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Apple CEO Tim Cook ordered to testify in e-books antitrust case
A federal judge has ruled that Apple's Chief Executive Tim Cook must testify in the U.S. government's e-books antitrust case against the company. U.S. District Judge Denise Cote in Manhattan granted the Department of Justice's request to order Cook to...
Tags: Steve Jobs, Litigation, Crime, Law and Justice, Book, Prices
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European officials fine Microsoft $731 million in browser case
WASHINGTON -- European Union antitrust officials on Wednesday hit Microsoft Corp. with a $731-million fine for failing to live up to a promise to allow Windows users to easily choose a Web browser other than Internet Explorer. That promise was part of a...
Tags: Fines, Punishment, Microsoft Corporation, Google Inc., Bill Gates
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Moving, slowly, toward a la carte cable
The cable company Cablevision says it's just looking out for consumers in its lawsuit against Viacom, owner of MTV and Nickelodeon, over bundled programming packages that drive monthly bills higher. And the company is correct — to a point. ------...
Tags: DirecTV Group Inc., Crime, Law and Justice, Viacom Inc., MSNBC (tv network), Computing and Information Technology Industry
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A cable TV operator goes to bat against costly channel bundles
Consumers don't ordinarily think of cable TV companies as friends of the little guy. But Cablevision, which won an extremely pro-consumer court ruling on digital video recording in 2008, is waging another legal battle that could be a boon to pay-TV...
Tags: Television, Entertainment, MTV (tv network), Consumers, Crime, Law and Justice
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Seed patents before Supreme Court
The world's biggest seed company never saw Vernon Hugh Bowman coming. It should have because, beginning in May, 1999, the self-described, 75-year-old “eccentric bachelor,” who farms 300 acres of corn, soybeans and rusting machinery near Sandborn, IN,...Tags: U.S. Supreme Court, Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks, Monsanto Company, Crime, Law and Justice, Companies and Corporations
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Farming: Seed patents before Supreme Court
The world’s biggest seed company never saw Vernon Hugh Bowman coming. It should have because, beginning in May 1999, the self-described, 75-year-old “eccentric bachelor,” who farms 300 acres of corn, soybeans and rusting machinery...Tags: U.S. Supreme Court, Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks, Monsanto Company, Crime, Law and Justice, Companies and Corporations
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No trust in antitrust
A recent New York Times headline whetted the proverbial whistle. “Justice Dept.'s Fight Against Modelo Brings in Familiar Face.” Modelo, the name of a lovely Mexican beer, drew me into a brief story that related how the company's outside counsel,...Tags: Newspaper and Magazine, Barack Obama, Eric Holder, U.S. Department of Justice, Newspapers
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Farming: No trust in antitrust fight
A recent New York Times headline whetted the proverbial whistle. “Justice Dept.’s Fight Against Modelo Brings in Familiar Face.” Modelo, the name of a lovely Mexican beer, drew me into a brief story that related how the company&...Tags: Eric Holder, Barack Obama, Newspaper and Magazine, U.S. Department of Justice, Newspapers
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U.S. sues to block AB InBev's move to merge Budweiser, Corona
The Justice Department has filed an antitrust lawsuit against Anheuser-Busch InBev, the maker of Budweiser, to block its acquisition of Grupo Modelo, maker of Corona, officials announced Thursday. The department said the proposed $20.1-billion merger...
Tags: Litigation, U.S. Department of Justice, Crime, Law and Justice, New Products, Walmart
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Avery Dennison finds buyer for office-goods unit after 3M backs out
Avery Dennison Corp. will sell two of its businesses for $500 million in cash to CCL Industries Inc., a Canadian maker of specialty packaging, the Pasadena-based company announced Wednesday. The sale comes three months after Minnesota-based 3M abandoned...
Tags: Avery Dennison Corporation, U.S. Department of Justice, Companies and Corporations, Economy, Business and Finance
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Maryland seeks to dismiss ACC suit in North Carolina, asks Maryland court to throw out exit fee
As expected, Maryland vigorously defended its right to move to the Big Ten without paying a $52 million exit fee to the Atlantic Coast Conference in two legal actions filed Friday. Maryland attorney general Doug Gansler filed a complaint in Prince...
Tags: Maryland Terrapins, Prince George's County, Big Ten Conference, North Carolina Tar Heels, Douglas F. Gansler
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NHL players vote to authorize effort to dissolve their union
Members of the NHL Players’ Assn. have voted to authorize their executive board to dissolve the union, which would pave the way for players to file antitrust lawsuits against the NHL. Several people who are knowledgeable about the decision but are...Tags: National Basketball Players Association, National Hockey League, Gary Bettman, Politics, Sports
Mar 13, 2013
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Mar 6, 2013
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Feb 28, 2013
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Feb 26, 2013
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Feb 22, 2013
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Feb 9, 2013
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Jan 31, 2013
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Jan 30, 2013
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Jan 18, 2013
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Dec 21, 2012
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