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Lawsuits

Inside the courthouse as Elon Musk’s suit against OpenAI and Microsoft goes to trial

Amid the feud between two of tech’s most polarizing personalities, Elon Musk and Sam Altman, Microsoft might seem like a subplot, but its actions are at the heart of the case. We’re at the courthouse in Oakland as jury selection begins. Read More

Seattle-area tech company sues New York acquisition advisor, alleging botched $5.2M deal

SmarTek21 has sued TGP GP Management, accusing the New York-based advisor of flawed due diligence in a $5.2 million acquisition that has since required repeated cash infusions. Read More

Google to pay Washington state Play Store users as part of $700M antitrust settlement

Google Play Store users in Washington state are eligible for a share of a multistate $700 million antitrust lawsuit settlement… Read More

Mysterious company files patent suits vs. Seattle and Sacramento over parking payment technology

A company registered to a virtual mailbox in Seattle’s University District, which four months ago acquired a trio of parking… Read More

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Fair housing groups file federal lawsuit accusing Redfin of ‘redlining’ minority communities

Seattle-based real estate tech company Redfin is facing allegations of discriminatory pricing practices and “redlining” in a lawsuit filed by… Read More

Amazon and J.L. Childress file suit against alleged counterfeiters in ongoing fraud battle

Amazon announced another lawsuit against alleged counterfeiters Thursday, part of the company’s ongoing strategy to portray a tough-on-fraud image. Amazon… Read More

Former F5 Networks employee sues company, alleging pregnancy discrimination and retaliation

A former F5 Networks employee has filed a lawsuit against the company, claiming that F5 executives and her peers discriminated… Read More

Judge dismisses antitrust lawsuit against Zillow Group’s Zestimate home valuation tool

A federal judge this week dismissed a two-year-old antitrust lawsuit against Zillow Group and its Zestimate home valuation tool. In… Read More

Smart camera startup Wyze sued following data breach that exposed customer information

A Wyze Labs customer is suing the Seattle smart security camera maker following a data breach last year that exposed… Read More

Zillow Group ‘pleased’ with ruling in federal patent suit over mobile real estate search apps

Zillow Group applauded a ruling from a federal judge in an 18-month-old patent lawsuit that seeks to bar the real… Read More

Amazon-owned Audible and major publishers settle lawsuit over audiobook translation feature

Amazon-owned Audible and a group of major book publishers settled a copyright lawsuit filed last year over a feature called… Read More

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Jeff Bezos says he’s being extorted in response to defamation suit brought by his girlfriend’s brother

Jeff Bezos’ legal team said a defamation suit brought by his girlfriend’s brother represents an attempt to extort the Amazon… Read More

Seattle startup SkyKick ‘pleased’ with ruling in EU trademark dispute with broadcast giant Sky

Seattle startup SkyKick and the Comcast-owned broadcasting giant Sky are both upbeat about an important ruling from a top European… Read More

Amazon and Google sued by reps of legendary songwriters over pirated music on their platforms

Amazon and Google failed to police their music marketplaces and allowed pirated recordings to proliferate, according to a series of… Read More

Lawsuit claims Amazon and freight partner worked truck driver ‘into the ground,’ causing him to crash

A truck driver sued Amazon and one of its freight partners, alleging the companies “worked (him) into the ground,” for… Read More

Police body camera maker Axon sues FTC over ‘unconstitutional’ acquisition review process

Editor’s note: Story updated with FTC comment at 3 p.m. PT Axon is taking on the U.S. Federal Trade Commission,… Read More

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Boeing sued by longtime parts maker amid leadership struggles for aerospace giant

Earlier this week, Boeing fired CEO Dennis Muilenburg, pledging to repair relationships with customers and regulators. It might not be… Read More

In new lawsuit, Seattle Seahawks accused of trying to ‘obtain a monopoly’ on the number 12

It’s no secret that the number 12 is important to the Seattle Seahawks. The team refers to fans as 12s,… Read More

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella speaks at Build 2019. (GeekWire Photo / Kevin Lisota)

Despite Amazon’s legal challenge, Microsoft reportedly moving forward with JEDI hiring push

Microsoft’s push to recruit people to work on the JEDI project to build cloud infrastructure for the U.S. Department of… Read More

Lawsuits allege Amazon Web Services illegally stored biometric data obtained by customers

Amazon’s cloud division has been hit with multiple lawsuits, alleging the tech giant violated state law in Illinois by obtaining… Read More

Woody Allen drops $68M suit against Amazon in settlement over failed movie deal

Amazon and Woody Allen reached an undisclosed settlement that will put to rest a $68 million lawsuit filed earlier this… Read More

Jury sides with Amazon in discrimination lawsuit brought by former tech manager

A jury in Michigan sided with Amazon in a three-year-old discrimination dispute brought by an ex-manager, who accused the company… Read More

Lawsuit: Electronics giant Philips accuses Seattle-area company of hacking its medical devices

Electronics giant Philips accuses a Seattle-area medical device repair and service company of hacking into its imaging machines and stealing… Read More

Judge limits role of former Amazon sales exec in AWS vs. Google Cloud non-compete lawsuit

A lawsuit against a former Amazon Web Services sales executive who joined rival Google Cloud earlier this year took an… Read More

Amazon sues e-commerce ‘coaches,’ alleging they taught underhanded tactics to sellers

Amazon is accusing two California men of swindling aspiring third-party sellers with promises of learning the secrets of making a… Read More

Lawsuit over Cuban resorts accuses Expedia of illegally trafficking in property seized in Castro revolution

Travel giant Expedia Group is accused of “trafficking in confiscated property,” in a new lawsuit with ties to the Cuban… Read More

IBM sues Zillow, accuses the real estate giant of building key features using Big Blue’s tech

IBM filed a lawsuit against Zillow this week, accusing the real estate giant of piggybacking off its patented technology to… Read More

In lawsuit, Amazon takes on ‘unlawful advertising scheme’ that mimics its branding and trademarks

Amazon alleges in a new lawsuit that a group of unnamed individuals used the tech giant’s name, trademarks and branding… Read More

Ex-Google manager alleges in new complaint she was discriminated against for being pregnant

A former Google manager filed state and federal complaints against the tech giant this week, alleging she was retaliated against… Read More

Dispute between broadcast giant Sky and Seattle cloud startup SkyKick may reshape trademark rules

For more than three years, Seattle startup SkyKick has been embroiled in a legal dispute with Sky, the Comcast-owned British… Read More

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