Neowin News Feed for: Lawsuits

This lawsuit could actually force Big Tech to completely redesign Reels, Shorts, and TikTok

Karthik Mudaliar — Thu, 26 Mar 2026 07:50:02 +0000

Your favourite social media apps might change forever as a historic jury verdict just found Meta and Google liable for addictive design. Read on to know what might change. Read more...

Microsoft is threatening to sue OpenAI over its $50 billion Amazon deal

Karthik Mudaliar — Wed, 18 Mar 2026 08:56:01 +0000

Microsoft is reportedly considering a lawsuit against Amazon and OpenAI, arguing that their recent $50 billion cloud deal violates its exclusive Azure agreements. Read more...

Apple can remove apps 'with or without cause,' judge rules in Musi lawsuit

Aditya Tiwari — Wed, 18 Mar 2026 05:08:01 +0000

Apple has won a lawsuit filed by a streaming app after the app was delisted from the App Store in 2024. Read more...

Microsoft and OpenAI sued for $3 Billion for breach of privacy with ChatGPT

Mehrotra A — Thu, 29 Jun 2023 09:16:01 +0000

A lawsuit has been filed against Microsoft and OpenAI for acquiring personal user data to train their AI models without proper legal procedures or getting the consent of the users. Read more...

Samsung sued for offering H.265 support even after its HEVC license had expired

Sayan Sen — Tue, 29 Mar 2022 08:26:01 +0000

Samsung has been sued for infringing HEVC patents as the South Korean giant has been continuing to offer products that come with HEVC or H.266 support, even after its license has long expired. Read more...

The FTC files antitrust cases against Facebook, aims to get it to sell Instagram and Whatsapp

Abhay V — Wed, 09 Dec 2020 21:46:01 +0000

The U.S. FTC, along with 48 other attorneys general, has files antitrust lawsuits against Facebook, with an aim to force the firm to sell off WhatsApp and Instagram to restore competition. Read more...

Apple agrees to pay $500 million to settle lawsuits for slowing iPhones

Abhay V — Mon, 02 Mar 2020 20:04:01 +0000

Apple has reportedly agreed to pay $500 million to settle lawsuits for throttling older iPhones. The proposal, which grants up to $25 in settlement for affected iPhone owners, is awaiting approval. Read more...

Apple and Samsung finally reach a settlement in patent infringement case

João Carrasqueira — Thu, 28 Jun 2018 04:24:01 +0000

According to a recent court filing, the long-standing battle between Samsung and Apple over patent infringement has finally ended, with all pending claims and counterclaims being dropped. Read more...

The countdown has begun for the end of net neutrality

John Keefer — Thu, 22 Feb 2018 15:50:01 +0000

The FCC's decision to kill net neutrality in December has finally appeared in the Federal Register today, meaning that the ruling will go into effect in 60 days, unless Congress does something. Read more...

Samsung prepared to sue 'immediately' if iPhone is 4G

Paul Ferson — Fri, 31 Aug 2012 16:21:08 +0000

Samsung has stated that they're prepared to sue Apple immediately if the next iPhone contains 4G-LTE connectivity, proving they're prepared to step back into the ring against the Cupertino giant. Read more...

If only Samsung paid Apple their $1bn fine through 30 trucks of 5 cent coins

Tim Schiesser — Wed, 29 Aug 2012 11:09:47 +0000

A funny story has emerged that claimed Samsung paid Apple their $1.05 billion fine entirely in five-cent coins, spanning 30 truck loads, simply to burden their smartphone rival. Too bad it's a hoax. Read more...

Déjà vu, as 2,514 users targeted for Hurt Locker download

Andy Weir — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 02:09:02 +0000

In the latest chapter of a saga that began two years ago, 2,514 people are being targeted for allegedly downloading 'The Hurt Locker', with the movie studio hoping for payments of around $3000 apiece. Read more...

Majority of Android OEM's lose Linux distribution rights

Owen Williams — Mon, 15 Aug 2011 22:58:31 +0000

Google is now at risk of losing all Android distribution rights, causing a global halt to sales, and opening OEM's and themselves to a slew of potential lawsuits. Read more...

Righthaven now paying those it sued

James Woodfin — Wed, 06 Jul 2011 23:57:02 +0000

Nobody really likes a copyright troll. Especially a troll like Righthaven. The company sues people who have supposedly violated newspaper copyrights. However, the company has sued an Ars Technica writer for infringement on Righthaven's court... Read more...

Apple cranks up the heat in legal battle with Nokia

Kristan Kenney — Sun, 17 Jan 2010 17:29:42 +0000

The war between Apple and Nokia continues to intensify as Apple filed a new complaint with the ITC on Friday, according to a report from Reuters. It all started last October when Nokia charged... Read more...

Lawyers target thousands of illegal file-sharers

Andrew Lyle — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 19:38:24 +0000

ACS:Law said it will be sending thousands of letters to alleged file-sharers of copyright infringement. The lawsuits will go out in the New Year to thousands of suspected file-sharers, asking them for a compromise... Read more...

Microsoft comes out ahead in TomTom settlement

James Hall — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 20:29:56 +0000

Microsoft announced today that the company has settled its lawsuit with TomTom, and on terms that look rather more favourable to Microsoft. As noted here, here, and here on Neowin, Microsoft had sued TomTom... Read more...

Apple could face lawsuits over Jobs' health

Chakkaradeep Chandran — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 10:48:38 +0000

Apple could be sued for misleading the investors about Steve Jobs' medical status and for being slow to form a succession plan after his 2004 cancer treatment. Rick Hanna, an analyst, figures that Apple was... Read more...

Acer Strikes Back at HP Lawsuits

Fri, 27 Apr 2007 22:30:18 +0000

Acer Incorporated has hired intellectual-property lawyer Chris Ottenweller of Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP, who helped win a big patent case against Hewlett-Packard Company two years ago, to help fight two HP patent lawsuits. The... Read more...

Microsoft Brings 129 Lawsuits Against Phishers

Tom Warren — Thu, 23 Nov 2006 08:38:56 +0000

Microsoft is helping law enforcers hunt down criminals who try to steal bank account details on the Internet and has initiated 129 lawsuits in Europe and the Middle East, the U.S. software company said. One... Read more...

San Andreas faces further lawsuits

Sat, 18 Feb 2006 17:06:51 +0000

Two law firms have confirmed that they have filed lawsuits against Take Two on behalf of shareholders, claiming they lost money when the controversial GTA: San Andreas faced legal action over sex scenes unlocked in... Read more...

Mac Mini clone unveiled - lawsuits ahoy!

Wed, 01 Jun 2005 08:57:26 +0000

It had to happen. The first Mac Mini clones running Windows have been unveiled at Computex. Taiwanese manufacturer Aopen has unveiled its "Pandora" project, which looks surprisingly like the highly-successful Apple project. It's due to... Read more...

Microsoft Files 8 Counterfeit Lawsuits

Daniel Fleshbourne — Mon, 11 Apr 2005 14:39:00 +0000

Microsoft Corp., the world's largest software maker, on Monday said it was filing lawsuits against eight computer system builders and resellers in seven U.S. states, accusing them of distributing counterfeit and unlicensed software and software... Read more...

Flat-Screen Makers Face Patent Lawsuits in U.S.

Mon, 14 Mar 2005 15:30:07 +0000

Two industrial manufacturers, Guardian Industries Corp. and Honeywell International Inc., have sued dozens of companies in the global PC and video display businesses in a U.S. federal court to try to recoup royalties on liquid-crystal... Read more...

Microsoft Files Seven New Spam Lawsuits

Fri, 03 Dec 2004 17:50:17 +0000

Microsoft Corp. filed seven lawsuits against senders of spam, or unsolicited e-mail, for transmitting messages without labeling them as sexually explicit content, the world's largest software maker said on Thursday. Microsoft said the defendants, who... Read more...

RIAA Files New Lawsuits

Fri, 19 Nov 2004 17:10:30 +0000

The Recording Industry Association of America has filed new lawsuits against 761 people who allegedly use peer-to-peer software to trade music files without permission, the trade group announced this week. The lawsuits included users of... Read more...

Microsoft Threatens Lawsuits Over Linux

Thu, 18 Nov 2004 15:13:33 +0000

Microsoft Chief Operating Officer Steve Ballmer on Thursday warned Asian governments that they could face intellectual rights-infringement lawsuits for using rival open-source operating platforms such as Linux. Ballmer, speaking in Singapore at Microsoft's... Read more...

Hollywood lawsuits to target illegal file sharing

Thu, 04 Nov 2004 15:18:40 +0000

The trade group that represents Hollywood's major motion picture studios is expected to announce Thursday that it intends to file as many as 230 lawsuits in coming weeks against individuals who have illegally shared copyrighted... Read more...

RIAA files 750 new file-trading lawsuits

Thu, 28 Oct 2004 20:45:34 +0000

The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) on Thursday announced it has filed 750 new lawsuits against alleged file-traders using peer-to-peer (P-to-P) software. The 750 new lawsuits were against "John Doe" defendants not yet identified... Read more...

SCO: No New Lawsuits, But Higher Licensing Fees?

Wed, 11 Aug 2004 00:52:53 +0000

SCO Group recently announced that it will no longer seek legal action against companies running Linux. In lieu of this announcement, companies' interest in protecting themselves from SCO's lawyers has waned. In a... Read more...

BTG Files Patent Lawsuits Against Apple, Microsoft

Tue, 20 Jul 2004 23:18:28 +0000

Both Apple and Microsoft are being sued by BTG International. BTG International claims that these two software companies infringing on the Teleshuttle patent which covers Web-enabled software updates. BTG International also claims that... Read more...

Judge dismisses 50 IBM toxics lawsuits

Wed, 23 Jun 2004 22:47:17 +0000

A judge in California has dismissed approximately 50 toxic chemical lawsuits filed by former IBM employees against the computer giant, following a round of court-ordered mediation. The employees had charged that IBM... Read more...

Lawsuits Weigh on Google Debut

Sun, 13 Jun 2004 23:22:27 +0000

Google's founders have created the best search engine on the web, along with profits to make anyone happy. Not everything is going as smoothly as its founders had hoped. With the upcoming launch... Read more...

AOL settles class action lawsuits

Fri, 04 Jun 2004 14:25:05 +0000

AOL has agreed to settle two class action lawsuits in the US by punters who alleged the giant Internet company continued to bill them even after they cancelled their subscriptions. Although the ISP "vigorously denies... Read more...

RIAA Continues Download Lawsuits

Tue, 25 May 2004 14:22:15 +0000

The recording industry on Monday sued 493 more people it said were illegally sharing music across the Internet. The latest round of lawsuits raised to nearly 3,000 the number of people who have been sued... Read more...

Patent Lawsuits Crowd Microsoft's Horizon

Tue, 13 Apr 2004 21:05:24 +0000

While Microsoft Corp. has reached a $440 million settlement with InterTrust Technologies Corp. around digital rights management patents, it is far from clearing the slate of patent-infringement claims against it. Microsoft, the world's... Read more...

Lindows Seeks to Stop Microsoft's Foreign Lawsuits

Wed, 17 Mar 2004 17:49:24 +0000

Besieged in Europe, where it recently has had to cease doing business in the Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg, Lindows.com Inc. has submitted a motion to the U.S. District Court in the Western District of Washington... Read more...

Canada ruling won't stop music lawsuits

Tue, 16 Dec 2003 22:59:22 +0000

A ruling in Canada declaring downloading music through peer-to-peer services legal, but uploading illegal, may do little to prevent the music industry from taking its own action against file swappers. That's because... Read more...

Microsoft settles some state lawsuits

Daniel Fleshbourne — Tue, 28 Oct 2003 16:33:10 +0000

Microsoft has reached settlements in some state class-action lawsuits it has been defending, the company said Tuesday. Details about the settlements will be released later in the day, Microsoft said. Ever since... Read more...

Microsoft & Montana Plaintiffs Settle Montana Lawsuits

Tom Warren — Mon, 05 May 2003 20:54:01 +0000

Settlement Will Benefit Consumers and Montana Schools The Meloy law firm of Helena, lead counsel for a proposed class of Montana consumers, and Microsoft Corp. jointly announced today that a settlement has... Read more...