Apple faces a proposed class action lawsuit alleging the company holds an illegal monopoly over digital storage for its customers. The suit, filed Friday, claims “surgical” restraints prevent customers from effectively using any service except its iCloud storage system. iCloud is the only service that can host certain data from the company’s phones, tablets and … Read more
A new class action lawsuit in the US proposes that Apple has allegedly “marked up its iCloud prices to the point where the service is generating almost pure profit.” According to a report by Bloomberg Law, the plaintiffs have accused the Cupertino-based tech giant of “rigging the competitive playing field” by allowing only iCloud to … Read more
A new class-action lawsuit alleges Canadian major junior hockey leagues violate antitrust laws in the United States by colluding to restrict the negotiation powers of players. The suit was filed Wednesday in New York by the North American division of the World Association of Ice Hockey Players Unions. It alleges players are subject to systemic … Read more
The Calgary Stampede has agreed to pay $9.5 million in damages to complainants in a class-action lawsuit that alleged the organization allowed a performance school staffer to sexually abuse young boys. The agreement is related to the case of Phillip Heerema. Heerema received a 10-year prison sentence in 2018 after pleading guilty to charges including sexual assault, … Read more
US-based TV brand Vizio has agreed to pay $3 million to its customers to settle a 2018 class action lawsuit. Users who bought a Vizio TV in California after April 30, 2014 will be able to claim for a settlement. The lawsuit alleged that the company promoting TVs with 120Hz refresh rate as 240Hz “effective” … Read more
More cases continue to be linked to the Calgary daycare E. coli outbreak. And while some parents are having to watch as their kids are being hospitalized, other parents are taking action to seek restitution. On Friday, Alberta Health Services said there were 142 lab-confirmed cases linked to the outbreak and 26 kids were stable … Read more