McDonald’s Korea fined for leak of customers’ personal data
Mar 23, 2023 22:22 pm UTC| Economy Business Law
South Koreas Personal Information Protection Commission slapped McDonalds Korea with a $532,110 fine along with a 10 million won financial penalty due to the firms lax data management that led to the leaking of 4.87...
Consumer Privacy Protection Act could lead to fines for deceptive designs in apps and websites
Mar 15, 2023 15:44 pm UTC| Law
Canadas proposed Consumer Privacy Protection Act (CPPA) prohibits online consent processes that are deceptive or misleading. Companies may face fines for breaking the acts rules. This could be trouble for social media...
S. Korean authorities bring criminal charges against ‘butterbeer’ maker for false labeling
Mar 12, 2023 07:18 am UTC| Economy Business Law Life
South Koreas Ministry of Food and Drug Safety has criminally charged Beurre Biere maker, Brewguru, and its sellers, Virtual Company and GS Retail Co., for falsely labeling their beer. The ministry also issued an advance...
Nike labels Kool Kiy a ‘serial copyist’ in infringement case
Mar 08, 2023 23:38 pm UTC| Law Sports Economy Business
Nike lawyers formally replied to designer Kool Kiys February counterclaim over the brands pending trademark infringement lawsuit in the southern district of New York Kool Kiy argued that the Swooshs Air Jordan 1 and...
NFL, Raiders sued for allegedly threatening law firm with trademark infringement over Super Bowl ad
Mar 06, 2023 23:46 pm UTC| Sports Law Economy Business
Lsas Vegas-based personal injury lawyer Steve Dimopoulos has filed a federal lawsuit against the NFL and the Las Vegas Raiders after they allegedly threatened him with heightened legal penalties due to his Super Bowl LVII...
Scooter startup Lime sues Hertz for poaching engineers, improperly downloading files
Mar 06, 2023 23:46 pm UTC| Law Economy Business
Urban scooter company Lime sued Hertz Corp. in the California federal court seeking unspecified monetary damages and an injunction alleging unfair competition and poaching its senior engineers. Lime provides short-term...
US court prevents French, Swiss groups from restricting use of 'gruyere' cheese label
Mar 06, 2023 23:46 pm UTC| Law Economy Business Life
The Richmond, Virginia-based 4th US Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the name gruyere can be used to label cheeses from outside of the Gruyère region of Switzerland and France In doing so, the court upheld a...
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