Special Counsel Robert Mueller recommended in a memorandum filed Tuesday with the United States District Court for the District of Columbia that Michael Flynn receive no jail time for lying to the FBI. In December 2017 Flynn agreed to a plea deal stemming from allegations that he violated 18 USC § 1001 (making false statements). Flynn reportedly [...]
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Qualcomm accuses Apple of stealing corporate secrets for benefit of Intel
Qualcomm , a producer of processing chipsets, on Tuesday accused Apple of engaging in a years-long scheme to steal Qualcomm’s corporate secrets surrounding its chip-making process in order to pass them along to Intel, a main competitor of Qualcomm and the current supplier of processing chips found in many Apple products. In the original complaint, [...]
The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruled for the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Tuesday in a lawsuit filed by Intel’s subsidiary Altera Corporation, reversing a decision by the US Tax Court . The court considered whether the IRS exceeded the authority given to them by the Administrative Procedure Act by compelling Altera and [...]
EU fines Qualcomm $1.23 billion for exclusive deal with Apple
The EU's Commission on Competition on Wednesday announced a USD $1.23 billion antitrust fine against US chip maker Qualcomm . The commission charged Qualcomm with suppressing competition in the market for phone and...
Here's the international legal news we covered this week: The Office of the Attorney General of Indonesia announced Thursday that it would rescind a policy that banned lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) individuals from becoming employees....
Google appealed its EU antitrust fine on Monday after Intel's partial victory last week against a similar EU sanction. Google's appeal comes two months after the initial antitrust fine by the European Commission for...
EU top court orders reexamination of antitrust fine against Intel
The European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruled on Wednesday that a 2009 antitrust case should be sent back to the lower court in order to reexamine the €1.06 billion fine placed on Intel in...
Senate Intelligence Committee subpoenas former NSA leader Flynn
The Senate Select Committee on Intelligence issued a subpoena Wednesday compelling former National Security Adviser Lieutenant General Michael Flynn to provide documents related to the committee's investigation into Russian interference during the 2016 presidential election. In...
20 states file suit against Mylan for price-fixing conspiracy
Attorneys general from 20 states filed an antitrust suit on Thursday alleging price fixing conspiracy against drug giant Mylan NV and five other drugmakers. The complaint alleges that the anti-competitive practices of Mylan and the other...
Europe court advisor issues opinion favoring Intel appeal against antitrust fine
Advocate General Nils Wahl of the European Court of Justice issued an opinion on Thursday in favor of Intel in the dispute over a €1.06 billion EU antitrust fine imposed for anti-competitive behavior. Wahl questioned whether...