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Alleged Ponzi schemer used DocuSign to forge fake contracts in house flipping fraud case

A Virginia man pleaded guilty in a case that involved using digital signature program DocuSign as a tool to bilk investors… Read More

Washington Supreme Court sides with ex-Microsoft employee in retaliation suit, sends case back to trial

The Washington state Supreme Court today kicked a nearly four-year-old lawsuit against Microsoft back to trial, siding with a former employee… Read More

Suit claims Bulletproof Coffee company terminated executive after ‘brain mapping’ session

A former executive at Bulletproof 360, maker of the brain-boosting Bulletproof Coffee, accused the company of age discrimination in a new… Read More

Ex-Microsoft employee sues company and former manager for gender discrimination

A former Microsoft employee has filed a lawsuit against the company, as well as her former manager and an additional… Read More

Lawsuit accuses Avalara of pilfering key sales tax automation tech from inventor

A tax accountant has sued Avalara, accusing the Seattle sales tax automation company of misappropriating technology he developed and using… Read More

Microsoft sues ‘prolific distributor’ of pirated Office and Windows software

Microsoft has filed a lawsuit against a “prolific distributor of infringing Microsoft software,” alleging that a Texas man displayed online… Read More

Judge: Former Bill & Melinda Gates tech leader entitled to $4.9M in dispute with foundation

A King County judge has found that a former top technology executive at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is… Read More

Lawsuit accuses Impinj of defrauding investors, alleging company overhyped demand for connected RFID tags

Impinj had a stellar start to life as a public company, posting several strong quarters in a row, but a… Read More

Current and former Microsoft employees appeal class-action denial in gender discrimination lawsuit

Updated at 3:20 p.m. with new details on ruling and appeal. Current and former technical employees at Microsoft are not… Read More

Textio sues former customer over optimized job descriptions allegedly ‘repurposed and sold to its own customers’

EDITOR’S NOTE: This lawsuit was dismissed on Oct. 26, 2018. Textio alleges in a new lawsuit that a former customer… Read More

Judge denies former Microsoft employees’ bid to expand gender discrimination suit against tech giant

A federal judge has denied class action status in a three-year-old gender discrimination lawsuit brought against Microsoft by current and… Read More

Amazon hit with lawsuit by SXSW venue, alleging tech giant strong-armed return of rental payment

A trendy events venue in Austin is suing Amazon after the tech giant canceled plans to hold an event at… Read More

Biotech company Omeros and former exec battling in court over non-compete deal and bonuses

Omeros, one of Seattle’s biggest biotech companies, is in the midst of a contentious legal battle with its former chief… Read More

‘Get rich with Amazon’ schemers to pay up to $102M in settlement with FTC

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission has settled with three people accused of running what it called a scheme promising the… Read More

Zillow hit with patent infringement lawsuit over ‘real estate information search’ apps

Zillow Group and its subsidiary Trulia have been hit with a lawsuit alleging that the real estate tech companies’ mobile… Read More

Microsoft tangles with current and former technical employees in court over gender discrimination suit

A federal judge in Seattle today heard arguments and delivered some blunt feedback in a three-year-old gender discrimination lawsuit brought… Read More

Rentberry sues city of Seattle over ban on rent bidding sites, alleging free speech violations

Editor’s note: This post has been updated with a statement from Seattle City Councilmember Teresa Mosqueda. Rentberry, a San Francisco… Read More

Game Show Network hit with online gambling lawsuit in latest case targeting gaming companies

Game Show Network is facing an online gambling lawsuit, the latest in a flurry of such cases to pop up… Read More

Home-sellers continue legal battle against Zillow, appeal judge’s decision to toss Zestimate lawsuit

A group of home-sellers in Illinois on Thursday appealed a federal judge’s decision dismissing a lawsuit over Zillow’s Zestimate tool. U.S.… Read More

Judge dismisses class action lawsuit against Zillow’s Zestimate home value tool for second time

A federal judge in Illinois tossed a lawsuit against Zillow Group claiming that its controversial Zestimate tool represents an unfair… Read More

Amazon, Netflix and major studios sue Set TV streaming service alleging ‘mass infringement’ of content

Editor’s Note: This story has been updated to include a statement from the Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment. UPDATE: Streaming service… Read More

Four gaming companies hit with online gambling lawsuits over ‘free-to-play’ casino games

A spate of lawsuits filed over the last few days target online gaming companies, alleging their digital casino offerings constitute… Read More

Lawsuit alleges toymaker Funko misled investors about its financials prior to IPO

A federal lawsuit alleges that toymaker Funko overstated its growth and profits in the run up to going public last… Read More

Magic Leap files preemptive lawsuit against ‘disgruntled’ security exec for alleged extortion

Florida augmented reality company Magic Leap filed a lawsuit last week against its current senior director of global security Todd… Read More

Zillow sued over how it displays Zestimate home valuation tool in some partner listings

A group in New Jersey sued Zillow Group this week, alleging that letting some partners move the Zestimate valuation tool… Read More

IBM sues Expedia, alleging online travel giant built its business on Big Blue’s patents

IBM is suing Expedia, alleging that the popular travel site has for years been infringing on several of its patents,… Read More

Amazon and Washington AG sue ‘con artists’ claiming ‘insider knowledge’ and affiliation with retail giant in classes for aspiring third-party sellers

Amazon and the Washington state Attorney General’s office allege in a pair of new lawsuits that two men are running… Read More

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