Neowin News Feed for: Court

Google slapped with $425 million fine for violating user privacy

Usama Jawad — Thu, 04 Sep 2025 16:24:01 +0000

Google has been fined $425 million for stealing user data without their consent. Google claims that its customers gave up their data willingly. Read more...

Google says massive antitrust fines by EU "punished its attractiveness and innovation"

Karthik Mudaliar — Tue, 28 Jan 2025 16:52:01 +0000

Google is currently appealing a record €4.3 billion ($4.5 billion) antitrust fine imposed by the European Union, arguing that the penalty has negatively impacted its ability to innovate and compete. Read more...

Elon Musk's X fined over $400,000 for failing to address child abuse content on the platform

Karthik Mudaliar — Fri, 04 Oct 2024 09:24:01 +0000

An Australian court has fined X A$610,500 (approximately $418,000) for failing to comply with regulatory inquiries regarding child abuse content. Read more...

Brazil orders “complete and total suspension of X” after fiery dispute with Elon Musk

Martin Hodás — Sat, 31 Aug 2024 07:28:01 +0000

All broadband internet providers in Brazil are being ordered to block X. Apple and Google might also be dragged into the feud. Read more...

Google asks court to completely dismiss US DOJ's antitrust lawsuit against its ad operations

Karthik Mudaliar — Sat, 27 Apr 2024 08:10:01 +0000

Google is asking a federal court in Virginia to dismiss a U.S. Department of Justice lawsuit that accuses Google of anticompetitive practices in the online advertising marketplace. Read more...

Device skin and case company Dbrand sues Casetify for stealing its designs

Steve Bennett — Fri, 24 Nov 2023 15:34:02 +0000

In the battle of the case makers, Dbrand has announced that it is taking rival Casetify to court over stealing some of its device skin designs, specifically the 'Teardown' skins showing inside devices Read more...

Russian district court fines Google $32,000, Wikipedia also under fire

Ishtiaqe Hanif — Thu, 17 Aug 2023 18:24:01 +0000

Google was fined after failing to remove an alleged fake news video about the Russia-Ukraine conflict from YouTube, a Russian district court ruled after the company broke its administrative laws. Read more...

Court declines to halt Meta's acquisition of Within in major setback for FTC

Usama Jawad — Thu, 02 Feb 2023 07:54:07 +0000

A U.S. court has declined a request to halt Meta's acquisition of VR fitness company Within, dealing a major blow to the FTC. It's unclear if the regulator will continue the fight in other avenues. Read more...

India antitrust suit allegedly copy pasted EU rulings more than 50 times

Anushe Fawaz — Tue, 03 Jan 2023 15:56:01 +0000

After being fined $161.59 million in October on the basis of anticompetitiveness by the Competition Commission in India, Google has charged an appeal that the order threatens its market in India. Read more...

Meta agrees to settle Cambridge Analytica class-action lawsuit for $725 million

Usama Jawad — Fri, 23 Dec 2022 10:28:01 +0000

Meta has agreed to pay $725 million to settle a long-running lawsuit concerning the data harvesting Cambridge Analytica scandal of 2018. However, it has not admitted to any wrongdoing. Read more...

Group of gamers sue Microsoft over $69 billion Activision Blizzard acquisition

Usama Jawad — Wed, 21 Dec 2022 08:04:01 +0000

A group of 10 gamers have filed a lawsuit against Microsoft seeking to block its purchase of Activision Blizzard. Three of the plaintiffs have admitted to being PlayStation-exclusive gamers. Read more...

Class-action lawsuit filed against Microsoft's GitHub Copilot for software piracy

Usama Jawad — Fri, 04 Nov 2022 03:08:01 +0000

A programmer has filed a lawsuit against Microsoft, GitHub, and OpenAI for their GitHub Copilot tool, alleging that it basically allows Microsoft to profit off of the work of others, without consent. Read more...

The EU is making it easier to sue for damages when it comes to AI systems

Usama Jawad — Tue, 27 Sep 2022 22:58:01 +0000

The European Union is set to announce the AI Liability Directive that will make it easier for individuals to sue the manufacturer of an AI product or its user through "presumption of causality". Read more...

Google loses antitrust appeal in EU court, will have to pay record €4.1 billion fine

Usama Jawad — Wed, 14 Sep 2022 10:26:01 +0000

Google has lost its appeal in the EU General Court for a case that required it to pay a €4.34 billion fine. Although this fine has been slightly reduced now, it is still its biggest penalty in the EU. Read more...

Former Apple car engineer pleads guilty to allegations of trade secret theft

Usama Jawad — Tue, 23 Aug 2022 12:58:01 +0000

One of the two Apple engineers accused of stealing trade secrets related to the firm's self-driving car project has pleaded guilty. The stolen material included plans for a circuit board. Read more...

OnePlus and Oppo have stopped sales in Germany following lawsuit by Nokia [Update]

Usama Jawad — Tue, 09 Aug 2022 12:10:01 +0000

Nokia recently sued OnePlus and Oppo for infringing upon its 5G technology patents. Following the court's decision in favor of Nokia, the two Chinese firms have halted all phone sales in Germany. Read more...

Google sues Sonos for infringing its patents once again

Anushe Fawaz — Mon, 08 Aug 2022 12:50:02 +0000

Google has sued Sonos at a federal court in California claiming that it allegedly infringed seven additional Google patents on wireless charging, voice-control technology, and using 'hotwords'. Read more...

Twitter: Elon Musk's termination of acquisition deal is "invalid and wrongful"

Usama Jawad — Tue, 12 Jul 2022 06:26:01 +0000

After Elon Musk's announcement that he is terminating his $44 billion acquisition of Twitter, the latter's attorneys have filed a letter to the billionaire's lawyers, calling the decision "wrongful". Read more...

Elon Musk is terminating his $44 billion Twitter acquisition

Usama Jawad — Sat, 09 Jul 2022 03:24:02 +0000

Elon Musk has filed to terminate his $44 billion acquisition of Twitter, claiming that the platform did not provide him information about bot accounts. Twitter says that it will pursue legal action. Read more...

Microsoft takes control of Russia-linked Strontium domains used in cyber attacks on Ukraine

Paul Hill — Thu, 07 Apr 2022 22:40:01 +0000

Microsoft has revealed its latest efforts to tackle cyber attacks by a hacking entity linked to Russia called Strontium. It took over several of the entity's domains to help keep users safe. Read more...

Court rules in favor of Apple in ridiculous lawsuit about copying "diverse" emoji

Usama Jawad — Thu, 17 Feb 2022 14:28:01 +0000

A U.S. District Judge has finally ruled in favor of Apple in a lawsuit that alleged that the company had ripped off racially diverse emoji from an app developer and integrated them into iOS. Read more...

Apple did not mislead consumers over iPhone water resistance claims, rules court

Usama Jawad — Thu, 03 Feb 2022 15:42:01 +0000

A U.S. court has ruled in favor of Apple in a class-action lawsuit that alleged that the company had intentionally misled consumers about the water resistance of iPhones to raise their price. Read more...

Intel wins major battle as court overturns $1.2 billion fine for anticompetitive practices

Usama Jawad — Thu, 27 Jan 2022 07:12:01 +0000

Intel has seen a major victory in court as a 2009 European Commission ruling and a $1.2 billion fine against it for anticompetitive behavior and practices to stifle AMD has been overturned. Read more...

UK Supreme Court rules in favour of Google over iPhone data collection case

Paul Hill — Wed, 10 Nov 2021 17:38:02 +0000

The UK's Supreme Court has ruled in favour of Google against a claimant who was trying to make the search giant stump up £3 billion in damages caused by 'illegal' tracking back in 2011 and 2012. Read more...

Google is countersuing Epic Games with Apple's legal tactics

Karthik Mudaliar — Tue, 12 Oct 2021 15:56:01 +0000

Google is countersuing Epic Games arguing a "breach of contract", which is something the Judge agreed Epic had breached during its case against Apple when it activated hidden code. Read more...

Court: Epic Games breached contract but Apple must allow external payment methods

Usama Jawad — Fri, 10 Sep 2021 17:52:01 +0000

A court ruling in the Epic Games vs. Apple case states that the latter must allow external payment methods. Meanwhile, Epic Games has been ordered to pay over $3 million for breach of contract. Read more...

BlueMail's antitrust lawsuit against Apple is thrown out of the court for the third time

Usama Jawad — Tue, 13 Jul 2021 05:54:01 +0000

BlueMail developer Blix has frequently alleged that Apple unfairly suppresses the competition and has stolen its patented IP. However, its antitrust lawsuit has been thrown out of court yet again. Read more...

Nreal sued by Epic Games for sounding like 'Unreal' [Update]

Subir Kathuria — Mon, 17 May 2021 18:46:01 +0000

Epic Games is again in the courts, this time suing Chinese augmented reality headset maker Nreal for infringing on its Unreal Engine trademark. Nreal is planning to enter the U.S. market this year. Read more...

After a 5-year battle, Uber recognises drivers as employees

Paul Hill — Wed, 17 Mar 2021 12:16:01 +0000

Uber has agreed to consider its drivers as employees. They will not be considered full-time workers but will earn minimum wage when driving passengers, get sick pay and holiday time, and a pension. Read more...

UK's Supreme Court says Uber drivers are employees

Paul Hill — Fri, 19 Feb 2021 11:20:02 +0000

Uber has lost its appeal at the UK's Supreme Court. It means that a group of 25 Uber drivers will now be considered employees of the firm meaning they're entitled to paid holidays and rest breaks. Read more...

Apple faces challenges in legal battle with Epic as court orders Tim Cook to face deposition

Usama Jawad — Tue, 02 Feb 2021 07:08:01 +0000

The court has ordered that Apple CEO Tim Cook must face a seven-hour deposition in the legal battle against Epic Games. It has also denied Apple's subpoena requests for Samsung's internal documents. Read more...

Investor sues Cyberpunk 2077 maker over false claims

Paul Hill — Fri, 25 Dec 2020 03:26:01 +0000

A Cyberpunk 2077 investor has filed a lawsuit against CD Projekt to pay damages because he believes the firm got people to invest in the project based on false and misleading statements. Read more...

Microsoft declares war on Israeli surveillance company NSO Group

Usama Jawad — Tue, 22 Dec 2020 10:06:01 +0000

Microsoft has formed a coalition with Google and WhatsApp, among others, to file an amicus brief against NSO Group, claiming that immunity should not be granted to the Israeli technology firm. Read more...

Uber: London operating license decision due on September 28

Paul Hill — Thu, 17 Sep 2020 21:04:01 +0000

Uber will find out in less than two weeks as to whether it will be able to continue operating in London. A judge will decide whether or not the firm should be granted an operating license on Sept. 28. Read more...

Court puts temporary restraining order on Apple, does not blame it for Fortnite situation

Usama Jawad — Tue, 25 Aug 2020 05:32:01 +0000

In a minor win for Epic Games, the court has put a temporary restraining order on Apple with regards to Unreal Engine. However, it claims that the Fortnite situation is of Epic's own making. Read more...

Microsoft reprimands Apple in Epic court battle

Usama Jawad — Mon, 24 Aug 2020 07:14:01 +0000

In the latest development to the ongoing legal spat between Epic Games and Apple, Microsoft has voiced support for the former, saying that the Cupertino firm's moves threaten Unreal Engine. Read more...

Indian court summons Alibaba, Jack Ma on former worker's complaint

Usman Khan Lodhi — Sun, 26 Jul 2020 09:46:01 +0000

An Indian court has summoned Jack Ma, Alibaba's founder, and the firm, in a case in which a former employee alleges he was wrongfully fired after he objected to fake news on UC Web and UC Browser. Read more...

Court: YouTube not bound by U.S. First Amendment

Paul Hill — Thu, 27 Feb 2020 16:20:01 +0000

YouTube has won its case against PragerU in a U.S. court after the latter alleged that its first amendment rights were being infringed by YouTube's censorship of its right-wing videos. Read more...

Tesla allowed to cut down trees for fourth gigafactory

Paul Hill — Fri, 21 Feb 2020 12:58:02 +0000

Tesla has been given permission by a German court to continue felling trees in a 91 hectare plot of forest land that the firm owns. It had been told to stop work earlier this week by another court. Read more...

Tesla ordered by court to halt work on German gigafactory

Paul Hill — Mon, 17 Feb 2020 10:18:01 +0000

Tesla has been forced to stop work on its fourth gigafactory after a court ordered a temporary halt yesterday. The Green League has been protesting construction over wildlife and water concerns. Read more...