Monthly Archives: December, 2020

Charter Communications sued for TCPA Violations After Unwanted Calls

Charter Communications was sued on Tuesday for alleged violations of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA).  Charter Communications is an telecommunications and mass media...

Amazon Sued for Patent Infringement Over Echo Smart Speaker

On Tuesday in the Eastern District of Texas, Amazon was sued for patent infringement regarding a single patent concerning Amazon’s Echo product. Vocalife LLC...

Judge Dismisses Complaint Alleging Blue Cross Blue Shield Violated Antitrust Laws

After nearly eight years of litigation, on Monday, Judge Eduardo C. Robreno of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania dismissed a complaint by LifeWatch...

Power Company Faces CWA Suit in Oregon

On Monday, Columbia Riverkeeper filed a citizen suit against defendants Perennial Power Holdings, Inc. and Perennial-WindChaser, LLC (collectively Perennial) for discharging pollutants into the...

Massachusetts State Legislature Expands Abortion Protections, Providers With ROE Act, Over Governor’s Veto

On Tuesday, the Massachusetts legislature overturned the Governor’s veto of the ROE Act, a state law that expanded the availability of abortions to...

Agro Dynamics Opposes Dismissal in Hemp Seizure Suit

On Monday in the Southern District of California, Agro Dynamics opposed a motion to dismiss filed by some of the defendants in a lawsuit...

Seventh Circuit Upholds Medicare Kickback Conviction

An appellate panel confirmed the findings of a federal jury on Monday, in a case accusing defendant Jacqueline Tuanqui of Medicare fraud. The defendant...

Senate Republicans Couple $2000 Stimulus Checks With Section 230 Repeal

The fate of COVID-19 relief payments in the latest economic recovery bill may be bound with that of the Section 230 of the Communications...