Sean McElaney

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MIT to Caption Content After Reaching ADA Settlement

The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) has agreed to provide closed captioning for its online educational content after reaching a settlement in a case brought by the National Association of the...

Zipit Wireless files Wi-Fi Messaging Patent Suit against LG

Zipit Wireless has filed a complaint against LG Electronics Inc. claiming copyright infringement. Zipit had filed an initial complaint in 2018 in the District Court of South Carolina. However, after the court...

Uber, Postmates Lose Preliminary Injunction in AB 5 Case

Earlier this week, a judge from the Central District Court of California denied a preliminary injunction filed by Uber and Postmates against the implementation of a new California labor law. California Assembly Bill...

Georgia Cities sue Airbnb for Back Taxes

In a proposed class action lawsuit filed last week, several cities and counties throughout the state of Georgia accused Airbnb of failing to pay taxes owed to their municipalities....

DOJ Takes Action Against Robocall Firms

Earlier this week, the Department of Justice filed for temporary restraining orders and injunctions in two different cases against multiple telecom companies in an attempt to prevent fraudulent robocalls...

LinkedIn Data Scraping Case Could Head to SCOTUS

Last week, Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan granted an extension to LinkedIn to file a writ of certiorari, indicating that the high profile case regarding the scraping of social...