Monthly Archives: November, 2019

Google Petitions for Confidentiality Protection in Antitrust Probe

On October 31, Google petitioned to prevent sensitive business information from being revealed in a 50-attorney-general probe led by Texas for potential antitrust violations. Texas Attorney General...

Motorola, Others Sued By Aperture For Infringing Cell Patent

On October 29, Aperture Net LLC, filed a complaint against Motorola Inc. and Motorola Mobility LLC (Aperture Net LLC v. Motorola Inc. and Motorola Mobility LLC...

WeWork Faces Shareholder Suit

On November 4, WeWork shareholder Natalie Sojka filed a class action complaint against Adam Neumann and others (Natalie Sojka v. Adam Neumann et al. CGC-19-580474) for...

LG Sues Hisense over Smart TV Patents

On November 4, plaintiff LG Electronics Inc., (LGE) represented by Sidley Austin LLP, filed a complaint against defendants Hisense Electronics Manufacturing Company of America Corporation, et al....

GitLab Faces Overwhelming Community Pressure over Multiple Privacy and Security Issues

The controversy over online privacy and the selling of user data has come up time and again in recent years. The latest company entangled in a...

Google Acquires Fitbit for $2.1 billion

On November 1, Google’s parent company, Alphabet, announced that it is set to acquire Fitbit for $2.1 billion, the equivalent $7.35 per share. This acquisition places Google...

Facebook Sued Over Age and Gender Discrimination in Ads

On October 31, plaintiff Neuhtah Opiotennione, a 54-year old woman, filed a class action complaint against Facebook, Inc. in the Northern District of California, San Francisco...

Vimeo Is Storing Your Face Without Your Knowledge Claims Illinois Suit

On October 31, plaintiff Bradley Acaley filed a class action complaint against Defendant, Vimeo (Bradley Acaley v. Vimeo, Inc. 1:19-cv-07164), a video platform, for violating the Illinois...