Sentences with phrase «companies in a legal battle»

Without the option of «no win — no pay» contingency fees, few victims would have the means and ability to challenge the big insurance companies in a legal battle with upfront legal payments.

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Following a legal battle that stretched across two continents, the electronics company agreed to pay $ 60 million to Proview Technology to settle a dispute over the rights to the iPad name in China.

The company also lost a fortune in legal battles, which it lost, about whether founder Curt Jones properly filed the patents that protected its special freezing process.

Analysts believe legal precedent and case law «heavily favor» AT&T in its battle versus the DOJ over the company's deal to acquire Time Warner.

This is very bad news for the two companies and for their customers in New York, but it is by no means the end of the legal battle.

TEMPE, Ariz. — The family of a woman killed by an Uber self - driving vehicle in Arizona has reached a settlement with the ride services company, ending a potential legal battle over the first fatality caused by an autonomous vehicle.

The constant flurry of complaints between the two companies underscores how their patent battles aren't coming to an end anytime soon — even though both companies have suffered legal losses in previous face - offs against one another.

Costly and embarrassing legal decisions haven't deterred either company from their battle to beat the other, and become the dominant player in the billion - dollar smartphone market.

The company has been embroiled in an expensive legal battle with wrestler and entertainer Hulk Hogan, who is backed by wealthy investor Peter Thiel.

Both companies have cooperated with Korean giant Samsung, which is waging a fierce IP legal battle with Apple and is its main rival for global hegemony in smartphones and tablets.

In 2013, Google — like Microsoft before it — was threatened with a potentially costly legal battle when the Federal Trade Commission staff said the company «unlawfully maintained its monopoly» over internet searches, though the 20 - month probe was eventually closed.

A key document in Alphabet's legal battle against Uber reveals that a former Alphabet executive had a trove of data on Alphabet's self - driving car technology and accessed some of the files after he left the company.

In the latest fallout from the oil sands euphoria - gone - bust, a legal battle has erupted between three of Canada's most important energy companies.

The chain is in the middle of a legal battle with Macy's, which sued media and merchandising company Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia for breaching an exclusive contract when Martha Stewart signed a deal with Penney in December 2011 to open shops at most of its stores this spring.

Dauman and Shari Redstone, the daughter of controlling shareholder and former chairman Sumner Redstone, are currently embroiled in a high - stakes legal battle over control of the 93 - year - old media mogul's companies.

Uber is currently embroiled in a legal battle with Waymo, the self - driving car unit of Alphabet, Google's parent company.

As the last witness for the defense in the Justice Department's legal battle against AT&T's $ 85.4 billion deal to buy Time Warner, Mr. Stephenson portrayed the 140 - year - old phone giant as being in an existential crisis and in need of the deal with Time Warner to compete against tech companies.

The company has won several key legal battles in the past few months, and has announced two new upcoming models the Z3 and Q20.

In addition to boardroom squabbles, Uber's newly minted chief legal officer Tony West will also have to navigate a trade secret battle against Alphabet's self - driving arm, in addition to several federal probes into the company's privacy practiceIn addition to boardroom squabbles, Uber's newly minted chief legal officer Tony West will also have to navigate a trade secret battle against Alphabet's self - driving arm, in addition to several federal probes into the company's privacy practicein addition to several federal probes into the company's privacy practices.

The acquisition was part of the larger change in control trend that has defined Canada's marijuana industry recently, with companies battling to gain market share before marijuana sales become legal later this year.

It's been locked in a legal battle with Waymo after being sued by the autonomous car company over confidential information that may have been shared with Uber.

All in all, things are not looking too good for Uber as the company keeps facing setback after setback in its legal battle with Waymo.

LEGAL BATTLES The holding company for Washington Mutual finally had its reorganization plan approved in February 2012, following three years of legal battles about the low price paid for its banking asLEGAL BATTLES The holding company for Washington Mutual finally had its reorganization plan approved in February 2012, following three years of legal battles about the low price paid for its banking BATTLES The holding company for Washington Mutual finally had its reorganization plan approved in February 2012, following three years of legal battles about the low price paid for its banking aslegal battles about the low price paid for its banking battles about the low price paid for its banking assets.

Alcohol Industry Bankrolls Fight Against Legal Pot in Battle of the Buzz: The fight against legalized pot is being heavily bankrolled by alcohol and pharmaceutical companies, terrified that they might lose market share...

A few foreign companies in China have been recently entangled in lengthy legal battles.

It's the company that makes much of sourcing less than 3 % of its cocoa through Fairtrade - certified suppliers, while fighting a legal battle against former child slaves who hold it responsible for their treatment on cocoa plantations in Sierra Leone.

She's not saying exactly, but Mayor Stephanie Miner appears to have raised the white flag in her losing legal battle with COR Development over tax breaks for the company's $ 342 million Syracuse Inner Harbor project.

In its work for General Electric Co. through the years, the public relations firm owned by Mark Behan became entangled in a legal battle between GE and several river communities that filed federal lawsuits against the company when their water supplies were tainted by the PCBs dumped into the river from its plants in Fort Edward and Hudson FallIn its work for General Electric Co. through the years, the public relations firm owned by Mark Behan became entangled in a legal battle between GE and several river communities that filed federal lawsuits against the company when their water supplies were tainted by the PCBs dumped into the river from its plants in Fort Edward and Hudson Fallin a legal battle between GE and several river communities that filed federal lawsuits against the company when their water supplies were tainted by the PCBs dumped into the river from its plants in Fort Edward and Hudson Fallin Fort Edward and Hudson Falls.

Syracuse, N.Y. — She's not saying exactly, but Mayor Stephanie Miner appears to have raised the white flag in her losing legal battle with COR Development over tax breaks for the company's $ 342 million Syracuse Inner Harbor project.

However, the state Department of Environmental Conservation has delayed a decision on that proposal and is now locked in a legal battle with the company.

This company, one of several rivals in this field, was the first to enter the legal battle in 2011: It wanted to offer a fetal DNA test of its own and took Sequenom to court to prevent Sequenom from getting the first jump with a patent infringement lawsuit.

Earlier this year, Gleeden were victorious in a legal battle against a French Catholic group who sued the company, claiming the dating site contravened France's civil code by promoting infidelity.

The company has also faced legal battles overseas in places like Germany, where courts went after Uber because drivers don't have the required permits or insurance taxi drivers are supposed to have.

Samsung and Apple are tangled in a number of legal battles around the world, and Samsung carried the companies» squabbles over to a recent advertising campaign that built up to the launch of its supersized smartphone, the Galaxy Note.

Samsung has pulled all Galaxy Tab 7.7 tablets from its IFA 2011 stand, as well as removing or covering any mention of the Honeycomb based tablet, in what appears to be further fall - out from the ongoing legal battle between the company and Apple.

In an email addressed to «Authors, Illustrators and Agents» Macmillan CEO John Sargent wrote that he believed the company had done nothing wrong and could still win the case, but the risk of losing the legal battle had become too high.

It would seem unlikely that the company would want to comment on an ongoing legal battle, but given claims of detailed inside information on the part of certain plaintiffs there is always the chance that preemptive spin on an anticipated settlement attempt might be in order.

Silicon Knights, a video game developer struggling financially after a legal battle with Epic Games, announced the titles in production when the company ceased development in 2012.

CDP said the delay was down to giving more polish to the game, but also in regards to the company's ongoing legal battle with Namco over the publishing of the 360 version.

Distinctly missing is former audio director Marty O» Donnell, who has recently been victorious in his legal battle with the studio over unpaid wages and stock options after being fired from the company in 2014.

The missing association is understandable, as Bethesda's parent company ZeniMax was engaged in a legal battle with Oculus / Facebook earlier this year.

Without legal representation, you are fighting an uphill battle with an insurance company if you hope to be properly compensated for injuries and lost wages incurred in an accident.

From car accidents to personal injury protection claims, we have battled insurance companies in a wide array of legal arenas.

Our experienced attorneys offer over 30 years of trusted legal representation and hope for our clients who are locked in a battle with their insurance company.

Even if a company believes it's in the right, says Becker, a prolonged legal battle and «fighting to the death» may not make good business sense.

I would like to know whether in law Napoleon was a prisoner of war when he surrendered himself to the British after the Battle of Waterloo, did he retain that status up to the point when he was landed at St Helena and did his legal status change at St Helena because it belonged to the East India Company rather than the British government?

However, you should keep in mind that an insurance company has more substantial resources to tackle a legal battle.

In spite of big headline life insurance challenges like Heath Ledger and David Carradine, the truth is that life insurance companies would rather pay a death benefit than fight legal battles and get bowled over by bad press.

Web - hosting company Dreamhost revealed this week that it was locked in a legal battle with the US Department of Justice over a protest site — and the DoJ wants all the information it can get on the site's visitors — all 1.3 million of them.

Apple's legal battle against accusations that it intentionally slows down older iPhones to incentivize customers to upgrade to newer models will likely take place in one courtroom near the company's headquarters in California.The U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation has disclosed that it will consider consolidating dozens of iPhone performance - related complaints filed against Apple during a hearing scheduled for Thursday, March 29 in Atlanta, Georgia, as is routine for similar cases filed across multiple states.Apple currently faces 59 putative class actions across 16 district courts in the United States.