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US Judge Approves Volkswagen's $14.7bn Settlement Over Emissions Scandal
Oct 27, 2016A US judge has approved Volkswagen's $14.7bn deal that arose from the automaker's diesel emissions cheating scandal. Judge Charles Breyer of the US District Court for the Northern District of California granted final approval to the ...
Tags: diesel emissions, diesel cars
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US Judge Grants Preliminary Approval to Volkswagen Emissions Settlement
Aug 3, 2016A senior US District Court judge for the Northern District of California has granted preliminary approval to a $15bn settlement over Volkswagen's emissions cheating scandal. Judge Charles Breyer granted preliminary approval of the ...
Tags: Volkswagen, vehicles, TDI engine
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US Judge Rules GM's Faulty Ignition Switch Not Responsible for New Orleans Crash
Apr 5, 2016A New York jury has ruled that a faulty ignition switch in General Motors’ car was not responsible for the accident that happened in 2014 on an icy New Orleans bridge. As per the ruling, GM is also not re quired to pay any damages ...
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GM Has Requested US Bankruptcy to Reject The $10bn Lawsuit by Car Owners
Nov 10, 2014General Motors has requested US Bankruptcy Judge Robert Gerber to reject the $10bn lawsuit by car owners for the lost value of millions of cars recalled this year due to faulty ignition-switch. A 2008 Chevrolet HHR owner Jesse Salazar III ...
Tags: General Motors, faulty ignition switch, Auto
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320, 000 Us Data Queries in 2013 Is Revealed by Verizon
Jan 22, 2014Verizon on Wednesday became the first major US telecom carrier to release a "transparency report," and said it received 320,000 data queries last year in the United States alone. Verizon also said it received between 1,000 and 2,000 ...
Tags: Consumer Electronics, Electronics
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Chevron to Reverse a Ruling Requiring It to Pay $9.5 Billion for Pollution
Dec 26, 2013Chevron filed a motion with a court in Ecuador Monday seeking to reverse a ruling requiring it to pay $9.5 billion for pollution in the country's Amazon basin region. The US oil giant, which claims it was the victim of a trial riddled ...
Tags: Consumer Electronics, Electronics
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US Judge Clears General Re's $72m Settlement with AIG's Investors Has Won a Final Approval
Sep 12, 2013Berkshire Hathaway’s P&C and life/health reinsurance arm General Re’s $72m settlement with AIG’s investors has won a final approval by a US federal judge, which charged the firm for involvement in a fraudulent transaction ...
Tags: life/health reinsurance
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Facebook Must Pay out $20m in Damages
Aug 27, 2013Facebook must pay out $20m (£13m) in damages following a lawsuit about targeted advertising breaching users' privacy, a US Judge has ruled. The case, first brought about in 2011, was based around the fact Facebook's "Sponsored ...
Tags: Computer Products, software
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Tim Cook to Testify in Accusing Ech Giant of Conspiring to Raise E-book Prices
Mar 15, 2013A US judge has ordered Apple's chief executive Tim Cook to testify in a case brought by the government accusing the tech giant of conspiring to raise e-book prices. US Federal Judge Denise Cote issued the order after a teleconference ...
Tags: Apple, CEO, Tim Cook, e-Books Case
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BP Is Ready to Defend Itself in Court Over Civil Liability Charges Brought Against It
Feb 21, 2013BP said Tuesday it is ready to defend itself in court over civil liability charges brought against it in the US over the Macondo oil spill after attempts to settle out of court failed. BP late last year agreed with the US Department of ...
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US Judge Gave Preliminary Approval to a USD 1 Billion Plus Settlement
Jan 6, 2013PTI reported that a US judge gave preliminary approval to a USD 1 billion plus settlement with Toyota Motor Corp in cases involving problems of sudden, unintended acceleration by its vehicles. Attorney Mr Steve Berman in a statement said ...
Tags: US judge, Toyota Motor Corp, acceleration, vehicles
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The U.S. Embassy to Iraq Hosted a Workshop at Iraq's Judicial Development Institute
Jan 5, 2013The U.S. Embassy to Iraq hosted a workshop at Iraq’s Judicial Development Institute from December 17-20 on the role of judges in adjudicating disputes involving letters of credit. U.S. Federal Judge Jed S. Rakoff, representing the ...
Tags: letters of credit, US, Iraq, Commercial Law Development Program
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Microsoft Has Won a Third Victory Over Google's Motorola Unit in The Ongoing Patent Wars
Dec 27, 2012Microsoft has won a third victory in Germany over Google's Motorola unit in the ongoing patent wars between the two companies. A German court ruled that several Motorola tablets and phones infringe a Microsoft patented method for apps to ...
Tags: Microsoft, Germany, Motorola unit, Google Motorola Technology
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US Judge Denied Apple's Request to Ban Sales of Samsung Smartphones
Dec 27, 2012A judge in the US has denied Apple's request to ban sales of Samsung smartphones that Apple claims violated its patents. The decision was made due to the lack of evidence to prove the infringed patents had hurt Apple's US sales. "The ...
Tags: judge, Apple's request, sales of Samsung smartphones, patents
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Earlier This Month,Apple and HTC Signed a 10-Year Licence Agreement
Dec 26, 2012A US judge has ordered Apple to disclose details of its patent-sharing deal with HTC to rival Samsung. Earlier this month, Apple and HTC signed a 10-year licence agreement, but did not disclose the details. Samsung, which is involved in ...
Tags: Apple, HTC, Samsung, Consumer Electronics