Lawsuit

TikTok Countersues Rival Video App Triller In Patent Defense

World News | Press Trust of India | Friday October 30, 2020

TikTok and its parent firm ByteDance have fired back in court against a patent lawsuit by rival video-sharing app Triller, in a move aimed at heading off infringement claims.

Meghan Markle's Case Trial Against UK Newspaper Delayed Until Late 2021

World News | Agence France-Presse | Thursday October 29, 2020

A London judge on Thursday agreed to delay the trial phase of Meghan Markle's high-profile lawsuit against a British newspaper group for privacy and copyright breaches.

Epic Games CEO Criticises Apple for Its ‘Crazy, Misguided’ View After Ban on Fortnite

Veer Arjun Singh | Tuesday October 27, 2020

Epic Games has stepped up its attack on Apple for blocking Fortnite from the App Store in August. It has said that Apple has no right over the “fruit of Epic’s labour”. Its CEO Tim Sweeney also took to Twitter to criticise Apple for its “crazy, misguided view”. Facebook has also objected to Apple not allowing its recently launched Faceboo...

Google Antitrust Lawsuit: US Judge Sets First Hearing for October 30

Reuters | Tuesday October 27, 2020

US District Judge Amit Mehta on Monday set a status hearing on the Justice Department's antitrust lawsuit against Alphabet's Google for Friday, October 30.

Google's Legal Woes Far From Over if Biden Wins: Antitrust Experts

Reuters | Thursday October 22, 2020

The US Justice Department's nascent antitrust case against Google will get the attention it needs to succeed if Democrat Joe Biden wins the US presidency next month, antitrust experts said.

India-Born Judge Amit Mehta Assigned Lawsuit Against Google In US

Indians Abroad | Press Trust of India | Thursday October 22, 2020

India-born US District Judge Amit Mehta, an Obama appointee, has been assigned the Justice Department's crucial lawsuit against internet search giant Google.

India-Born US Judge Assigned Justice Department's Lawsuit Against Google

Indians Abroad | Press Trust of India | Thursday October 22, 2020

India-born US District Judge Amit Mehta will preside over the Justice Department's crucial lawsuit against internet search giant Google.

Google's 'Free' Business Model Put to Test in US Antitrust Suit

Agence France-Presse | Thursday October 22, 2020

Google's long-running business model based on free services and advertising will be put to the test in the landmark antitrust lawsuit filed this week by the US Justice Department.

Big Tech and the Antitrust Probe: Where Things Stand

Agence France-Presse | Wednesday October 21, 2020

A Justice Department official said in announcing the Google lawsuit that the agency's review of internet platforms is ongoing. The combined value of Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Google based on share price has more than tripled during the past five years to more than $5.4 trillion and the companies are weathering the economic impact of the pandemic ...

Google Faces Antitrust Lawsuit From US Justice Department, Could Lead to Company Breakup

Reuters | Wednesday October 21, 2020

The US sued Google on Tuesday, accusing the $1 trillion company of illegally using its market muscle to hobble rivals in the biggest challenge to the power and influence of Big Tech in decades.

"Harmful, Haphazard": US Business Lobby Files Lawsuit Against H-1B Rule

World News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday October 20, 2020

The US Chamber of Commerce, the National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) and several other organisations have filed a lawsuit against the federal government, asserting that recent H-1B regulations will undermine high skilled immigration into the United States.

New H-1B Rule "Will Impede Economic Recovery", Say Critics; Lawsuit Filed

World News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday October 20, 2020

Seventeen individuals and organisations, including universities and businesses, have filed a lawsuit against the US Department of Labor challenging its recent Interim Final Rule on wages related to H-1B visas.

For Calling Bollywood "Druggies", "Scum", 2 Top News Channels Are Sued

India News | Reported by Rohit Khilnani, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Monday October 12, 2020

Leading Bollywood filmmakers have filed a lawsuit in the Delhi High Court against "irresponsible reporting by certain media houses", in the latest offshoot of the Sushant Singh Rajput investigation.

US House Antitrust Chairman Says Unwinding Facebook's Instagram Buy the 'Right Answer'

Reuters | Thursday October 8, 2020

US Representative David Cicilline, the chairman of the House Judiciary Committee's antitrust subcommittee, said on Wednesday he would be "comfortable with unwinding" Facebook's acquisition of Instagram.

US Supreme Court to Mull Google Bid to End Oracle Copyright Suit

Reuters | Wednesday October 7, 2020

The US Supreme Court on Wednesday is set to consider whether to protect Alphabet Inc's Google from a long-running lawsuit by Oracle Corp accusing it of infringing Oracle copyrights to build the Android operating system that runs most of the world's smartphones.