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Late Monday night, Google filed for a court order to produce documents from longtime Google critic Luther Lowe, as part of its ongoing federal antitrust case, US vs. Google. The motion arises from an apparent breakdown in negotiations between Google and Lowe’s employer, Yelp. Yelp has agreed to document production from a number of its employees, but has resisted on Lowe in particular, leaving Google to ask the court for a subpoena that would compel email archives and other documents.

Google on Thursday filed a writ petition in the Delhi High Court against the Competition Commission of India following the leak of a damning confidential report detailing the watchdog’s interim fact-finding in an antitrust probe. The report, which Google has yet to formally receive or review, said the American giant had abused the dominant position of Android in India to illegally hurt competitors in the world’s second-largest internet market. The Indian… Source link

Epic has renewed its fight against mobile platforms’ app store restrictions, filing an update to its antitrust case against Google. The filing adds mostly redacted details about Google’s alleged monopolistic behavior on Android, including banning Epic’s game Fortnite from the Google Play Store last year. The amended complaint comes soon after a judge officially linked the case with a recent multi-state lawsuit, which took aim at Google’s Play Store policies. Epic’s complaint… Source link

(Reuters) -Virgin Galactic Holdings Inc on Monday filed to sell up to $500 million in common stock, a day after the company completed its first fully crewed test flight into space with billionaire founder Richard Branson on board.    Shares in Virgin Galactic reversed premarket gains of 8% to trade down nearly 12%, wiping off more than $1 billion from the company’s market capitalization following the share sale announcement.    The sale would account for up to 4% of Virgin Galactic’s… Source link

Former President Donald Trump has filed proposed class action lawsuits against Facebook, Twitter, and Google subsidiary YouTube as well as CEOs Mark Zuckerberg, Jack Dorsey, and Sundar Pichai. The lawsuits come six months after Trump was permanently or temporarily suspended from all three platforms. Trump announced the lawsuits at a press conference today, following an early report by Axios. He referred to the cases as “a very important game-changer for our country.” However, the… Source link

(Adds valuation, background on company, sector)    July 7 (Reuters) – Greek-yogurt maker Chobani could be valued at more than $10 billion in its initial public offering (IPO), a person familiar with the matter told Reuters on Wednesday, as the company confidentially filed regulatory paperwork for its stock market listing.    The food sector has gained investor attention over the past few years, especially as fast-food chains and upscale restaurants create new menus to attract health- and… Source link

It may just be the year of boxing lawsuits. Audie Attar, a combat sports manager who represents Conor McGregor among others, has filed a lawsuit against Manny Pacquiao claiming the boxing legend breached a contract by setting up his upcoming fight against Errol Spence Jr., according to The Athletic’s Lance Pugmire. Attar, who runs Paradigm Sports Management, reportedly claims that he was in the process of negotiating a fight between Pacquiao and four-division champion Mikey Garcia on… Source link

Portland Trail Blazers forward Carmelo Anthony and his wife, La La, are officially calling it quits. La La reportedly filed for divorce Thursday, according to eonline.com. The couple reportedly had been separated for a while, according to TMZ. The divorce is reportedly amicable. La La and Anthony still remain friends. The two have a 14-year-old son, Kiyan, together.  The two have had an on-and-off relationship over the past couple years. They separated in 2017, but then reportedly were trying… Source link

(Bloomberg) — Washington Prime Group Inc., a real estate investment trust that operates enclosed malls and strip centers across the U.S., filed for bankruptcy after the Covid-19 pandemic curtailed in-person shopping. The Chapter 11 filing in Houston will allow Washington Prime to continue operating while it seeks to implement a restructuring agreement that it reached with certain creditors, according to a board resolution filed with the bankruptcy petition. The company, which estimated its… Source link

MOSCOW, June 9. /TASS/. The Russian internet company Yandex has filed a lawsuit against the Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS) with the Moscow Arbitration Court to declare the regulator’s decisions and actions in the case of search promotion tools illegal. This is according to the court’s files. “We are ready to openly explain our position and proposal on enhanced results to the market as part of the requirements specified in the FAS warning. Therefore, Yandex initially petitioned for… Source link