JUL
12
2016

How Uber secretly investigated its legal foes — and got caught

Faced with a class action suit, the company hired a CIA-linked intelligence firm to look into the plaintiffs and their lawyer, but a judge says they may have gone too far

JUL
12
2016

Judge Rules Virginia Can’t Force Delegates to Back Donald Trump

U.S. District Judge Robert Payne said the Virginia state law requiring delegates who oppose Mr. Trump to vote for him next week at the party’s convention creates “a severe burden” on First Amendment rights

JUL
12
2016

China’s Claim to Most of South China Sea Has No Legal Basis, Court Says

Tribunal in The Hague says ‘nine-dash’ line contravenes U.N. convention on maritime law

JUL
11
2016

Apple agrees to pay $25 million settlement in patent infringement case

The claim involved U.S. Patent No. 6,006,227 (227 Patent), a "document stream operating system" that organizes files chronologically

JUL
11
2016

Pakistan accuses India of human rights violations in Kashmir

The Delhi High Court in India granted bail in March to a student political leader arrested for rallying against the execution of Kashmiri separatist Mohammed Afzal Guru

JUL
11
2016

Court ruling could make sharing Netflix and Spotify passwords a federal crime

US court rules in favor of a new criminal act designed to counter cases of hacking, but decision may have consequences for ‘innocuous’ password sharers

JUL
11
2016

U.S. Senate Approves Legislation Requiring GMO Labels

GMO label bill to be considered by House

JUL
11
2016

No Brexit Without Free Parliamentary Vote, U.K. Lawyers Urge

Lawmakers should be allowed a free vote on an Act of Parliament before Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty can be triggered and the two-year timeline to Britain’s exit formally starts, they said

JUL
8
2016

US tax authorities probe Facebook’s Irish transfers

Internal Revenue Service says transferred assets may have been undervalued by billions of dollars

JUL
8
2016

Uefa takes action against Viagogo over illegal Euro 2016 ticket sales

French police raid Bordeaux hotel where staff from online marketplace were handing out tickets for Italy v Germany

JUL
8
2016

European Union’s First Cybersecurity Law Gets Green Light

The law also requires EU national governments to cooperate among themselves in the field of network security.

JUL
7
2016

Attorney General Accepts Recommendation Not to Charge Hillary Clinton

The statement by Loretta Lynch ends the investigation into Mrs. Clinton’s use of a private email server while secretary of state

JUL
7
2016

Judge who detained kids for refusing interactions with dad committed misconduct

Gorcyca said she had warned the children that contempt was a “tool in her toolbox” and she finally acted after years of frustration

JUL
7
2016

Court Strikes Down Obama Health Care Rule on Insurance Standards

A federal appeals court decided that the administration had gone beyond the terms of federal law

JUL
7
2016

Danone agrees to buy US food maker WhiteWave for $10B

It represents a premium of 24 percent over WhiteWave´s 30-day average closing trading price

JUL
7
2016

Germany approves tough ´no means no´ sex crime laws

Under the new rules, all forms of non-consensual sexual contact will be punishable, regardless of the circumstances

JUL
6
2016

LG Electronics says to jointly develop connected car platform with Volkswagen

The future LG´s technologies allow drivers to control and monitor devices in their homes such as lights and security systems

JUL
6
2016

Brussels set to fine Spain and Portugal for deficit breaches

Countries on course to become first in eurozone to face penalties for breaking EU fiscal rules

JUL
6
2016

Lionel Messi handed 21-month tax fraud sentence but is unlikely to serve time

Messi and father Jorge found guilty of evading tax on image rights

JUL
6
2016

Appeals Court: Using Shared Password to Steal Company Secrets is Hacking

Ninth Circuit upholds conviction of ex-employee in Computer Fraud and Abuse Act case

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