JUL
17
2012

Judge awards Raytheon $59.2m in pension case

A federal judge awarded Raytheon Co $59.2m in a case against the United States to recover pension losses for government contract work associated with a restructuring begun by the defense contractor in 2000.

JUL
17
2012

Sixth Circuit ends lawsuit over incinerated brains

Katherine R. Weins died in 2006, two weeks after falling and hitting her head at the West Bloomfield, Mich., nursing home where she lived. Her daughter, Karen Waeschle, suspected foul play and requested an investigation.

JUL
17
2012

Iowa governor says juvenile murderers to serve at least 60 years

Iowa Governor Terry Branstad on Monday said no current inmate convicted of murder as a juvenile would be released before the age of 74, a move prompted by a Supreme Court ruling that youths cannot receive mandatory life sentences.

JUL
17
2012

Judge in no rush to hear Wal-Mart bribery lawsuit

A Delaware judge scolded attorneys for two large public employee retirement systems on Monday for rushing to court with lawsuits over allegations of bribery involving Wal-Mart Stores Inc.´s operations in Mexico.

JUL
17
2012

Yahoo appoints Google´s Marissa Mayer as new CEO

Technology firm Yahoo has appointed leading Google executive Marissa Mayer as its next CEO.

JUL
17
2012

Rise in pill abuse forces new look at U.S. drug fight

America´s drug problem is shifting from illicit substances like cocaine to abuse of prescription painkillers, a change that is forcing policy makers to re-examine the long and expensive strategy of trying to stop illegal drugs from entering the United States.

JUL
17
2012

FDA lawyers authorized spying on agency´s employees, senator says

Congressional investigators said Monday that the chief counsel´s office at the Food and Drug Administration authorized wide-ranging surveillance of a group of the agency´s scientists, the first indication that the effort was sanctioned at the highest levels.

JUL
17
2012

Sen. Grassley questions NHTSA on Toyota sudden acceleration

After all the questions Toyota has endured about the sudden unintended acceleration of its vehicles, including those it fielded at some very high-profile congressional hearings, probably the last person it expected to ask more was Senator Charles "Chuck" Grassley of Iowa, ranking Republican on the judiciary committee.

JUL
17
2012

France´s National Front to sue Madonna over Le Pen swastika

France´s far-right National Front is to sue Madonna after an image at the US singer´s Paris concert showed party leader Marine Le Pen with a swastika imposed on her face.

JUL
16
2012

HP´s operation ´Kona´ private eyes get 3 years probation

Two private investigators who impersonated reporters, Hewlett Packard board members, and their families have been sentenced to three years probation and six months electronic monitoring in the case.

JUL
16
2012

Visa, MasterCard, banks in $7.25 bn retail settlement

Visa Inc, MasterCard Inc and banks that issue their credit cards have agreed to a $7.25 bn settlement with U.S. retailers in a lawsuit over the fixing of credit and debit card fees in what could be the largest antitrust settlement in U.S. history.

JUL
16
2012

Peregrine CEO´s dramatic confession

The head of collapsed brokerage firm Peregrine Financial Group Inc. admitted to defrauding clients out of more than $100 million over nearly 20 years by personally doctoring bank statements and duping auditors with the help of a post-office box, federal prosecutors said Friday.

JUL
16
2012

Schering-Plough´s K-Dur pay-for-delay ruling reversed

Merck & Co.´s Schering-Plough unit must face a challenge to its pay-for-delay arrangement with would-be generic competitors for its drug K-Dur, an appeals court ruled, reversing a lower-court antitrust decision.

JUL
16
2012

RIM must pay $147m over Mformation patent

Research in Motion Ltd., the BlackBerry device maker seeking a comeback after falling behind Apple Inc. and Google Inc., was found liable by a federal jury for $147.2m in damages for infringing patents held by Mformation Technologies Inc.

JUL
16
2012
JUL
13
2012

Canada Supreme Court ends royalties for music downloads

Canada´s Supreme Court dealt a blow to artists and a benefit to telecoms and gaming companies by scrapping some fees for music downloaded via the Internet or used in videogames as part of five copyright rulings on Thursday.

JUL
13
2012

Apple patents explore iPod charging, noise reduction and battery design

The United States Patent and Trademark Office published a host of new Apple patent applications Thursday, providing us with a peek inside the minds of all the smart people sequestered at One Infinite Loop.

JUL
13
2012

Barclays´ Diamond turns to top lawyer for Libor scandal

Barclays´ embattled former chief executive Bob Diamond is being represented by top white-collar defense lawyer Andrew Levander in a widening scandal over the manipulation of benchmark interest rates, people familiar with the matter said.

JUL
13
2012

German circumcision ban: Is it a parent´s right to choose?

A ban on circumcision in Germany has shocked the nation´s Jews and Muslims. The right of parents to make decisions for their children is now under the spotlight.

JUL
13
2012

Microsoft, Motorola agree to suspend patent disputes pending licensing trial

Microsoft Inc. and Motorola on Tuesday filed a joint motion in the US District Court for the Western District of Washington asking the court to suspend three patent cases between the parties until a trial is held on a licensing disagreement.

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