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Apple's $500 million batterygate settlement up for grabs
Apple's $500 million batterygate settlement up for grabs
Apple, just like any other tech manufacturer, has had their problems with products be it Macs or iPhones. Usually they've been rectified with ...... 14 Jul 2020
Supreme Court will hear Microsoft's appeal of class action suit over scratched Xbox discs
Supreme Court will hear Microsoft's appeal of class action suit over scratched Xbox discs
The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear Microsoft's appeal over a class action suit that alleged that the Xbox 360 hardware had a defect that led to game discs being scratched and ruined. 17 Jan 2016 - 1 comment
Spotify being sued again over unpaid royalties
Spotify being sued again over unpaid royalties
Cracker frontman David Lowery has filed a class action lawsuit against Spotify seeking, at least, $150 million in damages over unpaid royalties. 03 Jan 2016 - 2 comments
AMD sued over misleading core counts for Bulldozer processors
AMD sued over misleading core counts for Bulldozer processors
AMD has been sued for allegedly misleading customers about how many cores were contained in their Bulldozer processors. 08 Nov 2015 - 13 comments
Judge approves poaching lawsuit settlement against Apple, Google, Intel, Adobe
Judge approves poaching lawsuit settlement against Apple, Google, Intel, Adobe
A judge has approved a $415 million settlement ending a lawsuit that had accused Apple, Intel, Adobe and Google of conspiring to keep salaries down and job mobility low. 05 Sep 2015 - 1 comment
Sprint settles long-standing lawsuit over Nextel acquisition for $131 million
Sprint settles long-standing lawsuit over Nextel acquisition for $131 million
Sprint has agreed to pay $131 million to settle a long-standing class-action lawsuit dating back to their disastrous acquisition of Nextel in 2005. 02 Apr 2015
Uber and Lyft denied in bid to have their drivers paid as independent contractors
Uber and Lyft denied in bid to have their drivers paid as independent contractors
Both taxi apps Uber and Lyft were denied in their bids to have their drivers as independent contractors rather than employees. 13 Mar 2015 - 2 comments
Netflix beats anti-trust class action suit stemming from DVD rental business in 2005
Netflix beats anti-trust class action suit stemming from DVD rental business in 2005
Though we would forgive you if you forgot, Netflix used to be a DVD-by-mail rental company before becoming a streaming giant. It has now closed out a long standing lawsuit from its former business. 28 Feb 2015 - 3 comments
Sony is giving away freebies to settle PlayStation Network hack lawsuit from 2011
Sony is giving away freebies to settle PlayStation Network hack lawsuit from 2011
Sony has announced today that is taking claims to settle the class action lawsuit that was brought against it over the massive PlayStation Network hacking in 2011. 25 Jan 2015 - 3 comments
Google, Sony, Apple, others all sued over decades old music
Google, Sony, Apple, others all sued over decades old music
Zenbu Magazines has filed seven proposed class action lawsuits against all the major streaming music providers over music from little known artists with recordings before 1972. 24 Jan 2015 - 2 comments
Apple, Google, Intel, Adobe settle over wages scandal
Apple, Google, Intel, Adobe settle over wages scandal
Tech giants Apple, Google, Intel and Adobe have settled and will pay $324 million over accusations that the companies conspired to keep wages/salaries down in Silicon Valley. 26 Apr 2014 - 6 comments
Class action against Apple over e-book scandal gets OK from judge
Class action against Apple over e-book scandal gets OK from judge
A judge has given the OK for class action certification to a group of consumers who sued Apple last year for its violation of antitrust law in a major e-book scandal. 30 Mar 2014
Apple class action suit over data privacy dismissed outright
Apple class action suit over data privacy dismissed outright
A federal judge has dismissed a class action lawsuit against Apple over data privacy, stating that the plaintiffs failed to show they had relied on any alleged company misrepresentations and that they had suffered harm. 28 Nov 2013
BlackBerry hit with shareholder lawsuit
BlackBerry hit with shareholder lawsuit
An angry shareholder has filed a class action lawsuit against BlackBerry, claiming that the company misled its investors about the future. 07 Oct 2013 - 8 comments
     

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