Legal Cases

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Amazon hit with lawsuit over eclipse glasses

31/08/2017(0)
Amazon.com (AMZN.O) has been hit with a proposed class action lawsuit by a couple who claims defective eclipse glasses purchased through the online retailer damaged their eyes. In the ... Read More
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Samsung’s billionaire heir Lee Jae-yong jailed for corruption

25/08/2017(0)
A court in South Korea has sentenced Samsung’s billionaire heir-apparent Lee Jae-yong to five years in prison for corruption. Mr Lee was accused of bribery in a scandal that ... Read More
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The European Central Bank faces a legal challenge

16/08/2017(0)
The European Central Bank may be violating laws on monetary financing in its 2.3 trillion euro ($2.7 trillion) asset purchase programme, Germany’s constitutional court said on Tuesday, and it ... Read More
Uber

Uber investor sues Uber’s former chief executive for fraud

11/08/2017(0)
Travis Kalanick, who built Uber into a transportation behemoth, was ousted as chief executive of the ride-hailing company in June by unhappy investors. Now, one of those investors has ... Read More
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Multinational law firm success in landmark class action case sought against MasterCard

25/07/2017(0)
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has had a major success after the Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) ruled against certifying a US-style £14bn opt-out consumer damages antitrust class actions against its client ... Read More
exxon

Exxon sues U.S. over $2 million Russian sanctions fine

21/07/2017(0)
The U.S. Treasury Department on Thursday imposed a $2 million fine on Exxon Mobil Corp. for what it called a “reckless disregard” of U.S. sanctions on Russia while Secretary ... Read More
Google

Google hires numerous law firms to fight EU fines

11/07/2017(0)
Google is surrounding itself with some of the top law firms in Europe in the wake of its record-breaking €2.4 billion ‘illegal’ anti-trust ruling fine and the threat of ... Read More
Mt.Gox

Mt Gox CEO On Trial In Japan As Bitcoin Gains Traction

11/07/2017(0)
A Tokyo court began hearings Tuesday into charges that the head of the failed Japan-based bitcoin exchange Mt. Gox accessed its computer system and inflated his account by $1 ... Read More
John McAfee

John McAfee settles Intel legal action over name

11/07/2017(0)
John McAfee, known for the anti-virus software bearing his surname, has settled legal action with technology giant Intel over the commercial use of his name. The chip-maker had warned ... Read More
Barclays

Barclays and former executives charged with fraud conspiracy

03/07/2017(0)
Ex-CEO John Varley, Roger Jenkins among four men charged Charges relate to Barclays’s 2008 capital raising with Qatar Barclays Plc and four former executives will appear in a London ... Read More
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