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Jury Finds Google Did Not Infringe Oracle’s Patents
May 24 2012 // Google Inc.’s Android mobile platform has not infringed Oracle Corp’s patents, a California jury decided, putting an indefinite hold on Oracle’s quest for damages in a fight between the two Silicon Valley...
Nevada Issues First Autonomous Vehicle Test License to Google
May 8 2012 // The Nevada Department of Motor Vehicles has approved an application for a license by Google Inc. to test autonomous vehicles on Nevada public roads, DMV announced this week. It is the first license issued in the United...
Viacom Wins Reversal in Landmark Copyright Case vs. Google’s YouTube
Apr 5 2012 // A U.S. appeals court has revived lawsuits by Viacom Inc., the English Premier League, and various film studios and television networks accusing Google Inc. of allowing copyrighted videos on its YouTube service without...
Yahoo Sues Facebook Over 10 Patents
Mar 12 2012 // Yahoo Inc. sued Facebook Inc. over 10 patents that include methods and systems for advertising on the Web, opening the first major legal battle among big technology companies in social media. The lawsuit, filed in a San...
Marsh & McLennan CFO Wittman Resigns for Senior Role at Google
Mar 5 2012 // Marsh & McLennan Companies announced that Vanessa Wittman, the company’s executive vice president and chief financial officer, is resigning for a senior role at Google Inc. Wittman will assist the company in the...
Google Privacy Policy Violates European Law, Agencies Say
Mar 1 2012 // Data protection agencies in European countries have concluded Google Inc.’s new privacy policy is in breach of European law, EU Justice Commissioner Viviane Reding said on Thursday. France’s data protection...
White House Internet Privacy Bill of Rights Met with Skepticism
Feb 27 2012 // The White House proposed last Thursday a “privacy bill of rights” that would give consumers more control over their data but relies heavily for now on voluntary commitments by Internet companies like Google...
Lawsuit Seeks to Block Google’s Privacy Changes
Feb 20 2012 // A consumer watchdog group is suing the Federal Trade Commission in an attempt to prevent Google from making sweeping changes to its privacy policies next month. The planned revisions would enable Google Inc. to bundle the...
Lawsuit Seeks To Block Google’s Privacy Changes
Feb 10 2012 // A consumer watchdog group is suing the Federal Trade Commission in an attempt to prevent Google from making sweeping changes to its privacy policies next month. The planned revisions would enable Google Inc. to bundle the...
Google Captive in Hawaii on Track
Feb 6 2012 // Web search giant Google Inc. has been granted tentative approval from the Department of Labor to form a captive insurance company in Hawaii to cover employee benefits for thousands of the Mountain View, Calif.-based web...
EU Regulators Look to Halt Google’s New Privacy Policy
Feb 3 2012 // A group of European regulators has written to Google Inc. calling on it to halt the introduction of its new privacy policy, saying it needs to investigate whether the proposals sufficiently protect users’ personal...
Insurance Marketing New Basics: Go Mobile
Jan 27 2012 // Be careful if you ask Michael Jans, president of Bend, Ore.-based Agency Revolution, about marketing. He may throw the Yellow Pages at you. Jans isn’t a temperamental thug, he’s just passionate about talking...
Western Insurance Agents Roundtable: In Uncertain Economy, Change Is Certain
Jan 23 2012 // The economy, the promised-land of a hard insurance market and the need to master technologies dominated discussion at the first annual Insurance Industry Roundtable in Irvine, Calif. The daylong event was attended by 23...
Insurance Marketing New Basics: Go Mobile
Jan 23 2012 // Be careful if you ask Michael Jans, president of Bend, Ore.-based Agency Revolution, about marketing. He may throw the Yellow Pages at you. Jans isn’t a temperamental thug, he’s just passionate about talking...
Insurer Sues Google in Alabama
Jan 23 2012 // An insurer is hoping to use an Alabama state law governing deceptive trade practices to stop Google from prominently displaying negative websites about the company. American Income Life Insurance Co. has filed suit in the...
Google Captive in Hawaii on Track
Jan 18 2012 // Web search giant Google Inc. has been granted tentative approval from the Department of Labor to form a captive insurance company in Hawaii to cover employee benefits for thousands of the Mountain View, Calif.-based web...
Insurer Sues Google in Alabama Over Unflattering Search Results
Jan 5 2012 // An insurer is hoping to use an Alabama state law governing deceptive trade practices to stop Google from prominently displaying negative websites about the company. American Income Life Insurance Co. has filed suit in the...
Western Insurance Agents Roundtable: In Uncertain Economy, Change Is Certain
Jan 5 2012 // The economy, the promised-land of a hard insurance market and the need to master technologies dominated discussion at the first annual Insurance Industry Roundtable in Irvine, Calif. The daylong event was attended by 23...
Google Tells Congress Online Anti-Piracy Bill Goes Too Far
Nov 16 2011 // Google Inc. warned U.S. lawmakers on Wednesday that proposed legislation to crack down on foreign websites selling pirated U.S. movies, music or other counterfeit goods goes too far and could depress investment. The...
Court May Revive Viacom Copyright Claim Against YouTube
Oct 19 2011 // In a copyright infringement case at the heart of media company battles to win Internet viewers, an appeals court grappled on Tuesday over whether to revive Viacom Inc.’s landmark $1 billion lawsuit against Google...
