legal

Common legal phrase. Lawful action, such as an agreement consciously agreed to by two or more entities, establishing lawful accountability. For example, an apartment lease legally binds the lessor and the lessee.

Cannabis Cos’ Payroll Problems Run Deep
Cannabis Cos’ Payroll Problems Run Deep
April 17, 2018  |  B2B Payments

Earlier this year, the federal government spiked anxieties for legal marijuana businesses. Attorney General (AG) Jeff Sessions issued a memo that seems to ramp up...

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Judge Rules Uber Limo Drivers Are Independent Contractors
Judge Rules Uber Limo Drivers Are Independent Contractors
April 13, 2018  |  Ridesharing

A U.S. judge in Philadelphia has ruled that limousine drivers for Uber should be considered independent contractors and not company employees under federal law. According...

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JPMorgan Hit With Lawsuit Over Crypto Transaction Fees
JPMorgan Hit With Lawsuit Over Crypto Transaction Fees
April 12, 2018  |  Legal

JPMorgan Chase is being sued in Manhattan federal court for allegedly charging surprise fees when it stopped allowing its customers to buy cryptocurrency with credit...

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Massachusetts Can Proceed With Lawsuit Against Equifax
Massachusetts Can Proceed With Lawsuit Against Equifax
April 05, 2018  |  Legal

A judge has ruled that the state of Massachusetts can move forward with its lawsuit against Equifax. According to Reuters, the suit alleges that the...

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Judge Allows Much Of Yahoo Breach Suit To Go Forward
Judge Allows Much Of Yahoo Breach Suit To Go Forward
March 12, 2018  |  Legal

A U.S. district court in San Jose, California, ruled late last week that most of a lawsuit concerning Yahoo’s data breach, which exposed 3 billion...

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PA AG Sues Uber Over Data Breach
PA AG Sues Uber Over Data Breach
March 06, 2018  |  Ridesharing

Uber Technologies was handed a lawsuit from Pennsylvania Attorney General (AG) Josh Shapiro on Monday (March 5) over charges it violated the state’s data breach...

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Apple’s China Data Conundrum
Apple’s China Data Conundrum
March 01, 2018  |  Apple

Where there are servers, data resides. And where there’s data, value exists too — value that may prove alluring to individuals, companies, even governments. By...

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US Bank Fined $613M For AML Violations
US Bank Fined $613M For AML Violations
February 15, 2018  |  Bank Regulation

U.S. Bank was slapped with a $185 million civil penalty for what the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), in coordination with the Office of the...

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Building A Delivery Market For Cannabis … Carefully
Building A Delivery Market For Cannabis … Carefully
January 31, 2018  |  Retail

With varying shades of marijuana legality online in nearly 50 percent of all states and 61 percent of polled voters expressing support for full legalization,...

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