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Supreme Court Refuses to Extend Jurisdiction Across Borders in Goodyear Case

June 28, 2011

On June 27, 2011 the United States Supreme Court handed down a decision in the case of Goodyear Dunlop Tires Operations v. Brown. This case made its way to the Supreme Court through the state courts of North Carolina. In 2004 two North Carolina teenagers were killed in a bus accident in France. The cause…

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New York State Legalizes Same-sex Marriage

June 28, 2011

Last Friday Governor Andrew Cuomo signed a bill into law making New York the sixth state to legalize same-sex marriage. When the law takes effect on July 24 it will double the number of people in the United States living in a state that allows same-sex marriage. The bill will provide same-sex couples many of…

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U.S. District Court Judge Blocks Georgia Immigration Law

June 28, 2011

On May 18, we reported on our blog about the controversial immigration bill which Georgia Governor Nathan Deal signed into law. The law was scheduled to go into effect this Friday. On Monday, however, U.S. District Court Judge Thomas Thrash blocked the anti-immigration law from taking effect until a lawsuit by the Civil Liberties Group…

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New MyTSA Mobile App Aims to Make Traveling Easier for Everyone

June 28, 2011

More people are traveling now than ever before. While some people enjoy traveling and others despise it, and some travel only for business and others simply for pleasure, there is one thing that nearly everyone who must pass through the checkpoints and the lines at the airport can agree on: they do not like dealing…

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IRS and Swiss Banks are Closer to a Settlement on Bank Secrecy

June 23, 2011

For most Americans a Swiss bank account is one of those things that everyone perceives as a sign of wealth and prestige. Keeping your money safe, secure, and most importantly secret, at an office in Zurich or Geneva was supposed to be the pinnacle of security for the funds of the rich. The reason for…

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SC House Passes Controversial Immigration Bill

June 22, 2011

As previously reported on our blog, controversial immigration laws have been passed in Arizona, Georgia, Utah, and Indiana. On Tuesday, South Carolina became the fifth state whose House of Representatives agreed to a new parliamentary bill concerning illegal immigration. The lawmakers sent this new immigration bill to Governor Nikki R. Haley for her signature. The…

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Supreme Court Throws Out Class-Action Lawsuit Against Walmart

June 21, 2011

On Monday, the Supreme Court threw out the huge class-action sex discrimination lawsuit against corporate giant Walmart. As previously reported on our blog, it was one of the biggest lawsuits in American history. Over 1,5 million former or current female employees wanted to sue Walmart because of sex discrimination in Walmart’s pay and promotion policies.…

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NC Appeals Court Stays Order Taking Primary Custody from Mom with Breast Cancer

June 17, 2011

On June 15, the North Carolina Court of Appeals granted a temporary stay in the case of Aliana Giordano. As previously reported on our Facebook page, the women with advanced breast cancer lost the primary custody of her two children in April 2011. A Durham County judge ruled the children were better off with her…

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Deutscher Autobauer Audi von US-Rapper Eminem verklagt

June 8, 2011

Unerlaubte Verwendung seines Hits “Loose Yourself” wirft der US-Rapper Eminem dem deutschen Autobauer Audi vor. Audi soll den Song unerlaubt in seinem Werbespot für den neuen Audi A6 Avant verwendet haben. Vor dem Hamburger Landgericht reichte Eminems Musikverlag “Eight Mile Style” nun Klage wegen Urherberrechtsverletzung gegen Audi ein. Die Wahl des Gerichts ist kein Zufall;…

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Familie wegen Verkauf von iPhone-Zubehör verklagt

June 2, 2011

Beim Thema Produktpiraterie versteht Apple keinen Spaß. Ein amerikanischer Teenager, der weiße Schalen fürs iPhone 4 verkaufte und damit rund 130.000 US-Dollar verdient haben soll, bekommt das gerade zu spüren. Der Blog “Mac Rumors” beschreibt, wie das Unternehmen den Jungen und seine Eltern verklagt. Den Gewinn abtreten und Schadensersatz zahlen sollen sie; es sei denn,…

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