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ATA Opposes Preliminary Opinion on EU Emissions Trading Scheme
The Air Transport Association (ATA) has issued a statement opposing the preliminary opinion issued by the Advocate General in the European Court of Justice regarding the lawsuit challenging the application of the European Union Emissions Trading Scheme
Updated: 10/07/2011 01:19P
AIG's $725M Settlement with Pension Funds Gains Preliminary Approval
AIG and the parties involved in the lawsuit reached the settlement in July 2010. The next step is a “fairness hearing,” scheduled for Jan. 31, 2012. It will determine whether the proposed settlement is fair and reasonable. The settlement involves the
Updated: 10/07/2011 01:18P
Oracle to pay $199M in false-claims case
WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 (UPI) -- Oracle and Oracle America agreed to pay $199.5 million to the US government to resolve a false-claims lawsuit, the Justice Department said. The settlement, announced Thursday, concerns a 1998 contract in which Oracle agreed
Updated: 10/07/2011 01:16P
Lawsuit Abuse Harming Local Government Budgets
California's lawsuit-happy legal climate causes local governments to spend exorbitant amounts of money defending or settling lawsuits, oftentimes from unscrupulous plaintiffs' attorneys eager to make a quick buck rather than spending the money where
Updated: 10/07/2011 01:15P
DOJ Blames Outside Data Manager for Problems in Honeywell Case
A lawsuit between the Department of Justice and a company over body armor that the DOJ says is faulty is turning into a legal quagmire for the DOJ, which contends that an outside information-management firm,
Updated: 10/07/2011 01:11P
Judge Refuses To Dismiss Twitter From Patent Lawsuit Concerning Patent On
But you would hope that in extremely ridiculous cases, courts would be quick to dump such lawsuits. Earlier this year we wrote about how patent lawyer Dinesh Agarwal had a patent 6408309 on a "Method and system for creating an interactive virtual
Updated: 10/07/2011 01:10P
Family of teen killed in car accident settles suit
AP The family of a Connecticut teenager killed in a car accident has settled a wrongful death lawsuit against a former police officer and the owner of a tavern where authorities say the ex-officer drank alcohol before the crash.
Updated: 10/07/2011 01:07P
Portland joins lawsuit to collect back taxes from online travel companies
/file photoThe Portland City Council this week authorized the city to join a lawsuit seeking back transient taxes from online travel companies. This week's gloomy economic news at Portland City Hall has city
Updated: 10/07/2011 01:07P
Google, Monopoly and Antitrust 101
Stephen D. Houck served as lead trial counsel for the 20 state plaintiffs in the government's lawsuit against Microsoft while he was chief of the Antitrust Bureau for the New York State Attorney General's Office from 1995 to 1999.
Updated: 10/07/2011 12:59P
BACALA welcomes Huckabee
Former Arkansas Gov. and GOP presidential hopeful Mike Huckabee is the keynote speaker for the 8th Annual Bay Area Citizens Against Lawsuit Abuse luncheon to be held Oct. 12 at the Congressman Solomon P. Ortiz International Center.
Updated: 10/07/2011 12:58P
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