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Jon Stewart Slams Conservatives and Supreme Court for Letting Big Business Win Again
2015-07-01 19:47:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: The Supreme Court has been handing down some significant decisions in the last week. Justices ruled in favor of the Affordable Care Act and same-sex marriage and provided hope for proponents of gerrymandering. They also ruled in favor of Oklahomas controversial lethal injection drug and against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), putting roadblocks on its ability to regulate health-damaging pollutants from power plants. On The Daily Show, Jon Stewart shows clips of conservative pundits...
Court ruling boosts chances of Samsung merger
2015-07-01 14:33:01| Semiconductors - Topix.net
A South Korean court on Wednesday rejected an injunction request by U.S. hedge fund Elliott Associates to block a proposed merger of two Samsung Group affiliates, paving the way for the deal proceedings crucial for the group's leadership transition. Elliott, the third-largest shareholder of Samsung C&T, the group's construction and trading unit, filed two injunctions early this month, asking the court to stop a shareholder vote on July 17 on the merger plan between the builder and Cheil Industries, Samsung's de facto holding company.
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Oil companies can be sued by earthquake victim, Oklahoma court rules
2015-07-01 03:50:15| Oil & Gas - Topix.net
Oklahoma experienced nearly 600 earthquakes last year, compared to just one or two annually prior to 2009. An Oklahoma woman who was injured when an earthquake rocked her home in 2011 can sue oil companies for damages, the state's highest court ruled on Tuesday, opening the door to other potential lawsuits against the state's energy companies.
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Supreme Court Addresses Direct v. Derivative Claim in Contractual Context
2015-06-30 22:01:05| Logistics - Topix.net
NAF Holdings, LLC v. Li & Fung Limited , Del. Supr., No. 641, 2014 . This Delaware Supreme Court decision held that a party has a direct claim to pursue a breach of contract action for a contract to which it is a party in order to enforce its own contractual rights.
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Court says Apple fixed e-book prices
2015-06-30 18:36:36| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
A US federal appeals court upholds a ruling that Apple conspired with publishers fix the prices of electronic books.
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