Against the backdrop of Apple's $1.05 bln victory against Samsung, Larry Page and Tim Cook have been conducting behind-the-scenes discussions over their companies' ongoing dispute over mobile technology.
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY – Petrella v. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc.
OPINION – The daughter of the writer whose work was the basis of the classic 1980 film Raging Bull waited too long after learning of her claims to file her copyright infringement suit against Metro–Goldwyn–Mayer Inc., the 9th Circuit has ruled. (9th Cir.)
EMPLOYMENT – Moran v. Qwest Commc’ns Int’l Inc.
OPINION – A California appeals court has upheld a jury’s determination that Qwest Communications International Inc. was responsible for the gender-based harassment of an employee by a supervisor who had harassed other women, but has reversed the jury’s $2.8 million award for non-economic damages. (Cal. Ct. App., 1st Dist.)
PRIVACY – Murray v. Time Inc.
OPINION – When Murray subscribed to Time magazine, he provided personal information. California’s “Shine the Light” Act says a business must provide a contact address for requests regarding personal information, which Time failed to do. However, Murray has alleged no actual injury. The procedural violation alone is not enough to sustain a claim. (N.D. Cal.)
In what was a victory a week after losing a landmark patent case in the U.S. for Samsung, a court ruled that its products did not infringe the American firm's technological scope.
The companies' chiefs Tim Cook and Larry Page have been taking, presumably to discuss the ramifications of the iPhone maker's recent patent win over Samsung.
San Bernardino, a city near Los Angeles, has listed the California Public Employees' Retirement System (Calpers) as its largest creditor, with unfunded pension obligations totaling $143.3 million.
Milton H. Greene Archives has been in a long court battle with the widow of Monroe's acting coach and her licensing agent CMG Worldwide, which have controlled use of Monroe's image for years.
Regulators typically do not allow brokers to clean up, or "expunge," their records unless the information is somehow wrong or false.
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