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Apple-Samsung trial survey may worry both
A new survey of young people between age 18 and 30 found that most disagreed with last week's jury verdict that Samsung violated Apple patents, but they would still rather own an iPhone. Cromwell Schubarth: Senior Technology Reporter- Silicon Valley
Updated: 08/30/2012 09:16A
Consumers side with Samsung over patent trial verdict
Indeed, of those who disagreed with the verdict, 21 per cent saw it as an example of Apple 'taking over' the world of tech. 71 per cent of this group said the ruling was plain 'unfair', while 53 per cent said the verdict 'hindered' creativity, in the poll conducted by
Updated: 08/30/2012 09:15A
Law Project offers forums for emerging nonprofits
Workshop titles include "Nonprofit Board Basics," "Business Planning for New Nonprofits," "Developing a Budget for a New Nonprofit," "Funding a New Nonprofit" and "Legal Steps to Create a 501(c)(3) Charitable Organization." The first series of workshops
Updated: 08/30/2012 09:15A
Favre's lawyers fighting women's claims
Brett Favre shouldn't have to respond to some embarrassing claims about his personal life that two massage therapists are making in a lawsuit, his lawyers say. The massage therapists say the New York Jets blacklisted them after they objected to suggestive
Updated: 08/30/2012 09:13A
NFL stadium plans in LA targeted by activists
The Play Fair at Farmers Field Coalition is upset about a law that speeds up the legal review process for the planned stadium and convention center in downtown L.A. The coalition is filing a lawsuit against the state of California regarding Senate Bill 292,
Updated: 08/30/2012 09:12A
Hasan heads back to court in Fort Hood shooting case
FORT HOOD, Texas (AP) — The Army officer accused of opening fire on a Texas military post in 2009 is expected to appear in court for the first time since an appeals court lifted its stay of the case. Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan has a Thursday court hearing at Fort
Updated: 08/30/2012 09:12A
Battle of the Russian oligarchs: Verdict to settle dispute between Abramovich
LONDON — Two Russian businessmen rose to riches together in the chaotic years of post-Soviet Russia and then became archenemies — and a British judge will soon rule on which oligarch will defeat the other in a multi-billion-dollar court battle.
Updated: 08/30/2012 09:12A
Appeals court reduces Qwest harassment damages
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - A California appeals court has nearly halved a more than $4 million employee sexual harassment award against Qwest Communications. The 1st District Court of Appeal in San Francisco ruled on Monday that the jury's damages
Updated: 08/30/2012 09:12A
incident with sex toy leads to lawsuit against airline
A Norfolk couple is suing United Continental Airlines over an incident that involved the public display of the couple's sex toy at the Norfolk International Airport. In May, the two men were flying home from Costa Rica with a stopover in Houston. When they
Updated: 08/30/2012 09:11A
RI judge backs traffic stop based on tipsters
WARWICK, R.I.—Rhode Island's Traffic Tribunal chief magistrate has found a criminal defense lawyer guilty of refusing a breath test, backing a police stop based on tipster accounts rather than an officer's observations. The Providence Journal reports
Updated: 08/30/2012 09:11A
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