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Uber’s Class Action Case Might Set Risky Precedent, Lawyer Warns

If considered a class action, the lawsuit filed by three Uber drivers in San Francisco could grow to include more than 160,000 California drivers.

By Reuters

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Japanese Court: Bitcoin Can’t Be Owned, People Can’t Sue Mt. Gox for Compensation

By Daniel Cooper

Building a Business

U.S. Appeals Court to Hear Net Neutrality Lawsuits in December

By Reuters

Business Legal

Snuggie Maker Wrapped Up in Not-So-Cozy Advertising Fraud Charges

By Kim Lachance Shandrow

Entrepreneurs

French Court Bans Couple From Naming Their Baby ‘Nutella,’ Says It Is ‘Against the Child’s Interests’

Probably true.

By Laura Entis

Tech

Defiant Streaming TV Startup Aereo Finally Caves, Files For Bankruptcy

Unable to rebound from a devastating Supreme Court loss, Aereo is finally throwing in the towel.

By Kim Lachance Shandrow

Online Presence

Parents May Be Held Accountable for Kids’ Facebook Activity, Court Rules

A Georgia appellate court ruled that the parents of a seventh-grader who created a fake and defamatory Facebook account for a classmate may be liable for emotional damages by a jury.

By Laura Entis

Marketing

Appeals Court Rules That Yelp’s Ad Sales Tactics Aren’t Extortion, Just ‘Hard Bargaining’

Businesses don't have the right to pre-existing good reviews, the court said.

By Laura Entis

Business News

Following Massive Protests, London Transport Authority Rules Uber Is Legal

The decision hinged upon a differentiation between traditional taxicab meters and the smartphone technology by which Uber charges passengers.

By Geoff Weiss

Business Operations & Logistics

People Have a ‘Right to Be Forgotten,’ Top EU Court Tells Google

Google will have to delete 'inadequate, irrelevant or no longer relevant' links on request, the European Court of Justice in Luxembourg ruled today.

By Laura Entis

Building a Business

Aereo Faces Off Against Broadcast Giants in Supreme Court Today

The controversial streaming TV startup has battled broadcast goliaths before -- and won both times. Will it prevail again? Either way, Aereo's fate could forever change the way we watch TV.

By Kim Lachance Shandrow

Building a Business

Bitcoin Millionaire Charlie Shrem Under House Arrest Following Federal Indictment

The bad-boy founder of the Bitcoin Foundation and BitInstant is back at his mom and dad's place and he's in big trouble for allegedly funneling $1 million into shady Silk Road dealings.

By Kim Lachance Shandrow

Building a Business

Aereo Founder: If We Lose, ‘We Have No Plan B’

Chet Kanojia, network TV's Enemy No. 1, is looking to expand his controversial business even as he heads to the Supreme Court to defend it.

By Kim Lachance Shandrow