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US sex publisher sues Tumblr over copyright

A US sex publisher which fought a long copyright battle with Google has sued the Tumblr social networking site claiming "rampant" illegal use of its photographs, court documents showed.

Technology / Business

created May 07, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Many US police use cell phones to track: study

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

created Apr 02, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 2

Court ruling forces FBI to deactivate GPS to track suspects

A recent US Supreme Court decision is hurting the ability of federal law enforcement agencies to monitor criminal suspects with global positioning satellites (GPS), according to FBI Director Robert Mueller.

Technology / Other

created Mar 08, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 6

GPS court ruling leaves US phone tracking unclear

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

created Feb 11, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 0

BlackBerry maker vows privacy safeguard amid probe

Research In Motion vowed Tuesday to defend the legal privacy rights of BlackBerry users after a judicial commission in Pakistan ordered copies of smartphone communications in a scandal probe.

Technology / Business

created Jan 03, 2012 | popularity 2 / 5 (1) | 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

US appeals court upholds Obama's health care law

A US federal appeals court in Ohio upheld the constitutionality of President Barack Obama's controversial health care law Wednesday in the first rejection of several challenges at the appeals court level.

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jun 29, 2011 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 0

US top court upholds $270 million award to smokers

The US Supreme Court rejected an appeal request made by American tobacco companies on Monday in a class-action lawsuit that awarded 500,000 smokers a total of $270 million in damages.

Medicine & Health / Other

created Jun 27, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 2

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.

Technology / Business

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

No state lawsuits on generic drugs: US Supreme Court

The US Supreme Court narrowly ruled on Thursday that people may not sue generic drug makers under state laws if they believe a generic drug label failed to adequately warn of side effects.

Medicine & Health / Medications

created Jun 23, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

US Supreme Court allows cholesterol drug suit

The US Supreme Court on Thursday allowed a class-action suit by alleged victims of the anti-cholesterol drug Baycol, which was taken off the market in 2001 by German pharmaceuticals giant Bayer.

Medicine & Health / Medications

created Jun 16, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Winklevosses taking Facebook case to top US court

Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss are taking their beef against Facebook co-founder Mark Zuckerberg to the US Supreme Court.

Technology / Business

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

US appeals court hears arguments on health care law

A US federal appeals court in Virginia began Tuesday examining two challenges to President Barack Obama's controversial health care law.

Medicine & Health / Health

created May 11, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 10

US top court rejects quick health care law ruling

The US Supreme Court rejected Virginia's request Monday to immediately rule on whether President Barack Obama's sweeping health care reform is constitutional.

Medicine & Health / Health

created Apr 25, 2011 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

US Senate beats back Obama health law repeal bid

President Barack Obama's Democratic allies in the US Senate defeated Wednesday a Republican push to repeal his landmark health care overhaul, likely leaving its fate in the hands of the courts.

Medicine & Health / Health

created Feb 03, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0