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Apple's planned obsolescence incidents

Apple actively makes it near-impossible for third-parties and consumers to repair their products while maintaining their full, intended functionality.

Arity's alleged unauthorized driver data collection through mobile apps
Audible class action lawsuit
Commercial weather apps lose summary proceedings

The Dutch national weather forecasting service (KNMI) faced a lawsuit over their weather app that was revised. The plaintiffs were the major commercial weather app providers in the Netherlands…

DCS sues small YouTuber for accurate review

Australian lithium battery manufacturer Deep Cycle Systems sued independent YouTuber Stefan Fischer for defamation after he published reviews documenting battery degradation and misleading warranty…

HP Instant Ink

HP Instant Ink is a subscription service launched by HP Inc. for its printers in late 2013. Consumers with compatible printers can choose from five different plans based on their usage volume and…

HP Printers locking functionality behind ink availability

HP produces all-in-one printers, which are marketed as a complete solution for printing, scanning documents, and sending faxes. However, these printers enter an error state when the ink level in one…

LG refrigerator warranty scandal

A pattern of early refrigerator failures saw attempts by LG Electronics to prevent consumer lawsuits using forced arbitration practices, regarding their lack of warranty coverage for failed fridges.

PepsiCo sued by FTC for rigging Soft Drink Competition

On 17 January 2025, the FTC released a lawsuit against PepsiCo alleging price discrimination. The FTC stated that PepsiCo was selling their soft drink product line Pepsi to a certain retailer at a…

Proven Industries v. Trevor McNally

In 2025, Proven Industries, a lock company, is attempting to sue Trevor McNally, a lock-picking expert on multiple social media platforms, for various questionable damages caused by the publishing of…

Texas Attorney General sues multiple TV makers over ACR user data collection

On December 15, 2025, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed five separate lawsuits against Samsung, Sony, LG, Hisense, and TCL Technology, alleging that these manufacturers failed to adequately…

The US undermines the Transatlantic Data Privacy Framework with the EU by firing PCLOB staff

At the end of January 2025, three staff members of the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board(PCLOB) were fired by the US president. The EU-US Data Privacy Framework with the EU relies heavily…

Uber EULA precludes jury trial

A new Jersey couple who was injured while taking a ride they arranged through Uber was found to be legally precluded from litigation because of a clause in Uber's terms of service that requires…

Vizio sued over unfairly appropriated software for their SmartCast system

Vizio was sued by the SFC in October 2021 over the alleged unfairly appropriated software in their SmartCast system. The SFC argues that Vizio’s alleged failure to adhere to copyleft-licensing…