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Families:Chiquita liable for torture, murder

year 2007 Top ^

Nov.14   New York
  A $7.86 billion lawsuit was filed on behalf of nearly 400 Colombian families who say Chiquita Brands International should be held responsible
Nov.9   New York
  A publisher has agreed to delay the release of a Potter encyclopaedia after being sued by author JK Rowling
Oct.15   USA US loses cotton subsidies fight  The US could face billions of dollars in trade sanctions for failing to scrap subsidies paid to American cotton growers Oct.11   Philadelphia   Blackwater sued in U.S. court  A law firm filed suit against Blackwater USA on behalf of the families of Iraqis killed and injured in last month's shooting in Baghdad's Nusoor Square Apr.10   New York U.S. files piracy complaint against China
  The U.S. filed 2 trade complaints at the WTO over piracy of American books, music, video and movies and limited market access
Mar.13   San Francisco Bay Area Viacom to sue Google and YouTube  Viacom Media has accused Google, which bought YouTube, of illegally using its TV programs Mar.9   Southern California Winslet accepts libel settlement  Actress has accepted a 'substantial' settlement in her libel action over a magazine claim that she had visited a diet doctor Jan.10   San Francisco Bay Area Cisco to sue Apple on iPhone name  Cisco that has owned the name since 2000, is suing Apple Computer for trademark infringement in a federal court

year 2006 Top ^

Sep.25   USA Tobacco firms sued over low tar  A lawsuit accuses tobacco firms of duping smokers into thinking low tar cigarettes are less harmful Sep.20   California State sues car firms on climate  California is suing 6 carmakers for costs associated with their cars' gas emissions Aug.17   USA Tobacco firms lose civil lawsuit  A federal judge has found leading firms guilty of conspiring to deceive the public about the dangers of smoking 'Plot to blow up planes' foiled Feb.15   USA Mine giant settles pollution case  Newmont has agreed to pay Indonesia $30m in an out-of-court settlement over a pollution in North Sulawesi

year 2005 Top ^

Aug.20   USA Merck to fight drug onslaught  Drugs giant is vowing to fight a potential wave of thousands of lawsuits over the painkiller Vioxx Aug.19   Texas Merck punished for faulty drug
  The drugs giant is to blame for the fatal heart attack suffered by a man taking its painkiller Vioxx
Feb.24   Texas Yukos loses US bankruptcy battle  A judge has dismissed an attempt by Russian oil giant to gain bankruptcy protection in the US Feb.4   Washington Court rejects $280bn tobacco case  The government claim is accusing the country's biggest tobacco companies of covering up the effects of smoking

year 2003 Top ^

Jul.7   USA WorldCom to pay record fine  A court has approved a plan to make WorldCom pay $750m to investors who lost money as a result of accounting fraud Jun.18   New York Harry Potter author sues tabloid  JK Rowling has filed a lawsuit against the New York Daily News after the tabloid published minor excerpts May.29   USA Microsoft settles lawsuit for $750m  Computer giant has agreed to settle a case involved Netscape which now belongs to the AOL group Apr.28   New York Wall Street to seal settlement deal  10 brokerages have reached a deal with regulators over charges that they bamboozled investors during the 1990s Jan.11   California Microsoft agrees $1.1bn legal deal  Microsoft, has agreed to give away vouchers to settle private lawsuits filed by customers in California

year 2002 Top ^

Euro mark celebrations

year 2000 Top ^

Apr.4   Washington Microsoft loses antitrust suit
  Microsoft is confident that it will eventually overturn the decision by a judge that it violated anti-monopoly laws




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