Yahoo! announced on Thursday that a Mexican appeals court tossed out a $2.7 billion dollar damages award in a breach of contract lawsuit.

Technology - Business

May 16, 2013 2 / 5 (1) 0

A human gene patenting case before the U.S. Supreme Court next week could have major implications for biotechnology research and the public interest in the nation's patent system, according to a University of Michigan expert. ...

Biology - Biotechnology

Apr 12, 2013 not rated yet 0

A federal judge on Friday struck down an effort to form a class action lawsuit to go after Apple, Google and five other technology companies for allegedly forming an illegal cartel to tamp down workers' wages ...

Technology - Business

Apr 05, 2013 3.3 / 5 (4) 23

A Jewish student group has announced it was taking further legal action against Twitter over the global networking site's failure to respond to a French court order to hand over data to help identify the ...

Technology - Business

Mar 21, 2013 not rated yet 5

The US Supreme Court on Tuesday considered whether taking DNA swabs during an arrest violates privacy, in what one justice said was the court's "most important criminal procedure case" in decades.

Biology - Biotechnology

Feb 27, 2013 not rated yet 2

The Supreme Court announced Friday it will decide whether companies can patent human genes, a decision that could reshape medical research in the United States and the fight against diseases like breast and ovarian cancer.

Biology - Biotechnology

Nov 30, 2012 3.5 / 5 (8) 36

Yahoo! said Friday it was ordered to pay $2.7 billion by a Mexican court in a lawsuit stemming from allegations of breach of contract and lost profits related to a yellow pages listing service.

Technology - Business

Nov 30, 2012 5 / 5 (1) 3

(AP)—The Philippine Supreme Court on Tuesday suspended implementation of the country's anti-cybercrime law while it decides whether certain provisions violate civil liberties.

Technology - Internet

Oct 09, 2012 not rated yet 0

Twitter on Monday filed an appeal of a court order to turn over tweets from one of its users being prosecuted over Occupy Wall Street protests, in a case being watched for free-speech implications.

Technology - Internet

Aug 27, 2012 not rated yet 0

Freedom of speech on Facebook is at the heart of an appeals court case in Virginia involving an elected sheriff who fired staff members who "liked" his rival on the social networking site.

Technology - Internet

Aug 09, 2012 not rated yet 0

A US civil rights advocacy group has launched a free mobile phone application that allows users to record police activity discreetly, saying it will help boost police force accountability.

Technology - Software

Jul 07, 2012 3.8 / 5 (4) 7

A Paris court on Tuesday dismissed a lawsuit against YouTube filed by French television, saying the video-sharing website was not obligated to control content of uploaded material.

Technology - Internet

May 29, 2012 not rated yet 0

The judge presiding over a patent trial pitting Oracle against Google scolded rival attorneys on Monday as deliberating jurors grappled with subtleties of references in computer software code.

Technology - Business

May 21, 2012 not rated yet 1

Many US police departments use cell phone tracking, often without court orders, to find suspects and investigate criminal cases, according to a study released Monday.

Technology - Telecom

Apr 02, 2012 5 / 5 (4) 2

A US Supreme Court decision requiring a warrant to place a GPS device on the car of a criminal suspect leaves unresolved the bigger issue of police tracking using mobile phones, legal experts say.

Technology - Telecom

Feb 11, 2012 4 / 5 (2) 0