Posted by Mike Bocchino. Tom Brady has been accused of knowing about his team deflating footballs in the 2015 AFC championship game against the Indianapolis Colts. The footballs’ air pressure had been significantly reduced to a point where other players could tell the difference. The NFL commissioner, Roger Goodell, investigated and suspended Brady for knowing about …
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HSBC Offices Raided Over Money Laundering Allegations
Posted by Connie Huang. HSBC is a bank with locations in Europe. Two branches raided on or about February 18, 2015 by Swiss authorities are located in Geneva. They raided the banks, because the banks are accused of money laundering. Money laundering is “a financial transaction scheme that aims to conceal the identity, source, and …
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Legal Skirmishes Erupt Over Voting Rules as Election Day Nears
Posted by Zachary Lucanie. Historically, presidential elections have brought Americans to their feet as they stand behind their candidate to hold the highest position in American politics. Given that the president is elected once every four years it is important to many Americans that the office is held by the candidate that will solve the …
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Workers Union Alleged Lack of Oversight Leads to Lawsuit for Violating the Railway Labor Act
Posted by Avinash Sookdeo. On February 15th, Southwest Airlines Co. filed a lawsuit against Aircraft Mechanics Fraternal Association (AMFA), and several of its officers, including Bret Oestreich, its National Director, in a Texas federal court. AMFA represents about 2,400 of Southwest’s mechanics and others in related fields. The lawsuit claims that AMFA allegedly helped to …
Tesla Can Sell Directly to Consumers in NJ
It is now legal for Tesla and other manufacturers of zero-emission cars to sell directly to customers in New Jersey. Tesla’s business model includes selling its battery-driven cars from its boutique stores. One of them is located in Short Hills Mall, Short Hills, NJ. Customers are free to learn about the vehicles through interactive displays …
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Reverse Mergers
Posted by Kevin Pereira. This past Thursday, the F.B.I. arrested Benjamin Wey at his home located in Manhattan. He was charged for “securities fraud, wire fraud, conspiracy and money laundering in an eight-count indictment unsealed in a federal court in Manhattan.” In addition, Mr. Wey had already been arrested for sexual harassment a couple months prior …
Violation of Net Neutrality Rules by Telecommunication Carriers
Posted by Alonso Arbulu. In June 2016, a federal court of appeals upheld government net-neutrality rules. The Federal Communications Commission enacted this new ordinance under the past chairman, Tom Wheeler. According to this law, both the government and Internet providers should treat all data on the web as equal. An issue arose, when T-Mobile, Verizon, …
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Corruption Instead of Protection
Posted by Peyton Adams. Avery was wrongly convicted for strangling Maryetta Griffin. According to sources, Avery did not admit to the crime, and if he did, it was a forced confession. However, the jury did not believe him. The prosecution was able to sway the jury, which caused Mr. Avery to go to jail for …
Alphabet’s Waymo Accuses Uber of Stealing Self-Driving Secrets
The rivalry between Alphabet Inc.’s Waymo and Uber has intensified as Google’s parent sued Uber on grounds of patent infringement and trade secret misappropriation in February. Anthony Levandowski, a former employee of Google, has allegedly stolen 14,000 files worth of trade secrets to create his own self-driving truck company, Otto, acquired by Uber last year. …
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Appeal Filed in Led Zeppelin ‘Stairway to Heaven’ Copyright Trial
Posted by Aitana Robinson. The battle between Spirit and Led Zeppelin continues in the copyright infringement case over “Stairway to Heaven.” This past July 8th the District Court of California- Western Division, found in favor of the defendants, Zeppelin. On the 15th of March, Attorney Francis Malfoy filled in the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals representing Michael …
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