APR
10
2008

Adidas earns its stripes in court

Adidas can prevent other companies using two stripes on the shoulders of their shirts, even though Adidas branding has three stripes.

APR
10
2008

RWE in offer for British Energy

German utility RWE has made an £11bn takeover approach for the UK´s nuclear operator, British Energy, reports say. The proposed cash offer of almost 700p per share, would value the UK government´s 35% stake in the firm at £4bn, the reports said.

APR
10
2008

U.K. government erred by dropping BAE bribery probe

The U.K. Government must reconsider its decision to drop a bribery investigation related to contracts between BAE Systems Plc, Europe´s biggest defense company, and Saudi Arabia, a U.K. court ruled today.

APR
10
2008

US federal judge refuses to dismiss charges against Afghan drug lord

A judge in the US District Court for the Southern District of New York ruled Wednesday that an Afghan tribal chief charged with conspiring to violate US narcotics laws must face trial even though US officials lured him into the United States.

APR
10
2008

Nebraska Supreme Court refuses to reconsider electric chair ban

The Nebraska Supreme Court Wednesday rejected a motion for rehearing filed by state Attorney General Jon Bruning asking the court to reconsider its February ruling that execution by electric chair is "cruel and unusual"

APR
10
2008

US House committee issues subpoena for EPA-White House communications

The US House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform issued a subpoena Wednesday to compel the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to turn over documents relating to White House involvement in the EPA decision to deny California´s request for a greenhouse emissions waiver

APR
9
2008

IMF slashes world growth forecast

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has said that the world economy will grow much more slowly in the next two years as a result of the credit crunch.

APR
9
2008

Citigroup near sale of $12 billion loans

Citigroup Inc, the largest U.S. bank, is close to selling about $12 billion of leveraged loans and bonds to a group of private equity firms, people familiar with the situation said on Tuesday.

APR
9
2008

DOJ launches new effort to fight income tax evasion

The US Department of Justice (DOJ) on Tuesday launched a new initiative to combat income tax evasion.

APR
9
2008

Federal appeals court vacates punitive damages award in Katrina insurance case

The US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit on Monday reversed and vacated a jury award of $2.5 million in punitive damages awarded to a Mississippi couple who lost their home in Hurricane Katrina and later sued State Farm Insurance for rejecting their homeowner insurance claim.

APR
9
2008

SEC sues former San Diego officials for pension-related securities fraud

The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) sued five former San Diego city officials in federal court Monday, alleging they committed securities fraud by failing to disclose funding shortfalls in the city´s pension and health care plans to potential buyers and sellers of San Diego´s municipal bonds.

APR
9
2008

Ohio lethal injection protocols sufficiently prevent pain during executions

The anesthetic dosage delivered under Ohio´s lethal injection protocol is sufficient to prevent the condemned inmate from suffering during an execution, according to Tuesday testimony from an anesthesiologist during a court hearing on the constitutionality of Ohio´s death penalty procedure.

APR
8
2008

Suit claims man received cancerous lungs

A man received a smoker´s cancerous lungs in a transplant at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania and died six months later, according to a lawsuit against the hospital and several doctors.

APR
8
2008

FBI: No plans for tougher EU visa rules

The United States will not restrict visa-free travel for European tourists, despite a growing number of terrorist plots involving European citizens, FBI Director Robert S. Mueller said Monday.

APR
8
2008

Alitalia in fly-or-die decision

The board of the Italian airline Alitalia is meeting to decide whether to seek protection from its creditors.

APR
8
2008

American Airlines skycaps win suit over tips

A federal jury has ordered American Airlines Inc. to pay $325,000 to nine skycaps at Boston´s Logan International Airport who claimed they lost tips when the airline began charging $2 per bag for curbside check-in service.

APR
8
2008

Rise in UK firms forced to close

The number of UK firms closing for business has risen by 8.5% in the first three months of 2008, a report says, the first increase for over a year.

APR
8
2008

Severn Trent faces a £35.8m fine

Ofwat is proposing to fine Severn Trent Water £35.8m for providing false information deliberately and offering the company´s customers a poor service.

APR
8
2008

Coroner’s jury blames driver, paparazzi in death of princess Di

A coroner’s jury has ruled that paparazzi and the driver of a car that tried to escape them share the blame for the car crash that caused the death of Princess Diana and Dodi Fayed.

APR
8
2008

Women facing legalized discrimination worldwide

Women face legalized discrimination in nearly every country in the world despite pledges by 185 members to eliminate laws favoring men by 2005, according to a UN-commissioned report released Sunday.

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