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Access to legal aid depends a lot on where you live, report says

According to one estimate, half of Americans are confronting a civil legal problem at any one time.

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Oct 26, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Nigerians seek $1 billion from Shell for oil spills

A Nigerian tribal king filed a lawsuit in a US court seeking $1 billion from Royal Dutch Shell to compensate for decades of pollution that sickened his people and damaged their lands, his lawyer said.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Oct 21, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 2

Disgraced Korean scientist unveils cloned coyotes

Disgraced South Korean stem cell scientist Hwang Woo-Suk unveiled eight cloned coyotes Monday in a project sponsored by a provincial government.

Biology / Biotechnology

created Oct 17, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Dutch court refuses to ban iPhone, iPad sales

A Dutch court refused Friday to grant Samsung an injunction banning Apple from selling iPhones and iPad tablets in the Netherlands, dealing the South Korean electronics giant a defeat in its global patent battle with its ...

Technology / Business

created Oct 14, 2011 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (4) | comments 2

US tracked email of Wikileaks volunteer: report

US authorities have obtained a secret court order to force search giant Google and a small Internet provider to hand over information from email accounts of a volunteer for whistleblower website WikiLeaks, ...

Technology / Internet

created Oct 10, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 17

Supreme Court to hear 'one of most important church-state cases in decades'

As the U.S. Supreme Court opens its October 2011 term, there is intense focus on several high-profile cases and questions the justices are likely to tackle later, including those involving affirmative action, health-care ...

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Oct 05, 2011 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Verizon sues to overturn 'net neutrality' rules

Verizon Communications, the largest U.S. cell phone carrier, is suing to overturn new government regulations governing the flow of Internet traffic.

Technology / Telecom

created Oct 01, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 7

US fines Hitachi-LG disk drive firm for price fixing

US justice authorities hit a Japanese-Korean producer of optical disk drives with a $21.1 million fine for bid-rigging and price fixing, the Justice Department announced.

Technology / Business

created Sep 30, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

NinjaVideo leader pleads guilty to copyright charges

A co-founder of the NinjaVideo website that offered illegal downloads of movies and television shows pleaded guilty Thursday to conspiracy and criminal copyright infringement.

Technology / Internet

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Judge to make ruling on Apple/Samsung next week

An Australian court on Thursday said a judgement was likely next week in technology giant Apple's patent dispute with Samsung Electronics over tablet computers.

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

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NinjaVideo founder pleads to copyright charges

A founder of the NinjaVideo website that offered downloads of current movies and television shows pleaded guilty Friday to criminal copyright violations, officials said.

Technology / Internet

created Sep 23, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Court reinstates $675,000 damages for downloading

(AP) -- A federal appeals court has reinstated a $675,000 judgment against a Boston University student who illegally downloaded and shared songs on the Internet.

Technology / Internet

created Sep 19, 2011 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (6) | comments 29

Stock holder sues HP execs for rosy outlook

Hewlett-Packard (HP) is being sued by a stock holder who accuses executives of painting a deceptively rosy picture of the computer company's prospects.

Technology / Business

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Google, publishers near settlement in books case

Google and publishers told a US judge Thursday they are close to settling a lawsuit over the Internet giant's controversial book-scanning project.

Technology / Internet

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5 years in US prison for Cisco counterfeiter

The US representative of a Chinese company was sentenced to five years in prison on Friday for importing counterfeit Cisco-branded computer networking equipment, money laundering and other offenses, the Justice ...

Technology / Other

created Sep 09, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1