Electronics repair advocates are speaking in defense of a refurb executive sentenced to prison for illegally copying Microsoft software.
The U.S. Public Interest Research Group (U.S.
A much-publicized legal battle over the limits of copyright when it comes to computer refurbishment appears to have reached a conclusion, with a California e-scrap operator headed to prison.
In June of last year, Clifford Eric Lundgren
An appeals court has ruled against Vizio in a case over how Connecticut's state program calculates the recycling fee it charges manufacturers.
Vizio filed suit against the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection in 2015, taking issue with the Constitution State’s allocation of funding responsibility.
The Home Depot will pay nearly $28 million in a California settlement involving disposal of e-scrap, batteries, household hazardous waste and intact customer information.
According to the Alameda County District Attorney's Office, the Atlanta-based retailer will pay $18.5 million in civil penalties and costs,
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An e-scrap company is accusing a Sprint subsidiary of failing to follow through on a supplier contract.
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Attorneys have asked a federal judge to temporarily halt Apple's iPhone battery recycling program, claiming the company could be destroying critical evidence in a lawsuit.
The filing is part of Harvey v.
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Organized criminals have laundered scrap electronics through North Korea before they were shipped to China for recycling, according to a news report.
Citing Chinese court records,
State officials are suing an Iowa electronics recycling operation accused of stockpiling and improperly managing millions of pounds of CRTs.
The Iowa Attorney General’s Office filed suit against Recycletronics, a Sioux City, Iowa-area e-scrap company that closed last year.