Litigation And Regulation News

7:38 AM EST
1/17/2012 Google, Facebook face criminal charges in IndiaGoogle and Facebook on Monday rejected criminal charges against them, claiming that they cannot be held responsible for obscene content posted on their platforms by billions of users.

Source:AHN Topics:Crime, Law And Justice, Trials, Economy, Business And Finance, Media, Online, Company Information, Litigation And Regulation

5:30 PM EST
12/21/2011 Bank of America to settle Countrywide discrimination suit for $335 millionBank of America (BoA) will settle a dispute with the U.S. Justice Department stemming from home loan discrimination. Authorities say BoA's Countrywide unit discriminated against 200,000 African-American and Hispanic borrowers who qualified for prime loans but were nonetheless pushed to sign riskier subprime loans.

Source:AHN Topics:Crime, Law And Justice, Corporate Crime, Economy, Business And Finance, Company Information, Litigation And Regulation, Financial And Business Service, Banking

10:52 AM EST
12/20/2011 Apple wins partial victory in patent claimThe U.S. International Trade Commission has sided with Apple and ordered an import ban on HTC phones that infringe on a patent belonging to the maker of iPhones.

Source:AHN Topics:Crime, Law And Justice, Trials, Arbitration, Science And Technology, IT/computer Sciences, Economy, Business And Finance, Company Information, Litigation And Regulation

9:33 AM EST
12/6/2011 BP says Halliburton destroyed Gulf spill evidenceBP is accusing Halliburton of having "intentionally destroyed evidence" related to the explosion aboard an oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico that killed 11 and led to the worst oil spill in U.S. history.

Source:AHN Topics:Environmental Issue, Environmental Cleanup, Economy, Business And Finance, Company Information, Litigation And Regulation

12:21 PM EST
12/5/2011 HSBC fined $16.4 million for selling bonds to elderlyBritain’s financial regulator fined HSBC $16.4 million and ordered the bank to compensate 2,485 elderly customers $46 million for selling them unsuitable bonds.

Source:AHN Topics:Economy, Business And Finance, Financial And Business Service, Investment Service, Social Issue, Long Term Care, Company Information, Litigation And Regulation

11:47 AM EST
11/30/2011 USDA issues record fine to Ringling Bros. for animal abuseRingling Bros. has been fined with a record penalty for alleged animal violations.

Source:AHN Topics:Politics, Regulatory Policy And Organization, Human Interest, Animal, Economy, Business And Finance, Company Information, Litigation And Regulation

2:30 PM EST
11/28/2011 Judge blocks Citigroup's $285 million SEC settlement over mortgagesA federal judge in New York has struck down a $285 million settlement that Citigroup reached with the SEC.

Source:AHN Topics:Economy, Business And Finance, Company Information, Litigation And Regulation, Crime, Law And Justice, Corporate Crime

6:53 AM EST
11/23/2011 Serious Head Injuries to Infants Continue Due to Falls from Bumbo Baby Seats Used on Elevated Surfaces Injuries occurring despite previous recall warning; parents urged to use cautionDue to the serious risk of injury to babies, CPSC and Bumbo International Trust of South Africa ("Bumbo International") are urging parents and caregivers to never place Bumbo Baby Seats on tables, countertops, chairs or other raised surfaces. Infants aged 3-10 months old have fallen out of the Bumbo seat and suffered skull fractures and other injuries.

Source:AHN Topics:Economy, Business And Finance, Company Information, Litigation And Regulation, Health, Injury, Politics, Government, Safety Of Citizens

6:10 AM EST
11/15/2011 Starbucks drops undisclosed $1.50 charge for coffee beansStarbucks has stopped charging $1.50 for orders of coffee beans less than a pound in stores in the United States.

Source:AHN Topics:Economy, Business And Finance, Consumer Goods, Food, Lifestyle And Leisure, Consumer Issue, Company Information, Litigation And Regulation

1:56 PM EST
11/14/2011 American Eagle slapped with $900,000 fine for tarmac delayAmerican Eagle Airlines has been hit with a $900,000 fine in the first fine for tarmac delays.

Source:AHN Topics:Economy, Business And Finance, Company Information, Litigation And Regulation, Transport, Air Transport