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Employment attorney: Amazon cannot retaliate against warehouse employees participating in Prime Day strike
SEATTLE (Legal Newsline) – Workers employed by Amazon who strike during one of its busiest periods are protected from adverse action, a Washington employment attorney said.
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Alexa-enabled devices record children's voices without consent, lawsuit filed by 10-year-old girl claims
SEATTLE (Legal Newsline) – A 10-year-old Massachusetts minor and her parent are filing a class action lawsuit against Amazon over allegations that Alexa-enabled devices violate wiretapping laws by recording children’s voices without their consent.
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Amazon seeks confirmation of $26K arbitration award against man who allegedly abused Kindle platform
SEATTLE (Legal Newsline) – Amazon Digital Services has submitted a request to the U.S. District Court of the Western District of Washington for confirmation of an arbitration award against Nilmer Rubio, a Filipino man who the company alleges abused the Kindle platform to increase reviews and royalties on a number of ebooks.
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Amazon.com sued over allegedly defective solar eclipse glasses
Plaintiffs in the proposed class action lawsuit, filed in a South Carolina federal court this week, accuse the online retailer of selling “unfit” glasses and criticize Amazon for its last-minute email recall of the product.
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SquareTrade's lawyers claim plaintiff's request for forensic copy of Amazon storefront is 'overreaching'
Attorneys continue to square off in a class action lawsuit brought against California's SquareTrade Inc. that alleges the company deceived consumers with a fraudulent protection plan sold on Amazon.com.
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Ralph Lauren sales price suit points to questions about pricing deception
SAN DIEGO (Legal Newsline)—Claims that Ralph Lauren offered “phantom markdowns” on its products are in line with what consumer advocates have said they found with other stores using sale prices to potentially mislead customers.
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After ruling, Office Depot and Staples abandon merger
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) – A judge's Tuesday ruling on the Federal Trade Commission's request for an injunction halted a proposed $6.3 billion Office Depot and Staples merger.
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Judge grants summary judgment in FTC's lawsuit against Amazon
SEATTLE (Legal Newsline) – The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced that a federal judge granted its request for a summary judgment in the agency’s lawsuit against Amazon for allegations of billing consumers for unauthorized in-app charges incurred by children.
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VHU Express cited $80,000 for allegedly failing to pay employees in Amazon dealings
BOSTON (Legal Newsline) — Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey has announced VHU Express Inc. and its owner Lisa Bythewood have been cited more than $80,000 in restitution and penalties for allegedly violating the state’s wage and hour laws.
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California man alleges Amazon.com concealed additional charge
LOS ANGELES (Legal Newsline) - A Los Angeles man is suing Amazon, alleging it falsely advertises its services.
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Texas non-practicing entity files lawsuit against Amazon, Best Buy, others over USB hub patent
Minero Digital LLC claims the 26 defendant companies are infringing on its patent, which link together more than one USB-enabled device at a time.
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Class action alleges The Honest Company is anything but honest
Los Angeles man files lawsuit against the eco-friendly company, started by actress Jessica Alba. The proposed class action, filed in a California federal court, seeks at least $5 million in damages.
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Jogger alleges Adidas running shoe has defects
A Westchester County man is suing Adidas, alleging its SpringBlade shoe is defectively designed and manufactured.
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Retailers to pay $300K for allegedly selling toy guns banned by NY state law
Several major retailers will pay a combined $300,000 to the state of New York for allegedly selling “imitation weapons” that are banned by law, said state Attorney General Eric Schneiderman on Monday.
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Amazon eBook customers receive credits from 2013 settlement with state AGs; private lawyers earned more than $11M in case
Class counsel, including plaintiffs law firm Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll PLLC, received more than $11 million in fees and expenses as part of deals made with five publishers
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Webinar offered to help educate patent attorneys on demand letters
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) - One of the nation’s leading continuing education providers is offering a webinar to better educate attorneys on how to handle patent infringement letters.
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Prolific patent lawsuit filer already has filed 100 infringement lawsuits against retailers
PLANO, Texas (Legal Newsline) - A Texas-based company that was tagged the most prolific patent “troll” in 2014 filed an additional 40 infringement lawsuits in May -- and all over the same patent.
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Prolific patent lawsuit filer continues to bring lawsuits in Texas federal court
PLANO, Texas (Legal Newsline) - A Texas-based company that was tagged the most prolific patent “troll” in 2014 has filed a string of patent infringement lawsuits in recent weeks.
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House subcommittee moves forward with patent TROL bill
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - A U.S. House subcommittee has advanced a piece of patent reform legislation that would rein in abusive demand letters.
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Patent licensing firm wins $533 million infringement verdict against Apple
TYLER, Texas (Legal Newsline) - A federal jury has sided with a Texas-based licensing company, awarding it nearly $533 million after finding that Apple Inc. infringed a series of its patents in producing and selling the iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad.