Lawsuit stories
Biometric info to lead to millions in privacy lawsuits
Fri, 18th Feb 2022
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hyperscale
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biometrics
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public cloud
Privacy budgets increased from $1.7 million in 2019 to $2 million in 2021 and are expected to continue to increase at a steady rate, the analysts find.
Former VMware COO jumps ship to Nutanix as new CEO; VMware begins litigation
Mon, 11th Jan 2021
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virtualisation
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converged infrastructure
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it automation
Former VMware COO Rajiv Ramaswami faces litigation as the company alleges he breached contractual obligations after becoming Nutanix CEO.
TechnologyOne to pay $5.2m to 'bullied, misled & betrayed' ex employee
Mon, 5th Oct 2020
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cyberbullying
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lawsuit
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mental health
Former TechnologyOne employee awarded $5.2m in damages in landmark bullying and unlawful dismissal case. Chair Adrian Di Marco penalised.
UPDATED: F5 being sued by company that claims to own NGINX
Mon, 22nd Jun 2020
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f5 networks
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lawsuit
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m&a
The company that came out of the woodwork when F5 acquired NGINX last year has appointed an investment company to pursue legal action in the US.
Update: Huawei lead counsel speaks out about the US case
Thu, 30th May 2019
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uc
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manufacturing
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supply chain
Huawei files lawsuit against US government for violating constitution. Expert says case highlights constitutional violations.
Cisco and HP locked in lawsuit following failed VoIP contract
Fri, 4th Sep 2015
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uc
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hyperscale
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public cloud
The lawsuit regards a dispute about the calculation of a monetary credit on the loan balance owed by HP under a financing agreement between the pair.
Spark's Revera sued by consultant claiming fee related to 2012 sale
Tue, 10th Feb 2015
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revera
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lawsuit
Revera faces a lawsuit from consultant Wilhelmus Giesbers, who alleges a missed USD $3.1 million commission from Revera's 2013 sale to Spark New Zealand.
EA face lawsuit for Battlefield 4
Thu, 19th Dec 2013
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gaming
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hyperscale
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public cloud
EA faces a class action lawsuit over materially false and misleading statements regarding Battlefield 4's launch, amid severe game glitches.
They had it coming: Facebook hits back at Yahoo
Wed, 4th Apr 2012
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facebook
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yahoo
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digital media
Facebook retaliates against Yahoo's patent suit with its own 10-point counter-claim, accusing Yahoo of prioritising litigation over innovation.
Samsung to seek injunction against iPhone 4S
Thu, 6th Oct 2011
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apple
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samsung
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ipad
Samsung seeks to block iPhone 4S sales in France and Germany, alleging Apple's new handset infringes on wireless technology patents.
Facebook suit thrown out
Mon, 25th Jul 2011
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facebook
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social networking
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lawsuit
A US judge has dismissed yet another claim by the Winklevoss twins and Divya Narendra that Mark Zuckerberg stole the idea for Facebook at Harvard.
Apple wants to own the P word
Tue, 28th Sep 2010
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apple
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ipod
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lawsuit
A legal row over the word 'pod' has erupted after start-up company Sector Labs called its in-development projector the Video Pod.
'BLUE SCREEN OF DEATH'
Wed, 1st Sep 2010
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manufacturing
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lawsuit
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it management
Blue Screen of Death implicated in BP oil spill, with fatal PC crashes on Deepwater Horizon rig contributing to the disaster.
Too Populat to Kill
Sun, 1st Aug 2010
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google
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youtube
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lawsuit
YouTube's recent US federal court victory against Viacom is being touted as a landmark for online file sharing.
Warner Music settles with YouTube
Fri, 2nd Oct 2009
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digital entertainment
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youtube
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lawsuit
Warner Music's videos set to return on YouTube after settling copyright spat, promising a share of ad revenue to WMG and addressing EFF's concerns.