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Google to pay US$500 million fine
This past May, after Google revealed in a SEC filing that it had put aside US$500 million, rumors immediately sprang up that the sum would be used to settle a Department of Justice investigation into the company's advertising practices -namely,
Updated: 08/24/2011 11:37A
Report: Google to Pay $500 Million Settlement in DOJ Investigation
In one of the largest-ever government penalties, Google will pay $500 million to settle charges that it illegally showed ads for online pharmacies that broke federal criminal law, sources told the New York Times. This past spring, after Google revealed
Updated: 08/24/2011 11:22A
Tech: Report: Google to Pay $500 Mil…
a Department of Justice investigation into the company's advertising practices—namely, allegations that Google made hundreds of millions of dollars by accepting ads from pharmacies in the US and Canada illegally selling prescription drugs online.
Updated: 08/24/2011 11:22A
Google Reaches Settlement With Government
Google has said in the past that regulating these pharmacies on its site is a cat-and-mouse game, because when it introduces rules to prevent them from advertising, they find new ways to appear on Google. Web sites are liable for ads on their sites
Updated: 08/24/2011 10:52A
Google Said to Reach $500 Million Settlement With Government
The investigation was first revealed in May, when Google said in a government filing that it set aside $500 million for the potential settlement of a Department of Justice investigation into its advertising practices, which decreased its quarterly
Updated: 08/24/2011 10:40A
When looking a gift horse in the mouth, it's best to accurately count the
Instead, Milken's generosity has been met with controversy, as holier-than-thou faculty members like UCLA Law professor Lynn A. Stout—described in a New York Times blog by Julie Creswell and Peter Lattman as “a specialist in corporate governance and
Updated: 08/24/2011 10:29A
Draft Law Amendment Allows Lawyers to Meet Defendants in Custody Without
Chinese lawyers will be able to meet criminal suspects or defendants in custody without being monitored, according to a draft amendment to the Criminal Procedure Law. The draft amendment was submitted to the 11th National People's Congress (NPC)
Updated: 08/24/2011 10:15A
Cumbria man tells of sex allegation nightmare
As far as the criminal law was concerned, that was the end of the case. But as Eric tried to get his life back on track after being cleared, he had to learn a harsh lesson about the nature of sex allegations. Put simply it was this: mud sticks.
Updated: 08/24/2011 09:57A
China to amend law to prevent forced confessions
BEIJING - China's top legislature will revise the Criminal Procedure Law to prevent judges from accepting confessions from tortured suspects and giving these suspects more defense options in a bid to ensure justice while protecting defendants' human
Updated: 08/24/2011 08:21A
Weightmans LLP | What next for Ethical Standards?
The police, the Crown Prosecution Service and the courts will take the lead in investigating and prosecuting any breach of existing criminal law. Civil law will cover issues such as libel and slander by councillors. The Local Government Ombudsman will
Updated: 08/24/2011 08:05A
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