Tag Archives: Legal

For this year’s Super Bowl, 45 million more American adults can legally wager on the big game than last year, thanks to a 2018 Supreme Court ruling that has spurred dozens of U.S. states to adopt legalized sports betting. Since last year’s match-up, 10 more states have legalized adult sports wagering, bringing the total number of states to 33, plus Washington, DC. Not all states are equal when it comes to legalized sports gambling. Some limit gamblers to physically making their bets from… Source link

As the trade deadline approached for the NFL last November, details emerged from trade talks between the Miami Dolphins and Houston Texans that had a clear mandate: For any deal involving Deshaun Watson to advance, the Dolphins wanted the quarterback’s legal issues settled. First and foremost, the 22 civil suits that were pending against the Texans QB in the Harris County Court system. The leaking of an alleged settlement offer from Watson appears to indicate the quarterback was at least… Source link

A £3bn legal action against Google over claims it secretly tracked the internet activity of millions of iPhone users has been blocked by the UK supreme court. Legal experts said the decision meant the “floodgates” remained closed to class actions on data privacy in England and Wales, although the ruling noted digital technology’s ability to cause “mass harm” to people. Richard Lloyd, a former director of the consumer group Which?, wanted to bring a US-style class action lawsuit… Source link

The Brooklyn Nets upset some fans this week by benching star point guard Kyrie Irving over his refusal to get vaccinated against COVID-19, in violation of a New York City vaccine mandate for indoor venues. Experts say there is likely little legal recourse that could open up the Barclays Center and other New York city courts for him to play alongside his team, favored to contend for this season’s NBA championship. New York City’s mandate sidelining Irving became effective Aug. 19 and requires… Source link

The argument that natural immunity against COVID-19 is an alternative to vaccination is emerging as a potential legal challenge to federally mandated vaccination policies. Vaccination is already required for certain workers and some college students. The federal government, despite steeper legal hurdles to imposing vaccination, has also invoked the U.S. Department of Labor to mandate inoculation for health care workers and is expected to roll out a larger policy effectively mandating… Source link

Cryptocurrency bulls are lauding the decision by El Salvador to become the first country to accept bitcoin as legal tender. And one bitcoin fund manager believes other countries in emerging markets around the world could possibly follow suit. Michael Sonnenshein, CEO of Grayscale Investments, the world’s largest cryptocurrency fund manager by assets ($32 billion as of Sept. 3), spoke with Yahoo Finance Live and speculated where such countries could be located. “When we think about where… Source link

BERLIN, July 27 (Reuters) – Google said on Tuesday that it was taking legal action over an expanded version of Germany’s hate-speech law that recently took effect, saying its provisions violated the right to privacy of its users. The Alphabet (GOOGL.O) unit, which runs video-sharing site YouTube, filed suit at the administrative court in Cologne to challenge a provision that allows user data to be passed to law enforcement before it is clear any crime has been committed. The request for a… Source link

Microsoft and Google have ended an almost six-year truce to prevent open warfare between the rival Big Tech companies, clearing the way for direct conflict as regulators take aim at barriers to competition among the leading US technology groups. The software and internet search giants reached an unusual pact in 2015 to end a running battle that had been fought out in courtrooms and in front of regulators around the world. It was forged soon after Sundar Pichai became chief… Source link

Jeff Bezos said in a court filing that Michael Sanchez tried to avoid paying a defamation judgment. The filing accused Sanchez of transferring his California residence to a limited liability company. Thursday’s court filing marked the latest development in an ongoing legal battle.  See more stories on Insider’s business page. Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos on Thursday said in a court filing that his girlfriend’s brother tried to avoid reimbursing his legal fees by hiding his ownership of a $2.5 million… Source link

The Central American country plans to use bitcoin as a parallel legal tender alongside the US dollar, which has also been touted as a remittance currency for Salvadorans overseas. Photo: Jose Cabezas/Reuters The price of Bitcoin (BTC-USD) rose for a third consecutive day on Friday after El Salvador revealed that it would officiate the cryptocurrency as legal tender on 7 September. The Central American country plans to use bitcoin as a parallel legal tender alongside the US dollar, which has… Source link