Beck’s Beer Loses False Advertising Suit, Beer Actually Brewed in the U.S.
Summary: Anheuser-Busch must pay up for allegedly leading its consumers to believe that Beck’s beer was brewed in Germany, when…
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General Electric to Sell Most of Its Fleet-Financing Business
Summary: General Electric will sell a majority of its fleet-financing business to a Canadian company called Element. According to the…
CVS to Acquire Target’s Pharmacy and Clinic Businesses
Summary: CVS will purchase Target’s pharmacy business for close to $2 billion. According to the Wall Street Journal, CVS Health…
First Patent Lawsuit Filed over Apple Watch
Summary: MASA LLC has accused Apple of infringing its patents with the Apple Watch. According to Bidness Etc., a “patent…
Discrimination Case Not Over for Abercrombie & Fitch
Summary: The Supreme Court has ruled that Abercrombie & Fitch may have discriminated against a prospective employee when she was…
Charter Merges with Time Warner Cable
Summary: Charter is merging with Time Warner Cable. Well, Time Warner Cable Inc wanted to sell itself to somebody. As number…
The True Cost of a Nice Manicure
Summary: Inside the world of New York salons, an ugly truth lurks below the surface—that workers are underpaid, if they…
Kansas Bans Uber
Summary: Due to a Senate vote on Tuesday, Uber will no longer be allowed to operate in the state of…
Comcast and Time Warner to Discuss Merger with Department of Justice
Summary: Comcast and Time Warner Cable are scheduled to meet with the Department of Justice this week to discuss a…
United States Cannot Circumvent Foreign Privacy Laws, Microsoft Says
Summary: Although the United States served a warrant on Microsoft in 2013, asking for data to be turned over, the…
Gender Discrimination Lawsuit Filed Against Twitter
Summary: Tina Huang has filed a lawsuit against Twitter, alleging that mostly males are selected for promotions. A woman who…
Apple Must Pay $533 Million for Patent Infringement
Summary: Apple must pay over $500 million to a company that claimed it infringed several of its patents. According to…