AUG
24
2012

Anders Behring Breivik: Norway court finds him sane

A Norwegian court has found that mass killer Anders Behring Breivik is sane and sentenced him to 21 years in jail.

AUG
24
2012

Nasdaq´s Facebook plan comes under mounting fire

UBS AG decried a proposal from Nasdaq OMX Group Inc. to make up losses for firms damaged in the Facebook Inc. stock-market debut, joining a growing chorus of Wall Street players that are calling on regulators to reject the exchange operator´s plan.

AUG
24
2012

Apple and Samsung get South Korea bans

A South Korean court has ruled that Apple and Samsung both infringed each other´s patents on mobile devices. The court ordered Apple to pay 40m won in damages to its South Korean rival, while Samsung was told to pay Apple 25m won.

AUG
24
2012

Russia´s entry to World Trade Organization hailed by EU

Russia´s entry into the World Trade Organization - WTO will provide an important boost to European companies, the EU has said.

AUG
23
2012

Gay-Rights bill highlights German coalition split

Germany´s justice ministry circulated draft legislation to grant homosexual couples in civil unions many of the same rights as married heterosexuals, adding fuel to a dispute within Chancellor Angela Merkel´s ruling coalition over gay rights.

AUG
23
2012

Seoul Court gets tough on political talk

South Korea´s Supreme Court on Monday recommended new penalties on certain politically related speech, including the spread of false information in online forums and social media, as the country heads toward its presidential election in December.

AUG
23
2012

Travelers sues NFL over brain injury lawsuits

Several subsidiaries of Travelers Companies Inc sued the National Football League and a host of other insurers, seeking to avoid paying to defend the league against a wave of brain injury-related claims by thousands of former players and their families.

AUG
23
2012

Lawsuit over use of metal bats in youth baseball is settled for $14.5 million

A New Jersey teenager left brain-damaged after being struck by a line drive while playing in a youth baseball game will receive $14.5 million to settle his lawsuit against the bat manufacturer, a sporting goods chain and Little League Baseball.

AUG
23
2012

Woman sentenced in $9 million ATM hacking

A Chicago woman was sentenced Tuesday to 2 1/2 years in federal prison for bilking an Atlanta payroll company of more than $9 million.

AUG
23
2012

Judge to hear argument to restore $10.1 billion tobacco penalty

A Madison County, Ill., judge could decide Tuesday whether to reinstate the controversial $10.1 billion verdict delivered nine years ago in a lawsuit against Philip Morris over allegedly deceptive advertising of "light" cigarettes.

AUG
22
2012

U.S. companies worry about effect of Russia joining W.T.O.

After two decades of negotiations, Russia will finally join the World Trade Organization on Wednesday. The lower trade barriers that come along with membership will open up new opportunities for foreign companies to do business in Russia.

AUG
22
2012

Philip Morris wins New Hampshire ´lights´ class reversal

Altria Group Inc. Philip Morris unit won´t have to face a group lawsuit by New Hampshire smokers who claim the company misled them on the safety of so-called light cigarettes, the state´s highest court said.

AUG
22
2012

Fla. couple who each lost leg in NJ crash caused by texting driver settle lawsuit for $500,000

A couple who each lost a leg when their motorcycle was struck by a teenager who was driving and texting have settled their lawsuit against him for $500,000, their lawyer says.

AUG
22
2012

Barry Diller´s IAC offers $300 million for About.com

Barry Diller´s IAC/Interactivecorp submitted an offer in excess of $300 million to buy the About.com information website from the New York Times Co, according to people with knowledge of the situation.

AUG
22
2012

Temasek sells brewer stake

Singapore state investment company Temasek Holdings Pte. Ltd. sold its 1.4% stake in Asia Pacific Breweries Ltd. to Dutch brewer Heineken NV, which is looking to gain control of the maker of Tiger Beer, one of Asia´s most profitable beer businesses, two people familiar with the situation said Tuesday.

AUG
22
2012

Judge rejects Facebook settlement over ad feature

A U.S. judge rejected Facebook Inc´s proposed legal settlement to resolve allegations that the social networking company violated its members´ rights through the its ´Sponsored Stories´ advertising feature.

AUG
22
2012

Private schools open doors to kids from low-income families

"Like many 6-year-olds, Pankaj Disht clams up when speaking to a stranger," Gayatri Rangachari Shah wrote in The International Herald Tribune. "But since switching to a private school, he has become more open and says he enjoys school and has many friends."

AUG
21
2012

Apple sued by ex-worker who says Jobs guaranteed his job

Apple Inc. was sued by Wayne Goodrich, who says he was a confidant, sounding board and close adviser to company co-founder Steve Jobs and was fired for no legitimate reason despite Jobs´s promise of job security.

AUG
21
2012

J&J said to pay $600,000 to settle first suits over DePuy hips

Johnson & Johnson, which faces about 8,000 lawsuits over hip implants it recalled in 2010, has agreed to pay about $600,000 to resolve three cases in the first settlements of the litigation, people familiar with the accords said.

AUG
21
2012

Vatican win: Judge says priests aren´t employees

The Vatican won a major victory Monday in an Oregon federal courtroom, where a judge ruled that the Holy See is not the employer of molester priests.

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