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Etsy Welcomed Aboard Ex-Facebook GC Colin Stretch With Baskets of Stock

Stretch joined the e-commerce company as chief legal officer in February 2023, his first in-house role since his 2013-19 run as the social media company's general counsel.
2 minute read

Daily Report Online

Atlanta Capital Recruiter Awarded $10M for Unpaid Commissions by Blockchain Company

On April 11, a jury for the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia delivered a verdict and awarded $7.9 million in damages for unpaid commissions against the company, Future Fintech Group. Additionally, FT Global was awarded pre-judgment interest of over $1.7 million and attorney's fees of over $360,000.
4 minute read

National Law Journal

Nonpracticing Entity Spikes Patent Infringement Filings in California

The company has filed 45 patent infringement actions against businesses, including Walmart, Guitar Center and Big Lots, since 2021.
3 minute read

Delaware Business Court Insider

JPMorgan Wins Dismissal in Chancery Case Over Zelle Compliance

Chancellor Kathaleen St.J. McCormick concluded that shareholder plaintiffs failed to adequately plead that JPMorgan's directors knew of and ignored concerns about the bank's compliance with reimbursement laws.
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

'Jackpot' Is Generic Term, 2nd Circuit Panel Rules in Lottery Ticket Sites' Trademark Fight

The three-judge panel of Circuit Judges John M. Walker Jr., William Nardini and Steven Menashi affirmed Liman's judgment in a 12-page summary order issued just two weeks after oral arguments.
3 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Too Fast? Personal Injury Suit Puts Spotlight on Amazon's Delivery Quotas

Amazon requires its drivers to deliver as many as 250 packages in an eight-hour shift, which works out to a pace of less than two minutes per package, according to the suit in "Harrison v. Amazon.com."
4 minute read

Corporate Counsel

EBay Chief Legal Officer Exiting in Wake of $3M Cyberstalking Settlement

Marie Oh Huber is stepping down after cleaning up the legal fallout from a campaign unleashed by a group of employees to terrorize a Massachusetts couple as retribution for negative coverage in their e-commerce newsletter.
3 minute read

Law.com

Passenger's Vicarious Liability Claims Proceed Against Uber Following Alleged Assault by Driver

"Here, based on the facts alleged in the Complaint, Micah was at the address as part of his business driving for Uber and assaulted Plaintiff to coerce payment of a debt owed to Uber; therefore, a reasonable jury could determine that ... the assault was in furtherance of Uber's business," U.S. District Judge Rossie D. Alston Jr. said, denying Uber's motion to dismiss on the plaintiff's vicarious liability claims.
4 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Pitney Bowes Legal Chief Retiring on Heels of Rancorous Proxy War

Departing Chief Legal Officer Daniel Goldstein said Pitney Bowes is "an iconic company ... going through an important transformation."
2 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Online Retailers Frustrated That FTC Fake-Review Ban Would Give Tech Giants a Pass

Hindering the agency's efforts to crack down on shady reviews is Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act of 1996, which provides online platform with immunity to claims stemming from third-party content.
4 minute read

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