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Marijuana ![Kim Lachance Shandrow]()
6 Business Ideas for People Looking to Cash in on the Marijuana Boom
Want to get in on the green rush but don't want to grow or sell pot? Here's a list of promising businesses to start.
Uber
Uber Takes Legal Action Over New Rules in London
In recent months, the regulator has provided more detail including that drivers should have English reading and writing skills.
Alibaba
Jack Ma: Lawsuits and Probes Help Alibaba To Be Better Understood
Questions about Alibaba's growth rate and its relations with affiliated companies have dogged the firm for years.
Legal Issues ![Kendall Almerico]()
Crowdfunding Survives a Crucial Legal Challenge Few Know About
A DC Court rejects challenges from Massachusetts and Montana to the popular new law that allows regular people to invest in private companies.
Marketing Bootcamp ![Dan Blacharski]()
Is Google Trying to Kill SEO?
A little-noticed litigation may have a lasting effect on how companies move their marketing initiatives into the digital world.
Investors ![Catherine Clifford]()
Whiskey War: This High-Flying Entrepreneur Is Now Facing the Fight of His Life
WhistlePig founder Raj Peter Bhakta may lose his whiskey farm to the very investors that helped it grow.
Legal Issues
Billionaire Peter Thiel Reportedly Backed Hulk Hogan's Gawker Lawsuit
Hogan in March won a $140 million jury verdict against Gawker in a privacy lawsuit stemming from a sex tape the site had published.
Lawsuits
Larry Page Spars With Oracle Attorney at Android Trial
In a retrial at San Francisco federal court, Oracle Corp. has claimed Google's Android smartphone operating system violated its copyright on parts of Java, a development platform. Alphabet Inc.'s Google unit said it should be able to use Java without paying a fee under the fair-use provision of copyright law.
Legal Issues ![Autumn Gentry]()
How to Draft a Non-Compete Agreement That's Actually Enforceable
You need rock solid non-compete and confidentiality agreements with each employee to keep everyone on the same page.
U.S. Supreme Court
Supreme Court Dodges Major Decision on Obamacare Birth Control
The court's action avoided a possible 4-4 split that would have affirmed the lower-court rulings.
Copyright Infringement
Oracle Co-CEO Says it Did Not Buy Sun Micro to Sue Google
Safra Catz told jurors that the point of the acquisition was to protect its products that relied on Sun's software.
Legal
Lending Club Under Probe by U.S. Justice Dept, Receives Subpoena
Monday's filing indicated that Lending Club had repurchased an additional $3.8 million in loans during the first quarter that did not meet investor criteria.
Legal Issues
Google Reportedly Faces Record 3 Billion Euro Antitrust Fine
The European Union has accused Google of promoting its shopping service in Internet searches at the expense of rival services in a case that has dragged on since late 2010.
Obamacare
Republicans Win Obamacare Legal Challenge, Add to Insurer Concerns
U.S. District Judge Rosemary Collyer ruled that the administration cannot spend billions of dollars in federal funds to provide subsidies under Obamacare to private insurers without the approval of Congress.