Articles in Channel: Technology

Mobile Content Providers Settle Unauthorized Billing Class Action

September 02, 2010 17:00

While the FCC has taken an interest in mobile marketing by carriers -- most notably with investigations of carrier early termination fees and proceedings examining wireless consumer "bill shock" -- it also is helpful to remember that the mobile content providers are subject to...

HTML5 Video - Oh the possibilities!

September 02, 2010 16:06

Normally, we here at ATLB try and bring you legal issues relevant to the Austin tech world, but I recently stumbled across and my first interactive, multi-window HTML5 video, and despite the lack of legal issues, I had an overwhelming desire to share it. Showcased as a "Chrome...

More Bad News for James Hardie and Its Asbestos Compensation Fund

September 02, 2010 14:26

Managing legacy liabilities is never easy. For some, it can be a nightmare. Thus, James Hardie and its asbestos compensation fund took yet another hit yesterday through the loss of a tax appeal.  The loss is  described here in mass media in Australia. The mass media is...

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September 02, 2010 02:07

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Personalized Service

Mary Abraham
September 02, 2010 00:43

We marked a major milestone in the life of our family by having dinner at an extraordinary restaurant this evening. The restaurant was Blue Hill at Stone Barns. This restaurant is exceptional in many ways: it’s located in Pocantico Hills, in the beautifully renovated old barns of the...

CEO Finally Admits that Genzyme is Up for Sale...At the Right Price!

September 01, 2010 18:51

The Boston Globe reported today that this morning Henri Termeer, the embattled CEO of Cambridge, MA based Genzyme acknowledged for the first time that company was indeed up for sale. However, he was quick to point out that the $69 per share or $18.8 billion takeover bid from Sanofi Aventis was...

New York's Electronic Equipment Recycling and Reuse Act

September 01, 2010 18:38

Little covered other than by environmental and waste industry trade journals, New York's legislature earlier this year passed the NYS Electronic Equipment Recycling and Reuse Act (the “Act”), which was signed into law by Governor Paterson. The Act amended various provisions of the NY...

Sports: just the most obvious indicator

Susan Crawford
September 01, 2010 18:15

Here’s another key reason why DOJ is interested in the possibly anticompetitive activities of the country’s two or three giant cable companies:  sports. As Richard Sandomir of the NY Times reported yesterday, the Tennis Channel (serving up the US Open) is having trouble reaching broad ...

Good News for Jobseekers (sort of): Pharma Job Losses Slow in August

September 01, 2010 17:59

The Pharmalot Blog reported today that a survey conducted by the outsourcing firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas shows that only 200 pharmaceutical employees lost jobs in August. This compared with the 2,023 jobs lost in July, 830 in June and the 6,943 in May. According to the post, this...

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September 01, 2010 16:35

People v. Jose Garcia, 4050-06 Adhering to the strict requirements of Padilla, Supreme Court, Kings County, Part 33 holds that where, as here, defendant is found in fact to have been misled by bad advice from a so-called retained specialist and by a lack of advice from his defense attorney, the...