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Hey, Seattle leaders: Let’s regulate more than just Airbnb and VRBO

Guest Commentary: Two years ago, after the Seattle City Council voted 9-0 to cap the number of UberX, Lyft and… Read More

Airbnb and VRBO raise concerns with Seattle’s proposed short-term rental regulations

Airbnb and VRBO, two titans of the short-term rental lodging industry, have concerns about the regulations Seattle lawmakers proposed Wednesday. Mayor… Read More

ACLU to join Microsoft lawsuit against Justice Department over secret surveillance requests

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) filed a motion today to join Microsoft’s lawsuit against the U.S. Justice Department. Microsoft… Read More

First White House AI workshop focuses on how machines (plus humans) will change government

Intelligent machines won’t be ruling the world anytime soon – but what happens when they turn you down for a loan,… Read More

Fighting traffic tickets: Seattle startup’s ‘Off the Record’ app boasts 97% success rate

Alex Guirguis has gotten several speeding tickets in his lifetime and he has contested all of them. But a Labor Day… Read More

Court rules that text sender could be responsible for car accident caused by distracted recipient

Text-message senders, beware: U.S. courts are moving ever-closer to blaming the sender of a text for car accidents that occur… Read More

Microsoft to back Apple with ‘friend of the court’ brief in FBI case over terrorist’s iPhone

In the week since Apple went head to head with the FBI over encryption and hacking, people from across the tech… Read More

Why Microsoft’s president brought IBM’s first laptop to Congress today

Microsoft president and chief legal officer Brad Smith spoke to the U.S. House Judiciary Committee today, and he brought an antique piece of… Read More

Washington state’s trailblazing new transgender policy you’ve probably never heard of

Washington state residents now have the freedom to use restrooms and locker rooms based on identity, rather than anatomy. On… Read More

Guest Commentary: Don’t impose antiquated rules on the Sharing Economy

Seattle has been on the leading edge of many of the cultural shifts transforming our nation for nearly a quarter… Read More

Book Excerpt: Patents Demystified: An Insider’s Guide to Protecting Ideas and Inventions

Author Dylan Adams is a patent attorney at the Seattle law firm Davis Wright Tremaine. He holds a master’s in… Read More

Teens fake parental consent to enter contracts across the web — but their legal status is flimsy

Hey parents: You won’t believe the contracts your kids have been roped into. Like a fine print virus spreading quickly… Read More

Geek of the Week: Patent attorney Priya Cloutier couldn’t help but catch the entrepreneurial bug

Patent attorney Priya Cloutier wasn’t all that surprised when she caught the entrepreneurship bug earlier this year. After all, she has… Read More

A victory for anonymous commenters: Appeals court protects reviewer’s identity, in win for Avvo

Anonymous commenting has won in Washington state. A state appeals court sided with Avvo on Monday in the lawyer review site’s legal fight against… Read More

Tech Moves: Startup lawyers Joe Wallin and Mike Schneider jump to Carney Badley; Chef staffer joins DFJ as EIR; etc.

—Two of Seattle’s top startup lawyers are taking their talents to a new firm. Joe Wallin, a former partner at… Read More

Zillow moves to dismiss sexual harassment suit as legal battle escalates

Zillow has filed a motion in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California to dismiss a sexual… Read More

Washington gun initiative backed by Bill Gates and Steve Ballmer passes

A Washington initiative to increase background checks for gun purchases that was supported by the likes of Bill Gates, Steve Ballmer, and… Read More

Zillow accused of copycatting, ripping off trade secrets in newly-launched ‘Coming Soon’ product

Zillow’s recently-launched “Coming Soon” feature has been controversial from the start, with some real estate professionals proclaiming that it is… Read More

Microsoft vows to appeal court order to turn over email from Ireland data center

A federal judge today ruled that Microsoft must comply with a warrant ordering the company to turn over email account… Read More

Early stakeholders in Scout Analytics claim venture capitalists engaged in ‘self dealing, corporate waste’ prior to $32M acquisition

Not everyone is happy about today’s $32 million acquisition of Scout Analytics by ServiceSource. A group of series A preferred stockholders… Read More

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