FTC Chair Warns Tech Firms Not to Weaken Data Privacy to Comply With EU, UK Laws

The chairman of the U.S. Federal Trade Commission warned Apple, Alphabet, and other technology companies that…

Litigation Funder’s Plan to Invest in Law Firms Called ‘Bad Policy,’ With Big Impacts

With more states adding or considering restrictions on third-party funding of lawsuits, one of the largest…

Court Invalidates Maryland Digital Ad Tax for Blocking Tech Firms From Telling About It

Maryland’s first-in-the-nation tax on digital advertising violated the Constitution, a federal appeals court says, because blocking…

Massachusetts Ambulance Firms to Pay $6M to Settle False Billing Charges

Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell announced a $6 million settlement with two ambulance companies on…

UK Firms Hire Contractors Instead of Employees to Cut Tax Bills

UK businesses are turning to the self-employed in an effort to rein in costs as they…

Risk Strategies Acquires Assets of 3 New Mexico Firms

Risk Strategies acquired the assets of Santa Fe, New Mexico-based firms Zia Insurance Services, Tyra Enterprises…

Judge Approves $318M From Sale of Lindberg’s Software Firms to Repay Victims

After two years of litigation, maneuvering and negotiating, insurance companies once owned by convicted North Carolina…

How Northeast States Will Share in $720 Million Opioid Settlement With 8 Firms

States have secured about $720 million in settlements from eight pharmaceutical companies accused of fueling the…

Firms to Pay $1.37M to Settle Claims of Shoddy Runway Construct

Contractors from Maine, Connecticut and New York will pay $1.37 million to resolve allegations concerning false…

Tech Firms Warn ‘Scattered Spider’ Hacks Are Targeting Aviation Sector

Tech companies Google and Palo Alto Networks are sounding the alarm over the “Scattered Spider” hacking…