Plaintiffs including R.J. Reynolds Co, Lorillard Tobacco Co and Altria Group Inc´s Philip Morris USA Inc filed the lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia to try to block the directive, which was issued in March.
The administrative court rejected an appeal by the man, who was arrested in 2008 and deported after a legal complaint was filed alleging that he was gay.
The Commission, whose control of antitrust matters across the wealthy 28-nation bloc gives it a major say in the fate of global corporations, can fine firms up to 10 percent of their annual sales -- or a penalty of over $6 billion for Google
Federal appeals court rules that state’s ban on so-called gay conversion therapy for minors does not violate the rights of either children or their parentes.
The sale is the biggest commercial property deal in the US since 2007.
The announcement came minutes after emails from John D. Podesta, Mrs. Clinton’s campaign chairman, alerting donors and longtime Clinton associates to her candidacy.
Case lead by privacy campaigner Max Schrems sees 25,000 users sue social network for alleged illegal tracking of their data and its involvement in the NSA’s surveillance programme.
A man on trial for bankruptcy has been arrested after he shot dead three people.
Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was convicted on all 30 charges in an attack on the city’s 2013 marathon.
One of the largest deals in oil sector for 20 years comes after fall in crude prices, as British company’s CEO looks set to receive £25m in exit pay deal.
The $30bn AP1 pension fund plans to sue Petrobras separately from an existing class action lawsuit after revelations of a multibillion-dollar corruption scandal at Brazil’s biggest company by sales.
A lawsuit accusing the technology company of invading the privacy of users of its Google Wallet electronic payment service by sharing their personal information with outside app developers.
The bar on the social media sites came despite a constitutional court ruling last year against such blanket bans.
The brief asserts that voters should decide for themselves whether to allow same-sex marriages in their respective states.
Under the law, models will have to show they have a Body Mass Index (BMI) above a certain level.
Human rights groups welcome Kenya high court ruling that section of law to curb spread of HIV and Aids is unconstitutional.
Critics of the law say it could be used to discriminate against gay people because it gives business owners a legal defence based on their faith.
The late actor also handed over rights to his name, signature and likeness to a charitable organisation
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