SEP
9
2008

EC to sue Germany over Volkswagen law

The European Commission is preparing to take Germany to court to force it to change a new law that would allow the state to block a takeover of Europe´s biggest car maker Volkswagen, an EU spokesman said Tuesday.

SEP
9
2008

EU High Court rejects companies´ appeal over WTO banana tariffs

The European Union´s highest court rejected damage claims from two Italian companies that paid higher import duties under a U.S. measure that aimed to counter failures by the EU to follow international-trade rules.

SEP
9
2008

Altria, cigarette makers win ruling on Florida smoker lawsuits

Altria Group Inc., the biggest U.S. cigarette maker, and other U.S. tobacco companies won a court ruling that might help them defend thousands of individual lawsuits in Florida.

SEP
9
2008

Church of Scientology faces criminal fraud charges in France

A French judge on Monday ordered the Spiritual Association of the Church of Scientology (ASES - Celebrity Centre) to appear before the Paris Magistrates Court to face criminal charges.

SEP
9
2008

Russia prosecutors move to ban ´South Park´ broadcasts

The Moscow Prosecutor General´s Office filed a motion Monday to ban the US animated series South Park, alleging it violates children´s rights under international law.

SEP
8
2008

NY pharmacists to give flu shots, says new law

To boost up the vaccination drive statewide against flu, Gov. David Paterson signed legislation allowing pharmacists to give flu and pneumonia shots.

SEP
8
2008

Challenge set for pulpit endorsement ban

A conservative advocacy group plans to test a U.S. legal prohibition on clergy endorsing candidates from the pulpit, The Washington Post reported Monday.

SEP
8
2008

African Minerals slides after London Mining dispute

African Minerals Ltd., a company exploring for metals and diamonds in West Africa, fell the most in two years in London trading after it was accused by London Mining Plc of trespassing on an iron ore project.

SEP
8
2008

Turkish Supreme Court chief warns on Islam, judicial autonomy

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan´s government must respect constitutional law requiring the separation of mosque and state, Supreme Court Chief Hasan Gerceker said today.

SEP
8
2008

FSA fines ex-Moore credit manager for market abuse

A former fund manager at Moore Capital Management LLC, the $15 billion hedge-fund firm run by Louis Bacon, was fined by the U.K. financial markets regulator for market abuse.

SEP
8
2008

Georgia asks World Court in the Hague for ruling against Russia

Georgia asked the International Court of Justice to order Russia to abide by international human rights laws, fearing more ethnic Georgians may be killed or driven from their homes in the South Ossetia, Abkhazia and Gori regions.

SEP
8
2008

Canada´s PM dissolves parliament and calls elections

Conservative Prime Minister Stephen Harper called for elections on October 14. In doing so, he dissolved parliament, ending his two and a half year old minority government.

SEP
4
2008

ICJ hears Romania-Ukraine dispute over Black Sea resource rights

The International Court of Justice (ICJ) is holding hearings this week in a border dispute between Romania and Ukraine over resource rights to the Black Sea.

SEP
4
2008

Ninth Circuit maintains position on ´first sale´ defense to copyright actions

The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit on Wednesday reversed a district court´s grant of summary judgment to retailer Costco in a copyright infringement action brought by watch manufacturer Omega.

SEP
4
2008

Sixth Circuit rules on challenge to EPA regulation of Kentucky waters

The US Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit on Wednesday ruled on a suit brought by several Kentucky environmental groups, including a chapter of the Sierra Club, against Stephen L. Johnson in his official capacity as Administrator of the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

SEP
4
2008

GMAC to close mortgage offices and cut staff

GMAC Financial Services and its Residential Capital subsidiary plan to close all 200 GMAC mortgage retail offices nationwide and cut the ResCap work force by 5,000 employees, or 60 percent.

SEP
4
2008

Portland bans smoking on patios, decks

A newly passed law sniffed out smokers from patios and decks of restaurants and bars.

SEP
4
2008

High Court scraps tax-swap, school voucher amendments

A unanimous Florida Supreme Court took much of the controversy out of the 2008 election Wednesday, scuttling three constitutional amendments the Tax and Budget Reform Commission proposed.

SEP
4
2008

N.Z. regulator seeks greater disclosure on asset values, debts

New Zealand´s securities regulator is urging companies to be more transparent with investors about how they are valuing assets and borrowing risks they face.

SEP
4
2008

Thai PM refuses to resign or call elections

Thai Premier Samak Sundaravej on Thursday refused to resign or call snap elections, and instead launched a verbal offensive against protesters who have besieged his offices for 10 days.

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