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Criminal charges filed in HP case
News California's attorney general filed felony criminal charges on Wednesday against former HP chairman Patricia Dunn and four others in connection with the company's internal probe into boardroom leaks to the news media.
[October 5, 2006, 8:50]
News Burst: Brief filed to reveal identity of Netizen
News On 13 October, the Electronic Frontier Foundation and Public filed a brief on behalf of an individual, known as "Jane Doe", who posted comments to a Yahoo! AK Steel general counsel and executive vice president John Hritz subsequently filed a...
[October 17, 2000, 11:50]
Lawsuits filed to block HP-EDS merger
News An organisation in the US has filed a lawsuit in an attempt to stop the sale of IT services company EDS to HP. Utah-based Intermountain Ironworkers Trust Fund, which filed the suit through law firm Baron & Budd, has alleged that the sale is unfair...
[June 4, 2008, 8:37]
Brief filed to reveal identity of Netizen
News On 13 October, the Electronic Frontier Foundation and Public Citizen filed a brief on behalf of an individual, known as "Jane Doe," who posted comments to a Yahoo! AK Steel general counsel and executive vice president John Hritz subsequently filed...
[October 17, 2000, 15:53]
Criminal charges filed in HP case
Talkback I don't approve of what they did -- HOWEVER, the police do it all the time, and it's perfectly legal. If the people created the government and allow it to have some particular powers, then by simple inspection, it has to be legal for the people to...
[October 5, 2006, 18:13]
US Report: Lawsuit filed against Intuit charges Y2K issue
News That firm filed the suit in New York State Supreme Court. Intuit has stated that Quicken Versions 5 and 6 are not able to handle online banking transactions for dates after December 31, 1999. The complaint argues that consumers weren't told about...
[May 15, 1998, 6:00]
Criminal charges filed in HP case
Talkback Tim, that's the point though police have procedures to follow to gain access to this type of material. Patricia Dunn and her cronies are not police. She went beyond her fiduciary duties as Hewlett-Packard Board Chair http://www.iwantmyess.com/?
[October 6, 2006, 2:06]
Pirate Bay confirms it has filed appeal
News Days after four defendants in the high-profile Pirate Bay case were found guilty of violating copyright law, the website implored fans to stay calm, not to send donations, and to stay united. A blog post on ThePirateBay.org said the "verdict has...
[April 21, 2009, 9:53]
Verizon sued over GPL breach
News The Software Freedom Law Center said on Friday that it has filed a lawsuit against international telco Verizon, alleging that it has violated the terms of the General Public License, which governs the use of free and open-source software products.
[December 10, 2007, 10:54]
The patent nuclear weapon
Talkback Defensive Patents are patents which are filed to protect a company from being sued by someone else claiming that they originated the technology months or years after a technology becomes popular. IBM has filed hundreds, possibly thousands of such...
[September 7, 2003, 21:54]
Legato shareholders fight EMC bid
News Several Legato Systems shareholders have filed lawsuits aimed at stopping EMC's planned acquisition of the storage management software vendor. Filed in California at the Santa Clara County Superior Court by San Diego-based law firms Milberg Weiss...
[July 18, 2003, 10:27]
EarthLink takes action against 'Alabama Spammers'
News EarthLink on Wednesday filed a lawsuit against the "Alabama Spammers," an unidentified group it alleges used its access service to send massive amounts of junk email. It was filed in the Northern District of Georgia, Atlanta Division.
[August 28, 2003, 10:45]
EU-wide patents 'move closer'
Talkback If they were both filed at the same time, then they run concurrently - A can enforce the patent in his jurisdiction (Italy? On the other hand, if A's patent was published before B's was filed, then B's patent might be invalid.
[May 9, 2006, 9:43]
Shareholders sue Gateway
News Shareholders filed a lawsuit against Gateway Friday alleging the company defrauded them by claiming it was "undervalued". The lawsuit was filed on behalf of shareholders who bought Gateway stock between 13 October 2000 and 29 November 2000 and...
[December 18, 2000, 10:24]
Microsoft hit with 'Office Live' lawsuit
News A company called Office Live said on Friday that it has filed a trademark infringement lawsuit against Microsoft over the software giant's use of "Office Live" for its on-demand productivity tools. It initially filed its lawsuit against Microsoft...
[February 26, 2007, 8:20]
Stamps.com rips into PayPal and eBay
News Stamps.com has filed a breach-of-contract suit against PayPal and eBay, claiming the companies derailed an agreement for it to provide shipping tools through the PayPal Web site. In a complaint filed on Tuesday in the Superior Court in Los Angeles...
[June 26, 2003, 11:05]
Intel, Digital lawyers swap jabs
News Intel late yesterday filed a suit against Digital demanding the return of confidential documents related to upcoming processors, such as the Deschutes processor. May 27 letter from Dunlap to Siekman: Intel is amazed that DEC continues to state that...
[May 29, 1997, 16:51]
RIM sues Handspring and Good
News Research In Motion said late Wednesday that it has filed suit against Handspring, alleging that the company's Treo organisers infringe on a RIM patent. The complaint, filed in the United States District Court for the District of Delaware, charges...
[September 20, 2002, 7:54]
HMRC extends late-fee amnesty after site crash
News People who filed their tax returns online over the weekend will be exempt from a £100 late filing penalty, following problems with the HMRC Self Assessment Online website. On Thursday alone, more than 200,000 people successfully filed their tax...
[February 6, 2008, 8:30]
Zombie masters hunted down
News Hoping to turn the tide on spam zombies, Microsoft has filed suit against entities it said used compromised PCs to send millions of junk email messages. A lawsuit was filed against unnamed defendants in August.
[October 31, 2005, 9:35]
