SEP
13
2011

Investing in Brazil? Don´t overlook hidden costs

Let´s go straight to the point: the most common hidden cost in Brazil is corruption.

SEP
12
2011

State Courts recall 9/11 attacks and three lost Court Officers

By the time Court Officer Mitchel Wallace saw Mary Jos on Sept. 11, 2001, she had shrapnel embedded in her body and heat burns on her back, left arm and hands.

SEP
12
2011

On 9/11, vows of remembrance

They played the bagpipes again and recited the names of the dead like poetry.

SEP
12
2011

House passes intelligence appropriations bill for 2012

The US House of Representatives Friday voted 384-14 to pass a bill authorizing appropriations for intelligence activities for the next year after removing two provisions under a veto threat from the Obama Administration.

SEP
12
2011

ECJ rules France ban on genetically modified maize illegal

The ECJ - European Court of Justice ruled Thursday that France´s ban on the cultivation of a GM - genetically modified maize was illegal. Although France has the right to impose a ban on GM maize, the court stated that France acted illegally by not following proper EU protocol.

SEP
12
2011

DOJ charges five people in alleged copyright conspiracy

A grand jury in Alexandria has indicted five people on charges they illegally distributed copyrighted movies and television shows through the web site NinjaVideo.

SEP
12
2011

AT&T antitrust judge´s earlier rulings may play role in T-Mobile decision

The first time U.S. District judge Ellen Segal Huvelle in Washington heard an antitrust challenge to an AT&T Inc. deal, she said her hands were tied in assessing a smaller competitor´s objection to the proposed acquisition.

SEP
12
2011

Senate approves legislation reforming US patent system

The US Senate Thursday voted 89-9 to approve legislation to amend the US patent system for the first time since 1952.

SEP
9
2011

Gay men blood donor ban to be lifted

The lifetime ban on blood donations by homosexual and bisexual men will be lifted in England, Scotland and Wales.

SEP
9
2011

Samsung loses slice of Apple´s pie

A German court has ruled that Samsung Electronics cannot sell its Galaxy Tab in Germany because it violated patents of rival Apple´s iPad2 tablet computer.

SEP
9
2011

Apple taps Japan court to ban sales of Samsung phones

Apple is seeking to ban sales of some Samsung Electronics gadgets in Japan, accusing its rival of violating patents relating to the iPhone and iPad, the latest salvo in a series of patent battles between the two companies.

SEP
9
2011

Former Playmate Victoria Rathgeb sentenced to 9 years for shooting her husband

Victoria Rathgeb, the 1968 Playboy Playmate of the Year, has been sentenced to nine years in state prison for shooting her husband in the back at their Hollywood apartment.

SEP
9
2011

Ontario court OKs Blockbuster Canada closure

Grant Thornton Limited, the receiver of bankrupt Blockbuster Canada Co, said the Ontario Superior Court of Justice authorized it to close the remaining of the video rental company´s 253 retail stores and related operations.

SEP
9
2011

Donald Trump can´t sue over claims he´s not a billionaire, NJ Appeals Court rules

Donald Trump has lost a defamation lawsuit he filed over claims that he´s not a billionaire.

SEP
8
2011

Thousands turned out to the streets of Brazil for anti-corruption demonstrations

Thousands of people have joined anti-corruption demonstrations in Brazil, as the country marked on Wednesday its Independence Day.

SEP
8
2011

Madonna´s Material Girl clothing case goes to trial

A US judge has denied a request to throw out a legal case involving Madonna´s Material Girl clothes line.

SEP
8
2011

John Galliano convicted over anti-Semitic insults

Paris court has convicted former Dior designer John Galliano for making insults and gave him a suspended sentence of €6,000 in fines.

SEP
8
2011

U.S. judge rejects an HSBC settlement in Madoff case

A Manhattan federal judge rejected HSBC Holdings Plc´s proposed $62.5m settlement with investors in an Irish fund that lost money in Bernard Madoff´s Ponzi scheme.

SEP
8
2011

HTC extends lawsuit versus Apple to patents from Google

HTC Corp has extended its lawsuit against Apple Inc to include nine more patents the Taiwanese firm acquired from Google Inc last week, underscoring intensifying legal actions between the Google camp and Apple.

SEP
8
2011

German court ruling complicates future European bailouts

A decision by Germany´s top court that Berlin´s involvement in European bailouts was legal, led to gains on the markets. But as the eurphoria subsides, questions are being raised about the future.

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