AUG
1
2011

Facebook files lawsuit against 25 domain “typosquatters”

Facebook filed a lawsuit Thursday against several companies that bought domain names similar to facebook.com, alleging trademark infringement.

AUG
1
2011

Grapefruit-sized surgical sponge left inside my abdomen for 15 years, Sydney woman claims

A woman has launched legal action, claiming a surgical sponge the size of a grapefruit was left by mistake in her abdomen for 15 years after a bungled bowel operation.

AUG
1
2011

Brazil accuses 251 employers of slave-like labor

Brazil´s labor ministry says 251 employers are being charged with keeping workers in slave-like conditions.

AUG
1
2011

Federal appeals court allows patents of human genes

The Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit on Friday ruled 2-1 that patents held on two genes linked to hereditary ovarian and breast cancer are valid.

JUL
29
2011

British hacking scandal deepens as inquiry opens

The phone-hacking scandal that stunned Britain and rocked Rupert Murdoch´s media empire deepened Friday with claims that the mother of another murdered girl was targeted as an inquiry into the affair opened.

JUL
28
2011

Drink-spiller guilty of assault

“Horribly shocked,” was the only comment Gauteng businessman Daryl Peense could give journalists on Wednesday after he was found guilty of assault for spilling his drink on President Jacob Zuma.

JUL
28
2011

BT ordered to block links to Newzbin 2 website

A High Court judge has ruled that BT must block access to a website which provides links to pirated movies.

JUL
28
2011

U.S. Told Restitution Bid in Investor Fraud Case Remains Flawed

Giving federal prosecutors a fourth and final chance to win restitution from a man who pleaded guilty last year to defrauding investors, Eastern District Judge Nicholas G. Garaufis said the government has failed to prove its claim that the scheme caused investors to lose $9 million.

JUL
27
2011

Fight for California Dream Act Not Over Even As AB 130 Becomes Law

The California DREAM Act is now law after Gov. Jerry Brown signed AB 130 on Monday afternoon, but undocumented immigrant students’ say their fight for financial aid access is far from over in the state. The most important portion of the California DREAM Act has yet to pass, activists say.

JUL
26
2011

Schwarzenegger changes divorce papers

Arnold Schwarzenegger has amended papers in his divorce from estranged wife Maria Shriver after originally asking a judge to dismiss her request for spousal support.

JUL
26
2011

Obama urges compromise to avoid default

President Barack Obama called on Republican and Democratic leaders night to reach a fair compromise on raising the debt ceiling to avert a ‘reckless and irresponsible’ national default.

JUL
26
2011

Lawmakers will study Wyoming ´Caylee´s Law´

Public outcry following Casey Anthony’s acquittal has prompted Wyoming lawmakers to explore legislation that would punish parents who fail to report missing children within a certain time frame.

JUL
25
2011

Norway terror suspect claims to have worked with 2 other cells

The suspect in the deadliest attack in Norway since World War II has acknowledged carrying out the mass shooting and bombing, and claims to have worked with two other cells, a judge said Monday.

JUL
21
2011

Judge orders Lindsay Lohan to court for probation review

The judge overseeing Lindsay Lohan´s criminal case ordered the actress to return to court Thursday so she could review Lohan´s progress on meeting her probation requirements.

JUL
21
2011

Groups Tackle Legal Technology Ethics, Standards

A pair of nascent industry organizations are becoming active in defining legal technology ethics and standards.

JUL
21
2011

With Internal Probe, FCPA in Mind, News Corp. Adds More Lawyers

Rupert Murdoch and his son James may have survived Tuesday´s Parliamentary committee hearings more or less unscathed, but they and others affiliated with News Corporation are far from done facing tough questions. And that means the media conglomerate´s legal team continues to swell.

JUL
20
2011

Italy deputies OK pro-Berlusconi colleague arrest

Italian lawmakers dealt Premier Silvio Berlusconi his latest political blow, voting on Wednesday to allow the arrest of one of his deputies in a corruption probe.

JUL
20
2011

Last Serbian war crimes suspect arrested

In a press conference broadcast live on national television, Serbian President Boris Tadic confirmed that Goran Hadzic had been taken into custody in the Fruska Gora mountain region of northern Serbia.

JUL
20
2011

Judge Seeks to Speed Settlement Talks in Google Books Case

A federal judge pressed negotiators yesterday to complete a reworked settlement to resolve litigation over Google Inc.´s plan to establish the world´s largest digital library without running afoul of the Copyright Act.

JUL
20
2011

News of the World phone-hacking whistleblower found dead

Death of Sean Hoare – who was first named journalist to allege Andy Coulson knew of hacking – not being treated as suspicious.

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