On Friday, September 18, 2015, the Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) sent a Notice of Violation to Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (“Volkswagen”) stating that, in its ongoing investigation, the EPA has determined that several models of light-duty, diesel Volkswagen cars manufactured from 2009 to 2015 are in violation of federal emission standards. Later that same day and based on …
Late one night, Alamance county mother Angela Kelly entered her son’s room and found him distraught. Her teenage son Dillon was crying, beating himself in the head, and throwing things in his room. As punishment for staying up late, Angela confiscated Dillon’s phone – and discovered that his classmates had been using Facebook to publicly …
Congressional Republicans aren’t the only ones in Washington who are planning to attach an amendment altering substantive policy to a “must-pass” bill in the next few weeks. While Senator Chuck Schumer’s planned drone amendment is receiving far less attention than House Republicans’ fight against Planned Parenthood, and perhaps deservedly so, it is still an immensely …
Most consumers are likely unaware that they could be waiving their right to negatively review or otherwise criticize companies publicly. This right is waived by accepting a company’s online terms that include a non-disparagement clause. Non-disparagement clauses can be used by companies to penalize or seek fines from customers who write negative reviews about them. …
Apple and Samsung have been at it for years now. Their dispute has turned into “the bloodiest corporate war in history” with litigation in four continents. Apple Inc. v. Samsung Electronics Co. will finally answer whether the U.S. judicial system can enforce patent rights and limit injustice in a rapidly evolving billion-dollar marketplace. Assuming that …
The oldest and most accurate method of identifying an individual has just received a substantial upgrade. For centuries, fingerprints have been used for identification as well as evidence in criminal investigations and cases to identify the perpetrator of a crime. However, fingerprints have historically had two notable limitations: (1) they can only tell you the …
On September 16th, Katherine Moussouris filed suit against Microsoft Corporation in U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington alleging sex discrimination in the work place. This lawsuit comes after two gender discrimination lawsuits filed against tech giants Facebook and Twitter and the culmination of Ellen Pao’s lawsuit against Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers …
Big brother is watching you; He had to obtain a warrant in order to do so, but rest assured, he’s still watching you. That’s essentially what the new Department of Justice regulations have done to the deployment cell-site simulator technology when used by the federal agencies. Recently the Department of Justice has issued new regulations …
If you were to ask a room filled with 100 random strangers if they have ever used a streaming service, such as Netflix or Spotify, or shopped on an online retail website like Amazon, I bet most, if not all of the people in the room, would raise their hands that they have used it …
When Apple announced the iPhone 6s at a special event on September 9th, the latest flagship phone came with typical upgrades: a better camera, processor, and even a new 3D Touch system were unveiled. However, some new software features were met with heightened concerns over user privacy. These features were Hey Siri and Live Photos. Hey Siri is the …