Bookhouse of Stuyvesant Plaza v. Amazon The Bookhouse of Stuyvesant Plaza, Fiction Addiction LLC, and Posnan Books at Grand Central Inc. v. Amazon.com, Random House Inc., Penguin Group USA Inc., Hachette Book Group Inc., Simon & Schuster Inc., HarperCollins Publishers LLC, and Holtzbrinck Publishers LLC D/B/A MacMillan Case Details: This
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Alfred Westermajer v. Amazon.com, Inc. Alfred Westermajer v. Nutrex Research Inc, General Nutrition Centers Inc, GNC Corp., GNC Holdings Inc., Amazon.com Inc, DPS Nutrition Inc, Vitamin Shoppe Inc. Civ. No. 15-7326 (WHW) (CLW), United States District Court of New Jersey. December 15th, 2015. Case Details: This lawsuit concerns two dietary supplements
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Sylvia Scott Gibson v. Amazon.com, Inc. Gibson v. Amazon.com, Inc. Case No. Cv 11-0021-ODW (DTBX) United States District Court Central District of California, Western Division. September 8, 2011. Case Details: Plaintiff Sylvia Scott Gibson self-published a book in 1991 titled Latawnya, The Naughty Horse, Learns to Say “No” to Drugs.
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Robert Hendrickson v. Amazon.com, Inc. Hendrickson v. Amazon.com, Inc. 298 F.Supp.2d 914 No. CV 02-08443 TJH. United States District Court, C.D. California, Western Division. December 8, 2003. Case Details: Robert Hendrickson owns the copyright for the movie Manson, which has not been released and has not been authorized for release on DVD
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Cox Estate v. Amazon.com, Inc. William and Ann Cox, Representatives of The Estate of M.J. Cox v. Brand 44, LLC, Amazon.com, Inc., and Playthings Past LLC. Civ. No. 15-CV-11903-ADB United States District Court District of Massachusetts, October 21, 2015 Case Details: Plaintiffs William and Ann Cox filed this suit against
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Vantage Point Tech v. Amazon Vantage Point Technology, Inc. v. Amazon.com, Inc. Case No. 2:13-cv-909-JRG. United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas Marshall Division, January 6, 2015. Case Details: The Plaintiff, Vantage Point Technology, filed several lawsuits in the Eastern District of Texas against two types of
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SmartData v. Amazon.com, Inc. SmartData v. Amazon.com, Inc. Case No. 15-cv-01282-SI United States District Court, District of Northern California, November 10, 2015. Case Details: Plaintiff SmartData filed a complaint against Amazon.com claiming patent infringement. The patent in question is entitled “Modular Computer”, also known as the 757 Patent and U.S. Patent No.
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James Shive V. Amazon.com, Inc. James Shive v. Amazon.com CV 15-406 JB/WPL, United States District Court for the District of New Mexico, December 4, 2015. Case Details: This case involved the court order to show cause on October 13, 2015, directing the Plaintiff, James Shive, to move the case forward.
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Amazon v. Commissioner of IRS Amazon.com Inc & Subsidiaries v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue, T.C. Memo. 2014-245, Docket No. 31197-12.UNITED STATES TAX COURT, December 10, 2014. Case Details: The Internal Revenue Service determined substantial deficiencies in the petitioner’s Federal income tax for 2005 and 2006. The deficiencies stem from a cost sharing
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Amazon v. National College Stores Case No. C11–0754JLR. United States District Court, W.D. Washington, at Seattle. Sept. 26, 2011. Case Details: On February 2, 2011, the National Association of College Stores’ general counsel sent a letter to Amazon expressing concern about “advertisements near college campuses for ‘up to 30% off
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Amazon.com v. DeeDee Magee Amazon.com v. DeeDee Magee, No. 42860. Supreme Court of Nevada. September 22, 2005. Case Details: This case concerns workers’ rights and questions whether an employee who is treated for injuries sustained on the job is considered temporarily totally disabled or temporarily partially disabled when she is
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How to Avoid Hijacked Listings on Amazon Amazon has a very unique, intricate culture when it comes to listing, promoting, and selling products. One issue that many new Amazon private label sellers may not understand, or even know about, is “hijacked listings.” Hijacking on Amazon happens when someone wants to take
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Amazon Alexa now available on iPhone with the New Lexi App Amazon’s ever-expanding influence in the tech industry breaks new ground with the debut of the new Lexi App for iPhone. Meet the Lexi App by Amazon. This new iPhone app allows iOS 9.0 devices to utilize Amazon Alexa on an iPhone,
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Jeffrey Wax v. Amazon Technologies, Inc. Case Details: This is a patent infringement case between Plaintiff Jeffrey S. Wax, a patent attorney, and Amazon Technologies regarding the US Trademark titled “Amazon Ventures.” The Plaintiff intended to use this trademark in his business assisting startups obtain venture capital: In 2000, he
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The Factors that Drive Amazon’s Success The business world is flooded with MBAs, formally trained to be “startup ninjas”. These individuals have attended elite business schools and been doused in the technical aspects of starting a business. They use fancy terms like “customer acquisition cost” and “quantitative marketing analysis” that they
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Amazon eBooks Being Given to NYC Schools Amazon continues to display its dedication to books, reading, and education with various new business developments. The latest is a deal made with New York City schools – on Wednesday, Amazon signed a 3-year $30 million dollar agreement to provide Amazon eBooks to
Read more →Amazon Prime Video Stands Alone Amazon Prime Video has made its debut as an individual video streaming service, offering a great alternative to its previous availability as a members-only feature. Until now, Amazon Prime Video was an exclusive service for customers who paid the yearly rate for Prime. This new option lets non-Prime members pay per month for premium service, with
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Breuer v. American Express Bank Lieb Breuer and Sam’s Distribution, LLC v. American Express Bank, 2014 NY Slip Op 31698 (U) (N.Y. Sup. Ct., 6/30/2014). This is a financial and debt case involving plaintiffs Lieb Breuer and Sam’s Distribution, LLC (Plaintiff), Amazon.com, Inc., and American Express Bank. Case Details: Plaintiffs
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Dolp Properties v. Amazon Corp. Dolp 1133 Properties II LLC v. Amazon Corporate, LLC, 2015 NY Slip Op 31544(U). This is a property infringement claim between Amazon Corporate, LLC and Plaintiff Dolp 1133 Properties II LLC. Case Details: The claim was filed by Plaintiff following a situation where Amazon wanted to
Read more →Herman Leon Brickey v. Amazon.com, Inc. Herman Leon Brickey v. Amazon.com, Inc., No. Sa-13-Ca-961-Xr, Western District Ct. of Texas (San Antonio Div.), January 27, 2014 1) Initial Copyright Claims Case Details This is a copyright infringement case to determine whether actionable copyright infringement occurred in the form of unauthorized sales
Read more →Research, Development, and Market Dominance A major reason why Amazon.com is growing at such a rapid pace is due in large part to the enormous Amazon budget – along with how they spend it. The finances Amazon pours into research and development on a daily basis allow for maximum expansion
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