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Judge denies that "electronic presence" via texting is enough to hold woman accountable for motor vehicle accident
A woman who repeatedly texted her boyfriend, while she knew he was driving, and who ultimately crossed traffic and crashed into motorcyclists, cannot be added to a civil lawsuit according to a Superior Court judge in Morristown, New Jersey. The plaintiffs' lawyer argued that the girlfriend's con...
Facebook IPO Nosedive Gets Facebook IPO Class Action Lawsuit [Facebook]
It's been more and more apparent that there was some shady—though not necessarily illegal!—activity from Facebook's bank advisors in the lead-up to the company's IPO last week. And now, investors who got the shaft are trying to get their money back through the courts.More »
Supreme Court Lets Student's $675,000 File-Sharing Fine Stand [File Sharing]
The Supreme Court on Monday let stand a $675,000 file-sharing damages award that a jury levied against a college student for making 30 music tracks available on a peer-to-peer network.More »
Class-action lawsuit accuses Apple of botching MobileMe to iCloud transition
A new lawsuit accuses Apple of participating in unfair, unlawful, deceptive, and misleading practices...
New Jersey Town May Fine You For Texting While Walking
iPhone app 'Email 'n Walk' lets you e-mail and walk at the same time Do you hate those morons who wander through the streets whilst tapping text messages into their phones? Do you want to knock the stupid handset out of their hands every time you’re forced to swerve or step aside to avoid...
Police Tasings Might Finally Be Ruled Brutality [Weapons]
Tasers are used across the nation by police as a "pain compliance technique." But do the powerful electroshock weapons amount to police brutality? A case that lands before the Supreme Court next week could decide the fate of tasers.More »
Kiddie Porn Is Now Legal in New York [Wtf]
If you can make it here, you can make it anywhere, baby! The Empire State is now the home of a whole new kind of dreamer, after a judge ruled merely looking at child pornography online is no crime. What.More »
Australia Parliament investigating why Apple's digital goods cost more down under
The standing committee on infrastructure and communications in the Australian House of Representatives will be launching an investigation into why digital goods (such as iTunes music and iBooks) are priced so much more highly in Australia than elsewhere in the world. Traditionally, shipping cost...
New Bill Banning Employer Facebook Snooping Introduced in Congress [Privacy]
Back in March, news of employers asking employees and prospective hires for Facebook logins sparked much debate amongst public and politicians alike. After one amendment failed to pass, a pair of democrats are now fighting hard to change things in Congress.More »
Apple and Samsung bosses meeting on May 21-22 to talk patents
As previously hinted, top dogs at Apple and Samsung will meet next month to discuss a possible settlement to the ongoing patent war which has seen minor casualties on both sides, but has otherwise failed to produce an outright winner.A new report claims the upcoming mediation will take place on M...
