The legal boundaries of augmented reality are about to be tested in court thanks to Pokemon Go. Polygon has dug up a class-action lawsuit filed on behalf of New Jersey resident Jeffrey Marder, who alleges Niantic placed Pokestops and gyms on private property without the owners’ consent. He argues this has led to at least five strangers walking up to his door to ask if they can catch Pokemon in …
Glassdoor is facing a class-action lawsuit after the company review site accidentally revealed the email addresses of more than half a million of its users. Glassdoor issued an email update that mistakenly included customer contact information. Customers’ email addresses were visible in the cc line of the email, as opposed to being confidentially
hidden in the bcc line.
Lundin Law PC (the “Firm”) announces that a class action lawsuit has been filed against Keryx Biopharmaceuticals Inc. (“Keryx” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq: KERX) concerning possible violations of federal securities laws between February 25, 2016 and August 1, 2016 (the “Class Period”). Investors who purchased or otherwise acquired shares during the Class Period …
The largest bank in the United States settled a class-action lawsuit this week that stemmed from outcry over excessive fees the institution charged former prison inmates over the last four years. JPMorgan Chase won a government contract in 2008 to furnish inmates freed from all U.S. federal prisons with debit cards connected to money they were sent or earned while …
A class-action lawsuit accuses the state of discriminating against Minnesotans with disabilities by forcing them to live in segregated group homes. Attorneys with the Mid-Minnesota Legal Aid allege in the lawsuit that the Department of Human Services funnels …
New Jersey resident Jeffrey Marder filed a class action lawsuit against Nintendo, The Pokémon Company, and Niantic Labs on Monday, claiming that the game Pokémon Go entices players to trespass by placing Pokéstops and gyms on private property without the owners’ permission. The lawsuit seeks compensation and a change in the game’s …
Michigan taxpayers paid significantly less last year to settle lawsuits against their state government than they did in recent …
Court documents show Facebook has agreed to allow users to request refunds of in-app purchases made by minors as part of a settlement of a class-action lawsuit. The lawsuit was brought in 2012 by two children and their parents. It claimed the children racked up hundreds of dollars in purchases of Facebook Credits, a since-discontinued currency used by the site.
A federal judge declined a defense request to sanction attorneys for former Baylor University student Jasmin Hernandez Thursday for their comments to the media, but he reminded lawyers on both sides of the case about their responsibilities under the rules of professional conduct. U.S. District Judge Robert Pitman conducted a status conference with attorneys involved in the lawsuit, including …
Charles Araujo, center, talks about the perceived injustice he and his wife, Evelyn, left, believe to be in the charter school system Thursday. (Photo: Justin Sellers/The Clarion-Ledger) Flanked by her friend Monica Cannon-Butler, Midtown resident Shmea Kelly stood outside of the Southern Poverty Law Center’s downtown Jackson office Wednesday watching as parents and children shouted from a …