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Microsoft to appeal B.C. court ruling |
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Canada
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Microsoft Corp. will likely appeal a B.C. Supreme Court ruling that certified a class action lawsuit that claims the company dominated the computer market by breaching Canada’s competition laws.
Source: The Vancouver Sun, Vancouver, B.C., March 11, 2010
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Judge says tax credit should apply to divorcees too |
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Canada
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A Tax Court of Canada judge has suggested that the Income Tax Act should be redrafted to make divorced people eligible for a tax credit available to married people.
Source: The Globe and Mail, Toronto, Ont., March 11, 2010
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Bus crash survivors get US$2.25 million |
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Canada
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A jury has awarded three survivors of a 2005 fatal bus crash in New York US$2.25 million in a lawsuit being settled in Livingston County Supreme Court.
Source: The Windsor Star, Windsor, Ont., March 11, 2010
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Ex-college athletes join lawsuit against N.C.A.A. |
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United States
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Almost a dozen former college football and basketball players have joined a class action lawsuit against the N.C.A.A. that claims players should be compensated for the association’s use of their images and likenesses.
Source: The New York Times, New York, N.Y., March 10, 2010
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Italian PM taken to court over TV censorship |
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International
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A pro-democracy organization has filed a brief to the European Court of Human Rights against Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi claiming his TV censorship is undemocratic.
Source: Reuters, Rome, Italy, March 11, 2010
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Former Bosnian VP granted bail in U.K. |
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International
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A British court has granted bail to former Bosnian vice president Ejup Ganic after he was arrested for alleged war crimes earlier this month.
Source: The Associated Press, London, England, March 11, 2010
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