News tagged with federal judge

NY attorney general ends lawsuit against Intel

(AP) -- Intel Corp. is paying $6.5 million as part of a deal to terminate an antitrust lawsuit filed against the chip-maker by the New York attorney general's office.

Technology / Business

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Oracle rejects $272M SAP award, demands new trial

Business software maker Oracle Corp. has turned down $272 million in court-ordered damages from SAP AG in hopes of leaving a much bigger dent in its rival's pocketbook and reputation during a second trial over allegations ...

Technology / Business

created Feb 07, 2012 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Fed judge considers if pharmacies must sell Plan B

(AP) -- A federal judge is considering whether Washington state can require pharmacies to stock and sell Plan B or other emergency contraceptives, even in the face of religious objections by druggists who believe they destroy ...

Medicine & Health / Medications

created Feb 02, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Judge allows SC Twitter lawsuit go move forward

(AP) -- A South Carolina company's lawsuit accusing a former employee of costing it hundreds of thousands of dollars in lost business when he took Twitter followers can go forward, a federal judge has ruled.

Technology / Internet

created Feb 01, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

US judge denies bid to block NV mustang roundups

(AP) -- A federal judge in Nevada who handed horse protection advocates a rare victory last fall has rejected their latest request to block government roundups of free-roaming mustangs in the West, saying ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Jan 27, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Judge's order raises issue over encrypted evidence

A federal judge has ordered a woman to provide an unencrypted version of her laptop's hard drive in a ruling that raises the question of whether turning over a password amounts to self-incrimination.

Technology / Other

created Jan 25, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

NY man suing Facebook fined $5,000 by court

(AP) -- A New York man who's suing for part ownership of Facebook has been fined $5,000 by a federal judge for failing to fully comply with an order to turn over his email account information.

Technology / Business

created Jan 11, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Jurors deadlock in $1B lawsuit against Microsoft

(AP) -- A federal jury on Friday failed to reach a verdict in a Utah company's $1 billion antitrust lawsuit against Microsoft Corp. in a case so important to the computer giant that it put Bill Gates on the ...

Technology / Business

created Dec 17, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Novell's case against Microsoft goes to jury

(AP) -- A two-month trial is ending in a Utah company's $1 billion antitrust case against Microsoft Corp.

Technology / Business

created Dec 14, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

US court battle escalates over morning-after pill

Women's health advocates said Tuesday they will sue the US government for allegedly violating the constitutional rights of young teens by denying them over-the-counter access to emergency contraception.

Medicine & Health / Medications

created Dec 13, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Judge dismisses claims in Intel antitrust lawsuit

A federal judge is dismissing several claims against Intel in an antitrust lawsuit filed by New York's attorney general.

Technology / Business

created Dec 08, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Amazon: Actress lawsuit over age revelation bogus

(AP) -- Frivolous and selfish is how lawyers for Amazon.com Inc. describe a lawsuit brought by an actress upset that her advanced age - 40 - was revealed on an Internet database.

Technology / Business

created Nov 15, 2011 | popularity 2.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Shot US lawmaker speaks out in first interview

US congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, shot point-blank in the head during a January meeting with voters, has spoken out in her first interview since the attack, discussing her remarkable recovery.

Medicine & Health / Other

created Nov 11, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Discussions of guns in the home part of comprehensive preventive health care

This June, a law took effect in the state of Florida limiting physicians' ability to ask patients about firearm ownership. In September, a federal judge granted a preliminary injunction preventing enforcement of the law, ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Nov 10, 2011 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 0

High court troubled by warrantless GPS tracking (Update)

The Supreme Court invoked visions of an all-seeing Big Brother and satellites watching us from above. Then things got personal Tuesday when the justices were told police could slap GPS devices on their cars ...

Technology / Telecom

created Nov 08, 2011 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (13) | comments 17