Christina Tabacco

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House Reps. Unveil Laws Aimed at Curbing Big Tech’s...

Last Friday, the House of Representatives Antitrust Subcommittee announced its intention to  rein in tech industry’s most powerful entities and level the playing field for smaller businesses and startups....

Legislators Tee Up Law Easing Restrictions on Marijuana Research

According to an article published on June 10 by Marijuana Moment’s Kyle Jaeger, the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee approved a law that would permit scientists to use cannabis...

Snapchat Biometrics Privacy Suit Sent to Arbitration

Last Thursday, a Southern District of Illinois judge sent a consumer action to arbitration in a corrected order addressing the user agreement at issue’s arbitrability. The 2019 complaint alleges...

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

On Wednesday, the City of East St. Louis, Ill. filed a class action complaint claiming that streaming platforms failed to pay it and other municipalities 5% of their gross...

Most Counterclaims Survive Facebook’s Motion to Dismiss in BrandTotal...

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 case lodged by Facebook over...

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 to settle allegations that it...