DEC
27
2012

Privacy suit accuses Google, Viacom of feeding ´cookies´ to children

Attorneys have filed a proposed class action against Google Inc. and Viacom Inc. for allegedly tracking children´s Internet use after they visited two Viacom websites. The complaint alleges violations of Video Privacy Protection Act and the Wiretap Act, plus intrusion upon seclusion and unjust enrichment.

DEC
26
2012

Alabama to end isolation of inmates with H.I.V.

A federal judge on Friday ordered Alabama to stop isolating prisoners with H.I.V.

DEC
26
2012

Italian Appeals Court Acquits 3 Google Executives in Privacy Case

An appeals court in Milan on Friday overturned the conviction of three Google executives on charges of violating Italian privacy laws, in a decision that the company hailed as a victory for Internet freedom.

DEC
21
2012

Facebook´s Instagram scraps changes amid content outcry

Facebook Inc.´s Instagram photo service is scrapping proposed changes to its service terms after an outpouring of complaints that the company would use the policies to sell users´ images and information without consent.

DEC
21
2012

IBM judge questions SEC on foreign bribe settlement

A federal judge said he won´t "rubber stamp" the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission´s settlement of foreign bribery allegations brought last year against International Business Machines Corp. - IBM

DEC
21
2012

States welcome tobacco settlement, bond woes remain

A deal announced this week with tobacco companies will distribute money that has been tied up for years to 17 states, but the funds may provide only short-term relief to underfunded tobacco bonds.

DEC
21
2012

EU to file complaint against Samsung

European Union regulators plan to issue a formal complaint against Samsung Electronics within weeks in its anti-trust probe over patents, EU´s competition chief Joaquin Almunia said Thursday.

DEC
21
2012

Lilly to pay $29.4 million to settle SEC allegations

Eli Lilly & Co. agreed to pay $29.4 million in a settlement of U.S. government allegations that the drug maker´s units made improper payments to foreign government officials to win business.

DEC
20
2012

Madoff´s younger brother faces sentencing in Ponzi case

Bernard Madoff´s younger brother is scheduled to face a U.S. judge on Thursday who will weigh whether to sentence him to 10 years in prison for his role in the multibillion-dollar Ponzi scheme.

DEC
20
2012

Obama vows quick action on gun control

Obama is promising fast action on gun control, charging a high-level White House panel with the task of crafting "very specific proposals" within a month.

DEC
20
2012

Anger as French psychiatrist is found guilty after patient hacks man to death

Daniele Canarelli gets a year´s suspended sentence for manslaughter after failing to recognise danger posed by patient.

DEC
20
2012

Robert Bork, known for contentious Supreme Court nomination, dies at 85

Former federal judge and conservative legal scholar Robert Bork died early Wednesday at his Virginia home, his family confirmed to CNN. He was 85.

DEC
20
2012

Dominique Strauss-Kahn fails to get judges to drop pimping charges

Court in northern France to proceed with sex offence inquiry against former IMF chief relating to prostitution ring.

DEC
19
2012

Neon Roberts tumour case: Judge gives go-ahead for surgery

A seven-year-old boy with a brain tumour should undergo surgery against his mother´s wishes, a court has ruled.

DEC
19
2012

Ireland to legalise abortions where woman´s life is at risk

Reforms expected to allow for abortions where there is a medical risk to the woman´s life or a danger of suicide.

DEC
19
2012

McDonald´s waitress wins £3,000 compensation for being fired

A McDonald´s waitress won £3,000 compensation today for being fired after sprinkling too much chocolate on an ice-cream.

DEC
19
2012

Brazil´s adhesion to the Vienna Convention on International Sale of Goods

On 5 December of the present year, the Brazilian Congress approved a bill of decree ("Projeto de Decreto Legislativo 73/2012") establishing the adhesion of Brazil to the United Nations Convention for Contracts on International Sale of Goods - CISG.

DEC
18
2012

Samsung to stop suits seeking to block Apple sales in Eur

Samsung Electronics Co. will withdraw patent lawsuits seeking to block sales of Apple Inc. products as part of litigation over the use of its technology in European countries, the company said today.

DEC
18
2012

Allianz SE to pay $12.4 mln to resolve SEC charges

German insurer Allianz SE has agreed to pay $12.4 million to resolve charges it violated a U.S. foreign bribery law, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission said on Monday.

DEC
18
2012

Intel wins patent appeal against N-Data

Intel Corp. won an appeal in a patent fight with Negotiated Data Solutions LLC (N-Data) over ethernet patents that make it possible for computers to easily talk to one another.

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