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Facebook breach of contract claimant loses third legal team
It seems from the time Facebook Inc. was founded, Mark Zuckerberg, has been under the lens of legal scrutiny. As a result Zuckerberg and Facebook are no strangers to breach of contract claims. Paul Ceglia, a man from New York, claims that a contact allegedly created...
Microsoft closes its acquisition of Skype
The tech world is familiar with many gambles based on mergers and acquisitions. One such possible gamble is the acquisition of Skype by Microsoft. The leader of Skype foresees a world in which video communication becomes a part of everyday life. Microsoft CEO...
Star of Real Housewives of New Jersey may have breached contract
One of the stars of the hit television show, "The Real Housewives of New Jersey," may have a breach of contract issue with NBCUniversal the company that owns the cable television channel Bravo which the reality show airs on. The real housewife and reality television...
New Jersey based A.C. Moore set for acquisition
While many New Jersey companies have been struggling to maintain business as usual during the recession, one company has decided to allow itself to be acquired. A.C. Moore, the Berlin-based arts and crafts company, has agreed to a $40 million acquisition by an arts...
Antitrust regulators investigate Google acquisition of Motorola
Antitrust regulators appear to be taking a closer look at the proposed acquisition of Motorola Mobility by Google. Officials for Google and Motorola report they have been asked to supply additional information about the planned acquisition by the antitrust division of...
Zooey Deschanel breach of contract lawsuit may move forward
Actress and singer Zooey Deschanel filed a breach of contract lawsuit against shoemaker Steve Madden and other retailers last December. It now looks like the lawsuit may be allowed to move forward to be heard by a jury.Deschanel has claimed that Steve Madden...
Reebok settles suit with FTC over deceptive ads about ‘toning shoes’
Reebok will have to pay $25 million to settle charges brought against them by the Federal Trade Commission that it used deceptive advertising by making claims about fitness shoes without backing up those claims with scientific evidence. The company will also be facing...
Warners, Charlie Sheen to settle dispute over broken contract, firing
Actor Charlie Sheen is reported to be nearing an agreement in his $100 million lawsuit against Warner Brothers over his termination from the "Two and a Half Men" sitcom. The case has been in private arbitration in an effort to end the litigation against the studio and...
United, Continental making progress one year into merger
United Airlines and Continental Airlines were officially merged into one company last October 1. The merged company is now known as United. Since the merger was complete, the merged companies have been working on how to combine all their offered services and products...
Netflix rolls out new business venture from same business venture
Netflix has been struggling to figure out how to continue to grow as a company while continuing to adapt to both new technologies and current customer needs. The company started as a DVD mailing service, but eventually incorporated online streaming of entertainment...
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