Network World on Lawsuits

Mumbai terrorism, worm warning, holiday woe

2008-11-28T00:00:00Z

A wave of coordinated terrorist attacks across Mumbai late Wednesday dominated the news this week, with bloggers and people using Twitter helping to get information to families and friends of those affected. Multinational technology companies are not expected to change their business strategies as a consequence of the stunning attacks, which targeted westerners.

Spam is silenced, but where are the feds?

Robert McMillan — 2008-11-25T00:00:00Z

On Oct. 14, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission, with help from the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation and New Zealand police, announced that it had shut down a vast international spam network known as HerbalKing.

FTC asks Supreme Court to review Rambus antitrust case

Grant Gross — 2008-11-24T00:00:00Z

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to intervene in a case in which the agency accused memory-maker Rambus of anticompetitive behavior in deceiving a standards-setting body.

Oracle subpoenas firm that hired ex-TomorrowNow workers

2008-11-20T00:00:00Z

Oracle has subpoenaed a Colorado IT services firm that hired former employees of TomorrowNow, the now-defunct SAP subsidiary that provided third-party support services for Oracle's Siebel, PeopleSoft and JD Edwards product lines.

Judge dismisses Psystar antitrust lawsuit against Apple

2008-11-19T00:00:00Z

Judge William Alsup dismissed a Psystar lawsuit against Apple that alleged the Cupertino, Calif., company violated federal and state antitrust laws.

Microsoft e-mails detail internal fight on 'Vista Capable'

2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

Numerous Microsoft employees, including some top executives, urged their company to hold the line on the graphics requirements for the " Vista Capable " marketing campaign, both before and after the decision was made to loosen the rules, according to insider e-mails recently unsealed by a federal judge.

Lawsuit Increase Forecasted Due to Economic Recession

2008-11-17T00:00:00Z

Whenever there is economic turmoil, tempers flair and lawsuits fly.

Apple sued for hairline cracks in the iPhone

2008-11-17T00:00:00Z

A lawsuit filed against Apple and AT&T on Nov. 4 charging misrepresentation of the 3G speed of the iPhone on AT&T's network, has been amended with an additional charge. The new charge claims the iPhone develops hairline cracks in the housing.

SEC files insider trading charges against Mark Cuban

Grant Gross — 2008-11-17T00:00:00Z

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has filed insider trading charges against Dallas entrepreneur Mark Cuban, after he allegedly sold 600,000 shares in an Internet search engine based upon insider knowledge.

CTIA drops lawsuit against FCC's open access rules

Grant Gross — 2008-11-13T00:00:00Z

A mobile phone trade group has dropped a lawsuit against the U.S. Federal Communications Commission challenging the commission's rules requiring so-called open access rules on a block of valuable spectrum auctioned earlier this year.