$578 Million Lawsuit Filed against Ashley Madison after Leak
Summary: A $578 million lawsuit has been filed by two Canadian law firms after hackers revealed personal information related to…
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Busted Ashley Madison Users Scramble to Explain
Summary: Many of the individuals whose Ashley Madison profile information was released by hackers have desperately tried to explain away…
Yelp Reviewers Are Not Employees
Summary: The plaintiffs trying to secure payment from Yelp for posting reviews on their website were dismissed by a district…
Maryland Can Use DNA From Donors without a Court Order on Other Cases
Summary: The recent ruling by the Maryland Appeals Court allows police to keep and reuse DNA given by donors in…
Uber Faces Sexual Assault Lawsuit in Texas
Summary: Uber is facing another lawsuit from a woman in Texas that wants the company to take better responsibility for…
Dentons Backs Univ. of Toronto’s Robot
Summary: An artificially intelligent program may significantly reduce the time attorneys spend researching. According to The Globe and Mail, a…
Class Certification Critical in Uber Case
Summary: A case against Uber that seeks to change their worker statuses from independent contractors to employees will largely depend…
Woman’s Lawsuit Against Ex-Boyfriend Hacking Her Facebook Moves Forward
Summary: A woman that sued her ex-boyfriend for hacking her email and Facebook account had the case originally thrown out…
Ten Startup Companies Capitalizing on Legal Software Demands
Summary: Several tech companies are creating software that can make things easier for the client or legal professional during standard…
The Recorder’s “Women in the Tech Industry Power Players”
Summary: The Recorder has chosen for the first time a specific ten women as “Power Players” for the work they…
Ruling from British Columbia Impacting Search Engines Causes Concern
Summary: A recent ruling from British Columbia stated that Google must remove references to certain links in its global search…
Judge Calls Uber a Transportation Services Company
Summary: The recent ruling from a judge classifies Uber as a transportation company, making a text-spamming lawsuit against them lose…