SEP
3
2013

US shops and restaurants fight patent trolls

The Internet Association is among a group of US trade bodies behind a new campaign calling for politicians to take action over patent trolls.

SEP
3
2013

Mississippi high court upholds open carry law

The Mississippi Supreme Court on Thursday unanimously upheld Mississippi´s House Bill 2, which stipulates that gun owners do not need a special permit to carry a gun in a holster or carrying case, so long as it is at least partially visible.

SEP
3
2013

Vodafone sells its stake in Verizon wireless for $130 billion

Verizon Communications and Britain´s Vodafone announced a deal Monday that will give Verizon total ownership of the wireless company that bears its name.

SEP
3
2013

5 things to find out about your new firm before making a lateral move

Do you have one or more of the following frustrations with your current law firm? Inadequate overall or relative compensation. No platform to support or develop your practice. Feeling shut out of management decisions — or even having a voice.

SEP
3
2013

Children of gay parents in Russia hide ties under new law

Working in a St. Petersburg restaurant after high school, Kristina Kochetkova was prepared for long hours and rude customers. She didn´t expect her boss to goad her in front of her co-workers for having two mothers.

SEP
3
2013

Microsoft to buy Nokia’s devices unit for $7.2 billion

Microsoft Corp. agreed to buy Nokia Oyj´s handset business and license its patents for 5.44 billion euros ($7.2 billion), casting together the lot of two technologies companies trying to stay relevant against more fleet-footed rivals.

SEP
3
2013

Citigroup is dialing back its ´alternative´ holdings

Citigroup has shed more than $6 billion in private-equity and hedge-fund assets.

SEP
2
2013

Airline merger trial will begin in fall

Federal judge agrees to fast-track antitrust challenge to US Airways, AMR merger.

SEP
2
2013

China probes former oil company head

Jiang Jiemin, a former PetroChina executive, is highest-ranking official named in corruption probe.

SEP
2
2013

NSA ´spied on communications´ of Brazil and Mexico presidents

Brazil´s Globo news program reports revelations based on documents obtained by Glenn Greenwald from Edward Snowden.

SEP
2
2013

Obama to seek Congressional approval for military action in Syria

US President Barack Obama said Saturday he would seek Congressional approval for military action in Syria when Congress reconvenes September 9.

SEP
2
2013

60th anniversary of the European Convention on Human Rights: the equal right to marriage

Amnesty is marking the date with an illustrated guide and the Guardian´s Steven Appleby has done a cartoon for the equal right to marriage.

SEP
2
2013

With huge war chests, activist investors tackle big companies

Microsoft executives faced an unusual challenge in April when a $12 billion hedge fund, ValueAct, announced that it had bought a nearly $2 billion stake in the company with the intention of shaking things up.

AUG
30
2013

Portugal court rules against civil servant sacking plan

Portugal´s highest court has ruled that the government´s plan to make it easier to sack public servants is unconstitutional.

AUG
30
2013

Text a driver in New Jersey, and you could see your day in court

We´ve all heard the dictum: Don´t text and drive. Now a New Jersey state appeals court has an addendum: Don´t knowingly text a driver -- or you could be held liable if he causes a crash.

AUG
30
2013

AMR, US Airways clash with U.S. on quick merger trial

American Airlines and US Airways Group Inc., even before they entered court, fought the Justice Department over when the government´s antitrust lawsuit to block the airlines´ proposed merger should go to trial.

AUG
30
2013
AUG
30
2013

US: NFL agrees to pay $765 million to settle concussion suits

The National Football League agreed to pay $765 million to settle thousands of lawsuits over players concussions in a deal that provides individual awards and medical monitoring, according to court filings.

AUG
30
2013

5th Circuit reverses course in BP insurance dispute

A federal appeals court reversed course Thursday on its earlier ruling favoring BP in a multimillion-dollar insurance dispute, handing at least a temporary setback to the energy giant as it seeks to defray some of the enormous costs associated with the huge 2010 Gulf oil spill.

AUG
30
2013

Obama changes rules to close two gun loopholes

The White House announced two changes to federal gun rules on Thursday to help keep weapons from criminals, but said it still wants to push Congress to pass new gun control measures in the wake of the horrific school shooting in Newtown, Connecticut, last year.

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