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Nike Steps Up NFT Lawsuit Against StockX With Counterfeit Claim

12th May 2022
Nike Inc has told a Manhattan federal court that e-commerce site StockX has been offering counterfeits of its footwear. The claim adds to an already existing lawsuit against StockX which claims the site has been violating Nike’s trademarks by selling digital images of its footwear in the form of non-fungible tokens (NFTs).  On Tuesday, Nike […]
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Cooley Tapped To Represent Grindr In $2.1 Billion SPAC Deal

11th May 2022
Dating app Grindr has tapped global law firm Cooley as its legal counsel as it goes public via a $2.1 billion acquisition by a blank-cheque company based in Singapore. SPACS raise funds through initial public offerings (IPOs) to take private companies public.  According to a statement by Cooley, the team representing Grindr is led by […]
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Tinder Owner Sues Google To Avoid Play Store Booting

10th May 2022
Online dating service company Match Group, which owns Tinder, sued Alphabet Inc’s Google on Monday, claiming the move was a “last resort” to prevent Tinder, as well as its other apps, from being removed from the Play Store amid a disagreement over Match Group being expected to pay up to 30% of their sales to […]
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Elon Musk’s Twitter Takeover Challenged In Shareholder Lawsuit

9th May 2022
On Friday, Twitter Inc and Tesla CEO Elon Musk were sued by a Florida pension fund seeking to block Musk from completing his $44 billion takeover of the social media platform before 2025. In the proposed class action, the Orlando Police Pension Fund said Delaware law forbade a quick merger due to Musk’s agreements with […]
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Fitbits Burned Users’ Wrists, Lawsuit Claims

6th May 2022
Google-owned Fitbit has been hit with a class-action lawsuit that claims its smartwatches are prone to overheating and burning their wearers. This suit includes several devices that were not part of a recent product recall by the company. The class-action lawsuit filed last Friday in a California federal court alleges that overheating is an issue […]
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The Racial Gap For Bar Exam Pass Rates Worsened In 2021

5th May 2022
According to new data from the American Bar Association (ABA), the racial gap in bar exam pass rates worsened in 2021. The findings will likely intensify debates over the fairness of the attorney licensing test and louden calls for it to be reformed.  According to ABA, the national first-time pass rate for white JD graduates […]
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Meta Hit With Trademark Lawsuit Over Its New Logo

4th May 2022
Facebook owner Meta Platforms Inc is being sued by a non-profit blockchain developer that claims Meta’s new logo will cause consumer confusion with its own infinity-symbol logo.  Swiss non-profit organisation Dfinity claims that being associated with Meta’s “sordid” history of poor user privacy could damage its efforts to attract users to its blockchain platform.  Dfinity […]
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EU Court Rules Against Meta Following Challenge By German Consumer Body

28th April 2022
On Thursday, the European Union’s top court ruled that Germany’s consumer protection association could bring a legal challenge against Meta Platforms Inc over data privacy.  The verdict by the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) means the Federation of German Consumer Organisations can now seek an injunction against Meta Platforms Ireland in a […]
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Moscow Court Orders Seizure Of Google Funds

27th April 2022
A court in Moscow has ordered the seizure of $7 million worth of Google’s property and funds in Russia. The move is the latest in a lawsuit concerning restrictions the US tech company placed on the YouTube channel of a leading Russian television firm.  According to news agencies in Russia, the case involves Gazprom Media […]
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Clarke Willmott Boosts Planning And Environment Team With New Appointment

22nd April 2022
UK law firm Clarke Willmott LLP, which has offices in Birmingham, Bristol, Cardiff, London, Manchester, Southampton, and Taunton, has boosted its planning and environment team with the appointment of a new partner. With over 20 years of experience in contentious and non-contentious planning law, Marianne Barker is the latest recruit to Clarke Willmott’s expanding specialist […]
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