Law… Swiss Banking Follow-up 15 Nov 2008 Mentioned the other day that the US is gearing up to go at Switzerland hard. Now it looks like the first broad-side managed to rip some rigging loose. According to…
Law… Counterfeit Goods Indictments 14 Nov 2008 When I think of when I was in Italy seven years ago or so, there are a few things that stick out in my mind. (Apart from just being in…
Law… Swiss Bankers Come Under the Microscope 13 Nov 2008 Very, very interesting. Everyone knows about Swiss and Liechtensteiner banks, and how those countries' strict bank secrecy laws make them attractive places to put money. Earlier this year, Germany caused…
Law… LCD Price-Fixing Followup 13 Nov 2008 I had been somewhat curious about the LCD price-fixing pleas announced yesterday, because, unlike the DRAM price-fixing convictions, no executives were named. In the DRAM prosecutions, executives from Samsung, Hynix,…
Law… Price-Fixing Pleas 12 Nov 2008 Antitrust lawyers working for the government seem to be on something of a little roll lately. In addition to recently causing the proposed venture between Google and Yahoo to get…
Law… Interesting Turn of Events 7 Nov 2008 Normally, stories about Houston's "massage" parlors (and I'm not talking Massage Envy, here) involve undercover police officers posing as civilians in sting operations. So this is an interesting "man bites…
Law… Extradition from Canada 7 Nov 2008 International extradition is one of those processes that always generates a lot of interest. Part of this, I suspect, is the word "international," but it can't be denied that there's…
Law… Theft of Trade Secrets and Wire Fraud 7 Nov 2008 Patents always seem to get the bulk of attention when it comes to intellectual property law, which is pretty interesting to me, considering the protections available to copyrights and trademarks…
Law… Probably a Smart Move 5 Nov 2008 Google's walking away from Yahoo "to avoid a legal battle with federal antitrust regulators who had notified the companies that they were planning to file a lawsuit to block the…
Society… Vote for More Change in Your Pocket 4 Nov 2008 This is a campaign I think we can all believe in: Starbucks, Ben & Jerry's, Krispy Kreme, and even Chik-Fil-A are giving away free stuff today. That's not bad at…
