More than 70 percent of Airbnb’s short-term rental listings in San Francisco could soon be purged off the site following a settlement between the home-sharing company and its hometown. Airbnb sued San Francisco in June to block the city from enacting tougher regulations that would slap home-sharing companies with pricey fines and possible criminal penalties if they post rental listings that …
A judge handed Airbnb a rebuke in a lawsuit seeking to block enforcement of the city’s rental regulations. less Ian Mackinlay registers his short-term rental with the city at 1660 Mission St. in San …
A federal judge has tossed a Chicago lawyer’s class action lawsuit against online attorney directory Avvo, ruling Avvo’s lawyer listings are protected by the First Amendment, and don’t break an Illinois law which forbids the use of personal information, without consent, for profit. On Sept. 12, U.S. District Judge Robert W. Gettleman sided with the Seattle-based Avvo Inc., and dismissed the …