Paragon Quality Foods – the food manufacturer formerly at the centre of a row about pork in halal lamb burgers – has reported a 20% increase in turnover for the year ended February 28 2013. Paragon Quality Foods posted a ...
Tags: Food contamination, Paragon Quality Foods, Horsemeat crisis
The National Retail Federation and a broad cross-section of retailers asked a federal judge to reject a proposed settlement of an antitrust lawsuit over credit card swipe fees that drive up prices for consumers by $30 billion a year, ...
Nokia is targeting HTC's latest slate of smartphones, including the HTC One, with new legal action in the U.S. that demands the Taiwanese company cease the alleged patent infringement. Nokia is accusing the HTC One, and several other HTC ...
The National Retail Federation announced that it will formally oppose a proposed settlement of a federal antitrust lawsuit over credit card swipe fees charged by Visa and MasterCard, and urged retailers to carefully consider their own ...
Waitrose is considering legal action after its long-term online grocery distribution partner Ocado signed a deal with Morrisons last week. A Waitrose spokeswoman said: “We have instructed lawyers so that we can get a clear and ...
The seizure of funds of the largest bitcoin exchange, Mt. Gox, was triggered by an alleged failure of the company to comply with U.S. financial regulations, according to a federal court document. The U.S. District Court in Maryland on ...
The U.S. Congress should consider a "safe harbor" from legal action for consumers using works protected by copyright as it launches a long-term effort to revamp copyright law, some advocates said Thursday. Consumers should be protected ...
The New York State attorney general has sent letters to the chief executives of Apple, Microsoft, Google and Samsung asking them for help in combating cellphone theft and hinting he may pursue legal action if they don't cooperate. The ...
Virtual blueprints for the world's first 3D printable handgun have found a safe harbour at file-sharing website The Pirate Bay, dodging a US government attempt to pull them off the internet. Defense Distributed, a Texas nonprofit that ...
Tags: 3D Gun, Computer Products
On 18 April 2013, the Austrian sawmill-equipment supplier M-T-T Maschinentechnik filed its own application for the commencement of rescue proceedings at the Klagenfurt district court. In addition to declines in order receipts totalling ...
The countdown to the next REACH deadline of 31st May is definitely underway. This is the deadline for companies that manufacture or import in the EU phase-in (those already pre-registered) substances in quantities above 100 tonnes a year to ...
Tags: Malcolm Carroll, Packaging
It is plain and simple: the days of anonymous internet posting are over. The internet is no longer a safe-haven for people looking to harass competitors or individuals. Libelous accusations can be tracked down, and proper legal action can ...
The corporate regulator has appointed a senior executive of Macquarie Group to fill one of its top posts amid a recent history of high-profile actions against the country's biggest home-grown investment bank. Cathie Armour, an executive ...
Tags: Macquarie Guru, Armour
Microsoft has signed up another major electronics manufacturer to its Android and Chrome patent licensing program, this time Taiwan's Foxconn, which will pay royalties to the U.S. software giant. The terms of the deal were not disclosed, ...
Tags: Microsoft, Computer Products, software
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has again suspended operations at Farmbox Meats over food safety concerns. FSA noted that the approval has been withdrawn over hygiene standards. However, the company has disputed the claims and plans to ...
Tags: FSA, Safety Concerns, Farmbox Meats