Ergonomic Tracking Helps Cut Workers Comp Claims but Privacy Concerns Remain November 6, 2019 By Joshua Brustein Every morning when he goes to work in the freezer room of a warehouse in eastern Pennsylvania, Jack Westley throws...
Car Sharing Lobbyists Battle Car Renting Lobbyists, Driving State Lawmakers Crazy April 19, 2019 By Joshua Brustein The bill that turned Illinois into the focal point of a bitter debate over car-sharing last year started as a...
Chinese Manufacturer Ninebot’s Dominance Has Startups Sharing Scooter Product Risks December 6, 2018 By Mark Bergen and Joshua Brustein Scooter-sharing company Lime recently relayed a troubling message to its users: a portion of its fleet was at risk of...
E-Scooter Fires Pit Sharing Firm Lime Against Manufacturer Segway November 5, 2018 By Joshua Brustein Segway Ninebot, the primary manufacturer of shared electric scooters, is hitting back three days after one of the biggest scooter-sharing...
Scooters Take Hiatus From San Francisco’s Busy Streets June 5, 2018 By Joshua Brustein San Francisco’s scooter revolution is officially on hiatus. Lime, Bird, and Spin, startups that have delighted and infuriated San Franciscans...
How Sex Trafficking Became Battleground in Fight Over Big Tech Immunity November 9, 2017 By Joshua Brustein During last week’s hearings about the industry’s role in the 2016 presidential election, one ominous moment for Big Tech came...
Uber Prepares for First Public Hearing in New York Over Disclosure Rules January 6, 2017 By Joshua Brustein Uber Technologies Inc. is starting off the year preparing for a new political fight. As New York City seeks more...
Airbnb’s New York Fight Moves From Legislature to Courtroom October 24, 2016 By Joshua Brustein and Christian Berthelsen Airbnb Inc. is fighting to stay alive in the biggest rental market in the U.S. Hours after New York Governor...
Drone Registrations Top 180,000 in First 2 Weeks January 7, 2016 By Joshua Brustein One of the most important players in the booming drone industry isn’t a hardware manufacturer; it’s the U.S. Federal Aviation...
Fraud Class Action Claim Filed Against Fantasy Sports Sites October 9, 2015 By David McLaughlin and Joshua Brustein Fantasy sports companies FanDuel and DraftKings are coming under further pressure as a player in Kentucky accused them of negligence...