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The latest networking lawsuit news from NetworkWorld.com.Network World, Inc.Copyright(C) 1994 - 2009 Network World, Inc.Judges consolidate 12 iPhone 3G cases against Apple, AT&T
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2009/070709-judges-consolidate-12-iphone-3g.html
Apple may have moved on to the iPhone 3GS this summer, but the wheels of justice, which turn slower, are still focused on 2008's older smartphone.
Gregg Keizer2009-07-07T12:00:00-04:00US court rejects IBM appeal in executive's move to Dell
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2009/070309-us-court-rejects-ibm-appeal.html
A U.S. court has rejected an IBM appeal to bar David Johnson, the company's former chief of mergers and acquisitions, from working at rival Dell over concerns regarding trade secrets.
Agam Shah2009-07-03T12:00:00-04:00Judge temporarily dismisses MySpace cyberbully case
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2009/070209-judge-temporarily-dismisses-myspace-cyberbully.html
A U.S. judge on Friday overruled a jury verdict and dismissed a case against a Missouri woman convicted last November in a cyberbullying case that led to a teenager's death, according to published reports.
Agam Shah2009-07-02T12:00:00-04:00Court orders spammers to pay $3.7 million
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2009/070209-court-orders-spammers-to-pay.html
A U.S. district court has ordered members of an alleged international spam ring to give up US$3.7 million that they made while sending out illegal e-mail messages pitching bogus weight-loss products and human growth hormone pills.
Grant Gross2009-07-02T12:00:00-04:00IBM obtains court order that limits Dell executive's work
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2009/062909-ibm-obtains-court-order-that.html
IBM was granted a motion late on Friday that limits the duties of its former merger-and-acquisition chief at rival company Dell over concerns of misappropriating trade secrets.
Agam Shah2009-06-29T12:00:00-04:00Judge: Former IBM executive can work at Dell
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2009/062709-judge-former-ibm-executive-can.html
A U.S. judge on Friday denied an IBM request that would have barred a former executive from working at Dell over concerns that he would misappropriate trade secrets.
Agam Shah2009-06-27T12:00:00-04:00FTC suspends heavy penalty against scareware defendants
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2009/062609-ftc-suspends-heavy-penalty-against.html
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission has suspended the majority of a judgment levied against two defendants accused of selling bogus security software to up to a million consumers.
Jeremy Kirk2009-06-26T12:00:00-04:00Dallas school district settles E-Rate fraud case
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2009/062609-dallas-school-district-settles-e-rate.html
The Dallas Independent School District in Texas has agreed to settle charges that it violated the U.S. False Claims Act in connection with the U.S. government's E-Rate program, which subsidizes Internet connections for schools and libraries in poor areas, the U.S. Department of Justice said Friday.
Grant Gross2009-06-26T12:00:00-04:00Pirate Bay judge cleared of bias charges
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2009/062509-pirate-bay-judge-cleared-of.html
The Swedish Court of Appeals has found that Tomas Norström was not biased when he delivered the guilty verdict against the four people involved in running the file-sharing site The Pirate Bay, it said on Thursday.
Mikael Ricknäs2009-06-25T12:00:00-04:00Dutch antipiracy organization takes aim at Pirate Bay
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2009/062409-dutch-antipiracy-organization-takes-aim.html
The Pirate Bay is the target of yet another legal case -- the Dutch antipiracy organization BREIN wants to close the file-sharing site in the Netherlands, and wants to see its founders appear in the Amsterdam district court on July 21, it said Tuesday.
Mikael Ricknäs2009-06-24T12:00:00-04:00