The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments on Monday in Advocate Health Care Network v. Stapleton and TC Heartland LLC v. Kraft Food Brands Group LLC . In Advocate Health Care Network v. Stapleton , the court heard arguments on whether the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) church-plan exemption applies in circumstances where the [...]

The Beijing IP Court ruled on Monday that Apple’s iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus do not infringe on patents held by the Shenzhen Baili Marketing Services Co., a Chinese manufacturer which is now “defunct.” Baili alleged that Apple had copied their exterior designs. The court held that the designs were not “exclusive” and that [...]

The US Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear an appeal from record companies that want to pursue a copyright infringement case against music site Vimeo for hosting music by classic artists. Capitol Records and other record companies had sued Vimeo for hosting 199 unauthorized video recordings from artists such as The Beatles and Elvis [...]

Alexei Navalny, a well-known Russian opposition leader, was arrested on Sunday at a demonstration protesting the alleged corruption of Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev . On Monday, the Tverskoy Court fined him 20,000 rubles (USD $350) for organizing the protest and sentenced him to 15 days in jail for resisting police orders. Protests against Medvedev [...]

Spain’s top court on Monday agreed to investigate claims by a Spanish woman who alleges her brother was tortured and murdered by Bashar al-Assad’s security forces. According to the woman, who is identified only as AH for security reasons, her brother was executed in 2013 in Damascus by Syrian security forces. Spanish High Court Judge [...]

The US Supreme Court on Monday denied a petition to revive a $7.25 billion antitrust settlement with Visa and Mastercard over claims the corporations illegally filed debit and credit card fees. The court left in place a decision by the Second Circuit Court of Appeals to throw out a settlement because some retailers stood to [...]

The Seoul Central District Prosecutors’ office announced on Monday that it is seeking a warrant for the arrest of former president Park Geun-hye on criminal charges of bribery and abuse of power. The prosecutors asked the Seoul Central District Court for a warrant after interrogating Park for several hours last week . Prosecutors are still [...]

The US Supreme Court granted certiorari in two cases on Monday. In US Bank National Association v. Village at Lakeridge , a bankruptcy case from the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit , the court will determine whether the appropriate standard of review for determining non-statutory insider status in a bankruptcy case is [...]

According to a report issued by IRNA , Iran has imposed sanctions on 15 US companies for human rights violations and supporting Israeli “terrorism” against Palestinians. The sanctions were issued in response to what the Iran government called “one-sided extraterritorial sanctions” issued by the US on Friday against China, North Korea, or the United Arab [...]

The United Nations (UN) stated on Friday that Israel has not yet taken any steps towards stopping illegal settlements in Palestinian territory. According to UN Middle East envoy Nickolay Mladenov, instead of working to halt the illegal settlements, Israel has authorized “a high rate” of settlements in contravention of international law. The UNSC Resolution 2334 [...]