Appeal court affirms $3 billion ruling for HP against Oracle
Jun 16, 2021 05:26 am UTC| Economy Law
The California Court of Appeal affirmed a 2016 verdict finding Oracle liable for $3 billion for violating agreements on settlement and software development with Hewlett-Packard Co. The 2010 settlement resolved a trade...
Microsoft, Naver subsidiary, four others fined for data leaks
Jun 10, 2021 10:16 am UTC| Economy Technology Law
South Koreas Personal Information Protection Commission (PIPC) slapped penalties, penalty surcharges, and administrative fines on Microsoft, Kakao blockchain subsidiary Ground X, and four other entities for failing to...
SK hynix files libel charges over defective products rumor
Jun 09, 2021 11:03 am UTC| Economy Law Business
https://pulsenews.co.kr/view.php?sc=30800024year=2021no=555949 SK hynix files libel charges over the rumor of defective products SK hynix Inc denied a rumor that it is facing damages worth 2 trillion won from...
Samsung Heavy faces $480 million countersuit by INPEX in central processing facility deal
Jun 09, 2021 05:15 am UTC| Law Economy Business
Japanese oil and developer INPEX has countersued South Koreas Samsung Heavy Industries Co. for $480 million after the latter filed a complaint against it in April for not paying the rest of the contract amount. Samsung...
Congress considers future of the military draft, while Supreme Court holds off
Jun 08, 2021 12:15 pm UTC| Politics Law
The Supreme Court has declined to hear arguments in the case of National Coalition for Men v. Selective Service System. In doing so, it acceded to the Biden administrations wishes that it not address the question of...
Toyota settles with family of bullied engineer who committed work-related suicide
Jun 08, 2021 00:13 am UTC| Economy Business Law Life
Toyota Motor Corp has settled with the family of an engineer whose suicide in 2017 was ruled to have been a regional labor bureau as job-related as it was caused by harassment from his boss. The amount of compensation...
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