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• Big tobacco says corrective statements go too far

  October 15, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — Tobacco companies are urging a federal judge to reject the government’s proposed industry-financed corrective statements, calling them “forced public confessions.” The Justice Department countered that the statements … 2

• Suit: Firm provided tainted meds in 2002, man died

  October 11, 2012 in Health, Nation/World Long before the current rash of fungal meningitis, the compounding pharmacy suspected in the outbreak settled a lawsuit alleging it produced a tainted shot that caused a man’s death in …

• Suit: Firm provided tainted meds in 2002, man died

  October 10, 2012 in Nation/World The compounding pharmacy suspected in a deadly meningitis outbreak settled a lawsuit alleging it produced a tainted shot that caused a man’s death in 2004, while a pharmaceutical firm with …

• US panel: China tech giants pose security threat

  October 7, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — American companies should avoid doing business with China’s two leading technology firms because they pose a national security threat to the United States, the House Intelligence Committee …

• FBI: Workers hid scheme to sell Russia electronics

  October 5, 2012 in Nation/World HOUSTON (AP) — An FBI agent testified Friday that employees at a Houston company were coached to hide information about the cutting-edge microelectronics the firm was buying from U.S. manufacturers …

• Man accused of being Russia agent appears in court

  October 4, 2012 in Nation/World HOUSTON (AP) — A naturalized U.S. citizen accused of illicitly obtaining military cutting-edge microelectronics for Russia formally heard the charges against him Thursday in a case reminiscent of the Cold …

• NY charges in US-Russia military electronics case

  October 3, 2012 in Nation/World NEW YORK (AP) — A Kazakhstan-born owner of a Texas export firm was charged in New York on Wednesday with being a secret Russian agent involved in a multimillion-dollar scheme …

• Obama blocks Chinese purchase of US wind farms

  September 28, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — Citing national security risks, President Barack Obama on Friday blocked a Chinese company from owning four wind farm projects in northern Oregon near a Navy base where …

• Apple, Samsung demand changes to $1B verdict

  September 22, 2012 SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Neither side in a bitter patent battle is satisfied with Apple Inc.’s $1 billion jury verdict over Samsung Electronics Co. after a three-week trial this summer. …

• Apple, Samsung battle over $1B verdict

  September 22, 2012 SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Neither side in a bitter patent battle is satisfied with Apple Inc.’s $1 billion jury verdict over Samsung Electronics after a three-week trial this summer. Samsung …

• Taiwan co. fined $500 million for LCD price fixing

  September 20, 2012 SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A Taiwanese company was fined $500 million Thursday and its former president and executive vice president were each sentenced to three years in prison for their …

• Twitter hands over records in NY Occupy case

  September 14, 2012 NEW YORK (AP) — Twitter on Friday agreed to hand over about three months’ worth of tweets to a judge overseeing the criminal trial of an Occupy Wall Street protester, …

• Lawyers: ‘Pink slime’ lawsuit an uphill climb

  September 14, 2012 LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Beef Products Inc. will face a steep climb in its “pink slime” defamation lawsuit against ABC News as the South Dakota-based meat processor works to rebuild …

• ABC News sued for defamation over ‘pink slime’

  September 13, 2012 NORTH SIOUX CITY, S.D. (AP) — Beef Products Inc. sued ABC News, Inc. for defamation Thursday over its coverage of a meat product that critics dub “pink slime,” claiming the …

• Chinese high-tech firms interrogated by Congress

  September 13, 2012 WASHINGTON (AP) — Two major Chinese technology companies on Thursday denied allegations that some of their equipment is designed to facilitate spying, but struggled to convince U.S. lawmakers that they …

• BPI sues ABC News for ‘pink slime’ defamation

  September 13, 2012 in Health NORTH SIOUX CITY, S.D. (AP) — Beef Products Inc. sued ABC News, Inc. for defamation Thursday over its coverage of a meat product that critics dub “pink slime,” claiming the …

• APNewsBreak: BPI sues ABC News for defamation

  September 13, 2012 LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Beef Products Inc. filed a defamation lawsuit Thursday against ABC News for its coverage of a meat product that critics have dubbed “pink slime,” alleging that …

• US lawsuits target Carnival in Italy cruise crash

  September 11, 2012 FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Despite legal obstacles that might force them to sue in Italy, hundreds of Costa Concordia passengers and up to 1,000 businesses on the island where …

• No jail time for Obama ‘HOPE’ poster artist in NY

  September 7, 2012 NEW YORK (AP) — The artist who created the “HOPE” poster that came to symbolize Barack Obama’s 2008 presidential campaign was ordered to do 300 hours of community service Friday …

• Olive Garden, LongHorn workers sue company

  September 6, 2012 MIAMI (AP) — Darden Restaurants violated federal labor laws by underpaying thousands of servers across the country at Olive Garden, LongHorn Steakhouse, Red Lobster and other eateries, according to a …

• Motorola trade secrets thief gets 4-year term

  August 29, 2012 CHICAGO (AP) — A Chinese-born American convicted of stealing trade secrets from Motorola was sentenced Wednesday to four years in prison in a case that both the judge and prosecutors …

• Julia Child foundation, oven-maker in legal battle

  August 29, 2012 BOSTON (AP) — A foundation set up by Julia Child is locked in a legal battle with the manufacturer of Thermador ovens for touting the late chef’s use of the …

• Court upholds block on graphic cigarette warnings

  August 24, 2012 in Health RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A federal appeals court on Friday upheld a decision barring the federal government from requiring tobacco companies to put large graphic health warnings on cigarette packages …

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