Nippon Steel sues Toyota, Baoshan for $352 million for infringing steel sheet patents
Oct 14, 2021 23:53 pm UTC| Law Economy Business
Nippon Steel Corp. sued Toyota Motor Corp. and Baoshan Iron Steel Co. (Baosteel) for $352 million in damages for patent infringement at a Tokyo District Court. According to Nippon Steel, it is seeking $176 million in...
UK bakery to shut down temporarily for using illegal US-made sprinkles
Oct 14, 2021 23:51 pm UTC| Law Business
The Get Baked bakery in Leeds, England had to temporarily shut down after it was found to be using illegal sprinkles imported from the US. The US-made sprinkles contain E127 food coloring, which cant be used in the UK...
Customers sue US chicken chain Chick-fil-A for deceptive delivery markups
Oct 12, 2021 21:19 pm UTC| Law Economy
New York City customers sued the US chicken chain Chick-fil-A for deceptively and untruthfully pricing its menu for delivery. The proposed class-action suit alleged that Chick-fil-A had advertised flat delivery fees on...
S. Korea's top court says NTS excessively taxed French bank Societe Generale
Oct 12, 2021 13:55 pm UTC| Law Economy
South Koreas Supreme Court favored French lender Societe Generale in its lawsuit against the excessive taxes levied by National Tax Service (NTS) in 2016. According to the court, the original trials judgment...
Student sex work is happening, and universities need to respond with health services
Oct 09, 2021 08:02 am UTC| Life Law
As university and college semesters unfold, a small but increasing percentage of students will likely also be taking on a largely under-reported and overlooked form of part-time employment: sex work. Over the past year,...
California restricts ‘recyclable’ claims on food packaging
Oct 08, 2021 23:55 pm UTC| Law Nature Economy
California has two new laws that restrict claims of recyclability in food packaging. Under a law signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom on Oct. 5, a state agency must conduct a study by Jan. 1, 2024, to determine what can be...
Conrad Seoul apologizes for serving detergent instead of syrup
Oct 07, 2021 23:41 pm UTC| Economy Law
Conrad Seoul apologized amid an investigation for breaching the Food Sanitation Act in serving detergent instead of syrup to a guest in its buffet restaurant. The five-star hotel said it sincerely apologizes to 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