Amazon is fielding a major lawsuit from Russian internet giant Rambler Group, which claims Twitch has violated its rights to broadcast English Premier League games. Rambler is suing the Amazon-owned… Read More
Amazon is asking a federal judge to block the Defense Department from enlisting Microsoft for a contentious and lucrative cloud project, according to court filings unsealed this week in the… Read More
Zappos is giving customers who may have been affected by a major 2012 data breach 10 percent discounts on purchases through the end of the year. The discounts are part… Read More
Expedia and Ryanair have agreed to voluntarily dismiss a lawsuit brought against the online travel giant by the European budget airline, according to filings in federal court in Seattle. A… Read More
Critics of T-Mobile’s newly approved merger with Sprint are particularly concerned about the impacts on rural Americans, who are often served by the two carriers. The fear is that merging… Read More
Former investors and employees from VoiceBox Technologies are suing Amazon, alleging that the Seattle tech giant infringed on six of its speech recognition and natural language patents. The lawsuit, filed… Read More
T-Mobile is firing back at a coalition of states that sued to block the telecom company’s proposed merger with Sprint. The Bellevue, Wash.-based carrier accused attorneys general from 13 states… Read More
A lawsuit brought by a woman who was blinded by a retractable dog leash she bought on Amazon could have far-reaching implications for the sale of third-party items on the… Read More
A judge ordered Comcast Corp. to pay $9.1 million in penalties for violating Washington state’s Consumer Protection Act — a fraction of the amount that the Washington State Attorney General… Read More
Seattle-based Zillow Group filed two lawsuits Friday against real estate rival Compass, alleging that the SoftBank-backed high-tech brokerage stole Zillow intellectual property and poached its employees who violated non-compete agreements.… Read More
A Florida woman is suing former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz in federal court in Seattle, claiming that his team sent unsolicited text messages to voters in alleged violation of federal… Read More
Attorneys for the State of Washington asked for more than $171 million from Comcast this week in closing arguments of one of the state’s biggest consumer protection lawsuits in recent history. The… Read More
Just when you thought 25 years might be enough time for mainstream fashion designers to forget they ever tried to borrow from Seattle’s memorable grunge aesthetic, a $115 T-shirt emerges… Read More
Facebook plans to pause the sale of political ads for state and local races in Washington by the end of the year. The announcement comes on the heels of a… Read More
“This is a case about reasonableness.” So said Howard Shapiro, an attorney representing Comcast in King County Superior Court on Monday. He was telling Judge Timothy Bradshaw that Comcast acted… Read More
Relatives of a deceased Amazon employee are suing the Seattle company, claiming its negligence led to his wrongful death. The family of Ronald Ashley filed a lawsuit in New York… Read More
Lawyers from Comcast and the State of Washington met in King County Superior Court Friday to debate evidence in a rare consumer protection lawsuit headed for trial. The case involves… Read More
Jeff Tran, a former director of sports marketing and alliances at Microsoft, was indicted on five counts of wire fraud on Wednesday. Federal prosecutors allege that he attempted to steal… Read More
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Amazon is seeking to unmask and block the operators of what it describes as a “sophisticated and widespread” scheme to deceive consumers into interacting with malicious ads and websites purporting… Read More
Creepy storm clouds looming over the fictional town of Hawkins, Ind., are a regular occurrence in the Netflix series “Stranger Things.” But one particular cloud used for the streaming hit… Read More
Amazon has been awarded $75,000 in an arbitration case against an e-book marketer that allegedly inflated reader numbers artificially in an effort to increase profits and sales rankings. On Thursday,… Read More
Top officials in 27 cities across the country are backing a lawsuit over the FCC’s repeal of net neutrality, claiming that removing those protections makes it more difficult for municipal governments to… Read More
A federal judge in Seattle extended his order banning the release of instructions for 3D-printed firearms Monday, siding with Washington and other states in their lawsuit against the federal government.… Read More
Seattle startup Dolly is suing the Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission in a case with potentially far-reaching implications for gig economy companies. Dolly operates a website and app that connects… Read More
Washington state Attorney General Bob Ferguson filed suit against Facebook and Google on Monday, alleging that the tech giants aren’t complying with a state law requiring them to disclose basic… Read More
Update: One day after this story published, Washington State University and Phytelligence issued their own public statements. One of the world’s most highly-anticipated apple varieties is at the core of an… Read More
Amazon is cracking down on counterfeits. The Seattle e-commerce giant has filed three lawsuits in partnership with Vera Bradley, designer of purses and other accessories, and OtterBox, which makes high-end… Read More
Update, Monday, 6:30 p.m. PT: This story has been updated throughout with comments from a Rover representative. A Los Angeles woman has filed a lawsuit against Seattle-based Rover, claiming that… Read More
Checking into a Motel 6 in Washington could get undocumented immigrants checked out of the country, according to allegations from state Attorney General Bob Ferguson. The state is suing Motel 6,… Read More