuit May Be Welcomed by the N.Y. Times

No media organization wants to be dragged into court. But if The New York Times is indeed sued by Harvey Weinstein over its exposé published Thursday about “decades of harassment” on the part of the movie mogul, there could be one upside for the paper. On Friday, Danielle Rhoades Ha, a Times spokeswoman, called upon Weinstein to release employees from any nondisclosure agreements they may have …


Google Could Face a Lawsuit Over Nexus 6P Bootloop Issues

The second, unrelated issue, sees the battery randomly shutdown during use. The phone’s charger has to be connected before the phone will restart. While operational, the battery reading may change erratically, ranging from between 10 to 60 percent.


Google May Be Facing a Class-Action Lawsuit Following Nexus 6P Bootloop and Battery Issues

Just a few days ago, the class-action lawsuit against several of LG’s flagship devices was amended to include the Nexus 5X. It seems the trouble for Google’s Nexus lineup is only going to get worse, as the Nexus 6P may soon be part of its very own class-action lawsuit. Law firm Chimicles & Tikellis has opened up an investigation on whether or not it should file a class-action lawsuit against …


Amazon Wins Hold in Delivery Drivers’ Pay Lawsuit

Amazon.com, Inc. won’t have to face its delivery drivers’ wage and hour claims until the fall of 2017 or later. That’s when the U.S. Supreme Court is expected to decide if arbitration agreements that waive class actions are enforceable (Rittmann v. Amazon.com, Inc., 2017 BL 90916, W.D. Wash., No. …


Class-Action Lawsuit Lodged Against LG for Bootloop Issues Affecting the G4 and V10

LG has started 2017 off on a high note with the debut of the G6. The handset offers a stunning look along with a 5.7-inch QHD+ display that offers a unique 18:9 aspect ratio. While the firm will hope to wash away the sins of its past with the arrival of the G6 in the US next month, it appears that there is some trouble brewing that could derail the company’s comeback plans.


GOP Pushes Bill Inhibiting Americans From Filing Class-Action Lawsuits Against Large Corporations

In recent years, companies have increasingly relied on legal fine print to avoid the lawsuits, inserting language into contracts requiring disputes to be settled by private arbitrators, not the courts. In the final years of the Obama administration, regulators moved to limit those arbitration clauses, proposing rules that ban them from student loan agreements and some financial services. “If …


Ohio’s High Court Dismisses Media Lawsuit Over Bodycam Video

The Ohio Supreme Court dismissed a public information lawsuit Tuesday without ruling on its argument that video from police body cameras are public record and should be released on request. In not taking up the issue, the court noted that the video had already been released — two days after news organizations requested the footage in the July 19, 2015, traffic stop and fatal shooting of a black …


BLU Products Faces Lawsuit Over Backdoor Found on Its Smartphones

It looks like the BLU Products saga isn’t over yet, as the US-based company is now facing a lawsuit over the backdoor that was discovered on its smartphones last week. For those of you who don’t remember, security contractors found a backdoor in the form of pre-installed software that monitors the location of the smartphone’s user, as well as whom they talk to and what they write in their text …


Where Are We With Enforceability of Class Action Waivers in Arbitration Agreements?

With the 9th Circuit’s late summer anti-class action waiver decision, the circuit split widened over the issue of whether employers can require employees, through an arbitration agreement, to waive their rights to bring class or collective actions against their employer. This issue will almost certainly reach the Supreme Court given the deepening divide and the Court’s …