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Ex-Microsoft engineer convicted of 18 felonies after stealing $10M in digital currency

A former Microsoft worker was convicted of 18 federal felonies after he stole $10 million worth of digital currency from… Read More

Washington state considers legislation that would protect gaming apps from gambling lawsuits

Washington lawmakers are debating legislation that would shield many of the state’s smartphone game companies from class-action gambling lawsuits. Several… Read More

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Washington state AG accuses feds of trying to ‘undermine’ states in T-Mobile-Sprint lawsuit

The attorney general of T-Mobile’s home state, Washington, is taking aim at the federal government as a multi-state lawsuit challenging… Read More

Amazon devices chief on Sonos accusations: ‘We have tried to be a great partner to them’

Amazon’s head of devices is maintaining an amicable tone toward Sonos despite accusations of stolen technology and bullying from the… Read More

Ring customers with cameras breached by hackers sue Amazon in proposed class action lawsuit

An 8-year-old in Mississippi, a Georgia woman lying in bed, a Michigan family watching TV, and dozens of other Ring… Read More

Amazon’s Twitch embroiled in Russian legal dispute over English Premier League streams

Amazon is fielding a major lawsuit from Russian internet giant Rambler Group, which claims Twitch has violated its rights to… Read More

Amazon touts ‘technical superiority’ over Microsoft as it seeks to reopen JEDI bidding in newly unsealed court filing

Amazon is asking a federal judge to block the Defense Department from enlisting Microsoft for a contentious and lucrative cloud… Read More

Zappos settles major data breach lawsuit with 10% discounts for customers through end of year

Zappos is giving customers who may have been affected by a major 2012 data breach 10 percent discounts on purchases… Read More

Expedia and Ryanair quietly settle lawsuit as online travel giant tries to make peace with industry

Expedia and Ryanair have agreed to voluntarily dismiss a lawsuit brought against the online travel giant by the European budget… Read More

Oregon joins multi-state lawsuit to block T-Mobile’s merger with Sprint

Critics of T-Mobile’s newly approved merger with Sprint are particularly concerned about the impacts on rural Americans, who are often… Read More

Amazon sued by early voice tech developers who allege that company infringed on patents

Former investors and employees from VoiceBox Technologies are suing Amazon, alleging that the Seattle tech giant infringed on six of… Read More

T-Mobile accuses states suing to block Sprint merger of ‘dwelling in the past’

T-Mobile is firing back at a coalition of states that sued to block the telecom company’s proposed merger with Sprint.… Read More

Lawsuit ruling over dog leash purchased on Amazon could greatly impact third-party seller business

A lawsuit brought by a woman who was blinded by a retractable dog leash she bought on Amazon could have… Read More

Comcast fined $9.1M for consumer protection violations in high-profile Washington state case

A judge ordered Comcast Corp. to pay $9.1 million in penalties for violating Washington state’s Consumer Protection Act — a… Read More

Zillow sues real estate rival Compass over non-compete violation and stolen intellectual property

Seattle-based Zillow Group filed two lawsuits Friday against real estate rival Compass, alleging that the SoftBank-backed high-tech brokerage stole Zillow… Read More

Howard Schultz sued over unsolicited text messages to voters as he mulls presidential bid

A Florida woman is suing former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz in federal court in Seattle, claiming that his team sent… Read More

Washington state has a $171M bill for Comcast as major consumer protection trial concludes

Attorneys for the State of Washington asked for more than $171 million from Comcast this week in closing arguments of one… Read More

Nirvana not smiling after filing lawsuit against designer Marc Jacobs over ‘Bootleg Grunge’ shirt

Just when you thought 25 years might be enough time for mainstream fashion designers to forget they ever tried to… Read More

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Facebook will pause political ad sales for Washington state elections

Facebook plans to pause the sale of political ads for state and local races in Washington by the end of… Read More

Did Comcast mislead customers? Washington state makes case against telecom giant

“This is a case about reasonableness.” So said Howard Shapiro, an attorney representing Comcast in King County Superior Court on… Read More

Amazon sued by family of deceased employee claiming wrongful death and discrimination

Relatives of a deceased Amazon employee are suing the Seattle company, claiming its negligence led to his wrongful death. The… Read More

Comcast heads to trial with Washington state over consumer protection dispute

Lawyers from Comcast and the State of Washington met in King County Superior Court Friday to debate evidence in a… Read More

Ex-Microsoft sports director charged with attempting to steal $1.5M and selling employee Super Bowl tickets

Jeff Tran, a former director of sports marketing and alliances at Microsoft, was indicted on five counts of wire fraud… Read More

TLDR: Microsoft & Green Bay Packers win fight over domain name

Today’s featured stories Green Bay Packers and Microsoft win domain name fight after family sought cash, tickets and tablets Amazon… Read More

Amazon sues over malicious ads, alleging a ‘sophisticated and widespread’ scheme to deceive consumers

Amazon is seeking to unmask and block the operators of what it describes as a “sophisticated and widespread” scheme to… Read More

Photographer sues Netflix after his storm cloud image shows up in ‘Stranger Things’ concept art

Creepy storm clouds looming over the fictional town of Hawkins, Ind., are a regular occurrence in the Netflix series “Stranger… Read More

Amazon awarded $75K in dispute with e-book marketer over Kindle Direct Publishing scheme

Amazon has been awarded $75,000 in an arbitration case against an e-book marketer that allegedly inflated reader numbers artificially in… Read More

Cities across the country join escalating legal battle over net neutrality

Top officials in 27 cities across the country are backing a lawsuit over the FCC’s repeal of net neutrality, claiming that removing… Read More

Judge extends block on 3D-printed gun blueprints while Wash. State and Trump admin. battle in court

A federal judge in Seattle extended his order banning the release of instructions for 3D-printed firearms Monday, siding with Washington… Read More

Moving app Dolly sues WA state over shutdown order and $69k fine in pivotal gig economy dispute

Seattle startup Dolly is suing the Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission in a case with potentially far-reaching implications for gig… Read More

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