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Amazon Lawsuit Tests ‘No Harm, No Foul’ Rule For Leaked Personal Info

Jan 25, 2012 10:12 AM

Amazon (NSDQ: AMZN) subsidiary Zappos, an online shoe retailer, faces a second lawsuit over a hacking incident involving 24 million customers. The new suit seeks to test courts’ “no harm, no foul” rule when it comes to leaking personal data.

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Posted In: Legal, Privacy, Companies, Amazon, class action, data breach, hannaford grocery, zappos

Amazon Hit With Class Action Over Zappos Data Breach

Jan 17, 2012 6:08 PM

Shoe retailer Zappos is facing a national class action suit one day after it warned customers that its servers had been hacked.

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Posted In: Legal, Privacy, Companies, Amazon, class action, data breach, zappos

Amazon-Zappos Deal: The Really Detailed Details

Jul 24, 2009 10:50 PM

I knew it would happen on a Friday evening; damn you AMZN. But oh well, the details are juicy enough. Amazon (NSDQ: AMZN) has come out with a filing detailing its acquisition of Zappos, announced earlier this week. Deal points (full document embedded after the jump): —Total merger consideration: $838…

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Posted In: Money, M&A & Venture Capital, Mergers & Acquisitions, Companies, Amazon, zappos

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Earnings: Amazon Follows Zappos Buy With 10 Percent Profit Drop

Jul 23, 2009 4:30 PM

Amazon (NSDQ: AMZN) made its big splash for the week Wednesday, with its $847 million acquisition of shoe retailer Zappos.com propelling it to a 52-week high ahead of today’s earnings. But it’s coming down to earth a bit now that the actual Q209 numbers are out, with net income down…

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Posted In: E-Commerce, Money, Earnings, Companies, Amazon, Kindle, zappos

Amazon Buying Out Zappos.com For About $850 Million

Jul 22, 2009 4:19 PM

Amazon.com (NSDQ: AMZN) is acquiring online shoe retailer Zappos.com for $807 million in stock and $40 million in cash. The companies said Zappos will retain its brand, management team and Las Vegas headquarters after the closing, which is expected this fall. What’s less clear is just how much Zappos will…

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Posted In: E-Commerce, Money, M&A & Venture Capital, Mergers & Acquisitions, Companies, Amazon, jeff bezos, tony hsieh, zappos

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