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Current and former Microsoft employees appeal class-action denial in gender discrimination lawsuit

Updated at 3:20 p.m. with new details on ruling and appeal. Current and former technical employees at Microsoft are not… Read More

Textio sues former customer over optimized job descriptions allegedly ‘repurposed and sold to its own customers’

EDITOR’S NOTE: This lawsuit was dismissed on Oct. 26, 2018. Textio alleges in a new lawsuit that a former customer… Read More

Judge denies former Microsoft employees’ bid to expand gender discrimination suit against tech giant

A federal judge has denied class action status in a three-year-old gender discrimination lawsuit brought against Microsoft by current and… Read More

Amazon hit with lawsuit by SXSW venue, alleging tech giant strong-armed return of rental payment

A trendy events venue in Austin is suing Amazon after the tech giant canceled plans to hold an event at… Read More

Biotech company Omeros and former exec battling in court over non-compete deal and bonuses

Omeros, one of Seattle’s biggest biotech companies, is in the midst of a contentious legal battle with its former chief… Read More

‘Get rich with Amazon’ schemers to pay up to $102M in settlement with FTC

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission has settled with three people accused of running what it called a scheme promising the… Read More

Zillow hit with patent infringement lawsuit over ‘real estate information search’ apps

Zillow Group and its subsidiary Trulia have been hit with a lawsuit alleging that the real estate tech companies’ mobile… Read More

Microsoft tangles with current and former technical employees in court over gender discrimination suit

A federal judge in Seattle today heard arguments and delivered some blunt feedback in a three-year-old gender discrimination lawsuit brought… Read More

Rentberry sues city of Seattle over ban on rent bidding sites, alleging free speech violations

Editor’s note: This post has been updated with a statement from Seattle City Councilmember Teresa Mosqueda. Rentberry, a San Francisco… Read More

Game Show Network hit with online gambling lawsuit in latest case targeting gaming companies

Game Show Network is facing an online gambling lawsuit, the latest in a flurry of such cases to pop up… Read More

Home-sellers continue legal battle against Zillow, appeal judge’s decision to toss Zestimate lawsuit

A group of home-sellers in Illinois on Thursday appealed a federal judge’s decision dismissing a lawsuit over Zillow’s Zestimate tool. U.S.… Read More

Judge dismisses class action lawsuit against Zillow’s Zestimate home value tool for second time

A federal judge in Illinois tossed a lawsuit against Zillow Group claiming that its controversial Zestimate tool represents an unfair… Read More

Amazon, Netflix and major studios sue Set TV streaming service alleging ‘mass infringement’ of content

Editor’s Note: This story has been updated to include a statement from the Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment. UPDATE: Streaming service… Read More

Four gaming companies hit with online gambling lawsuits over ‘free-to-play’ casino games

A spate of lawsuits filed over the last few days target online gaming companies, alleging their digital casino offerings constitute… Read More

Lawsuit alleges toymaker Funko misled investors about its financials prior to IPO

A federal lawsuit alleges that toymaker Funko overstated its growth and profits in the run up to going public last… Read More

Magic Leap files preemptive lawsuit against ‘disgruntled’ security exec for alleged extortion

Florida augmented reality company Magic Leap filed a lawsuit last week against its current senior director of global security Todd… Read More

Zillow sued over how it displays Zestimate home valuation tool in some partner listings

A group in New Jersey sued Zillow Group this week, alleging that letting some partners move the Zestimate valuation tool… Read More

IBM sues Expedia, alleging online travel giant built its business on Big Blue’s patents

IBM is suing Expedia, alleging that the popular travel site has for years been infringing on several of its patents,… Read More

Amazon and Washington AG sue ‘con artists’ claiming ‘insider knowledge’ and affiliation with retail giant in classes for aspiring third-party sellers

Amazon and the Washington state Attorney General’s office allege in a pair of new lawsuits that two men are running… Read More

Gates Foundation sues software developer, claiming it billed $2.8M and built ‘nothing of value in return’

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation filed a lawsuit against a California-based software company today, alleging that the company failed to… Read More

Transgender ex-employee sues Amazon, alleging ‘unrelenting discrimination and harassment’ in Kentucky warehouse

Amazon is being sued by the Transgender Legal Defense & Education Fund on behalf of a transgender woman and her… Read More

Former AWS executive temporarily barred from working at Smartsheet as non-compete lawsuit moves forward

A King County Superior Court Commissioner sided with Amazon in the opening salvo of a court battle over Smartsheet’s hiring… Read More

T-Mobile and Huawei make closing arguments in alleged theft of ‘Tappy’ robot technology

Lawyers for T-Mobile and Chinese telecom giant Huawei are finishing up closing arguments today in U.S. District Court in Seattle in… Read More

Former Bill & Melinda Gates digital chief sues organization, claims he was misled about his role

A former Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation chief digital officer has filed a lawsuit against the organization, claiming he was… Read More

Amazon to issue up to $70M in refunds for kids’ unauthorized in-app purchases

Good news for Amazon customers whose kids racked up massive in-app purchase bills: refunds may soon be on the way.… Read More

Amazon Chime team responds to trademark suit, claims it wasn’t aware of competing Chime service

An Amazon Web Services employee claims the company had never heard of CafeX Communications and its competing Chime service when it… Read More

Lawsuit: Ex-Microsoft employees claim PTSD from jobs reviewing child porn and other ‘toxic content’

Two former Microsoft employees and their families have sued the company, alleging that they developed post-traumatic stress disorder due to their… Read More

Woman sues ‘smart’ sex toy maker, claiming it collected data on her use of device and app

The makers of a “smart” sex toy are being sued by a user who was unaware that pairing the device… Read More

Zillow hit with age discrimination lawsuit over behavior at California offices: Sales staffer asked whether ‘too old to close’

It’s a busy month for Zillow’s legal team. The company was just served with another employment lawsuit alleging that sales… Read More

Grand Theft Robot? T-Mobile alleges Chinese telecom giant Huawei stole secret testing rig designs

In a lawsuit that seems like something out of a science fiction movie, T-Mobile has accused Chinese telecom giant Huawei… Read More