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Epic and Match antitrust case against Google goes to trial November 6th

Epic and Match antitrust case against Google goes to trial November 6th

Epic Games and Match Group now have a court date for their antitrust case against Google. A Northern District of California judge has set the start of a jury trial for November 6th. Both Epic and Match accuse Google of abusing its control of Android app distribution through the Play Store by establishing unfair fees and requirements for in-app purchases. This comes alongside a lawsuit from 39 attorneys general as well as a customer class action suit demanding $4.7 billion in damages. Epic… Source link

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Epic and Match antitrust case against Google goes to trial November 6th

Epic and Match antitrust case against Google goes to trial November 6th

Good Morning America Trial resumes for David Barnes, American detained in Russia Over the last two months, following lengthy periods of detention in Russia, Americans Brittney Griner, Sarah Krivanek and Taylor Dudley were all allowed to return home — but Alabama native David Barnes continues to be held by Russian authorities. Now, after more than a year of incarceration in Russia, Barnes’ trial is scheduled to resume this week before a judge in Moscow. Court filings show that Barnes, a… Source link

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Epic and Match’s antitrust case against Google heads to jury trial on November 6 • TechCrunch

Epic and Match’s antitrust case against Google heads to jury trial on November 6 • TechCrunch

A date has been set for a trial by jury in a significant antitrust case against Google involving its alleged abuses of power in the Android app market. Fortnite maker Epic Games and dating app giant Match Group, joined by over three dozen state Attorneys General, have accused Google of unfairly leveraging its market dominance and harming competition through its Google Play Store terms and practices. In particular, the plaintiffs take issue with the commissions Google requires on app… Source link

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Prospective jurors sound off on Elon Musk as jury selection begins in Tesla tweet trial

Prospective jurors sound off on Elon Musk as jury selection begins in Tesla tweet trial

The jury selection process in the trial to determine if one of Elon Musk’s infamous tweets violated U.S. securities laws kicked off on Tuesday. The trial comes after Tesla’s shareholders sued Musk and Tesla’s board of directors in 2018, alleging that Musk illegally posted on Twitter that funding had been secured to privatize the electric vehicle company. Musk’s post, the shareholders say, artificially manipulated Tesla’s stock price. “Am considering taking Tesla private at $420…. Source link

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Trump Organization faces a criminal trial — why it could be tough to punish

Trump Organization faces a criminal trial — why it could be tough to punish

On Monday, Donald Trump will enter a new phase in his financial and legal challenges when jury selection begins in the Manhattan district attorney’s criminal tax fraud trial against his business. The Trump Organization might face an uphill battle on the legal merits of the case, as its former CFO, Allen Weisselberg, already pleaded guilty and is set to implicate his former employer. But the structure of the Trump Organization and its status as a holding company could make it hard to punish… Source link

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