Monthly Archives: June, 2021

Roblox Sued by Major Music Publishers over Profiting from Copyrighted Music

Several dozen major and independent music publishers filed a complaint against the Roblox Corporation on Wednesday in the Central District of California, alleging that...

Illinois Municipalities Sue Nation’s Major TV and Movie Streaming Platforms

On Wednesday, the City of East St. Louis, Ill. filed a class action complaint claiming that streaming platforms failed to pay it and other...

Most Counterclaims Survive Facebook’s Motion to Dismiss in BrandTotal Data Scraping Dispute

On Wednesday, a Northern District of California court ruled on Facebook’s second motion to dismiss BrandTotal Ltd. and Unimania’s (collectively, BrandTotal) counterclaims in a...

FTC Finalizes $61.7M Amazon Flex Drivers Tip Consent Order

On Thursday, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced the approval of a final administrative consent order in a dispute against Amazon. The company agreed...

JBS Says it Paid $11 Million Ransom Following Cyberattack

JBS USA in a press release on Wednesday said that it paid “the equivalent of $11 million in ransom” in response to a cyberattack...

ModivCare Files TTAB Opposition Over Modivhealth Mark

On Wednesday, a notice of opposition was filed before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board by health company ModivCare Solutions, LLC (opposer) in...

General Medicine Files Suit Against HHS, Seeking Review of Katrina-Era Overpayment Demands

General Medicine, P.C., (General Medicine) has filed suit against Xavier Becerra in his position as Acting Secretary of the Department of Health and...

EPA to Redefine Waters of the United States, Significantly Altering Clean Water Act

On Wednesday, the EPA officially announced its intent to revise the definition of “waters of the United States” (WOTUS) to provide more protection under...