CA appellate court rules Amazon is responsible for the safety of third-party products it sells, rejecting Amazon's claim of merely connecting buyers and sellers
merchants — and can't hide behind their connecting-the-world technology to shield them from responsibility for distributing unsafe goods.” https://www.latimes.com/... Glenn Fleishman / @glennf : Maybe...
Authorities from the US, UK, Germany, Europol, and others arrest 179 during Operation DisrupTor, targeting the sale of illicit goods on the dark web
JCODE Actions in Los Angeles Shut Down Major Darknet Drug Vendor Michael Balsamo / Associated Press : Justice Dept.: 179 arrested in darknet opioid takedown Alfred Ng / CNET : Massive dark web bust se...
Uber refuses to provide LA with real-time location data on its scooters, sues the city, requests restraining order in case LA decides to suspend Uber's license
The ride-hailing company doesn't want to share everything with the city's government. — Los Angeles wants a peek …
SCOTUS affirms lower court ruling that found the Americans With Disabilities Act protects access not just to physical businesses but also their websites, apps
not just in $ but also reputation #accessibility #a11y https://twitter.com/... Michael Grant / @michaelgrant_cj : Guillermo Robles, who is blind, filed suit in Los Angeles three years ago and complain...
Comedian Miel Bredouw's fight with Barstool Sports after they posted her video without credit shows how Twitter's copyright system can hurt creators
“It's insane to me that the platform is allowing them to do this.” — Earlier today, Los Angeles-based writer and comedian Miel Bredouw claims …
Los Angeles sues the company behind the Weather Channel app, which is owned by IBM, for slyly using location data for commercial purposes
The Weather Channel app deceptively collected, shared and profited from the location information of millions of American consumers …
Jimmy Iovine and Dr. Dre owe former partner Steven Lamar $25.2M in Beats headphones royalties, a jury in Los Angeles decided Wednesday
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A jury on Wednesday found that Dr. Dre, music mogul Jimmy Iovine and their headphone company Beats Electronics LLC owe a former partner $25.2 million in royalties.
Federal judge in Los Angeles rules for Airbnb in suit brought by Aimco, one of largest landlords in US, which had claimed Airbnb enabled tenants to break leases
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Washington DC district court judge says streaming firm FilmOn doesn't have same rights as cable systems, contradicting Los Angeles judge
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L.A. schools iPad program subject of inquiry by SEC
The federal Securities and Exchange Commission recently opened an informal inquiry into whether Los Angeles school officials complied with legal guidelines in the use of bond funds for the now-abandon...