Topic: legal allegations
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FTC Sues Zillow Over $100 Million Redfin Deal
The FTC is suing Zillow and Redfin, alleging their partnership illegally reduced competition in the online rental market by eliminating Redfin as a rival, which could raise costs and limit choices. The agreement involved Zillow paying Redfin $100 million to syndicate rental ads, consolidating lis...
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SandboxAQ Accuses Ex-Exec of Extortion Attempt
SandboxAQ is embroiled in a lawsuit with its former Chief of Staff, Robert Bender, who alleges wrongful termination after raising concerns about CEO misconduct and misleading financial disclosures. The company has forcefully denied all allegations, calling Bender a "serial liar" and asserting its...
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Scale AI Sues Ex-Employee and Rival Mercor Over Alleged Customer Theft
Scale AI has sued a former employee and competitor Mercor, alleging the ex-staff member took confidential documents and trade secrets before joining Mercor. The lawsuit claims the employee transferred sensitive client strategies and attempted to introduce a major account to Mercor while still at ...
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Reddit Sues Perplexity for Alleged Google Data Theft
Reddit is suing Perplexity for allegedly conspiring to illegally scrape its content from Google search results, bypassing anti-scraping protections. Reddit provided evidence by setting a digital trap, where Perplexity reproduced unique test content from Google's search results within hours. Perpl...
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Perplexity Faces Lawsuit Over Reddit Data Scraping
Reddit has sued Perplexity and three data-scraping firms in federal court, accusing them of bypassing access controls to harvest Reddit content on a large scale, including through Google search results. Perplexity defends its actions by stating it only summarizes and cites Reddit discussions with...
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Texas Sues Roblox Over Child Safety Failures
Texas has filed a lawsuit against Roblox, accusing the platform of failing to protect children from sexual predators and engaging in deceptive practices that prioritize profits over user safety. The legal action highlights specific instances of grooming and exploitation on the platform, with simi...
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Britannica and Merriam-Webster Sue Perplexity AI Over Copyright Claims
Encyclopedia Britannica and Merriam-Webster have sued Perplexity AI for copyright and trademark violations, alleging unauthorized content scraping and traffic diversion. The lawsuit claims Perplexity copies content verbatim, misuses brand names with inaccurate responses, and bypasses technical ba...
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Clorox Sues Vendor Over $380M Hack Due to Password Mishandling
Cyberattacks frequently target human vulnerabilities, as seen in Clorox's $380M breach caused by lax authentication practices by its IT vendor, Cognizant. Hackers easily bypassed security by impersonating employees, obtaining unauthorized access through Cognizant's unverified password resets and ...
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Senators Question Meta's Delay in Making Teen Accounts Private
A bipartisan group of U.S. senators is demanding answers from Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg about why the company allegedly delayed implementing default private settings for teen accounts, citing internal concerns it would reduce user engagement. The senators are also questioning whether Meta ever hal...
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Lawsuit: Faulty Tesla Cybertruck Door Handles Caused Fatal Accident
A fatal Tesla Cybertruck accident in November 2024 led to a lawsuit alleging that electronic door handles failed during a fire, trapping and killing a 19-year-old passenger who survived the initial crash. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has opened a formal probe into Te...
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Google to pay $68M in Assistant privacy lawsuit settlement
Google has proposed a $68 million settlement over a lawsuit alleging its Assistant devices unlawfully recorded private conversations during "False Accepts," where the device mistakenly activated. The settlement covers individuals who owned qualifying Google Assistant-enabled devices, like Pixel p...
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