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Google faces judge’s questions as it asks court to toss U.S. antitrust lawsuit
WASHINGTON, April 13 (Reuters) – Google confronted pointed thoughts from a decide on Thursday as it argued that the U.S. Justice Department’s allegations that it broke antitrust regulation to develop and retain its dominance of search are flawed and that the agency’s lawsuit need to be thrown out. The authorities, which submitted its lawsuit in the waning days of the Trump administration, has argued that Alphabet’s (GOOGL.O) Google acts illegally in shelling out billions of pounds just about every year to smartphone makers like Apple, LG, Motorola and Samsung, carriers like Verizon and browsers like Mozilla to be the default search for their shoppers. Decide Amit Mehta actively questioned Google’s…
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Immigration law faces First Amendment challenge brought before Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Monday debated whether a federal regulation that helps make it a crime to “persuade” or “induce” an illegal immigrant to stay in the U.S. sweeps up quantities of speech that is protected by the Initial Modification, and in becoming much too broad, could jeopardize charitable teams that feed the hungry or a family’s system to have a grandmother keep on dwelling with them. At the heart of the case is defendant Helaman Hansen, who, in working an group named People Assisting The united states Chamber of Commerce, conned 471 immigrants who had overstayed their visas into paying among $550 and $10,000 under the untrue pretense that…
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With no merger deal, failed SPAC faces lawsuit over legal fees
(Reuters) – Law organization White & Situation has sued a distinctive objective acquisition firm for much more than $8.2 million in authorized service fees, boasting it stiffed the business right after failing to consummate a prepared $480 million merger and then announcing designs to wind down this month. New York-founded White & Situation sued former client Colonnade Acquisition Corp II and its administrators in New York point out courtroom late Monday, arguing the organization will be “irreparably harmed” if the blank-examine enterprise liquidates and dissolves before spending the service fees it owes. Blank-check company Colonnade, led by buyers Joseph Sambuco and Remy Trafelet, elevated $300 million in an IPO and…
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“Robot Lawyer” Faces Lawsuit For Practicing Law Without A License In US
The circumstance is Faridian v. DoNotPay Inc DoNotPay Inc, which works by using AI to supply legal expert services is facing a new lawsuit from a Chicago-primarily based regulation organization. The firm has claimed that DoNotPay has been practising law inadequately and lacks a license, Reuters noted. DoNotPay “is not really a robot, a law firm, nor a regulation firm,” legislation firm Edelson claimed in a proposed class motion in San Francisco point out court dated March 3 and posted to the court’s public web site on Thursday. The criticism further argues: “DoNotPay does not have a regulation diploma, is not barred in any jurisdiction, and is not supervised by…
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Rancho Gordo faces discrimination lawsuit
A former worker who packaged shipments of beans at Rancho Gordo in Napa has sued the cult-favorite company, alleging she was discriminated against at work and fired for being pregnant. The lawsuit, which Martha Martinez filed in July 2021 in Napa County Superior Court, accuses Rancho Gordo of discrimination based on sex, national origin and pregnancy; retaliation and wrongful termination. She is seeking financial damages for lost wages and benefits and emotional distress, as well as “punitive damages in an amount sufficient to punish and deter (Rancho Gordo’s) conduct, and to set an example for others,” the complaint states. The case is set to go to trial in Napa on…
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Brazil’s Petrobras faces legal risks after halting asset sales -lawyers
RIO DE JANEIRO, March 3 (Reuters) – Petrobras (PETR4.SA) could experience lawsuits for breach of agreement soon after the business halted prepared asset sales at the ask for of Brazilian leftist President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva’s federal government, expert lawyers reported on Friday. Petroleo Brasileiro SA, as the state-controlled enterprise is formally recognized, was requested this 7 days to halt for 90 times divestitures worthy of extra than $2 billion, with the authorities saying it was reevaluating the country’s nationwide electrical power coverage. Lula appointee Petrobras Main Govt Jean Paul Prates advised reporters on Thursday “every thing is halted for evaluation.” Petrobras has nevertheless to formally ensure its determination…
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