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Judge nixes Winklevoss twin's Facebook lawsuit

A US judge on Friday blocked the latest courtroom campaign by Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss to undo a deal they made to settle a squabble over who came up with the idea for Facebook.

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created Jul 23, 2011 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (2) | comments 2

Google: Belgian papers to appear in searches again

(AP) -- Google began allowing the Web sites of French-language Belgian newspapers to appear in its search results again on Monday, saying it had obtained the papers' legal consent to do so without repercussions.

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created Jul 18, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

NYC judge asked to throw out border search lawsuit

(AP) -- A federal judge in New York City is questioning why laptops and smartphones should be excluded from random searches done by U.S. customs agents protecting the border.

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created Jul 08, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 7

WikiLeaks delays complaint against Visa, Mastercard: lawyer

WikiLeaks is delaying its complaint to the European Commission against credit card giants Visa and MasterCard in the hopes of reaching an out-of-court deal, the website's lawyer said Thursday.

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created Jul 07, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

WikiLeaks to file complaint against Visa, Mastercard: lawyer

WikiLeaks will lodge a complaint with the European Commission against credit card giants Visa and MasterCard if the two companies refuse to lift their ban on donations to the site, their lawyer said Monday.

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created Jul 04, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (7) | comments 13

NY man who claims Facebook stake gets new lawyer

(AP) -- A New York man suing Mark Zuckerberg for a stake in Facebook has changed attorneys as the multibillion-dollar social media company pushes for access to a contract and emails that form the basis of his case - documents ...

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created Jun 29, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Winklevoss twins take Facebook back to court

Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss are attacking Facebook on a new legal front after opting not take their California case to the US Supreme Court.

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created Jun 24, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Facebook wants contract, emails in ownership case

Facebook on Thursday demanded that a New York man who claims he is entitled to 50 percent of the social network immediately produce the purported contract and emails on which he is basing his case.

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created Jun 02, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 4

Facebook rejects ownership suit as a 'fraud'

Facebook on Thursday dismissed as a "brazen and outrageous fraud" a lawsuit filed by a New York man who claims he is entitled to at least 50 percent of the wildly successful social network.

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created May 27, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

NYC judge allows lawsuit against Huffington Post

(AP) -- A judge on Tuesday refused to throw out a lawsuit by two Democratic political consultants who allege that The Huffington Post's founders stole the idea for the online news website from them.

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created May 25, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New research questions parents' representation in care proceedings system

A new study of how the parents of children in care proceedings are represented has provided the first detailed findings for 20 years. The research, led by academics at the University of Bristol and published ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Mar 29, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Lawyers have facts at fingertips with app that displays evidence

With a few finger swipes, attorneys can cut out costly courtroom presentation consultants and show digital evidence themselves with a new iPad application created by a Miami joint venture.

Technology / Software

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

Federal court in Ohio upholds e-mail privacy

(AP) -- A defense attorney said Wednesday he sees a federal court's opinion upholding e-mail privacy as groundbreaking and possibly helpful to his client, the founder of a company that sold male enhancement pills.

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created Dec 15, 2010 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

WikiLeaks' Assange requests new lawyer in Sweden

(AP) -- WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has requested a new lawyer to represent him in Sweden after a prosecutor decided to reopen a rape investigation against him.

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created Sep 07, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Mass. student appeals ruling in song-sharing case

(AP) -- A Boston University graduate student is appealing a federal judgment that required him to pay $67,500 in damages for illegally downloading and sharing songs online.

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created Aug 25, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0