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Big Tech and Internet Companies Slammed With Consumer Class Actions in December

A flurry of class actions pummeled the tech industry last week, targeting companies such as Amazon, Google, Apple, GoodRx and mobile gaming platforms.
7 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Home Improvement App Thumbtack Hires Ex-SmileDirectClub Legal Chief

Susan Greenspon Rammelt is jumping aboard Thumbtack as it battles such rivals as Angi and Houzz for market share in the huge, but fragmented, home services market.
2 minute read

New York Law Journal

Court of Appeals Holds that Arbitration Agreements Can Be Formed Through ‘Clickwrap’ Process

New York joins a growing number of states to explicitly hold that arbitration agreements entered into through a web-based “clickwrap” process are validly formed. Where such clickwrap agreements to arbitrate delegate decision-making to the arbitrator for all questions of arbitrability, once contract formation is established, it is for the arbitrator to determine enforceability and applicability.
8 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Federal Judge Dismisses Digital Privacy Suit Against E-Commerce Company

In Ingrao v. AddShoppers, the court granted the defendants' motions to dismiss allegations that they compiled users' personal information to send targeted ads.
4 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Datasite's Ethics and Compliance Team Drives Transformation

Since Datasite launched its ethics and compliance department in 2020, the small yet nimble team has significantly impacted the company’s development and management of its corporate governance, regulatory, data privacy and overall risk strategies and practices.
4 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Legal Chief of Retailer Beyond Exiting at Tumultuous Time

The company recently said that its deal to invest $40 million in the ailing Container Store chain is on the rocks.
2 minute read

National Law Journal

Where Do Web-Tracking Class Actions Belong? 8th Circuit Weighs the Issue

The appeals court heard arguments on whether a company's physical presence in a state gives local federal courts personal jurisdiction over claims based on the business' website.
4 minute read

Corporate Counsel

NLRB Bans 'Captive Audience' Meetings, Yanking Away Platform Employers Used to Combat Unionizing

The decision, which drew a dissent from the sole Republican on the board, upends 76 years of precedent.
3 minute read

Daily Business Review

FTC Receiver Eyes Fraudulent Messages Ecommerce Company's Clients

<br><br><br><br>In a case brought by the Federal Trade Commission against a California Ecommerce company, the receiver announced activity targeting customers…
5 minute read

Law.com

Judge Splits Couple's Potential Recoupment of Punitive Damages Against eBay's Harassment Campaign

A couple argued California law applied to the potential punitive damages against eBay, as all of the wrongful conduct stemmed from the company's headquarters in California. However, eBay argued Massachusetts law should apply, claiming allegations of surveillance, stalking, and vandalism occurred at the couple's home.
4 minute read

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