Legal
U.S. Supreme Court
Supreme Court Dodges Major Decision on Obamacare Birth Control
The court's action avoided a possible 4-4 split that would have affirmed the lower-court rulings.
Copyright Infringement
Oracle Co-CEO Says it Did Not Buy Sun Micro to Sue Google
Safra Catz told jurors that the point of the acquisition was to protect its products that relied on Sun's software.
Legal
Lending Club Under Probe by U.S. Justice Dept, Receives Subpoena
Monday's filing indicated that Lending Club had repurchased an additional $3.8 million in loans during the first quarter that did not meet investor criteria.
Legal Issues
Google Reportedly Faces Record 3 Billion Euro Antitrust Fine
The European Union has accused Google of promoting its shopping service in Internet searches at the expense of rival services in a case that has dragged on since late 2010.
Obamacare
Republicans Win Obamacare Legal Challenge, Add to Insurer Concerns
U.S. District Judge Rosemary Collyer ruled that the administration cannot spend billions of dollars in federal funds to provide subsidies under Obamacare to private insurers without the approval of Congress.
Fraud
U.S. Judge Rules Texas Tycoon Committed Tax Fraud
Judge Barbara Houser ruled that there was 'clear and convincing evidence' Sam Wyly committed tax fraud, rejecting his arguments that he relied on professional advisers to vet the offshore system.
employment law
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5 Employment Laws You Do Not Want to Break
Some employers may be breaking these employment laws without even knowing it.
Patents
Groupon Sues 'Once-Great' IBM Over Patent
The latest lawsuit concerns IBM's WebSphere Commerce platform, which Groupon said lets merchants send messages to customers with GPS-enabled devices based on their real-time locations, and their use of social media including Facebook.
Court Cases
Facebook Beverages Won't Be a Thing in China After Rare Trademark Win
The Beijing Municipal High People's Court said the Zhongshan Pearl River Drinks application to label certain foods and beverages 'face book' was an obvious act of copying and harmed fair market competition.
WhatsApp
Brazil Lawmakers Propose Bill to Shield WhatsApp
The legislation will now have to pass through several other congressional committees before being put to vote in the floor of the lower and upper house.
Legal Issues
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4 Potential Lawsuits to Watch Out for in Small Business
Avoiding lawsuits isn't as thrilling as winning litigation but it's far less expensive.
Mark Zuckerberg
Facebook CEO Urges Brazilians to Decry WhatsApp Block
The app has been suspended two times in five months in Brazil.
Legal
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The Most Hated Man in America Martin Shkreli May Face New Charges
Need a reason to smile? The price-gauging pill salesman could be in deeper legal trouble than he thought.
Legal
Russian Malware Creator Ordered to Pay $6.9 Million
Nikita Kuzmin, 28, was not sentenced to more jail time. He'd already served over three years behind bars in the U.S.
