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Scotland Becomes First Country to Implement Minimum Unit Alcohol Price
May 3, 2018The minimum unit price (MUP) for alcohol has come into force in Scotland, making it the first country in the world to implement such a law. The legislation has been welcomed by several health organisations including the Royal Society for ...
Tags: minimum unit price, alcohol
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Finland's Top Court Upholds Eur70m Fine on Valio for Lowering Milk Prices
Jan 10, 2017Finland's Supreme Administrative Court has upheld a decision to impose a fine of €70m on dairy giant Valio for abusing its dominant market position in the domestic milk market. With the decision, the court has ended a long legal ...
Tags: Finland, Lowering Milk
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Apple to Appeal EU's $14.5B Fine, Calls Itself 'convenient Target'
Dec 26, 2016When the European Union slapped Apple with a $14.5 billion tax fee in August, CEO Tim Cook called it "political crap." This week, the tech behemoth is fighting back in the form of an official appeal. "Apple is not an outlier in any ...
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Apple to Appeal EU's $14.5b Fine, Calls Itself Convenient Target
Dec 20, 2016When the European Union slapped Apple with a $14.5 billion tax fee in August, CEO Tim Cook called it "political crap." This week, the tech behemoth is fighting back in the form of an official appeal. "Apple is not an outlier in any ...
Tags: Apple, EU's watchdog
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The Fight Between the Ant and the Elephants in the Chinese LED Industry
Nov 13, 2015A small Chinese LED manufacturer Zhongshan Sover Lighting Company (Sover) patent infringement plaintiff filed against four leading industry players in China has been compared to as the battle between an ant and the elephant. Many company ...
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Anti Smoking Groups Are Lobbying for Passing Plain Tobacco Packaging Legislation
Mar 4, 2015Anti smoking groups in New Zealand are lobbying with the government to speed up the procedure for passing plain tobacco packaging legislation. Last week, Ireland successfully passed the plain tobacco packaging legislation, becoming the ...
Tags: Tobacco, Plain Packaging
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Australian Food Franchise Pie Face Has Collapsed Into Voluntary Administration
Nov 25, 2014Pie Face collapses into voluntary administration Australian food franchise Pie Face has collapsed into voluntary administration. In a media statement, the Pie Face Group confirmed Jirsch Sutherland has been appointed as administrators. ...
Tags: Pie, Collapses, Agriculture
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GE Agrees to Pay $7.9m
Jul 3, 2014General Electric Co. will pay $7.95 million to settle part of a federal lawsuit filed in 2009 by several Saratoga County municipal agencies that shut down or moved their water supplies when the company began dredging PCBs from the Hudson ...
Tags: Electrical, Electronics, GE
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Unbranded Plain Packed Tobacco Would Reduce Both The Uptake and Prevalence of Smoking
Apr 8, 2014The Chantler Review found it was 'very likely' that unbranded plain packed tobacco would reduce both the uptake and prevalence of smoking. British American Tobacco has strongly hinted at a legal battle, stating: "We believe plain ...
Tags: Packaging, Printing, Tobacco Packaging
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New York Has Revised Its Request for a $10 Billion Medicaid Adjustment
Feb 8, 2014A selection of health policy stories from New York, Washington state, California, Virginia, Idaho, Connecticut and Georgia. The Associated Press/Wall Street Journal: Feds Urge More Talks On N.Y. Medicaid Application New York has ...
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Apple Has Agreed to Refund Parents Almost $20 Million for in-App Purchases
Jan 20, 2014The tech giant will also change its policies, requiring consent from customers before charging from in-app purchases made by their children without permission. The technology giant and creators of the iPhone and iPad has also revealed ...
Tags: Apple, in-App Purchases, Refunds Parents
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Food Items That Are Rich in Sugar Are Referred to as Confectionery
Jan 10, 2014Food items that are rich in sugar are referred to as Confectionery. To make such food items even more delicious, a variety of flavors like chocolate, vanilla, strawberry, etc, are added to them. In fact, there is a separate industry, Food & ...
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PetroChina Negotiated with Shaanxi Province to Tackle The Eco-Compensation Issue
Dec 11, 2013A long-running spat between Changqing oil field and Yulin government in Northwest China's Shaanxi Province has moved a step closer to being resolved after 21 of the oil and gas producer's 22 bank accounts were unfrozen. A Yulin government ...
Tags: Eco-Compensation, Oil Producer
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SAP Has Been Slapped with a Lawsuit by California's State Controller
Nov 25, 2013SAP has been slapped with a lawsuit by California’s state controller over a payroll software implementation that cost taxpayers vast sums, but has never worked correctly. The suit, filed Thursday in Sacramento County District ...
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IBM Has Withdrawn From a Fierce Legal Battle Over a $600m CIA Cloud Computing Contract
Nov 1, 2013IBM has withdrawn from a fierce legal battle over a $600m CIA cloud computing contract, leaving the deal to fall to Amazon. IBM withdrew its bid following legal action it took against Amazon's own bid, which IBM claimed did not meet the ...
Tags: IBM, software, Computer Products