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- Web of lawsuits Surrounds Tesla, Fisker Debuts
- Fisker Automotive Inc. maintains that its plug-in hybrid sports car, the Karma, is still on track for delivery starting in the fourth quarter of 2009. That would be a minor miracle, regardless of an April 14 lawsuit in which rival Tesla Motors claims Fisker Automotive took some...
- Blog posts 2008-04-28
- More Women Charge Bloomberg LP With Discrimination
- By Leslie Gevirtz NEW YORK (Reuters UK) - Financial news and data firm Bloomberg LP, founded by New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, is facing a lawsuit involving 58 women who say they had their pay cut, were demoted or denied opportunities because they had become...
- News items 2008-05-01
- Watch Out! Shareholder lawsuits Are Up
- CEOs, take cover! Shareholders lawsuits are back and are on the rise. According to "Corporate Board Member" magazine, the number of lawsuits in 2007 rose to 166 compared with just 116 for 2006. Some obvious reasons are the stock backdating scandal that burst on...
- Blog posts 2008-04-14
- More Women Charge Bloomberg LP With Discrimination
- By Leslie Gevirtz NEW YORK (Reuters) - The number of pregnant women at news and financial data company Bloomberg LP who claim to have suffered sex discrimination has grown to 58 from three, an attorney for the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission ...
- News items 2008-05-01
- U.S. Victims of Attacks in Israel Sue Swiss Bank
- NEW YORK (Reuters) - American victims of bombings and rocket attacks in Israel have sued Swiss bank UBS AG for more than $500 million, accusing the bank of helping fund the militants behind the attacks through dealings with Iran. The lawsuit seeks damages...
- News items 2008-05-12
- FedEx Holder Sues Board Over Contractor Problems
- CHICAGO (Reuters) - A shareholder of FedEx Corp (FDX) filed a lawsuit against the package delivery company's board on Thursday alleging the directors exposed the company to damages by misclassifying employees as contractors. A FedEx spokesman dismissed the lawsuit as frivolous. The lawsuit...
- News items 2008-05-08
- Whistleblower or Disgruntled Employee? lawsuit Alleges cGMP Violations
- In a case that could set a precedent for drug manufacturers if it reaches the courtroom, Mark Livingston, former associate director of training and continuous improvement at Wyeth Pharmaceuticals' Sanford, N.C. plant, has invoked the employee protection provisions of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 to sue his former employer as...
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- Your Insurance Company Is Defending the lawsuit. Are You in Good Hands
- This paper is about the rights of a policy holder. A policyholder should be aware, however, that on occasion, the insurance company's interests may not be precisely the same as the policyholder's. As the policyholder, you have certain rights ù including the right to monitor the insured-led defense. Here are...
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- 7 Ways To Protect Your Business From A lawsuit
- Here's an old expression that a small-business owner isn't likely to use very often: "So Sue Me.? The reason is because a lot of people these days will happily take you up on the offer. We live in a litigious society, and there is no getting around that reality. And...
- White papers
- Watchdog Group Says Chevron Complicit in Myanmar
- By Michael Erman NEW YORK (Reuters) - A human rights watchdog group on Tuesday accused Chevron Corp (CVX) of complicity in human rights abuses along a natural gas pipeline in Myanmar in which it holds a stake and said Chevron could be sued....
- News items 2008-04-28
- Conflicting Interests Under the Spotlight in eBay-Craigslist lawsuit
- EBay has gone public with the details of its lawsuit against Craigslist and its two shareholders Craig Newmark and James Buckmaster. While suit details alleged self-dealing by Newmark and Buckmaster and a rift over eBay's Kijiji unit, which competes with Craigslist, it's worth pondering the motives--and perceptions--here. ...
- Blog posts 2008-05-02
- Blackstone Says Alliance Data lawsuit Spurious
- NEW YORK (Reuters) - Private equity and real estate firm Blackstone Group (BX) said on Saturday it would vigorously defend itself against a lawsuit filed against it by Alliance Data Systems Corp (ADS) and "does not intend to settle." Blackstone agreed a $6.76...
- News items 2008-04-19
- Chiquita and the Downside of Paying Terrorists
- Here's a lesson you probably won't find in any management textbook: Don't hire thugs to terrorize your competitors. It's a good lesson whether or not the Cincinnati-based Chiquita Brands International is found to be complicit in the murders of five American missionaries in Colombia. The company is...
- Blog posts 2008-04-03
- Chiquita and the Downside of Paying Terrorists
- Here's a lesson you probably won't find in any management textbook: Don't hire thugs to terrorize your competitors. It's a good lesson whether or not the Cincinnati-based Chiquita Brands International is found to be complicit in the murders of five American missionaries in Colombia. The company is...
- Blog posts 2008-04-03
- When Your Creative Juices Get Stolen
- When Your Creative Juices Get StolenGet Ahead Or Get Even?Hmm. I don't agree with the main thrust of this article. Coming from a business world, there are always many johnny-come-latelys stealing your ideas. You can waste time staying at their level, fighting their fight, with patents, lawsuits, borderline business tactics...
- Discussion threads 2007-07-25
- AP's Copyright lawsuit: Legitimate or Frivolous?
- Yesterday's news that the Associated Press is suing Moreover Technologies (a news aggregator service that was acquired by Verisign for $30 million in 2005) seems to have been met with general eye-rolling from the 'sphere. I particularly enjoyed Rich Ord's perspective in "AP Suing Moreover Like It's...
- Blog posts 2007-10-11
- Three Former Employees Hit LifeGift With lawsuit Alleging Retaliation
- This paper describes about the LifeGift Organ Donation Center, the organ procurement organization in Houston, which has been hit by a lawsuit from 3 former employees, alleging they were fired in retaliation for their involvement in an overtime wage dispute last year, the Houston Chronicle reported. In their lawsuit, the...
- White papers 2005-03-11
- What Every Employer Must Know to Avoid Costly lawsuits: Tips for Preventing High-Priced Compliance Violations
- Protecting your company from legislative compliance risks is a high priority for any CEO or CFO. Ignorance and violation of workplace regulations cost U.S. organizations millions of dollars each year. This report reviews five of the most common, problematic workplace regulations, discusses the violations that can be costly for your...
- White papers 2004-07-09
- Recording Industry Announces lawsuits Against Music Sharers
- The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) today filed 261 lawsuits against people who allegedly shared copyrighted music online. The RIAA announced plans to sue more file-sharers and introduced an "amnesty" program available only to file-sharers who the RIAA has not yet identified or sued. The lawsuits come in the...
- White papers 2003-08-14
- A Picture Worth a Thousand lawsuits
- There is a vast body of internet IP law in the U.S. Much legislation has been passed and numerous judgments made to clarify the uncertainty generated by the new technology. Yet no legislative or judicial authority has addressed the legality of framing or inline linking copyrighted works on others' websites....
- White papers 2003-07-23
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