AUG
8
2011

Legal sector added 4,000 new jobs in july

The legal industry rebounded sharply last month, adding 4,000 new jobs after dropping 2,900 in June, according to preliminary figures released Friday by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

AUG
8
2011

Legally blind Vt. law student wins 1st big case

Deanna Jones, a third-year law student who´s legally blind and learning disabled, has won her first big court case: her own.

AUG
8
2011

Taiwan court fines pregnant runaway bride NT$250,000

A Taiwanese court has ordered a runaway bride to pay NT$250,000 (US$8,620) in emotional damage to her groom-to-have-been for not showing up at their wedding, local media reported Friday.

AUG
8
2011

Harper aims at warmer relations on Brazil trip

Prime minister Stephen Harper has come to this burgeoning economic powerhouse in South America, determined to turn the page on sometimes shaky Canada-Brazil relations and forge a solid trading relationship for both countries.

AUG
8
2011

Brazilian president Rousseff loses another top official to corruption

The Brazilian congressional opposition promised to block legislative work in both Houses until the government accepts the creation of a Special Investigation Commission, CPI, to look into alleged corruption practices in several ministries from the administration of president Dilma Rousseff.

AUG
5
2011

French court orders investigation into Lagarde

A French court ordered an investigation on Thursday into possible misconduct by IMF head Christine Lagarde when, as finance minister, she approved a settlement to a businessman friend of president Nicolas Sarkozy.

AUG
5
2011

Supreme Court allows woman´s application to take and store sperm from dead fiance, who was killed at level crossing

Justice Roslyn Atkinson, in a just published decision, granted Kelly Floyd´s urgent application to remove sperm from her de facto husband, Troy Jarvis, who was killed by a train in Brisbane on the morning of July 12.

AUG
4
2011

Cargill recalls ground turkey linked to outbreak

Cargill, a major United States meat processor, said Wednesday that it was recalling about 36 million pounds of ground turkey produced at an Arkansas plant after it was linked to a nationwide outbreak of salmonella sickness. It appeared to be one of the largest meat recalls ever.

AUG
4
2011

Disney wins dismissal of ´Cars´ copyright-infringement suit

The Walt Disney Co. persuaded a federal judge in Los Angeles to throw out a copyright-infringement lawsuit aimed at its "Cars" and "Cars 2" animated films.

AUG
4
2011

Rescuers sue woman they saved from burning vehicle

Two men honored as heroes for rescuing a woman from her burning sport utility vehicle after it crashed have sued her, claiming they´re physical and emotionally scarred.

AUG
4
2011

Google hires FTC patent expert

Google may not have paid a lot of attention to patents for years. But the Internet search giant is certainly paying attention now.

AUG
3
2011

´Foreseeable´ Chapter 11 filing could help Hooters

Even before an initial bankruptcy hearing has been held, gaming industry analysts Tuesday were quick to offer opinions on how the Hooters Hotel on Tropicana Avenue could reposition itself post-bankruptcy to be successful in a crowded Las Vegas market.

AUG
3
2011

Mubarak denies all charges as historic trial begins in Cairo

In an unprecedented trial of a Middle East leader, Hosni Mubarak was wheeled into the steel defendants´ cage of a makeshift courtroom Wednesday.

AUG
3
2011

Japan´s parliament approves Tepco compensation plan

Japan´s parliament has approved a plan to help the Tepco - Tokyo Electric Power Company compensate victims of its tsunami-crippled nuclear plant.

AUG
3
2011

Obama signs debt ceiling bill, ends crisis

President Barack Obama on Tuesday signed into law a last-minute compromise plan to raise the nation´s $14.3tn debt ceiling, narrowly averting what could have been an unprecedented default with calamitous economic consequences.

AUG
3
2011

UK to legalise content ripping

Plans to block websites that host copyright infringing material are to be dumped by the government.

AUG
2
2011

Google buys inventions from IBM, aims to build patent hoard

Google Inc., facing a growing threat of intellectual- property lawsuits, acquired a batch of patents this month from IBM - International Business Machines Corp. to bolster its portfolio.

AUG
2
2011

Chinese carmaker JAC to build factory in Brazil

Chinese carmaker JAC Motors will build a factory in Brazil to boost its presence in Latin America´s biggest car market.

AUG
2
2011

Kirin buys control of Brazil´s Schincariol for $2.6bn

an´s Kirin Holdings will spend 198.8bn yen ($2.6bn) to take a controlling stake in major Brazilian beer and soft drinks maker Schincariol to expand its market share in the fast-growing South American economy.

AUG
2
2011

Obama administration sues to block Alabama immigration law

The Obama administration on Monday sued to block enforcement of Alabama´s new immigration law, widely considered to be the toughest measure in the United States to try to crack down on illegal immigrants.

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