Amazon settles allegations of illegal retaliation in dispute over firing of activist employees

Amazon settles allegations of illegal retaliation in dispute over firing of activist employees

Amazon designer and activist Emily Cunningham speaks at a rally organized by Amazon Employees for Climate Justice outside the company’s shareholders meeting in May 2019. (GeekWire File Photo / Monica Nickelsburg) Updated with former employee billing and statement details. Amazon reached a settlement with two former employees who criticized its position on climate change and … Read more

Archer Aviation is seeking $1B in damages from Wisk Aero as legal dispute escalates – TechCrunch

Archer Aviation is seeking $1B in damages from Wisk Aero as legal dispute escalates – TechCrunch

Archer Aviation is demanding US $ 1 billion in damages from Wisk Aero, according to court records on Tuesday, significantly escalating the ongoing legal battle between the two air taxi rivals. Wisk “carried out a knowingly bogus out-of-court smear campaign that projected independent defamatory statements about Archer into the world,” the file said. On this … Read more

Riveter CEO and husband dispute FBI’s seizure of their bank accounts in AWS kickback investigation

Riveter CEO and husband dispute FBI’s seizure of their bank accounts in AWS kickback investigation

BigStock Photo / DeepPixel In a new lawsuit, attorneys for Seattle entrepreneur Amy Nelson and her husband allege that their salary and income are being falsely held by the government in connection with the FBI’s seizure of more than $ 892,000 from their bank accounts last year. The case is one of several disputes arising … Read more