Shale gas extraction refers to the extraction of natural gas trapped in shale rock. While traditional extraction of natural gas has a long history in China, drilling for shale gas is relatively new and China's technological know-how lags ...
Tags: Metallurgy, Mineral, Energy, Energy Source
Infosys, the second largest software firm in India, has reached a $34m (£21m) settlement with US authorities in a lawsuit surrounding its alleged misuse of temporary visas. The case, brought by the US Department of State, ...
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There are still a lot of questions to be answered. One glass expert, though, thinks the widow of the retired Slippery Rock University professor who died this summer after tripping and falling head-first through a glass door at a ...
Tags: Glass-Related Fatality, Decoration
Fireproof filing cabinets might cost more than standard cabinets, but you'll be getting first-rate protection from unexpected disasters. Whether you're running a business or just safeguarding personal documents, investing in a fireproof ...
The National Retail Federation asked a federal judge to “right or reject” a proposed settlement of an antitrust lawsuit over credit card swipe fees, saying the measure needs to be rewritten to do more to bring the soaring fees ...
Swedish home furnishings giant Ikea has filed an out-of-court settlement in a Proposition 65 complaint with law firm The Chanler Group. The Chanler Group is a professional Prop 65 litigant. Its complaint with Ikea covers changing pads. ...
Tags: Furniture, Furnishing
Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance has named Todd M Greeley as its new vice president, claims, executive & professional lines, to boost the service offering to the clients. Prior to accepting the current role, Greeley was serving as ...
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Carolina Mattress Guild, a Thomasville, N.C.-based mattress manufacturer, subjected black employees to a racially hostile work environment and unlawfully fired the employee who complained about racial comments, the U.S. Equal Employment ...
Tags: Mattress, Light Industry, Daily Use
Microsoft general counsel Brad Smith said on Friday that the company would move ahead with its lawsuit against the U.S. government, seeking permission to release more information on demands Microsoft receives from the National Security ...
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The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has ruled that Ashley Furniture and Ethan Allen are not eligible to receive millions of dollars in duties in the wooden bedroom furniture antidumping case. In an Aug. 19 decision, the U.S. ...
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A U.S. judge has put a stamp of approval on a US$20 million fund for Facebook to settle a class-action advertising suit, despite objections from groups representing minors on the site. The ruling was issued Monday in the U.S. District ...
Tags: Computer Products, webservice, software
M/A-COM Technology Solutions Inc of Lowell, MA, USA (which manufactures semiconductors, components, and subassemblies for RF, microwave and millimeter-wave applications) has filed a patent infringement suit in the US District Court for the ...
In line with recent reports, Township officials have proposed new restrictions on lightemitting diode (LED) signs, which they say can serve as dangerous distractions to local drivers. The Township Committee introduced an ordinance on Aug. ...
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The National Security Agency was acquiring thousands of digital communications from Americans as of 2011, according to a declassified document from the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court. The glimpse of the NSA's surveillance on ...
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The Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis and McCarthy Building Cos. might soon reach a negotiated settlement in their dispute over the allegedly defective windows the building contractor had installed five years ago. The Federal Reserve Bank ...
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