FEB
10
2020

Google heads to EU Court In episode one of $9 billion trilogy

The European Commission´s path to punishing Google was circuitous.

FEB
10
2020

EU regulator call for clearer rules on rescuing banks

Elke König warns of ‘perceived inequality’ over dealing with failing lenders.

FEB
7
2020

Apple hit with $27 million fine for slowing down French iPhones

The fine will let Apple avoid a public and potentially embarrassing trial around the matter.

FEB
7
2020

Dutch court halts electronic welfare monitoring system

The Dutch government defended the program as necessary to prevent abuse and control for fraud in the system.

FEB
7
2020

Jury orders Johnson & Johnson to pay $750 million in New Jersey talc case

During an earlier phase of the trial, a different jury held J&J liable for the plaintiffs’ cancers and awarded them $37.2 million in compensation.

FEB
7
2020

U.S. appeals court will not reconsider net neutrality repeal ruling

In petitions filed in December, the Computer & Communications Industry Association, internet trade group INCOMPAS, and various advocacy groups.

FEB
6
2020

US court orders JP Morgan to hand over merger documents JBS-Bertin

The Galdino & Coelho office, which represents Mota, gained access to documents and information from the JP Morgan Chase bank

FEB
6
2020

Huawei launches legal action against Verizon alleging unauthorized patent use: China

Verizon has previously declined to comment on its patent dispute with the Huawei.

FEB
6
2020

Women of defective French breast implants may claim damages only in France: EU

The company filled its implants with unauthorized industrial silicone instead of medical silicone. It shut down in 2010.

FEB
6
2020

EU investigates Qualcomm over radio-frequency chips

Qualcomm supplies “modem” chips, also sometimes called baseband processors,

FEB
6
2020

China Wants to Patent Gilead’s Experimental Coronavirus Drug

Wuhan’s virology institute has applied for remdesivir’s patent

FEB
6
2020

Donald Trump acquitted in Senate impeachment trial: US

Mitt Romney becomes first senator in history to vote to convict a president from his own party

FEB
5
2020

Ireland announces inquiry into Google’s processing of location data

The DPC states that it has received numerous complaints from various Consumer Organizations across the EU.

FEB
5
2020

Twitter unveils new rules to tackle deepfakes ahead of the 2020 election

Twitter will not allow users to “deceptively share synthetic or manipulated media that are likely to cause harm,” according to the policy.

FEB
5
2020

Qatar Airways in talks to buy 49% RwandAir stake, interested in increasing LATAM investment

Qatar Airways already owns stakes in British Airways-parent International Airlines Group

FEB
4
2020

Japan to amend laws to help elderly work until 70

The government plans to submit the bills — covering six laws — to the ongoing Diet session and hopes to put them into effect from April 2021

FEB
4
2020

Tech companies face clampdown in Germany over competition fears

Watchdog would get more power to intervene over market dominance and treatment of data

FEB
4
2020

U.S. finalizes rule to slap duties on countries that undervalue currencies

The rule would not result in the application of such duties to all imports from a given country

FEB
4
2020

Google faces privacy probe in EU over location tracking

EU privacy rules allow data watchdogs to levy hefty fines

FEB
3
2020

Insurers in the spotlight over coronavirus: China

Policyholders and lawyers are poring over contracts to see if epidemic is covered

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