FEB
5
2013

John Galliano in court to challenge dismissal from Dior and eponymous label

British designer John Galliano, who was fired from Dior and his namesake label in 2011 after making anti-Semitic remarks, is seeking around €6 million in compensation.

FEB
5
2013

S&P says it expects to be sued by Justice Department over its ratings of mortgage-backed bonds

The U.S. government is expected to file civil charges against Standard & Poor´s Ratings Services, alleging that it improperly gave high ratings to mortgage debt that later plunged in value and helped fuel the 2008 financial crisis.

FEB
5
2013

‘Massive layoffs’ predicted in law schools due to big drop in applicants

A plunge in the number of applicants to law schools will likely lead to closures and faculty layoffs, according to law professors following the statistics.

FEB
4
2013

USDA proposes new standards for school snacks

The U.S. Department of Agriculture on Friday unveiled proposals for new national standards on the snacking options that schools provide.

FEB
4
2013

President Pranab Mukherjee gives nod to tough anti-rape ordinance

President Pranab Mukherjee on Sunday gave his assent to the ordinance sharpening laws against sexual assault, mandating harsher punishment like death penalty for offenders in cases where the victim dies or is pushed into a persistent vegetative state. The amended law comes into force immediately.

FEB
4
2013

Visa sued by Australian regulator over currency policy

Visa Inc., the world´s biggest payments network, contravened Australia´s consumer protection laws by preventing buyers from using a currency of their choice when shopping, the country´s competition regulator said.

FEB
4
2013

Houston law firm wins big fees from Johnson & Johnson

An Arkansas state judge on Friday ordered Johnson & Johnson to pay $181 million to the Houston law firm Bailey Perrin Bailey for its work on a Medicare fraud case brought on behalf of the state of Arkansas.

FEB
4
2013

Google to pay 60 million euros into French media fund

Google is to pay 60 million euros ($82 million) into a special fund to help French media develop their presence on the Internet under a top-level deal signed on Friday, but will not pay them for posting links to their content.

FEB
1
2013

Ford sued by over 1,400 ex-workers over spinoff pensions

Ford Motor Co. was sued by more than 1,400 former U.K. workers for making misleading statements about the security of transferring their pensions to Visteon Corp. during the 2000 spinoff of the auto-parts company.

FEB
1
2013

Google submits settlement offer, EU antitrust chief says

Google Inc. submitted an offer to European Union regulators in a bid to settle a probe into whether the world´s largest search engine operator discriminates against rivals, the EU´s antitrust chief said.

FEB
1
2013

Peregrine boss Wasendorf gets 50 years jail for fraud

A judge on Thursday sentenced the founder of Peregrine Financial Group to 50 years in prison for looting hundreds of millions of dollars from the brokerage, saying his customers would probably never recover the money they lost.

FEB
1
2013

U.S. sues to block Big Beer Merger

The U.S. government sued to block the world´s biggest beer maker from spending $20 billion to get even bigger, the latest deal to fall prey to global antitrust regulators.

FEB
1
2013

Diane-35 acne drug banned after 15 women die using it as birth control

Wednesday, France banned the sale of an acne drug that has been used as a birth control pill and was linked to the death of four women. In Canada, the death of 11 women has been linked to the acne drug, and over 200 women have reported health issues after using the drug.

JAN
31
2013

Russian court orders Pussy Riot videos be banned from Internet

Russian punk rockers Pussy Riot on Wednesday lost an appeal against an Internet ban on their music videos, including one showing a protest song for which three band members were jailed.

JAN
31
2013

Bail set at $11 million for Spanish king’s son-in-law

A Spanish judge on Wednesday demanded that the son-in-law of King Juan Carlos and his former business partner post bond of $11 million as the state deepens its investigation into whether they embezzled millions of dollars in public money allocated to sports and tourism events.

JAN
31
2013

Julian Assange to run for Senate seat as his mother says he will be ´awesome´

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange will run for a seat in the Australian Senate during this year´s elections, his organisation announced Wednesday, with his mother saying he would be "awesome" in the role.

JAN
31
2013

Amid tax scandal, Italy´s bad boys of fashion Dolce and Gabbana become billionaires

As Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana ready their latest collections for this spring´s slew of international catwalk shows, their lawyers will be working behind the scenes to ensure two of Italy´s most successful designers won´t be spending the next few Fashion Weeks behind bars.

JAN
30
2013

Apple´s $1 billion verdict against Samsung left intact

Apple Inc.´s $1.05 billion damages award against Samsung Electronics Co. from its patent- infringement trial in San Jose, California, was left intact after a judge denied Apple´s bid to increase the award.

JAN
30
2013

Spain urged to take measures against racism

UN Special Rapporteur Mutuma Ruteere on Monday urged the Spanish government at every level to increase its focus on addressing the racial intolerance within its borders.

JAN
30
2013

Dutch court says Shell partly responsible for Nigeria spills

A Dutch court ruled on Wednesday that Royal Dutch Shell can be held partially responsible for pollution in the Niger Delta in southern Nigeria, saying the company should have prevented sabotage at one of its facilities.

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