FILE PHOTO: The Google logo is pictured at the entrance to the Google offices in London, Britain January 18, 2019. REUTERS/Hannah McKay/File Photo (Reuters) - Alphabet Inc’s Google on Thursday asked the U.S. Supreme Court to free it from a billion-dollar copyright case brought by Oracle Corp that dates to 2010. Google urged the high court to rule that its copying of Oracle’s Java programming language to create the Android operating system was permissible under U.S. copyright law. A jury cleared Google in 2016, but the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit reversed that verdict in March 2018 and set the stage for a jury trial to determine monetary damages. Google said the Federal Circuit’s ruling in favor of Oracle was a “devastating one-two punch at the software industry” that would chill innovation. Reporting by Jan Wolfe; editing by Grant McCool … [Read more...] about Google asks U.S. Supreme Court to end Oracle copyright case
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U.S. Supreme Court silent on ‘Dreamers’ appeal, other big cases
By Lawrence Hurley WASHINGTON (Reuters) - It is looking increasingly likely that the U.S. Supreme Court will not hear Trump administration appeals involving the "Dreamers" immigrants, transgender troops and gay rights during its current term, meaning rulings in these major cases may not come until next year. With time running out for the justices to take cases to decide in their current term that ends in June, they took no action on Friday in those high-profile appeals. If they eventually agree to hear the cases but not until the nine-month term that begins in October, chances of rulings being issued this year are slim, a blow to President Donald Trump. Under the court's normal procedure, Friday was the last day the court would add new cases to be decided in its current term. The last arguments of the term typically are held in April. The court could next act on whether to hear pending appeals on Tuesday. The administration in several big cases has tried to get appeals to the Supreme … [Read more...] about U.S. Supreme Court silent on ‘Dreamers’ appeal, other big cases
U.S. Supreme Court rules against forced arbitration in California port trucker case
By Jack Katzanek | [email protected] | Orange County RegisterPUBLISHED: January 15, 2019 at 11:36 am | UPDATED: January 15, 2019 at 11:37 am The U.S. Supreme Court has unanimously ruled in favor of a Southern California truck driver who claimed he was wrongly forced into an arbitration agreement with a major carrier. In an 8-0 decision, the Supreme Court ruled that independent driver Dominic Oliveira could not be compelled by New Prime Trucking to settle a dispute over back wages through forced arbitration. Oliveira filed a lawsuit in 2013 to have a back wage dispute decided in open court. The decision could have lasting repercussions for the trucking industry at Southern California’s ports. Many companies hire workers who are independent contractors, not formal employees and have settled disputes through arbitration. Report an error Policies and Standards Contact Us … [Read more...] about U.S. Supreme Court rules against forced arbitration in California port trucker case
U.S. Supreme Court rejects Exxon in climate change document fight
FILE PHOTO: A logo of the Exxon Mobil Corp is seen at the Rio Oil and Gas Expo and Conference in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil September 24, 2018. REUTERS/Sergio Moraes (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday cleared the way for the attorney general of Massachusetts to obtain records from Exxon Mobil Corp(XOM.N) to probe whether the oil company for decades concealed its knowledge of the role fossil fuels play in climate change. The justices declined to hear Exxon’s appeal of a ruling by the top court in Massachusetts holding that Attorney General Maura Healey, a Democrat, had jurisdiction to seek records to probe whether the company misled consumers and investors. The action by the high court marked the latest setback for Exxon in its efforts to halt the Massachusetts investigation and a similar one by New York’s attorney general, who in October filed a lawsuit against the company. New York’s lawsuit accused Exxon of engaging in a systematic scheme to deceive … [Read more...] about U.S. Supreme Court rejects Exxon in climate change document fight
U.S. Supreme Court agrees to hear Emulex/Broadcom challenge
By news service reports | Press-EnterprisePUBLISHED: January 4, 2019 at 2:36 pm | UPDATED: January 4, 2019 at 2:36 pm The U.S. Supreme Court this summer will hear an appeal filed by Emulex, a subsidiary of Broadcom, which is seeking an end to a shareholder lawsuit concerning its acquisition by the chipmaker in 2015. The legal question, Reuters reported, is whether shareholders, under the Securities and Exchange Act, need to show intent to defraud when suing a company over statements made during the M&A process. Avago Technologies, which later bought Irvine-based Broadcom for $67 billion, paid almost $610 million for Costa Mesa-based Emulex in 2015. The company makes equipment for data centers such as chips and routers. Emulex shareholder Gary Varjabedian filed a class action lawsuit in federal court in California to try and prevent the sale from going through. While the lawsuit failed to block the merger, Varjabedian amended it to include a claim that Emulex had … [Read more...] about U.S. Supreme Court agrees to hear Emulex/Broadcom challenge