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ipernica settles Ericsson lawsuit
Technology and IP commercialisation company ipernica (ASX:IPR) expects a $2.9 million windfall from settling a patent lawsuit against Ericsson in the US. ipernica said it had reached a settlement in the lawsuit
Updated: 05/20/2011 03:46A
Brewer continues to play SB 1070 for all it's worth
The law also would require police to detain people until their immigration statuses are checked; allow for warrantless arrests if police believe people have committed offenses that would lead to their removal; make it a state crime to try to secure
Updated: 05/20/2011 03:46A
Mary Kenny: A self-professed feminist who was devoted to women in his life
a provision for divorce. Yet, some feminists thought the approach precipitate: you had to introduce property law first, which would give a divorced wife the entitlement to half of the marital property before you went about dissolving marriages.
Updated: 05/20/2011 03:45A
Tennessee neighbors of rocker Leon Russell prevail in lawsuit over bus, truck
AP NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Neighbors of Leon Russell won a legal battle over complaints that the rock musician was parking a tour bus and other vehicles in their Maury County subdivision. The Tennessee Court of Appeals this week upheld a trial court
Updated: 05/20/2011 03:44A
Tennessee neighbors of rocker Leon Russell prevail in lawsuit over bus, truck
AP NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Neighbors of Leon Russell won a legal battle over complaints that the rock musician was parking a tour bus and other vehicles in their Maury County subdivision. The Tennessee Court of Appeals this week upheld a trial court
Updated: 05/20/2011 03:44A
Victims groups dispute study of priest sex abuse
The study was commissioned by the US Conference of Catholic Bishops and conducted by researchers at John Jay College of Criminal Justice of the City University of New York. Back in the 1960s and 1970s, "the social influences intersected with
Updated: 05/20/2011 03:43A
Bruce Arnold: 'Father of the Country' who truly transcended politics
He was acceptable to all sides and spoke to all Irishmen and women with an egalitarianism and sense of justice that made him a truly loved figure. It also raised him to the status of Father of the Country. In the broadest possible sense,
Updated: 05/20/2011 03:42A
The Hangover: Part II has its premiere in Hollywood
His co-star Ed Helms said filming in Bangkok was hard work: "We were stuck in traffic behind a guy with a pig strapped to his motorcycle and said, 'Is this a joke? No, this is real. This is Bangkok.'" Jamie Chung plays the role of Stu's fiance,
Updated: 05/20/2011 03:42A
BREMERTON: 48 military members to become US citizens
The naturalization ceremony honors Armed Forces Day, which is Saturday. Under immigration law, during declared armed conflicts, active-duty military who are not US citizens are eligible to apply without waiting periods or filing fees. AP.
Updated: 05/20/2011 03:41A
VICTOR DAVIS HANSON: President plays politics on border
The vast majority of the American public is not racist or "playing politics" in worrying about out-of-control illegal immigration. The enforcement of existing federal immigration law has become a joke. Drug violence in Mexico is destabilizing that
Updated: 05/20/2011 03:41A