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Apple's Victory Means Soul-Searching For Samsung
August 29, 2012 10:05 am | by Youkyung Lee, AP Technology Writer | News | CommentsA U.S. jury's $1 billion verdict against Samsung for what rival Apple claimed was the illegal copying of its iPhone and iPad designs signals a turning point for the South Korean electronics giant known for its prowess in adapting the innovations of others and nimbly executing production.
U.S. Expects Another Guilty Plea In Car-Parts Probe
August 28, 2012 2:34 pm | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsThe federal government says a Japanese company has agreed to plead guilty in Detroit and pay a $1 million fine in a price-fixing investigation involving auto parts. The Justice Department said Tuesday that Nippon Seiki Co. Ltd. of Nagoka, Japan, conspired with other companies to fix prices of instrument panel clusters over a two-year period.
Court: Age Discrimination Unproven In Boeing Sale
August 28, 2012 10:25 am | by Roxana Hegeman, Associated Press | News | CommentsA federal appeals court ruled Monday that former employees of The Boeing Co. failed to demonstrate a pattern of age discrimination in the wake of the 2005 sale of its commercial aircraft business in Kansas and Oklahoma. Ninety former Boeing workers sued in December 2005 claiming they lost their jobs because of their age when the Chicago-based aerospace manufacturer sold operations.
Apple Lists 8 Samsung Products It Wants Banned
August 28, 2012 10:21 am | by Paul Elias, Associated Press | News | CommentsApple on gave a federal judge a list of eight Samsung products it wants pulled from shelves and banned from the U.S. market, including popular Galaxy model smartphones. U.S. District Judge Lucy Koh asked for the list after a jury in San Jose last week slammed Samsung with a $1.05B verdict, finding that the South Korean technology giant had "willfully" copied Apple's iPhone and iPad in creating and marketing the products.
Lights Out: Are You Ready For Lighting Legislation?
August 28, 2012 8:09 am | Articles | CommentsThe next phase of the Department of Energy’s (DOE) energy-efficiency lighting legislation went into effect on July 14, 2012 and requires all impacted lighting to be manufactured to be more energy-efficient. Most recently, the DOE has granted a deadline extension for some lighting categories until July 14, 2014, leaving some businesses uncertain on how to best move forward in adopting energy efficient lighting.
OSHA Cites Tyson For Nebraska Worker's Death
August 27, 2012 2:02 pm | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsRegulators have proposed more than $104,000 in penalties for Tyson Foods because of safety violations the regulators say were found at a Nebraska beef plant where a worker was fatally injured. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration says Springdale, Ark.-based Tyson was cited for seven violations at its Dakota City plant.
Samsung Ordered To Pay Apple $1.05B In Patent Case
August 27, 2012 10:07 am | by Paul Elias, Associated Press | News | CommentsAfter a year of scorched-earth litigation, a jury decided Friday that Samsung ripped off the innovative technology used by Apple to create its revolutionary iPhone and iPad. The jury ordered Samsung to pay Apple $1.05 billion in the latest skirmish of a global legal battle between the two tech giants. An appeal is expected.
Court Rules Samsung Didn't Copy iPhone
August 24, 2012 10:09 am | by Youkyung Lee, AP Technology Writer | News | CommentsSouth Korea's Samsung won a home court ruling in its global smartphone battle against Apple on Friday when judges in Seoul said the company didn't copy the look and feel of the U.S. company's iPhone, and that Apple infringed on Samsung's wireless technology.
2 SC Boeing Employees Appeal Case Against Union
August 22, 2012 1:53 pm | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsTwo employees at South Carolina's Boeing Co. plant have appealed their complaint against the International Association of Machinists. The National Right to Work Foundation said Tuesday that Dennis Murray and Cynthia Ramaker had filed an appeal with the National Labor Relations Board.
Epic Patent Trial Over iPhone Technology Wraps Up
August 21, 2012 2:19 pm | by Paul Elias, Associated Press | News | CommentsAfter three weeks of listening to technology experts, patent professionals and company executives debate the complicated legal claims of Apple Corp. and Samsung Electronics Co., a jury of nine men and women are set to decide one of the biggest technology disputes in history.
China Says U.S. Energy Projects Violate Free Trade
August 21, 2012 10:18 am | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsChina's government has ruled that U.S. government support to six American solar and wind power projects violates free trade rules, adding to strains between Beijing and its trading partners over renewable energy. The United States and China are the two biggest markets for renewable energy and have pledged to cooperate in developing technology.
Settlement In MS Suit Over Illegal Workers
August 21, 2012 10:14 am | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsFederal court records show a Mississippi company that was the target of the largest U.S. workplace raid on illegal immigrants has settled a discrimination lawsuit by four black women who claimed the company gave preferential treatment to Latinos. A tentative settlement was announced in February. Details were released in court documents filed this past week.
Appeals Court Rejects Challenge On Ethanol
August 20, 2012 2:03 pm | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsA federal appeals court has rejected a challenge to Environmental Protection Agency decisions allowing an increase in ethanol content in gasoline. In a 2-1 ruling, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit said trade associations of engine manufacturers, food producers and petroleum producers did not have standing to sue because they failed to show that their members are harmed by the EPA action.
WV AG Says Claims Being Accepted In LCD Case
August 20, 2012 2:00 pm | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsAttorney General Darrell McGraw says West Virginia consumers can now file refund claims in a price-fixing settlement against companies that made liquid crystal display screens used in televisions and computer monitors. Consumers have until Dec. 6 to file claims for LCD screens bought between 1999 and 2006.
IN Fines Glass Maker $150K For Repeat Violations
August 20, 2012 10:10 am | News | CommentsIndiana regulators have fined a central Indiana glass factory $150,000 after inspectors found company managers had failed to correct several workplace safety lapses discovered at the plant following a worker's 2010 death. Pilkington North America was fined last month by the Indiana OSHA after it conducted a follow-up inspection this spring at the Shelbyville plant about 25 miles southeast of Indianapolis.
EPA Signs Rule To Cut Haze In Big Sky Country
August 17, 2012 10:14 am | by Matt Volz, Matthew Brown, Associated Press | News | CommentsFederal regulators have approved a new measure meant to help turn Montana's Big Sky Country into Clear Sky Country by forcing industrial plants to cut pollutants that make hazy skies over national parks and wilderness areas. The official target date is 2064, but EPA officials acknowledge it would take several centuries for some parks and wildernesses under the new rule.
J&J To Remove Harsh Chemicals From Products
August 15, 2012 10:22 am | by Linda A. Johnson, AP Business Writer | News | CommentsJohnson & Johnson plans to remove potentially cancer-causing and other dangerous chemicals from nearly all its adult toiletries and cosmetic products worldwide within 3 1/2 years.
Federal Appeals Court Sides With Texas Against EPA
August 14, 2012 1:50 pm | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsA federal appeals court ruled Monday that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency violated the Clean Air Act by rejecting a Texas program for approving air permits.
Solyndra Agrees To Settle Suit Over Layoffs
August 14, 2012 10:04 am | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsBankrupt solar company Solyndra has agreed to pay $3.5 million to settle accusations that it failed to properly notify employees they would losing their jobs.
US Magnesium Loses Pollution Appeal
August 13, 2012 12:12 pm | by Paul Foy, Associated Press | News | CommentsUtah is moving to close a regulatory loophole that let industries exceed pollution limits and escape sanctions by blaming malfunctioning equipment.
NE Court Denies $1.6M Tax Break To Ethanol Plant
August 10, 2012 2:13 pm | by Josh Funk, Associated Press | News | CommentsThe state Supreme Court ruled that Bridgeport Ethanol did not qualify for the $1.6M in tax breaks that it sought.
NY Senator Defends U.S. Light Bulb Standards
August 10, 2012 10:13 am | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsGillibrand says a rollback of new energy-efficiency standards for old-fashioned light bulbs would hurt U.S. manufacturers and help Chinese companies export inferior products to the U.S.
Multimillion-Dollar Verdict Against RIM Overturned
August 10, 2012 10:11 am | by Rob Gillies, Associated Press | News | CommentsA U.S. judge has overturned a multimillion-dollar patent-infringement verdict against BlackBerry maker Research In Motion.
Ex-Intel Worker Gets 3 Years For Stealing Secrets
August 9, 2012 11:45 am | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsA former Intel Corp. worker in Massachusetts has been sentenced to three years in federal prison for stealing hundreds of millions of dollars' worth of computer chip manufacturing and design secrets while working for a rival company.
MA 'Right To Repair' Compromise Signed Into Law
August 8, 2012 10:27 am | by Shannon Young, Associated Press | News | CommentsIndependent repair shops and vehicle owners who want to make their own repairs would get access to software needed to diagnose car trouble under a new bill.
