S. Korean restauranteur probed by prosecutors for misusing customer info in contacting woman
Oct 31, 2021 23:43 pm UTC| Law Economy Business
Prosecutors are investigating a male restaurant owner in Asan for allegedly contacting a female customer after obtaining her phone number from the visitor register in violation of the Personal Information Protection...
Johnson & Johnson spends $800 million to settle most gynecomastia lawsuits
Oct 31, 2021 19:18 pm UTC| Law Economy
Johnson Johnson disclosed that it spent $800 million in settling substantially all of the roughly 9,000 cases by men who claimed having developed excessive breast tissue in using the companys antipsychotic drug...
BTS’ agency warns of legal action against Army Coin's agency
Oct 30, 2021 23:21 pm UTC| Law Digital Currency Economy
Hybe, the K-pop corporation behind BTS, denied any connections with a cryptocurrency called Army Coin and warned of legal action against it for infringement. Army Coin has been listed on Bitget, a crypto exchange...
S. Korean watchdog proposes Facebook pay 300,000 won per victim over personal data breach
Oct 30, 2021 15:57 pm UTC| Law Economy Technology
The South Korean watchdog on personal information protection proposed that Facebook pay 300,000 won in compensation to each of 181 users over breach of their data. The Personal Information Protection Commission (PIPC)...
Roller derby team sues MLB's Cleveland Indians to prevent name change to Guardians
Oct 28, 2021 23:50 pm UTC| Law Sports Economy
Roller derby team Cleveland Guardians has sued the Cleveland Indians Major League Baseball (MLB) team for the latters attempt to use the same Guardians name at the conclusion of the 2021 baseball season. In a federal...
Washington State sues 19 chicken producers over alleged price fixing
Oct 27, 2021 23:54 pm UTC| Law Economy Business
Washington states attorney general Bob Ferguson sued the top 19 US poultry companies, alleging that they conspired to fix chicken prices. Among the defendants were Tyson Foods, Sanderson Farms, Pilgrims Pride Corp., and...
Rolexes traded in S. Korea's online secondhand market raise tax avoidance, money laundering issues
Oct 27, 2021 23:54 pm UTC| Law Life Economy
An increasing number of South Koreans are putting luxury goods and gold bars up for sale in the online secondhand markets, raising issues on tax avoidance and money laundering. According to Rep. Park Hong-Keun of the...
South Africa’s plan to move away from coal: 8 steps to make it succeed
Germany lowers voting age to 16 for the European elections
IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects