Network World on LawsuitsThe latest networking lawsuit news from NetworkWorld.com.Judge to plaintiffs in Yahoo lawsuit: Don't rush me- June 17, 2008 A judge denied shareholders' request to accelerate the start of a trial for the lawsuit they filed alleging Yahoo failed to protect their interests by sabotaging Microsoft's acquisition attempt.http://www.networkworld.com/news/2008/061708-judge-to-plaintiffs-in-yahoo.html?fsrc=rss-la... Trend Micro: Barracuda suit not about open source- June 14, 2008 Trend Micro may have received more than it bargained for in its software patent dispute with rival Barracuda Networks. In the past few months Barracuda's cause has been taken up by free software advocates, who see Trend Micro's patent claims as a threat to the open-source ClamAV antivirus project. That's because Barracuda uses ClamAV to be able to scan for viruses at the "gateway," where a local area network connects to the Internet. Trend Micro says it owns the technology behind this.http://www.networkworld.com/news/2008/061408-trend-micro-barracuda-suit-not.html?fsrc=rss-... Plaintiffs seek annulment of Yahoo severance plan- June 10, 2008 Shareholders suing Yahoo over its handling of Microsoft's acquisition attempt want the judge to invalidate a controversial employee severance plan before the company's annual shareholders meeting on Aug. 1.http://www.networkworld.com/news/2008/061008-plaintiffs-seek-annulment-of-yahoo.html?fsrc=... Microsoft hits 21 U.S. resellers with piracy lawsuits- June 10, 2008 Microsoft has filed 21 lawsuits in 14 U.S. states against resellers in which it alleges they engaged in the sale of pirated software, it said Tuesday.http://www.networkworld.com/news/2008/061008-microsoft-hits-21-us-resellers.html?fsrc=rss-... Do geeks make good jurors in tech cases Not always- June 6, 2008 Should geeks serve on juries in disputes that involve high technology Not necessarily, according to a federal judge, speaking at a computer security conference Thursday.http://www.networkworld.com/news/2008/060608-do-geeks-make-good-jurors.html?fsrc=rss-lawsu... Intel, AMD see date with justice pushed back to 2010- June 6, 2008 The trial for Advanced Micro Devices' five-year-old antitrust suit alleging that competitor Intel unfairly manipulated the chip market has been delayed until February 2010.http://www.networkworld.com/news/2008/060608-intel-amd-see-date-with.html?fsrc=rss-lawsuit... Google, Louis Vuitton face off in trademark spat- June 4, 2008 Europe's highest court will hear a trademark infringement suit concerning Google's keyword advertising system, a case that ventures into an untested area of law that could impact the company's lucrative ad revenue.http://www.networkworld.com/news/2008/060408-google-louis-vuitton-face-off.html?fsrc=rss-l... TransUnion offers free credit monitoring to 150 million- June 3, 2008 In a class-action settlement that may be unprecedented in its size, Chicago-based credit reporting bureau TransUnion LLC is offering up to nine months' worth of free credit monitoring service to anyone in the U.S. who has ever held a credit card or a line of credit over the last 20 years.http://www.networkworld.com/news/2008/060308-transunion-offers-free-credit-monitoring.html... Shareholder lawsuit claims Yahoo derailed Microsoft bid- June 3, 2008 Yahoo has lost a battle to keep information about its operations confidential after a judge decided to unseal documents filed by shareholders suing the company over its handling of Microsoft's unsolicited acquisition offer.http://www.networkworld.com/news/2008/060308-shareholder-lawsuit-claims-yahoo-derailed.htm... |