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Bob Ferguson

Google and Facebook sued by Washington state AG for alleged violations of campaign finance law

Washington state Attorney General Bob Ferguson filed suit against Facebook and Google on Monday, alleging that the tech giants aren’t… Read More

‘Cosmic Crisp’ conflict: Washington State University sues its own spinoff in dispute over ‘apple of the future’

Update: One day after this story published, Washington State University and Phytelligence issued their own public statements.   One of the world’s… Read More

Amazon files lawsuits over counterfeit Vera Bradley purses and Otterbox phone cases

Amazon is cracking down on counterfeits. The Seattle e-commerce giant has filed three lawsuits in partnership with Vera Bradley, designer… Read More

Rover

Pet-sitting startup Rover and ex-‘Baywatch’ actress named in lawsuit after woman’s dog is run over

Update, Monday, 6:30 p.m. PT: This story has been updated throughout with comments from a Rover representative. A Los Angeles… Read More

Washington AG sues Motel 6 for giving guests’ personal data to immigration authorities

Checking into a Motel 6 in Washington could get undocumented immigrants checked out of the country, according to allegations from state… Read More

Spotify reportedly files for IPO amid new lawsuit

Spotify has confidentially filed for an initial public offering according to an Axios report citing several anonymous sources. The streaming… Read More

Bob Ferguson

Washington AG Bob Ferguson plans to sue over net neutrality repeal

Washington state Attorney General Bob Ferguson plans to sue the federal government over its decision to repeal regulations known as… Read More

Judge overturns Trump administration’s delay of Obama-era ‘startup visa,’ siding with investor group

A federal judge has ordered the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to begin accepting applications for foreign entrepreneurs to enter… Read More

DOJ files lawsuit to block AT&T’s acquisition of Time Warner

The U.S. Department of Justice has filed a lawsuit to prevent AT&T from gobbling up Time Warner for $85.4 billion,… Read More

Microsoft and Princeton University sue Trump administration to keep ‘Dreamers’ program alive

Microsoft and Princeton University are suing the Trump administration in an attempt to preserve the Deferred Action for Child Arrivals (DACA) program.… Read More

Bob Ferguson

Washington AG Bob Ferguson tries to block Trump’s latest travel ban

Washington state Attorney General Bob Ferguson is seeking a temporary restraining order on President Donald Trump’s newest executive order restricting… Read More

Zillow Zestimate

Judge dismisses Illinois class action suit against Zillow over Zestimate home valuation tool

A U.S. District Court judge in Illinois dismissed a proposed class action lawsuit against Zillow Group on Wednesday in which… Read More

Zillow offices

Judge partially overturns $8.3M copyright verdict against Zillow, orders new trial

A copyright battle between Zillow and VHT Inc. over photographs took a sharp turn this week when U.S. District Judge… Read More

Starbucks

Woman awarded $100K after suing Starbucks over drive-thru coffee spill that burned her lap

A woman who was burned when the lid popped off her 20-ounce Venti Pike Place Roast in a Starbucks drive-thru has… Read More

Real estate lawyer sues Zillow, calls Zestimate a ‘tremendous roadblock’ to selling her home

Since its inception, Zillow’s home-value calculator, know as the “Zestimate” has been one of the most controversial features of the… Read More

Federal judges decline to resume Trump’s immigration ban, siding with Washington state

President Trump’s controversial executive order temporarily restricting immigration to the U.S. will not be reinstated at this time, thanks to… Read More

Startups and VCs join legal fight against Trump’s immigration ban, claiming ‘immediate harm’ to the innovation economy

Tech giants, like Amazon, Expedia, Google, and Microsoft, have thrown their considerable weight behind Washington state and Minnesota in a… Read More

Trump administration seeks to reinstate immigration ban in court hearing

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DEK8FCBMkMQ Today, attorneys representing Washington state and the U.S. Department of Justice are presenting oral arguments to try to sway… Read More

How to stream today’s immigration showdown between the Trump administration and the states

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DEK8FCBMkMQ This is escalating quickly. Today, three judges from the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals will hear oral arguments to… Read More

New court filing: Google, Uber, Microsoft and nearly 100 others back Washington state case vs. Trump

Nearly 100 companies — including Google, Microsoft, Twitter, Facebook, Uber and other big technology brands — filed a brief overnight with… Read More

Federal judge’s ruling doesn’t block this key part of Trump’s immigration order

Critics of President Trump’s immigration policy celebrated Washington state’s victory Friday, after a federal judge granted a Temporary Restraining Order (TRO), immediately halting… Read More

Washington AG explains how Amazon, Expedia, and Microsoft influenced crucial victory over Trump

Washington state secured a temporary restraining order on Friday that immediately halted implementation of President Trump’s executive immigration order nationwide — and… Read More

At Seattle hearing, federal judge issues restraining order to halt Trump’s immigration ban nationwide

A federal judge in Seattle granted Washington state’s request for a temporary restraining order to immediately halt implementation and enforcement of… Read More

Donald Trump

Minnesota joins Washington state’s legal fight against Trump’s immigration ban

Minnesota is joining Washington state as a plaintiff in a lawsuit, filed Monday, that claims Trump’s immigration travel ban is… Read More

Donald Trump

Washington state sues Trump over immigration order with support from Amazon and Expedia

Tension is mounting between the two Washingtons. Today, Washington state Attorney General Bob Ferguson announced he is filing a lawsuit against… Read More

Run-DMC files $50M suit vs. Amazon and Walmart, claiming infringement of iconic hip-hop brand

Run-DMC, one of the most iconic acts in hip-hop history, is suing Amazon, Walmart, and Walmart-owned Jet.com for alleged copyright… Read More

Homeowner sues Expedia over HomeAway changes, alleging fraud in proposed class action

After Expedia acquired HomeAway for $3.9 billion in late 2015, the travel giant shifted the business model of its vacation rental sites to more closely… Read More

Uber and Lyft await ruling in suit seeking to block Seattle from releasing ride data

(Monday at 7:45 a.m. with comments from Uber.) Uber and Lyft are suing the city of Seattle as part of… Read More

Seattle woman sues HomeAway for racial discrimination after agent allegedly refuses to book ‘her kind’

Yvette Hobzek, a Seattle-area real estate broker, filed suit against vacation rental company HomeAway on Monday, alleging racial discrimination. Hobzek, a… Read More

Amazon cites progress in crackdown on fake online product reviews

Amazon is making progress in its ongoing battle to eliminate fake product reviews. The company said today that via litigation,… Read More

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