The news that the Greenbrier Hotel Corporation failed to pay five months of sales taxes due the state last year is not surprising. Hardly a week goes by that there is not a revelation or legal action involving debts, non-payment of bills or loan repayment issues involving one of the many businesses owned by the
In a groundbreaking move, the United States has filed a lawsuit against tech giant Apple, accusing the company of maintaining an illegal monopoly in the smartphone market. This legal challenge centers around the iPhone and its ecosystem, which the U.S. Justice Department claims stifles competition and innovation. The lawsuit centers on multiple grave allegations against […]
The Department of Justice filed a landmark lawsuit against Apple on Thursday, accusing the tech company of hindering its products' competition in violation of federal antitrust laws. The 88-page lawsuit, joined by attorneys general for 15 states and the District of Columbia, singles out Apple's signature product, the iPhone, and alleges that the company "repeatedly chooses to make its products worse for consumers to prevent competition from emerging." Apple, the lawsuit claims, imposes "a...
The Department of Justice and more than a dozen states have filed a lawsuit against Apple in the US federal court, accusing the company of violating antitrust laws. It says Apple’s hardware and software products are largely inaccessible to competitors, making it difficult for rivals to compete and for customers to switch to other companies’ products. The lawsuit comes after the European Commission fined Apple €1.8 billion ($1.95 billion) for stopping music-streaming developers from “informing...
The lawsuit alleges that Apple's business practices have led to an illegal monopoly in the US.
"I have been approached by residents of Boardman, Canfield Township and Canfield city, and I have not had one person tell me they think this is a good idea," said Canfield city Councilwoman Christine Oliver.
Much has already been written about Judge Scott McAfee’s ruling Friday allowing Fani Willis, the Fulton County district attorney, to continue overseeing the prosecution of Donald Trump and his co-defendants for allegedly conspiring to steal the 2020 election in Georgia. As my colleague Pema Levy explained, this was a momentous decision—one that means, at least […]
Conservative Supreme Court Justices Samuel Alito and Clarence Thomas asked questions about the Comstock Act while hearing mifepristone arguments.
Same-sex couples in Hokkaido appealed Monday a high court ruling earlier this month that recognized Japan's lack of legal recognition of same-sex marriage as unconstitutional but denied them damages for emotional distress. The appeal, filed with the Supreme Court, came after the Sapporo High Court upheld a lower court's landmark
On March 21, the United States Justice Department sued Apple for antitrust violations, concluding a multi-year investigation into Apple's business practices. The U.S. government is also pursuing antitrust cases against Google, Amazon, and Meta, as part of an expansive look into the practices of major tech companies. Apple plans to "vigorously defend" against the DoJ's lawsuit, which seeks to fundamentally change the way that Apple operates. This will be a legal battle that spans multiple...
Former Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer says he's in favor of age limits for justices, suggesting a more than decade-long term is reasonable - and would have helped him in his own decision to retire.
Big changes might be coming to iPhone, if the US government emerges victorious. Apple's actions abroad after the European Union's Digital Markets Act offer clues