APR
5
2012

US: Federal court picks terms in Apple/Samsung patent case

A U.S. judge largely sided with Apple on Wednesday over how several technical terms will be defined in its patent fight against Samsung over smartphones and tablets.

APR
5
2012

US: Judge tosses Happy Meal lawsuit against McDonald´s

A San Francisco judge on Wednesday dismissed a lawsuit against McDonald´s over the restaurant chain´s marketing of its signature Happy Meals, according to court documents.

APR
4
2012

US: Reebok says it was cleared to sell Tebow Jets gear

If Reebok International Ltd. were trying to flood the market with New York Jets Tim Tebow jerseys, it would have sold more than 6,000 of them.

APR
4
2012

´LA Law´ actor subpoenas New York personal injury firm

Corbin Bernsen played divorce lawyer Arnie Becker in the 1980s show L.A. Law. A full 15 years after the show´s last episode, a Virginia-based company that provides marketing services for law firms hired him as a spokesman.

APR
4
2012

Australia court rules Google violated consumer protection laws

The full Federal Court of Australia ruled Tuesday that Google Inc. engaged in advertising practices that were deceptive and misleading, resulting in a violation of the country´s consumer protection laws.

APR
4
2012

Supreme Court rules government grand jury witnesses have absolute immunity

The US Supreme Court ruled unanimously Monday in Rehberg v. Paulk that government officials have the same immunity for grand jury testimony under a 42 USC § 1983 action as they do for trial testimony.

APR
4
2012

Who has the right to our Facebook accounts once we die?

When Loren Williams died in a motorcycle crash in 2005, his mother used his Facebook password to read posts on his wall.

APR
3
2012

Spanish town of Rasquera leases land for marijuana plantation

Town´s mayor says scheme, which is legal, is chance to bring in money and create jobs.

APR
3
2012

NZ: Dotcom allowed back on the net

Megaupload millionaire Kim Dotcom has been granted access to the internet, a swim every day and the chance to finish recording an album.

APR
3
2012

US: Nobody minds dyeing the egg, but the chicken is another story

If only they were, nobody would have a problem with newborn chicks that are dyed in brilliant colors — neon, Fruity Pebbles, pastel, Crayola box — to serve as festive Easter gifts.

APR
2
2012

Brazil: Cisco to invest 1 billion reais in Rio Center

Cisco Systems Inc. will invest 1 billion reais ($547.4 million) to build an innovation and technology center in Rio de Janeiro, Estado de S. Paulo reported, without saying where it got the information.

APR
2
2012

Chevron targeted a second time by Brazil prosecutors seeking ban

Brazilian prosecutors are seeking for a second time to ban Chevron Corp. and Transocean Ltd. from operating in the country after a 3,000-barrel oil spill.

APR
2
2012

US: Law firms split over nonlawyer investors

The legal profession´s notion that law isn´t a commercial enterprise may come as a surprise, since some lawyers now charge more than $1,000 an hour.

MAR
30
2012

US: Supreme court refuses tobacco firm appeal in smoker case

The U.S. Supreme Court said on Monday it will not hear an appeal by R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co in a Florida case in which it was ordered to pay $28.3 million to a woman whose husband died of lung cancer after decades of smoking its cigarettes.

MAR
30
2012

US: Trendy, non-prescription eyewear latest in criminal defendant strategic attire

Five men charged with a series of 2010 killings in the District showed up for their March trial sporting large-framed, non-prescription glasses, prosecutors couldn´t let it go.

MAR
29
2012

Magic Johnson group to buy Dodgers for record $2bn

A group spear-headed by former basketball great Earvin "Magic" Johnson agreed to buy the Los Angeles Dodgers baseball team for a record $2 billion, team owner Frank McCourt announced on Tuesday, capping a two-year drama that started with McCourt´s divorce and wound its way through bankruptcy court.

MAR
29
2012

Brazil: World Cup legislation moves closer to passage

Brazilian lawmakers on Wednesday moved a step closer to passing a long-delayed measure key to preparations for the 2014 soccer World Cup, breaking a gridlock in Congress that threatened to delay President Dilma Rousseff´s legislative agenda this year.

MAR
29
2012

US: Supreme Court ends three-day Obama healthcare debate

The US Supreme Court has heard final arguments on President Obama´s healthcare bill, debating whether it could stand if a key measure is cut.

MAR
29
2012

Indonesian women stripped of mini skirt rights

Indonesia´s powerful religious affairs minister has declared that mini-skirts are pornographic and would be banned under the country´s tough new anti-porn laws.

MAR
28
2012

France: ´Lust is not a crime´ – Dominique Strauss-Kahn lawyers leap to his defence

Lawyers for former IMF boss Dominique Strauss-Kahn have claimed he is being hounded for his "libertine ways" and lust is not a crime.

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