Tag: "lawsuit"

$530,000 Lawsuit Ensues From Use of Wireless Router and Other Common Technology

$530,000 Lawsuit Ensues From Use of Wireless Router and Other Common Technology

A few weeks ago an interesting article was posted in the  Chicago Tribune. Arthur Firstenberg claims that he has been plagued by electromagnetic dis- ease for decades.  What was his solution?  Moving to Sante Fe, NM into a home that was basically hidden away from the radio/micro waves that he claims nauseate him. Then the [...]

Yelp, You Have Been a Naughty, Naughty Extortionist!

Yelp, You Have Been a Naughty, Naughty Extortionist!

Yelp keeps getting hit with lawsuits. At first offering advertising to local businesses, but when Yelp is declined those same businesses suddenly see their high ranking consumer reviews dissapear from the Yelp website.

Apple Does Not Own The Letter “i”

Apple Does Not Own The Letter “i”

Apple has just learned that you can’t spell IP without “i” after an Australian trademark tribunal ruled that Apple does not hold a monopoly on the ninth letter of the alphabet.

Yelp! I Need Somebody! Class-Action Suit Filed for “Extortion-Scheme”.

Yelp! I Need Somebody! Class-Action Suit Filed for “Extortion-Scheme”.

A class-action lawsuit was filed against Yelp by two firms in Los Angeles federal court yesterday. The lawsuit alleges unfair business practices against the San Francisco-based user-generated review site, and, in particular, that the company “runs an extortion scheme in which the company’s employees call businesses demanding monthly payments, in the guise of ‘advertising contracts,’ in [...]