Courts and lawsuits

Court makes surprise announcement in AT&T hearings today

Nov 28 2011 / No Comments

Judge Ellen Huvelle of the U.S. District Court in Washington, DC added a little twist in the ongoing AT&T hearings.  Judge Huvelle ordered the next hearing on the Department Of Justice’s antitrust lawsuit against AT&T postponed. The original date was set for this Wednesday, November 30th.  The new hearing date is ...

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CTIA files lawsuit against San Francisco radiation notice on handheld wireless devices

Oct 8 2011 / No Comments

CTIA, the International Association for Wireless Communications has filed suit against San Francisco’s Cell Phone Right-to-Know regulation.  Broadband expert wrote about the San Francisco, California ordinance back in July. This requires wireless vendors to post notices about radiation hazards that tell customers that the radiation may cause health problems.  ...

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German court discovers Galaxy Tab evidence presented by Apple is distorted

Aug 15 2011 / 7 Comments

A court in Germany discovered that a key piece of evidence submitted by Apple was possibly distorted to support Apple’s claim that the Galaxy Tab closely matches that of the iPad. Arnout Groen, with the Dutch firm Klos Morel Vos & Schaap commented on the altered evidence: “This is a blunder. ...

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Google starts whining about patent charges

Aug 3 2011 / No Comments

Google has officially started whining about all the lawsuits Apple and others have launched against companies that are using Google’s Android operating system in their smartphones.  Google’s Chief Legal Officer, Senior Vice President David Drummond, posted a blog today and he started complaining about all the litigation taking place over ...

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Foxconn employees arrested for leaking Apple iPad 2 specifications

Apr 28 2011 / 2 Comments

It was revealed to the public today that three employees of Foxconn have been arrested for violating the company’s trade secrets.  They have allegedly leaked the design specifications of the Apple iPad2. The Chinese police were tipped off when someone found online stores selling protective cases for the iPad 2 before ...

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Apple sued for invasion of privacy over location data collection

Apr 26 2011 / No Comments

Apple was sued today in federal court in Tampa Florida for invasion of privacy and computer fraud by two people.  Vikram Ajjampur of Florida and William Devito of New York want a judge to order Apple to stop collecting the data. Broadband Expert reported on this data collection last week and ...

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