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Vegan sues McDonald’s after dairy, wheat disclosure

February 25, 2006

A professed vegan has filed a proposed class-action lawsuit claiming McDonald’s Corp. misled consumers into thinking its french fries are free of dairy and wheat products. It seems to be one of those stories. McDonald is sues for everything. For coffee too hot, for hamburger too fat and now for fries too natural. Nadia Sugich…

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bla bla bla or Dianna Abdala vs. William Korman

February 25, 2006

Dianna Abdala is a 24-year-old Boston-area attorney who made some kind of world fame. She had apparently agreed to work for William Korman, a lawyer. She decided on Friday at 9 PM not to take a job which was most likely scheduled to start on Monday morning. This all happend through email. But read yourself…

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Sarbanes Oxley Act

February 24, 2006

nice new piece of information to get started about SOX regarding the following: * IT security’s role in SOX compliance * The evolving nature of a SOX audit and what it will take to pass future audits * How to develop a SOX philosophy * How to project business requirements to security requirements http://exsj.bitpipe.com/detail/RES/1139250179_157.html Take…

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Picaro or Picasso ?

February 21, 2006

The European Union’s highest court dismissed a legal bid by the heirs of Pablo Picasso to stop the car firm DaimlerChrysler from using the trademark “Picaro” which, they argued, was too similar to the name of the artist. Five of the painter’s children and grandchildren had asked the European Court of Justice (ECJ) to intervene.…

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Unternehmensgründung leicht gemacht

February 4, 2006

Presse- und Informationsamt der Bundesregierung berichtet zum Thema “Bürokratieabbau”. Interessant, wenn eine Behörde die Bürokratie abbauen will … Dort lese ich: “In Deutschland gibt es viele gute Geschäftsideen. Aber Deutschland hat auch viele Verordnungen und Vorschriften. Damit die guten Ideen schneller Wirklichkeit werden, startet nun ein Internet-Portal mit allen relevanten Vorschriften und Gesetzen. Die startothek…

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Merkel in Washington

January 17, 2006

Das Presse- und Informationsamt der Bundesregierung berichtet und publiziert die Rede von Bundeskanzlerin Angela Merkel anlässlich der ACG/DGAP-Konferenz am 12. Januar in Washington. Nachstehend zum Zwecke der Dokumentation der Text. Doch zugleich die Frage: Wie finden Sie die Rede? Ist das ein neuer “Wind” in der amerikanisch-deutschen Beziehung? Wird sich nach der Rede was ändern?Gruss…

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SEC to Vote on Rules for Executives Pay

January 17, 2006

Federal securities regulators are moving to require companies to provide far greater detail about their executives’ pay packages and perks in an effort to bring more transparency to an area that has provoked investor and public anger. It is good to know how much the CEO earns per month if you invest in this company.…

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DaimlerChrysler to Pay $90 Million

January 12, 2006

The issue is the repairs of the cars’ emission controls. the case was settled and DaimlerChrysler Corp. has agreed to spend $90 million to repair defective emission-control systems on nearly 1.5 million Jeep and Dodge vehicles. The years from 1996 through 2001 are covered by this settlement. As a part of the agreement, DaimlerChrysler will…

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Frauen reichen Milliardenklage gegen Dresdner Bank Tochtergesellschaft in New York ein

January 10, 2006

“Keine Chance auf Chefposten für Frauen, schlechtere Bezahlung für gleiche Arbeit – Mitarbeiterinnen der Investmentbank Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein werfen dem Unternehmen Diskriminierung vor und reichten Klage ein. Jetzt droht der Bank ein Milliardenprozess.” Das Thema wie bei solchen Klagen schon erwartet und oft prozessiert: “Unternehmen biete Frauen nicht die gleichen Chancen wie Männern”. So einfach…

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Nomination of Judge Samuel Alito

January 10, 2006

http://cnn.netscape.cnn.com/news/story.jsp?idq=/ff/story/0001/20060109/1928986598.htm&ewp=ewp_news_0106alito reports on the nomination of Judge Samuel Alito. He absorbed hours of criticism from Senate Democrats at close quarters Monday, then pledged at his confirmation hearings to do what the law requires “in every single case” if approved for the Supreme Court. This seems to be great news. In every single case … “Alito…

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