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    YouTube is being sued for ‘reverse discrimination’

    A former employee is suing YouTube over claims that the company stopped hiring white and Asian men for technical positions. The reasons for this move was "to increase diversity in the company's employee pool".
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    Slow iPhones trigger class action lawsuit

    A class action lawsuit has been filed after Apple admits slowing down old iPhones - including the iPhone 7 - upon release of new devices.
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    Fitbit faces new lawsuit over haptic feedback

    Fitbit is seeing a lawsuit by Immersion in China and the US for violating multiple patents for haptic feedback.
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    Twitter is suing the US Department of Homeland Security

    Twitter has filed a lawsuit against the US Department of Homeland Security after USDHS demanded that Twitter unmask the anonymity of an anti-Trump account.
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    Qualcomm looks to get FTC lawsuit thrown out

    Qualcomm is looking to get a recent FTC lawsuit dismissed which claims the company uses "anticompetitive behavior" in order to maintain its market dominance. This comes after being fined $850 million in December and almost $1 billion in February for similar practices.
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    LG wins its lawsuit against some knockoff headphone makers

    Some companies had started making knockoffs of LG's own Tone headsets and last year LG filed a lawsuit against them. The lawsuit was originally for $200 million, but instead were awarded $168 million for damages plus court costs and interest.
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    Harman shareholders file lawsuit to oppose Samsung deal

    Various shareholders of Harman have filed a class action lawsuit against the company due to feelings that they did not "act in good faith" while processing the deal with Samsung.
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    Uber is facing a new lawsuit after a crash leaves the rider paralyzed

    After leaving a woman paralyzed, Uber and Honda have been hit with a lawsuit after the Uber driver ran a red light and crashed into a Ford F-150.
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    Nokia is suing Apple over dozens of patent infringements

    Nokia might not be manufacturing their own smartphones anymore, but they still own a large number of patents that are related to the industry. The company has just announced they're suing Apple in both Germany and the US over 32 patents the company currently owns.
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    A Google product manager is suing the company over its internal confidentiality policies

    An employee at Google feels the company they work for is violating California's labor laws. The employee says due to Google's confidentiality policies, they are essentially operating an internal “spying program.”
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    ASUS hit with smartphone sales injunction in Germany

    Philips is suing ASUS in Germany over a patent dispute. Philips wants a temporary injunction on ASUS phones sold in the country which violate their patents, specifically one which relates to the design of the recent apps screen. In fact, the patent seems to cover the implementation that most...
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    Samsung and LG are being sued over alleged antitrust violations

    A new class action lawsuit has been filed in Northern California against both LG and Samsung. The lawsuit claims LG and Samsung conspired to not poach each others employees within the United States.
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    Oracle says they presented confidential Google information in accordance with the law

    Google requested to file sanctions on an Oracle attorney who disclosed confidential information regarding deals Google had with companies like Apple. Oracle is now fighting back, saying that their attorney presented the information in accordance with the court laws and as guided by the...
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    Google says Oracle should pay additional fees for disclosing Android's revenue and profit figures

    Google and Oracle just finished their court battles a couple of months ago, and while there still could be an appeal, Google says Oracle owes them more money. Google had shared some information about Android's profit figures with Oracle and this was meant to be kept confidential. So in...
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    AT&T and Verizon allegedly gave businesses discounts on 911 fees, and now they're being sued for it

    Telephone companies charge customers a $1 per line fee to have access to 911 emergency services and this money is supposed to go directly to the 911 call centers. However, local officials in multiple states have filed lawsuits with both AT&T and Verizon for allegedly offering big businesses a...
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    Samsung slaps Huawei with a patent infringement lawsuit of its own

    After Huawei filed patent infringement lawsuits against Samsung in China and the US for using its 4G technology, Samsung has countered with multiple lawsuits against Huawei for infringement on six of its patents. The details of Samsung's patents have yet to be disclosed.
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    Judge says the lawsuit against Fitbit over sleep-tracking claims can proceed

    A recent lawsuit against Fitbit alleges false advertising, unfair trade practices, fraud, and a host of other claims when it comes to the company's sleep-tracking software of the Fitbit Flex. Fitbit requested that the lawsuit be dismissed but the US District Judge James Donato says the lawsuit...