Articles about legal issues

Atlas V launch with Amazon Kuiper satellites

Bezos vs. Bezos: Amazon sues WA state over Washington Post request for Kuiper records

The company that Jeff Bezos founded has gone to court to keep the newspaper he owns from finding out too… Read More

Unsealed order in Amazon antitrust suit lets entire FTC case proceed, dismisses some state claims

A week after a federal judge in Seattle issued a sealed order on Amazon’s motion to dismiss the landmark U.S.… Read More

Podcast

What the Google ruling means for Microsoft Bing; Amazon delivery dilemma; Seattle’s return to office

“I don’t believe there’s a price in the world that Microsoft could offer us. They offered to give us Bing… Read More

Doxo fires back at FTC lawsuit, asserting that it ‘centers on a disagreement about font size’

Doxo asked a federal judge to dismiss the U.S. Federal Trade Commission’s lawsuit against the Seattle-based bill payment company, denying… Read More

Under fire in the U.S. and Europe, Microsoft tests its new approach to government scrutiny

In the giant dog park of global government regulation, Microsoft is showing its belly. What happens next remains to be… Read More

Inside the Seattle courtroom where Binance’s founder received a controversial prison sentence

Binance founder Changpeng “CZ” Zhao sat up straight in his chair inside a Seattle courtroom Tuesday morning, his hands folded… Read More

Sued by FTC, bill payment company Doxo disputes ‘unjust’ allegations of deceptive billing

A lawsuit by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission alleges that Seattle-based bill payment company Doxo has repeatedly deceived consumers into… Read More

Podcast

GeekWire Podcast: Microsoft’s big AI hires, U.S. vs. Apple, and graffiti-fighting drones

This week on the GeekWire Podcast: We peel back the layers of Microsoft’s hiring of AI pioneer Mustafa Suleyman and… Read More

Author and former Navy SEAL David Goggins sues Amazon over bootleg books

Amazon has been sued by David Goggins, the author, endurance athlete, motivational speaker, and former Navy SEAL, on allegations that… Read More

Internal memo: Expedia Group CEO addresses company’s response to discovery of spy cameras

Expedia Group CEO Peter Kern emailed employees Friday about the discovery of spy cameras in two bathrooms on the company’s… Read More

Spy cameras found in two Expedia bathrooms; former employee charged with voyeurism

A Lynnwood, Wash., man has been charged with voyeurism based on allegations that he placed cameras under the sinks in… Read More

Podcast

Surviving Amazon: Work, life, and bias inside one of the world’s most ambitious businesses

[Editor’s Note: We’re excited this week to welcome a guest host to the GeekWire Podcast, Ross Reynolds, whose voice is… Read More

Microsoft targets CAPTCHA-cracking bot ring allegedly responsible for 750M fake accounts

Microsoft secured a court order to seize and take down websites used by a group that it describes as the… Read More

Zulily sues Amazon, alleging that price-fixing and supplier coercion sank its attempts to compete

Updated with Amazon statement. Less than a week after cutting hundreds of jobs and signaling its intent to go out… Read More

Amazon asks court to toss FTC case, saying its practices are ‘the essence of competition’

Amazon defended the business practices targeted by the Federal Trade Commission as “the essence of competition” and asked a federal… Read More

Judge dismisses Hold Security’s lawsuit over Microsoft’s use of stolen account credentials

A federal judge granted Microsoft’s motion to dismiss a lawsuit alleging that the company misused a security threat intelligence firm’s proprietary… Read More

Amazon ordered to pay $46.7M in jury verdict over Alexa and Echo voice technologies

Amazon was ordered to pay $46.7 million after a jury found that the company willfully violated four patents held by… Read More

Convoy hit with class action lawsuit alleging violation of WARN Act

Trucking marketplace startup Convoy is facing a proposed class action lawsuit from a former employee, less than a week after… Read More

UK regulator puts Amazon and Microsoft on notice with details of cloud investigation

The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) outlined the scope of its planned investigation into major public cloud platforms, singling… Read More

IRS audit finds Microsoft owes nearly $29 billion in taxes, company plans to appeal

An IRS audit examining nearly a decade of Microsoft financial reporting has found that the company owes $28.9 billion in… Read More

Podcast

What Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella said in court about Google, Apple, search, and the future of AI

You may have read the juicy sound bites from Satya Nadella in Google’s antitrust trial this week, as the Microsoft… Read More

Report: FTC alleges Amazon tested price increases as part of secret ‘Project Nessie’

The Federal Trade Commission alleges that Amazon’s “Project Nessie” was designed to gauge the impact of its product price increases… Read More

Testifying in Google trial, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella warns AI could extend search giant’s lead

Microsoft’s partnership with OpenAI has looked at times like a glimmer of hope for its Bing search engine in its… Read More

Zillow wins jury verdict in lawsuit over its display of non-MLS home listings

This story originally appeared on Real Estate News. A jury determined that Zillow did not make deceptive changes to the… Read More

Podcast

Unpacking the FTC’s case vs. Amazon: What the landmark suit means for the e-commerce empire

The outcome of the Federal Trade Commission’s lawsuit against Amazon could be years away. But there’s a chance we’re already… Read More

UK regulator: Microsoft concessions ‘substantially address’ concerns about Activision deal

Microsoft’s plan to sell Activision Blizzard’s cloud gaming rights to Ubisoft appears to have appeased UK antitrust regulators who previously… Read More

Workers sue Expedia, Getty, and others to recoup remote work costs under Seattle’s wage theft law

Getty Images, Expedia, and several other employers with operations in Seattle are being sued by workers who allege that the… Read More

Amazon, Uber, and Lyft sue seller over rogue rideshare signs — here’s what he says in response

Updated with additional details and statements from Amazon, Uber and Lyft. Uber and Lyft are joining forces with Amazon in… Read More

Amazon asks industry and government to help fight fake reviews, as AI adds a new wrinkle

A lawsuit filed by Amazon this week in Seattle illustrates the challenge of combatting fake reviews. The company is seeking… Read More

Shopping center owners sue Amazon as tech giant rethinks grocery plans

RENTON, Wash. — The owner of a major shopping center south of Seattle is suing Amazon, alleging that the company… Read More