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Paypal

Business Financial Technology 

Coronavirus

April 1, 2020April 2, 2020 BRIEF
coronavirus, internet, Paypal, Russia

Russianhotline.com, which specializes in selling tickets to Russian Americans, sued PayPal in Douglas County Court, Nebraska, claiming it refuses to release more than $150,000 in a reserve account so plaintiff can issue refunds, which already has damaged its business and reputation

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Business Consumers Government 

Consumer Fraud

January 14, 2020January 14, 2020 BRIEF
charity, Fraud, Illinois, Paypal

The Illinois attorney general accused the Paypal Charitable Giving Fund of consumer fraud, in Cook County Chancery Court.

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Business 

Paypal Theft

March 15, 2019March 15, 2019 BRIEF
digital data, Paypal, theft

Paypal let an identity thief steal $54,000 from a man’s account and refuses to reimburse him for it, the man claims in Solano County Court.

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Courts Financial Politics Technology 

PayPal Sued Over Block of Alex Jones, Infowars

October 1, 2018October 2, 2018 NICHOLAS IOVINO
Free Speech, internet, Paypal

Right-wing conspiracy theorist Alex Jones hit PayPal with a federal lawsuit Monday, claiming bias against conservative views guided its decision to block his company from earning money through the platform.

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Business Politics 

PayPal Is Latest Platform to Ditch Alex Jones, Infowars

September 21, 2018September 24, 2018 ASSOCIATED PRESS
Alt-Right, Free Speech, internet, Paypal

You won’t be able use PayPal anymore to buy fluoride-free toothpaste or a bottle of The Real Red Pill Plus from right-wing conspiracy promulgator Alex Jones.

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Business 

PayPal Wants Pandora’s New Logo Crushed as Infringement

May 23, 2017March 9, 2018 JOSH RUSSELL
Copyright, internet, Music, Paypal, Trademark

PayPal has sued music-streamer Pandora for copyright and trademark infringement violations, claiming Pandora’s new logo “mimics the PayPal Logo in almost every respect.”

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Consumers 

PayPal Accused of Aiding & Abetting Ponzi Scheme

May 5, 2017December 22, 2017 MATTHEW RENDA
Class Action, internet, Paypal, Ponzi

Victims of an internet-based Ponzi scheme sued PayPal in federal court on Thursday, saying it aided and abetted an elaborate fraud that bilked about 162,000 investors of $207 million.

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Business Technology 

Video Game Streamer Tries to Root Out Spambot

April 7, 2017April 10, 2018 DARRYL GREER
internet, Paypal, robotics, spam, telecommunications, video games

Taking Shaw Communications and PayPal to court, a video game streaming broadcaster wants them to help identify the culprit behind a “spambot” attacker flooding users with offensive comments.

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Consumers 

Judge Approves $4M Deal Over Closed PayPal Accounts

March 27, 2017March 28, 2017 HELEN CHRISTOPHI
Paypal, Settlement

A federal judge has granted final approval of a $4 million settlement between PayPal and its users over unexplained account closures, ending six years of soap opera-style negotiations.

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National Technology 

PayPal Derivative Action

March 27, 2017May 25, 2018 COURTHOUSE NEWS STAFF
apps, digital data, insider trading, Paypal, Shareholder Class Action

A Paypal shareholder claims in a derivative action that the company’s board breached their fiduciary duties by failing to disclose negative information about the safety and security of the Venmo mobile app, which Paypal acquired after buying Braintree in 2013.

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Consumers 

PayPal Accused of Diverting Charity Donations

March 1, 2017March 2, 2017 DIONNE CORDELL-WHITNEY
charity, Class Action, Paypal

A class claims PayPal misled tens of thousands of customers about their charitable donations made on its giving platform and redirected money meant for unregistered charities to groups of its own choosing.

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Business 

Game Maker Says PayPal Kept Pledge Money

December 27, 2016October 20, 2017 DAVID LEE
internet, Paypal, Texas, video games

A Texas video game developer claims in court that PayPal is wrongfully withholding funds from a game that solicited donations on Kickstarter.

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Appeals Criminal 

High Court Remands Case of Paypal Fraudster

December 12, 2016December 12, 2016 BARBARA LEONARD
Bank of America, Fraud, Paypal, Secondary, U.S. Supreme Court

The Supreme Court called for additional proceedings Monday in the appeal of a PayPal fraudster who says scheming to rip off the customer of a bank is different from ripping off the bank itself.

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