Sentences with phrase «company against lawmakers»
And in 1998, Bill Gates, who was Microsoft's chief executive, defended his company against lawmakers» assertions that he was building a monopoly — an argument he eventually lost in court.
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If there are suspicions in the Ministry of Commerce that Qualcomm stoked anti-Chinese sentiment among United States lawmakers to defend itself against Broadcom, the company may have a target painted on its back.
The Brennan Center, alongside a coalition of law firms, state lawmakers and others on Tuesday announced they had filed a suit against the Board of Elections to end the practice of a network of limited liability companies contributing endless cash to political candidates.
New state lobbying filings raise questions about the level of coordination between a powerful state lawmaker, his influential political consultant and a billionaire who has placed a $ 1 billion bet against the stock price of Herbalife, a multinational nutritional sales company.
New state lobbying filings raise questions about the level of coordination between a powerful state lawmaker — IDC Leader Jeff Klein — his influential political consultant (Luis Miranda) and a billionaire who has placed a $ 1 billion bet against the stock price of Herbalife, a multinational nutritional sales company.
The criminal complaint filed by the U.S. Attorney's Office against former Sen. Nick Spano details how the lawmaker - turned - lobbyist received monthly consulting fees from a White Plains - based insurance company that was the broker of record for the Office of General Services from 1993 through 2008.
PepsiCo's world headquarters is in Purchase, N.Y., and lawmakers in the Westchester County area and in districts with bottling companies of all kinds quickly lined up against the tax.
As far back as 1927, American lawmakers sought to balance the needs of the public against the desire of big telecommunications companies to make huge profits off delivering information to Americans nationwide.
Other opponents appear to include two dozen Internet and technology companies, who last month sent the lawmakers a letter calling the legislation «an ill - advised approach» that also «discriminates against internet business models by applying only to dating services that operate primarily online.»
Massachusetts lawmakers are considering a bill to prevent insurance companies from discriminating against homeowners who own certain dog breeds.
«However, even if Apple's actions were indeed only intended to avoid unexpected shutdowns on older phones, the large volume of consumer criticism leveled against the company in light of its admission suggests that there should have been better transparency with respect to these practices,» the GOP lawmaker wrote in a Jan. 9 letter to Apple CEO Tim Cook.