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December 18, 2009
French court rules against Google
...Mr Nourry said. A decision by the National Library of France to open negotiations...government review. But France’s second national library in Lyon has already entered an arrangement with the US group. The French government earlier this...The publishers association and a group representing writers later joined the challenge. Google had argued that...had breached the copyright of the plaintiffs. The publishers contended that the... By Ben Hall in Paris and David Gelles in San Francisco
December 6, 2009
Paul Stevens: Mutual funds industry defender
...heard in the Supreme Court, in which the plaintiffs claim they are being overcharged...Institute Established: 1940 inNew York as the National Committee of Investment Companies; a year later became the National Association of Investment Companies...than 90m shareholders >Fees in the US are generally lower than in Europe...extent by Vanguard, a large mutual fund group that makes low cost a central tenet... By Pauline Skypala
November 30, 2008
Baidu faces wave of legal challenges
...listed Chinese company. It also raises the pressure on the Chinese government to decide whether to...favoured over foreign rivals as a “national champion”. Baidu holds 70 per cent of the Chinese internet search market, far...stoves and heaters that is among the plaintiffs, said it would hold Baidu responsible...under Macro’s name. The lawyer group plans to group the plaintiffs under... By Kathrin Hille in Beijing
December 1, 2008
Legal challenge mounts against Baidu's online business model
...listed Chinese company. It also raises the pressure on the Chinese government to decide whether...favoured over foreign rivals as a "national champion". Baidu holds 70 per cent of the Chinese internet search market, far...on the keyword auctions. The lawyer group plans to group the plaintiffs under different legal counts. These... By Kathrin Hille in Beijing
March 26, 2009
Japan national anthem dispute deepens
...battle not to have to sing Japan’s national anthem at graduation ceremonies. The Tokyo District Court rejected a lawsuit filed by a group of 172 teachers when it ruled that it was legal for the capital’s Board of Education to force...severe. Some Japanese object to the national flag (Hinomaru) and national anthem...that this is not just to benefit the plaintiffs but the freedom of thought of the Japanese... By Robin Harding in Tokyo
March 1, 2006
Supreme Court to rule on state tax breaks
...Ohio, it is a story repeated across the nation. Big companies, many of them...Northeastern University and counsel for a group of plaintiffs who are challenging the tax breaks. "That's where the court...including land and tax breaks. But a group of Ohio taxpayers, Michigan citizens...Supreme Court justice who has mounted a national campaign against tax incentives and... By Patti Waldmeir in Washington
February 28, 2006
Supreme Court to rule on state tax breaks
...Ohio, it is a story repeated across the nation. Big companies, many of them...Northeastern University and counsel for a group of plaintiffs who are challenging the tax breaks. ?That?s where the court...including land and tax breaks. But a group of Ohio taxpayers, Michigan citizens...Supreme Court justice who has mounted a national campaign against tax incentives and... By Patti Waldmeir in Washington
November 30, 2009
The people's police
...Administration of Industry and Commerce and the National Development and Reform Commission...s leading companies. As well as the China Mobile lawsuit, about 10 cases...Sinopec, which await settlement. Plaintiffs are seeking compensation for alleged...out subsidies on a selective basis. The age of national competition regimes varies considerably... By Sundeep Tucker in Hong Kong and Patti Waldmeir in,Shanghai
February 7, 2007
Wal-Mart faces sex bias lawsuit
...Mart on Tuesday lost a bid to block the biggest employment lawsuit in US history...and former female employees could sue the company as a group. The ruling, by a narrowly divided panel...and promoting them less often. The plaintiffs include almost all women who worked...defend,” said Robin Conrad of the National Chamber Litigation Center, the chamber... By Patti Waldmeir in Washington
February 7, 2007
Wal-Mart faces sex-bias lawsuit
...Mart yesterday lost a bid to block the biggest employment lawsuit in US history...and former female employees could sue the company as a group. The ruling, by a narrowly divided panel...and promoting them less often. The plaintiffs include almost all women who worked...defend," said Robin Conrad of the National Chamber Litigation Center, the chamber... By Patti Waldmeir in Washington