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Wednesday, 3 December 2008
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Google and Yahoo seek to avoid antitrust suit
Google Inc and Yahoo Inc are in talks with the U.S. Justice Department in an effort to head off an antitrust challenge to their proposed advertising agreement, The Wall Street Journal said, citing lawyers.
14 Oct 2008 |
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Nintendo sues 5 Japan firms over game equipment
Japan's Nintendo Co Ltd said on Tuesday it had filed a lawsuit against five Japanese firms for importing and selling equipment that enables illegal game programs to be played on Nintendo's popular DS portable video game player.
30 Jul 2008 |
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U.N. hits out at UK "anti-terror" laws
The United Nations human rights committee said on Thursday Britain should ease back on tough "anti-terror" measures and take firm action to combat "negative public attitudes" towards Muslims.
25 Jul 2008 |
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Call girl in Eliot Spitzer scandal files $10 million lawsuit
The prostitute linked to the sex scandal that forced former New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer to resign last month is suing "Girls Gone Wild" adult video founder Joe Francis for more than $10 million (5.02 million pounds) for the illegal use of her name and image.
29 Apr 2008 |
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Court revives rock band The Doors insurance lawsuit
Squabbling between surviving members of the 1960s rock band The Doors is serious enough that a lawsuit over an insurance policy covering "advertising injury" should proceed, a federal appeals court ruled on Tuesday.
25 Mar 2008 |
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Doctors cleared in John Ritter's death
Doctors who treated John Ritter after he collapsed on the set of his television comedy were cleared on Friday in a $67 million (33 million pound) wrongful death lawsuit brought by the Emmy-winning actor's wife and children.
15 Mar 2008 |
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Disney case highlights China supply pitfalls
In his dim two-room flat, Huang Renzhong showed a visitor a Mickey Mouse statuette and explained how creating Disney figurines during 15-hour work days in a grim factory led to a $90,000 (46,000 pound) lawsuit.
12 Feb 2008 |
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Microsoft warns of 4 "critical" security holes
Microsoft Corp. warned of four security flaws in its software that it categorized as "critical" on Tuesday that could allow attackers to gain control of a user's computer.
11 Apr 2007 |
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Ruling in NatWest case raises risks for banks
A lawsuit brought by victims of suicide bombings in Israel, alleging that British bank NatWest knowingly provided services to a charity linked to militant Islamic group Hamas
30 Sep 2006 |
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