SEP
17
2012

Probe focuses on JPMorgan´s monitoring of suspect transactions

A U.S. regulatory probe of JPMorgan Chase & Co´s anti-money laundering systems is focusing on potential lapses in how the largest U.S. bank monitors suspect money transactions, according to people familiar with the situation.

SEP
17
2012

Nigeria high court allows impeachment process to continue

Nigeria´s High Court in Abuja declined to stop impeachment proceedings against President Goodluck Jonathan on Friday.

SEP
17
2012

Brazil´s antitrust authority may change rules governing funds

Brazil´s antitrust authority may change merger reporting requirements for investment funds after complaints that the regulations, which took effect three months ago, are too sweeping.

SEP
17
2012

Apple wins patent ruling against Samsung at U.S. trade agency

Apple Inc. won a round of a U.S. International Trade Commission case brought by Samsung Electronics Co. over patented technology in the iPhone and iPad tablet computer, its second U.S. legal victory in a month over its largest smartphone competitor.

SEP
17
2012

Apple wins injunction against Motorola in Germany court

Apple won an injunction against Motorola Mobility on Thursday in a German court due to patent infringement in Motorola´s smart phones and tablets.

SEP
14
2012

Norway rules in favor of tobacco display ban

A Norwegian court has upheld a ban on displaying tobacco products in stores as part of policies to safeguard public health, dealing a blow to cigarette maker Philip Morris.

SEP
14
2012

Senator seeks to graft e-mail privacy onto Netflix-Facebook bill

Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vermont) is again proposing sweeping digital privacy protections requiring the government, for the first time, to get a probable-cause warrant to obtain e-mail and other content stored in the cloud.

SEP
14
2012

SW Idaho attorney stands trial on battery charge

An attorney accused of assaulting a woman at his Nampa law office is facing trial this week on a charge of battery with intent to commit a felony.

SEP
14
2012

Meat company sues ABC News for defamation over ´pink slime´

Beef Products Inc. alleges that ABC News´ coverage of the ´pink slime´ controversy misled consumers into believing the product was unsafe.

SEP
14
2012

J&J recruits Bayer executive Sandra Peterson

Johnson & Johnson took the unusual step of hiring an outsider to turn around its troubled consumer business and repair a supply chain now struggling with manufacturing woes.

SEP
14
2012

OECD indicators point to continuing slowdown

Most major economies will continue to slow in the coming months, with only Brazil and the U.K. set to experience a moderate pickup, according to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development´s composite leading indicators.

SEP
14
2012

New York City bans supersize sodas

New York City has approved the first US ban on large-size sodas and other sugary drinks being sold in restaurants and other eateries.

SEP
13
2012

Stanford’s ex-investment chief sentenced to three years

Laura Pendergest Holt, the former chief investment officer for Stanford Financial Group Co., was sentenced to three years in prison for obstructing a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission investigation of the $7 billion Ponzi scheme at the company.

SEP
13
2012

Amnesty criticizes Venezuela´s exit from rights court

Advocacy group Amnesty International on Thursday criticized Venezuela for beginning the process of withdrawing from a prominent human-rights court established by the Organization of American States.

SEP
13
2012

University of California sues Facebook, Wal-mart over patents

A University of California patent licensee which has sued some of the biggest U.S. companies is taking on three more -- Facebook Inc, Wal-Mart Stores Inc and the Walt Disney Co.

SEP
13
2012

Minnesota song downloader must pay $222,000, court says

A Minnesota woman accused by the music industry of illegally downloading songs was ordered to pay $222,000 in damages, after an appeals court overturned a lower- court ruling that had reduced the amount.

SEP
13
2012

Woman, 32, wins $4.8 million from family friend who stalked her for years

A 32-year-old woman has been awarded a $4.8 million verdict against a 72-year-old stalker who harassed her for seven years.

SEP
13
2012

Beaver Falls considers banning dogs downtown to boost business

Man´s best friend is no friend of the Beaver Falls, Pa., business district, apparently. A push toward urban renewal has the city thinking about banning dogs from a stretch of downtown.

SEP
13
2012

Cambodia deports Pirate Bay co-founder to Sweden

Gottfrid Svartholm Warg had been living in Phnom Penh to avoid Swedish jail sentence for breaching copyright laws.

SEP
12
2012

Visa, MasterCard swipe deal faces retail group opposition

The National Retail Federation said it will try to block a settlement of as much as $7.25 billion with Visa Inc. and MasterCard Inc. over the fees they charge stores when customers pay with credit cards.

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