International Business News - lawsuit http://www.ibtimes.com All articles are copyrighted by IBTimes.com 400 100 http://www.ibtimes.com/ http://www.ibtimes.com/images/top_logo_ibt2_3.gif A federal judge has ordered Microsoft Corp. CEO Steve Ballmer to testify in a class-action lawsuit challenging the company's marketing of its Windows Vista operating system. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081122/judge-orders-microsoft-ceo-to-testify-in-lawsuit.htm Sat, 22 Nov 2008 01:51:04 EST Japanese millionaire Daisuke Enomoto had planned to dress up as his favorite cartoon character in outer space and spent $21 million to make it happen. Now he claims the company that was supposed make his dream come true brushed him aside with little more than a "sorry, no refunds." http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081121/would-be-japanese-space-tourist-wants-21m-back.htm Fri, 21 Nov 2008 17:44:41 EST A school district in the state where HIV-positive Ryan White fought for the right to attend classes two decades ago is being sued by the family of a 14-year-old girl who says she was bullied so badly over her positive status that she left school. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081121/lawsuit-says-ind-teen-with-hiv-bullied-at-school.htm Fri, 21 Nov 2008 15:40:14 EST A Japanese millionaire says he was unfairly denied a ride into outer space after paying $21 million to a Virginia company that made its name brokering such deals. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081121/would-be-space-tourist-wants-his-21-million-back.htm Fri, 21 Nov 2008 15:31:54 EST Kadant Inc., which makes paper-producing equipment, said Friday a federal court had dismissed a lawsuit by consumers over allegedly defective decking and railing products. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081121/court-dismisses-suit-against-kadant-former-unit.htm Fri, 21 Nov 2008 08:04:48 EST Three Denver residents have filed lawsuits alleging that the company that runs Avanza Supermarkets tricked shoppers into paying more for their groceries. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081120/customers-accuse-supermarket-of-misleading-pricing.htm Thu, 20 Nov 2008 11:22:20 EST Women's ski jumping is being left out of the 2010 Winter Olympics because there are not enough athletes to merit the sport's inclusion, not because of gender discrimination, an International Olympic Committee spokeswoman said Wednesday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081119/women-ski-jumpers-out-because-of-low-participation.htm Wed, 19 Nov 2008 18:24:15 EST The federal government agency that regulates mining says it stands behind the $1.5 million in fines it levied last month against a coal producer now suing it. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081119/msha-stands-behind-fines-against-coal-producer.htm Wed, 19 Nov 2008 10:49:43 EST THE PLAYERS: American Coal Co. accuses the Mine Safety and Health Administration of abusive monitoring and issuing citations according to quotas. THE BUILDUP: MSHA last month fined operators of American Coal's Galatia mines in southern Illinois $1.46 million for allegedly repeatedly ignored safety regulations between September 2007 and January. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081118/coal-mining-company-suing-federal-regulators.htm Tue, 18 Nov 2008 14:29:49 EST A wireless affiliate of Sprint Nextel Corp. has pulled its request that an Illinois judge block the planned spinoff of Sprint's new broadband network. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081118/sprint-affiliate-backs-down-on-wimax-suit.htm Tue, 18 Nov 2008 13:16:20 EST A coal company fined $1.46 million last month for safety violations has sued federal mine regulators, the latest example of escalating tensions between coal operators and the U.S. Labor Department's Mine Safety and Health Administration. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081118/coal-company-sues-federal-regulators.htm Tue, 18 Nov 2008 14:27:37 EST A hand model, magician and actor blames a Martha Stewart-branded lounge chair for snipping off a bit of his livelihood. In a lawsuit filed Monday against Kmart Corp. and Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, Patrick Albanese said he was moving the Martha Stewart Everyday lounge chair on a deck in June when the front tubular legs collapsed, crushing his right index finger between one of the chair legs and a tubular bar on the base of the chair. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081118/iowa-magician-hand-model-sues-over-snipped-finger.htm Tue, 18 Nov 2008 09:15:51 EST Two Johnson & Johnson subsidiaries that make and distribute a painkilling skin patch must pay nearly $16.6 million to the family of a suburban woman who died from a drug overdose while using the product, a jury ruled Monday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081118/jury-awards-nearly-16-6m-in-ill-skin-patch-case.htm Tue, 18 Nov 2008 08:21:40 EST Spansion Inc. wants to block U.S. sales of iPods, BlackBerry gadgets and other devices because memory chips made by Samsung Electronics Co. and used in those products allegedly violate Spansion patents. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081118/spansion-sues-samsung-over-flash-memory-patents.htm Tue, 18 Nov 2008 02:11:15 EST Eastman Kodak Co. said it is suing South Korea's Samsung Electronics Co. and LG Electronics Inc. for infringing various digital-camera patents it obtained between 1993 and 2001. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081118/kodak-sues-samsung-lg-over-camera-patents.htm Tue, 18 Nov 2008 00:41:42 EST Spansion Inc. wants to block U.S. sales of iPods, BlackBerry gadgets and other devices because memory chips made by Samsung Electronics Co. and used in those products allegedly violate Spansion patents. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081117/spansion-sues-samsung-over-flash-memory-patents.htm Mon, 17 Nov 2008 22:01:34 EST A hand model, magician and actor blames a Martha Stewart-branded lounge chair for snipping off a bit of his livelihood. In a lawsuit filed Monday against Kmart Corp. and Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, Patrick Albanese said he was moving the Martha Stewart Everyday lounge chair on a deck in June when the front tubular legs collapsed, crushing his right index finger between one of the chair legs and a tubular bar on the base of the chair. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081117/iowa-magician-hand-model-sues-over-snipped-finger.htm Mon, 17 Nov 2008 18:44:15 EST Eastman Kodak Co. said Monday it is suing South Korea's Samsung Electronics Co. and LG Electronics Inc. for infringing various digital-camera patents it obtained between 1993 and 2001. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081117/kodak-sues-samsung-lg-over-camera-patents.htm Mon, 17 Nov 2008 17:50:32 EST The marketers of Splenda said Monday they have settled a lawsuit filed by the Sugar Association over advertising claims that the sweetener contains sugar. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081117/mcneil-sugar-association-settle-splenda-suit.htm Mon, 17 Nov 2008 16:36:48 EST A busboy is suing Justin Timberlake, saying the pop star's Manhattan barbecue joint didn't pay him a legal wage. Felipe Ramales says in a federal lawsuit filed Friday that he worked for Timberlake's Southern Comfort restaurant for about a year. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/175249-keep-a-child-alive-black-ball.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081114/ny-busboy-sues-timberlake-restaurant-over-pay.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081114/ny-busboy-sues-timberlake-restaurant-over-pay.htm Fri, 14 Nov 2008 20:37:32 EST