lawsuits and litigation Latest news (4)

Mikolaj Laszkiewicz, 31 August 2020, 15:44

Facebook has taken legal action against a developer selling likes on Instagram.

Aleksandra Dziwinska, 25 August 2020, 17:38

There's been a verdict on the Epic Games vs Apple case. Fortnite will not return to the App Store, but developers will not lose access to development tools.

Bart Swiatek, 24 August 2020, 14:39

Microsoft has made a statement in court criticizing Apple's decision to cut Epic Games from iOS and MacOS development tools. According to the Redmond giant, the move will have a detrimental effect on many video game development companies.

Damian Gacek, 18 August 2020, 17:31

Epic Games' battle against Apple continues. The court has received an application from Tim Sweeney's company to issue an injunction against the cellphone giant. We can read in it that Epic may soon lose access to development tools on Apple's devices.

Jacob Blazewicz, 17 August 2020, 23:42

Electronic Arts has been sued in California for FIFA and Madden Ultimate Team packages. According to the plaintiff, these lootboxes are nothing but a game of chance, an example of gambling, which is illegal in this state.

Bart Swiatek, 14 August 2020, 11:36

Apple and Google have removed the shooter Fortnite from their respective app stores. Epic Games has responded with actions against both entities. The reason for the commotion is the high, 30% revenue share on these digital distribution platforms, which Tim Sweeney does not accept.

Karol Laska, 13 August 2020, 19:32

The California state court has received serious accusations that Facebook is illegally collecting biometric data of Instagram users.

Jacob Blazewicz, 05 August 2020, 21:45

The Federal Trade Commission is investigating Twitter in connection with a case of „unintentional” selling of access to the emails and telephone numbers provided by users as part of a two-step verification, among other things, to advertisers.

Bart Swiatek, 22 June 2020, 15:34

Google will have to pay a fine of 50 million Euros for violating user privacy and improperly obtaining permission to display personalized ads. The ruling concerns a case from January, last year.

Mikolaj Laszkiewicz, 03 June 2020, 14:03

Google has been sued for $5 billion for violating the privacy of users using „incognito” mode in their web browser.

Jacob Blazewicz, 25 May 2020, 20:46

Sega and Sports Interactive were sued by Manchester United. The reason was the last installment of the Football Manager series, more specifically its use of the name and the failure to use the European team's coat of arms.

Damian Gacek, 17 May 2020, 20:12

Ubisoft is suing Google and Apple for the alleged copyright infringement related to Rainbow Six: Siege. The publisher claims that a Chinese game has appeared in both companies' stores, Google Play and Apple App Store, which is a faithful copy of the popular shooter.

Adrian Werner, 10 May 2020, 18:49

Nintendo's lawyers are trying to erradicate an unofficial PC port of Super Mario 64 from the web. The project is highly impressive and more like a commercial game than a fan production.

Bart Swiatek, 10 March 2020, 13:36

The Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OIAC), the Australian authority responsible for privacy, has sued Facebook for negligence related to the Cambridge Analytica affair. The lawsuit concerns the disclosure of private information of over 300,000 users, which may result in a fine of nearly 530 billion Australian dollars.

Bart Swiatek, 05 March 2020, 20:53

Retired professional CS:GO player Shayene „shAy” Victorio has been sentenced to 116 years in prison for fraud committed by her and her ex-husband's company between 2013 and 2017. More than a hundred customers have never seen the goods they have ordered. The woman claims her ex-partner is to blame.

Bart Swiatek, 03 March 2020, 14:28

Apple has reached a settlement in the trial concerning the slowing down of old iPhones - the devices from series 6 and 7. The company will spend between 310 and 500 million dollars on compensation for customers - only in USA.

Frozen, 22 February 2020, 22:01

Activision demands Reddit to disclose the private details of the person responsible for the leak of CoD: Warzone - an unannounced battle royale game from the Call of Duty franchise.

Paul Wozniak, 21 February 2020, 21:58

Over two-year litigation between the devs of Star Citizen and Crytek has just come to an end. Both sides have reached an agreement, although we don't know the details.

Jacob Blazewicz, 20 January 2020, 21:37

Ubisoft has filed a lawsuit against ShortNameGame in connection with DDoS attacks on Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege servers. The defendants were said to provide, for a fee, the software needed to carry out the attacks, as well as mock the company's actions aimed at limiting their effects.

Paul Wozniak, 03 January 2020, 22:46

The developers from the now-closed studio responsible for the development of Rune II have given the publishers the files and source code of the game, so that the latter will be able to continue working on the title. The issue of compensation and reimbursement of development costs has still not been resolved.

Adrian Werner, 29 December 2019, 14:22

Take-Two Interactive sued the creator of Red Dead Redemption: Damned Enhancement Project. This forced him to cancel the fan-made remaster, which was supposed to enable us to play an improved version of the first RDR on PC.

Krzysztof Kaluzinski, 05 December 2019, 15:53

Human Head Studio was closed the day after the release of Rune II and immediately became part of Bethesda. However, this did not protect the team against a lawsuit. The publisher Ragnarok Game demands rights to the game and a hefty compensation.

Milosz Szubert, 04 November 2019, 14:23

Amazon's virtual assistant Alexa may have witnessed a murder. The case in question is that of Adam Crespo, a Florida resident, who was accused of murdering his partner. Intelligent Echo speakers probably recorded some essential information.

Konrad Serafinski, 01 November 2019, 11:56

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has ordered ZeniMax (the owner of Bethesda Softworks) to refund the players dissatisfied with the quality of Fallout 76.

Paul Wozniak, 27 October 2019, 20:23

Epic Games is suing a player who used Twitter to inform fans about what new season of Fortnite will bring. It turned out that he took part in the testing of the new content in September and, by revealing what he learned, broke the confidentiality agreement.

Christian Pieniazek, 24 October 2019, 23:54

Ubisoft has brough out the big guns against the owners of MizuSoft, a company that sells Rainbow Six Siege cheats. The publisher demands that they cease their activities and pay a large compensation.

Krzysztof Kaluzinski, 11 October 2019, 20:06

Riot Games decided to sue an eSports team with a quite similar name - Riot Squad. The devs of the popular MOBA League of Legends believe that CS:GO team is illegally taking advantage of the popularity of the well-known brand.

Bart Swiatek, 07 October 2019, 12:05

A Canadian law firm accuses Epic Games of deliberately making Fornite an addictive game and not informing users of the resulting threat. Lawyers are preparing a class action lawsuit, indicating, among other things, this year's World Health Organization ruling and a similar case against a cigarette manufacturer.

Barth Faryna, 23 September 2019, 16:00

Valve does not agree with the decision of the Paris Supreme Court that Steam users residing in the European Union are fully entitled to resell the titles purchased through the platform. There's gonna be an appeal.

Jacob Blazewicz, 20 September 2019, 12:18

Blizzard informed about the arrest of a person suspected of having launched DDoS attacks on the company's servers. The problems affected both World of Warcraft Classic and Overwatch players.

Paul Wozniak, 19 September 2019, 20:57

According to the judgment of the French court, which invokes European Union directives, resale of games from Steam is perfectly legal. Valve has a month to change the rules and inform users about it.

Barth Faryna, 17 September 2019, 19:56

A teenager wanted revenge on his colleague for losing a bet in Call of Duty: WWII. In retaliation, he sent a SWAT unit to what he though was his current adress. However, things went in an unforeseen direction and everything ended tragically.

Jacob Blazewicz, 12 September 2019, 15:33

Nintendo has filed another lawsuit in connection with illegal sharing of games on the Internet. This time it was the RomUniverse website, from which the publisher demands substantial compensation.

Barth Faryna, 29 August 2019, 21:02

Finally, the four-year-old case against the AMD has come to an end. It concerned misleading customers when advertising the processors of the Bulldozer family. The court ordered a $12.1 million fine.

Barth Faryna, 29 August 2019, 18:23

Many mobile games copy ideas from the Warcraft universe, but Sina Games has gone too far. Their Glorious Saga is filled with Blizzard characters who have been impudently stolen.

Paul Wozniak, 15 July 2019, 15:22

The Federal Trade Commission has accepted an agreement whereby Facebook will have to pay USD 5 billion. The record amount did not deter investors, and the company's stock prices increased by almost 2%.

Bart Swiatek, 24 May 2019, 13:00

ZeniMax Media and The Book Breeze have reached an agreement on the „Redfall” trademark. The agreement between the parties ends litigation initiated in February this year.

Conrad Hazi, 14 May 2019, 18:02

The U.S. Supreme Court found that iPhone users accusing Apple of monopolistic practices that resulted in excessive prices for apps on the App Store were right. This decision may also affect other major sales platforms in the future.

Bart Swiatek, 07 May 2019, 15:58

150 Riot Games employees took to the streets to protest against the company's position on allegations of sexual harassment and discrimination. The employer forced the victims to resolve such cases by arbitration instead of in the courtroom.

Adrian Werner, 11 March 2019, 14:43

Epic Games can rest easy. The four celebrities that filed cases against the company have withdrawn their lawsuits for copyright infringement and illegal use of their dance choreographies in Fortnite.

Bart Swiatek, 07 March 2019, 14:51

Huawei sues the US Government. The company accuses the USA of launching false accusations, e-mail theft and blocking the company's ability to compete in the 5G technology market.

Jacob Blazewicz, 20 February 2019, 23:13

Bethesda argues with The Book Breeze publishing company. The publisher objected to Bethesda's attempt to register the Redfall trademark, referring to its rights to a book series under the same title.

Michael Kulakowski, 20 February 2019, 00:18

Epic Games intends to sue the organizers of the Fortnite Live festival, which took place last weekend in Norwich, UK.

Jacob Blazewicz, 17 February 2019, 19:14

US patent office responded to Alfons Ribeiro's claim of alleged copyright infringement in Fortnite using the Fresh emote. According to patent examiners, a short, simple dance does not fall under copyright law, rendering the claim invalid.

Bart Swiatek, 14 February 2019, 17:01

Wrestler Booker T. Huffman filed a case against Activision publisher for alleged copyright infringement in Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 in connection with the creation of Prophet's character. His image was to be copied from a character developed by him.

Heros99, 12 February 2019, 15:40

Take-Two Interactive, the developer of Grand Theft Auto V, continues its crusade against the creators of illegal tools for the game's online mode.

Bart Swiatek, 31 January 2019, 16:51

A Polish business newspaper reports that the fantasy writer Andrzej Sapkowski will probably reach an agreement with CD Projekt RED.

Bart Swiatek, 28 January 2019, 12:23

A group of users brought a collective action against Facebook, accusing the company tricking minors into online purchases.

Bart Swiatek, 16 January 2019, 15:17

Epic Games was sued by another person who believes that Fortnite has illegally used the dance they created. This time the sue is the so-called Orange Shirt Kid - more specifically, the mother of a teenager.

Frozen, 15 January 2019, 12:36

Pinkerton does not like the way their agents were depicted in Red Dead Redemption 2. The company seeks redress from Take-Two Interactive and Rockstar Games.