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[unable to retrieve full-text content] Japanese doctors demand damages from Google over “groundless” reviews  Yahoo Finance Japanese doctors demand damages from Google over “groundless” reviews  The Hill Japanese doctors demand damages from Google over “groundless” reviews  Yahoo! Voices Source link

[unable to retrieve full-text content]Taiwan’s strongest earthquake in nearly 25 years damages buildings, leaving 4 dead  Yahoo! Voices Source link

On a Friday in March 2020, a dozen or so sheriff’s deputies wearing bulletproof vests descended upon Waylon Bailey’s garage at his home in Forest Hill, Louisiana, with their guns drawn, ordered him onto his knees with his hands “on your fucking head,” and arrested him for a felony punishable by up to 15 years in prison. The SWAT-style raid was provoked by a Facebook post in which Bailey had made a zombie-themed joke about COVID-19. Recognizing the harm inflicted by that flagrantly… Source link

Litigation against Google and its parent entity Alphabet being brought in the U.K. on behalf of thousands of digital publishers — seeking up to £13.6 billion (~$16.3 billion) in damages on their behalf for alleged anti-competitive behavior related to Google’s adtech practices — has been filed with the Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT). “The claim alleges that Google abused its dominant position in the market for online advertising, earning super-profits for itself at the… Source link

Litigation against Google and its parent entity Alphabet being brought in the UK on behalf of thousands of digital publishers — seeking up to £13.6 billion (~$16.3BN) in damages on their behalf for alleged anti-competitive behavior related to Google’s adtech practices — has been filed with the Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT). “The claim alleges that Google abused its dominant position in the market for online advertising, earning super-profits for itself at the expense of the… Source link

Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register BRUSSELS, Sept 13 (Reuters) – Alphabet unit Google (GOOGL.O) will face damages claims for up to 25 billion euros ($25.4 billion) over its digital advertising practices in two suits to be filed in British and Dutch courts in the coming weeks by a law firm on behalf of publishers. Google’s adtech has recently drawn scrutiny from antitrust regulators following complaints from publishers. read more The French competition watchdog… Source link

More antitrust litigation targeting Big (ad)Tech: Google is being sued in the U.K. and the Netherlands where two suits have been announced today seeking damages on behalf of publishers who claim they have been harmed by anti-competitive adtech practices. Per Reuters, publishers are seeking up to €25 billion in damages from Google for lost ad revenues via the litigation. Google’s adtech stack — and certain other ad-related practices  — are currently under investigation by both… Source link

Australian courts may not be able to enforce an order that Google pay John Barilaro more than $700,000 in defamation damages because of free speech protections in US law, legal academics say. Google, the owner of YouTube, was on Monday ordered to pay the former New South Wales deputy premier aggravated damages over a series of defamatory “racist” and “abusive” videos published on the YouTube channel Friendlyjordies. Federal court justice Stephen Rares ruled that Barilaro had been left… Source link

Millions of dollars are owed after Wednesday’s verdict, when jurors sided mostly with Johnny Depp against ex-wife Amber Heard. The judge reduced the $15 million awarded to Depp to $10.35 million (based on a Virginia state law that limits punitive damages), and Heard was awarded $2 million in damages in her defamation countersuit. Her attorney Elaine Bredehoft said on Today Thursday morning that Heard’s next step is to appeal the verdict — and confirmed that the actress can “absolutely not”… Source link

AMSTERDAM, Feb 15 (Reuters) – Apple (AAPL.O) and Google face a potential class action lawsuit in the Netherlands over app store charges, after a foundation headed by Dutch entrepreneur Alexander Klöpping began gathering claimants. The action, which still faces legal hurdles before any court hearing, reflects growing criticism over how much the two firms charge developers for payments on their app stores, while the Netherlands has become increasingly popular as a jurisdiction to pursue… Source link