On Thursday, March 21, 2024, the DOJ announced that it, joined by 16 other state and district attorneys general, filed a civil antitrust lawsuit against Apple for monopolization or attempted monopolization of smartphone markets in violation of Section 2 of the Sherman Act. A video of the announcement can be found here. A copy of the file stamped complaint can be found here.
The Class Action Complaint alleges, among other things, that: -Tesla has been implementing automatic software updates which, without warning to the customer, deplete the battery and reduce the driving range of the vehicles by at least 20%. -These updates are directly implemented by Tesla wirelessly and systematically via entry into the vehicle’s computer, without the opportunity to consent to the updates by the customer. -These updates derate the performance of the battery or, in some cases, render the battery inoperable. The Class Action Complaint contends… Read More »On May 12, 2023, a Nationwide Class Action was filed in the United States District Court, Northern District of California, asserting among other things, that Tesla’s Model S and Model X are “Protected Computers” under the Federal Computer Fraud and Abuse Act.
On November 7, 2022 (Tampa, FL), the DOJ announced that a Pompano Beach woman was sentenced to three years in federal prison for her role in a conspiracy to commit health care fraud, and for making a false statement in a matter involving a federal health care benefit program. As part of her sentence, the court ordered her to pay approximately $12 million to the affected government health programs and an insurance company, which obligation is joint and several with other coconspirators.
The U.S. DOJ, District of Massachusetts issued a press release on February 1, 2021 concerning two women that were arrested and charged in connection with a home health care fraud scheme. The government also filed a civil action seeking forfeiture of five properties and 40 financial accounts and investments in a scheme to launder the ill-gotten gains. Newton was part owner and operator of Arbor Homecare Services LLC (“Abor”). Waruru was a Licensed Practical Nurse employed as a home health nurse at Arbor. It is… Read More »Two Women Indicted on $100 Million Home Health Care Fraud and Money Laundering Scheme
Plaintiff, DJ Lincoln Enterprises, Inc., is a Florida publishing/marketing/sales company (“Plaintiff”). According to the Amended Complaint, through communications between the parties, Google induced Plaintiff to make changes to its website to conform with Google’s standards to optimize the number of visits to the website, which Plaintiff did at great cost and expense. Plaintiff contends it reasonably relied on Google’s promise that the changes to its website would improve the search results. According to Plaintiff, Google blacklisted Plaintiff and intentionally manipulated Google Search’s algorithms in a… Read More »Southern District of Florida Dismisses Amended Complaint Alleging Google Purposefully Engaged in Scheme to Defraud Plaintiff by Suppressing Conservative Viewpoints