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A judge just dealt a bitter setback to US climate change protesters
2016-01-14 23:12:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Quartz: A jury in Washington state is hearing the final arguments today (Jan. 14) in a huge case for the environmental movement. Five activists have been charged with criminal trespassing for blocking a train full of crude oil. The judge initially allowed the so-called "Delta Five' to use a so-called "necessity defense,' which argued that their criminal actions were justified by the threat of climate change. It is the first such case in the United States, and environmentalists were hoping for a precedent-setting...
Facebook dealt blow in privacy fight
2015-09-23 13:38:32| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
A privacy activist's efforts to prevent Facebook from being able to share Europeans' data with the US are aided by Europe's highest court.
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How One Hazardous Waste Contractor Dealt with a Discrimination Claim
2015-09-21 19:46:00| Waste Age
Some lawsuits are downright frivolous because, to begin with, the plaintiffs legal claims are shaky. read more
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Uber dealt blow over driver status
2015-09-10 12:39:35| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
Uber's ongoing legal row with drivers who claim they are wrongly classified as contractors heats up as possible precedents emerge.
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Uber dealt employee blow by US ruling
2015-06-17 21:27:07| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
An Uber driver in California is deemed an employee, not a contractor, in a ruling that could mean higher costs for the app-based taxi service.
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