The Federal Trade Commission has filed a complaint against Bitcoin mining hardware maker Butterfly Labs, a Missouri-based company they claim have engaged in fraudulent and deceptive practices.

Nvidia on Thursday announced they have filed a lawsuit against Qualcomm and Samsung. The graphics maker is accusing the two of infringing on several of its graphics processing unit patents and is seeking to block shipments of several Samsung Galaxy…

In a new setback for Apple, a federal judge has rejected the company's plea to ban US sales of Samsung smartphones that infringed on its patents. Apple had asked for a permanent injunction against certain Samsung mobile devices, most of which…

Californian man Douglas Ladore has filed a class-action lawsuit against Sony Computer Entertainment, alleging he was mislead by the publisher's claims that Killzone: Shadow Fall was rendering at a resolution of 1080p on the PlayStation 4.

A Hong Kong court has ruled that a local entertainment tycoon can go ahead with his defamation lawsuit against Google over its autocomplete results suggesting that he is linked to the city’s notorious criminal gangs.

Bitter rivals Apple and Samsung have mutually agreed to drop all lawsuits filed against each other outside of the United States. The deal affects disputes in eight countries.

US District Judge Denise Cote on Friday gave preliminary approval to Apple's proposed $450 million settlement in the ebooks price-fixing class action lawsuit. The settlement, which hinges on the outcome of Apple's appeal of the original antitrust ruling, would see the company…

Bose is suing Beats over alleged infringement of its noise cancellation patents. Last Friday, the Framingham, Massachusetts-based company filed a lawsuit in a federal court in Delaware, alleging that Beats' Studio and Studio Wireless headphones use technology that infringes five of its patents. …

Sony has agreed to settle a class action lawsuit brought about by the 2011 PlayStation Network data breach, an event that resulted in the theft of names, addresses and potentially even credit card information belonging to 77 million members.

Apple has agreed to pay $450 million to settle a civil class-action lawsuit claiming the company conspired with publishers to raise the price of ebooks to consumers. The settlement, which would provide $400 million for consumers, is contingent on the company's appeal…

Lindsay Lohan has filed a lawsuit against Grand Theft Auto V maker Take-Two Interactive and subsidiary Rockstar Games. The suit alleges the latest installment in the hit franchise uses her image and likeness in the form of an in-game character,…

T-Mobile US has been accused of cramming third-party charges into bills. The FTC yesterday filed a lawsuit (PDF) against the wireless carrier alleging that the company knowingly charged its customers for a premium texting service that was never authorized by them. The Federal…

Back in late May, id Software and its owner ZeniMax filed a lawsuit against Oculus VR claiming the company stole code in order to further their own VR technology for Rift. Shortly before that, id's founder and well known game…

Some companies have threatened lawsuits against people who left bad reviews online. Writing a bad review is a powerful form of catharsis. You spent money on a good or service and had a negative experience, so you do the only thing you can: try to warn others.

The way we watch television in this country isn’t going to change anytime soon. The Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled that television streaming startup Aereo violates copyright laws by capturing over-the-air signals using an array of mini antennas and delivering…

Apple yesterday reached an out of court settlement with consumers and US states in an ebook price-fixing class action lawsuit. US District Judge in Manhattan Denise Cote asked the parties involved to submit a filing seeking approval of their settlement…

ZeniMax publically called out Oculus VR earlier this month with claims that former employee and gaming icon John Carmack stole intellectual property that was ultimately used to help develop the Oculus Rift virtual reality headset and help hire away several…

MOG founder David Hyman has filed a lawsuit against Beats Electronics for more than $20 million according to a new report from The Wrap. The complaint stems from a compensation agreement that was signed when Beats acquired his company two…

A federal appeals court on Friday granted Oracle an appeal in its case against Google. Specifically, the court ruled that code within the Java platform is, in fact, entitled to copyright protection.

Four major technology companies including Apple, Google, Intel, and Adobe Systems have agreed to a settle a class action lawsuit alleging they conspired to hold down salaries in Silicon Valley, according to WashingtonPost. As per the settlement, disclosed in a…

Just a few days after the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) filed a lawsuit against Megaupload, the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) yesterday filed a similar lawsuit against the now defunct website and its founder Kim Dotcom. Both…

Back in 2010, HP acquired Palm with the promise that it would invest heavily in webOS and bring it to a broad ecosystem of devices. But a year later, the company did a complete U-turn and decided to scrap the webOS…

Smart thermostat maker Nest has been hit with a lawsuit from a Maryland man claiming the product is defective and users do not experience the advertised energy savings.

BlackBerry CEO John Chen has had his hands full with trying to redirect the misguided Canadian handset maker since taking over for Throsten Heins late last year. Now he’s going on the offensive with regard to product leakers.

According to a GeekWire report, the Western Washington Taxi Cab Operators Association has filed a lawsuit in King County Superior Court against Uber for operating illegally in Seattle and King County. Uber is a San Francisco, California-based transportation network company…