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Double Victory For Chevron in Ecuador Pollution Case

A tribal leader of the indigenous Secoya people of Ecuador's northern Amazon rainforest at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington on May 19, 2011.
Chevron, the No. 2 U.S. energy company, won two small legal victories this week that could lessen potential liabilities over alleged pollution in South America. A court in Ecuador had previously levied an $18 billion fine.
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Sprint, T-Mobile

AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile Sued by Intellectual Ventures

The lawsuit, filed in the U.S. District Court of Delaware, accused each company of violating 15 different patents related to wireless network services, both individually and through interoperability agreements among the wireless carriers.
It may be safe to say that Apple is dominating the mobile market, especially after a recent lawsuit against Motorola. The company has just won a patent debacle against Motorola in regards to Apple's staple "slide to unlock" feature on smartphone

Apple Motorola Lawsuit: 'Significant Win Against Android' Says Microsoft Patent Consultant

It may be safe to say that Apple is dominating the mobile market, especially after a recent lawsuit against Motorola. The company has just won a patent debacle against Motorola in regards to Apple’s staple “slide to unlock” feature on smartphones. The Munich Regional Court in Germany ruled that the competitor smartphone supplier infringes Apple’s European patent, and the decision imposes a permanent injunction against Motorola devices.
China Vice President Xi speaks during state dinner at Iowa State Capital in Des Moines.

Xi Jinping Sees Lakers Play: No Words for Jeremy Lin

Xi Jinping, Vice President of the People's Republic of China, will be courtside as the Lakers play the Suns at the Los Angeles Staples Center on Friday. But this self-proclaimed fan of American basketball has little to say about international phenomenon Jeremy Lin.
Mobile Phone

Consolidation No Panacea for Indian Mobile Returns

Everyone knows that industry consolidation leads to improved shareholder returns. India's mobile market may be the exception. Revocation of 2G licences and now a change in M&A rules are expected to force a long-awaited deal frenzy in this challenging sector.
Apple will reportedly unveil its next-generation iPad -- presumably called "iPad 3" -- on March 7. While most reports say Apple's third iPad will mirror the form factor of the iPad 2, there is a chance that Apple will release an 8-inch iPad

iPad 3 Release Date May Get Delayed Due to Trademark Dispute

iPad 3, Apple's next generation tablet, is expected to be unveiled in March and the excitement among Apple fans has touched a fever pitch. However, the trademark dispute between the tech giant and Proview Technology, over the name iPad could pour cold water on the excitement as it could force Apple to delay the release of iPad 3 till the matter is solved, a reliable source informed Tech & Trend.
Proview Technology has filed a lawsuit against Apple, saying that the California company has committed fraud and unfair competition.  The China-based technology company accused Apple of misrepresenting itself when securing the iPad trademark, according to

Apple versus Proview: Who Will Have the Last Laugh?

The legal dispute between Apple and Proview is becoming increasingly fierce and the whole world, including Apple fans, Apple's rivals, industry analysts, tech and law experts, are wondering who will have the last laugh.
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Appeals Court Weighs Next Steps in BofA Mortgage Deal

Legal wrangling over the proposed $8.5 billion settlement of some of Bank of America Corp's mortgage-backed securities liability could drag through the courts for years, a top appeals court judge said during arguments in the case.
New Zealand Court Blocks Sale of Dairy Farms to Chinese Investors

New Zealand Court Blocks Chinese Dairy Deal

Chinese firm Shanghai Pengxin, which is run by wealthy property developer Jiang Zhaobai, had hoped to spend more than $164 million buying and improving the New Zealand dairy farms.
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Citigroup Pays $158M in Mortgage Fraud Pact

Citigroup Inc has agreed to pay $158.3 million to settle U.S. civil claims that it defrauded the government into insuring thousands of risky home loans made by its CitiMortgage unit.
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Cisco Appeals EU's Approval of Microsoft-Skype Deal

Cisco Systems Inc has challenged EU clearance of Microsoft Corp's acquisition of Internet voice and video service Skype at Europe's second highest court, saying the commission should have put tougher conditions on the deal.

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