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The state's top prosecutor says daily fantasy sports sites are forms of illegal gambling.

It's imperative to get your ducks in a row before taking your company from a local to a national market.

The case raises questions about how much companies protect the privacy rights of their customers.

When you set out to win and don't count the costs, you end up paying far more than you expected.

Opponents of the controversial law say it could allow companies to deny services to gay people.

With the multitude of federal and state employment laws and regulations that exist, it is easy to make costly errors.

British Justice Secretary: 'Internet trolls are cowards who are poisoning our national life.'

The new law, which received initial approval from the city, is expected to take effect in February and comes with a number of requirements for hosts using the site.

Do you prefer plastic over paper? Too bad if you live in the Golden State as they will disappear from grocery stores over the next two years.

Just in case you were wondering.

The law grants executors precisely the same access to digital information as they would possess for comparable physical documents.

Kids already use Gmail and they're obsessed with YouTube. Now Google wants to make it legit, as in legal.

The legislation, which would require smartphone makers to include a preinstalled 'kill switch' on all smartphones sold in the state, has passed in the State Senate and now awaits the governor's signature.

The FTC filed a complaint alleging that the carrier had placed charges for unauthorized services -- such as flirting tips, horoscope information and celebrity gossip – on its customers' bills, taking a substantial cut and making hundreds of millions of dollars as a result.

As Washington continues to mull new patent legislation, here's a snapshot of the U.S. patent landscape.

Google is on the receiving end of a class-action lawsuit brought by parents whose kids unknowingly paid a substantial amount of money for in-app purchases.

Your name is your brand, so it's important to protect it. Oh, and it's the law.

Following a failed appeal, Google was ordered by French courts post a notice on its Google.fr homepage informing users that it would be paying a 150,000-euro fine over privacy violations.

The House of Representatives is expected to take up the Innovation Act today, but stakeholders fear that the increased paperwork required by the bill would be counterproductive.

If you're looking to run a franchise, you need to do everything in your power to protect yourself legally. Here's some advice.

Innovators drawn to the U.S. for education and research don't have time to wait for legislative action that would help them stay.