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AT&T Kauft T-Mobile USA – Aus der Perspektive von Juristen

March 21, 2011

Die Deutsche Telekom gab am Sonntag bekannt, dass es seine Mobilfunktochter T-Mobile USA für 39 Milliarden Dollar an den Marktführer AT&T verkauft. Dabei will AT&T 25 Millarden Dollar in bar zahlen und den Rest in Aktien. Die Tochterfirma des deutschen Dax-Riesen hat seit langer Zeit Probleme im Privatkundengeschäft – unter anderem weil sie keine Apple…

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First Ruling against Web-host for Contributory Trademark Infringement

March 18, 2011

On March 10, 2011 a South Carolina jury, followed by District Judge Margaret Seymour’s judgment on March 14, 2011 in Roger Cleveland Golf Company Inc. v. Prince, ruled that website owner Christopher Prince and Prince Distribution LLC as well as Search Engine Optimization (“SEO”) and web-hosting firm Bright Builders are liable for violating the South…

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TSA to Publish Radiation Test Results from Airport Scanners

March 18, 2011

We have reported several times on our Blog about the outrage the implementation of full-body scanners at U.S. airports provoked among travelers. Last week, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) announced that it will start publishing radiating results from airport passenger and luggage screening equipment. By doing so, TSA hopes to calm the lingering fears among…

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Some North Carolina Taxpayers Receive False Notice of Back Owed Taxes

March 18, 2011

Raleigh, N.C. (www.wral.com) — Some taxpayers have received notices falsely stating that they owe state taxes for 2008, a spokeswoman for the North Carolina Department of Revenue, Beth Stevens, said Thursday. Stevens said that the notices were sent after the U.S. Internal Revenue Service provided the revenue department with inaccurate data about federal taxable income…

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Aussetzung des Swift-Abkommen?

March 17, 2011

Am 10. März berichteten wir auf unserem Blog über das Swift Abkommen zwischen Europa und den USA, nach dem US-Ermittler unter bestimmten Vorgaben persönliche Daten von Bankkunden anfordern können. Jedoch werden diese Vorgaben anscheinend vernachlässigt oder erst gar nicht beachtet! Letze Woche wurde in einem Bericht der gemeinsamen Kontrollinstanz von Europol (GKI) festgestellt, dass „die…

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Republikanischer US-Abgeordneter vergleicht illegale Einwanderer mit Wildschweinen

March 17, 2011

Der republikanische US-Abgeordnete Virgil Peck aus Kansas hat illegale Einwanderer mit Wildschweinen verglichen. Der geschmacklose Vergleich erfolgte am Anfang der Woche als der Haushaltsausschuss des Repräsentantenhauses über die Kontrolle der Wildschweinpopulation beriet. DerUS-Republikaner aus Kansas sagte: “Wenn das Erschießen der Wildschweine funktioniert, haben wir vielleicht eine Lösung für unser Problem mit illegaler Einwanderung gefunden.” Der…

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North Carolina Senate Approves Expansion of Castle Doctrine

March 16, 2011

Raleigh, N.C. — Soon not only your house but also your car and your workplace may be classified as “castle” thanks to an expansion of North Carolina’s Castle Doctrine which was approved by the North Carolina Senate on March 14, 2011 with a 35-13 vote. Based on the English Common Law provision that “one’s home…

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Voter ID Law for North Carolina?

March 16, 2011

Voter ID laws … Arizona has one, Georgia has one, and now North Carolina may be requiring its residents to present a photo ID to cast a ballot.House Bill 351 was filed by Republicans late on March 14, 2011. The bill consists of six parts and would require photo identification, or the voter must cast…

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Illinois Introduces “Amazon Tax”

March 15, 2011

On March 10, 2011, Illinois Governor Pat Quinn signed a new law that online retailers with a physical presence in the State of Illinois are required to collect sales taxes. The immediately effective Main Street Fairness Act has direct consequences on online merchants like Amazon and Overstock.com. All companies that have only a contract with…

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Alienation of Affection – A Cause of Action that is Alive and Well in North Carolina

March 15, 2011

Raleigh, N.C. (WRAL.com) — A Wake County judge awarded the ex-wife of a local business owner $30 million Monday in an alienation of affection lawsuit against his current wife. Superior Court Judge Carl Fox handed down a judgment against Betty Devin requiring her to pay over $10 million in compensatory damages and $20 million in…

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