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20 Nov 11:34 pm
... have been awarded $12 million in a federal negligence lawsuit against Verizon Communications
Inc. Gerard DePascale, and Liam Neville, each were awarded $5 ... than promptly notify workers, restrict access to the site and clean it up, Verizon and its predecessors "chose to hide and mislead and not do anything" to ... , now supervised by the Corps of Engineers, remains under investigation
after a partial cleanup by Verizon that saw trainloads of radioactive soil carted to Utah. If you or a family member ...
9 Mar, 2007 4:32 am
... that their service will not be interrupted after losing a federal patent infringement lawsuit brought by competitor Verizon Communications Inc. An eight-member jury in U.S. District Court found Thursday that Vonage infringed on three Verizon ( ... question is whether U.S. District Judge Claude Hilton will impose an injunction barring Vonage from future use of the patents. Verizon filed for such an injunction immediately after the verdict came down, and a hearing is scheduled for March 23. Rabena [ ...
26 Feb, 2007 8:45 am
Internet phone services company Vonage Holdings Corp. said it did not infringe on Verizon Communications Inc.'s patents and a lawsuit will not disrupt its business whatever the outcome. Verizon has
sued Vonage, alleging that it infringed its patents related to voice-over-Internet Protocol technology. Read the article: Reuters
8 Mar, 2007 10:45 am
A federal jury found that Internet phone carrier Vonage Holdings Corp. had infringed on Verizon Communications Inc.'s patents and ordered Vonage to pay $58 million. The judgment is far less than the $197 million that Verizon had requested, and it was more in line with what Vonage had suggested -- if the Holmdel, N.J.-based company was found liable. Read the article: The
Washington Post
23 Mar, 2007 8:25 am
A federal judge issued a permanent injunction barring Vonage Holdings Corp. from using Internet phone call technology owned by Verizon
Communications Inc. U.S. District Judge Claude Hilton granted Verizon's request for an
injunction prohibiting Vonage from using some Voice-over-Internet Protocol technologies that allow consumers to make calls over the Internet. Read the article: Reuters
10 Oct, 2007 9:05 am
Internet phone company Vonage Holdings Corp. said it filed a motion seeking a review of a U.S. court's verdict on a patent litigation case with Verizon Communications Inc. On September 26, a U.S. appeals court upheld a verdict that Vonage infringed two
patents held by Verizon, although it reversed a lower court's interpretation on the third patent and ordered more proceedings to recalculate
damages and royalties. Read the article: Reuters
15 Nov, 2007 9:00 am
A federal appeals court turned down a request by Vonage Holdings Corp. to reconsider a lower court verdict that it infringed two patents held by Verizon Communications Inc. The Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit turned down Vonage's petition for a
rehearing in the case, a ruling that triggers more favorable terms for Verizon under a settlement reached between the two companies last month.
Read the article: Reuters
6 Jan, 2008 9:26 am
Verizon Communications Inc. said it has settled its lawsuit against Internet REIT, a seller of
Internet domain addresses. The agreement bars Internet REIT from registering or using names that are identical or "confusingly similar" to Verizon's trademark. Read the article: Reuters
12 Aug, 2008 7:46 pm
From the bargaining front lines (via the Daily Labor Report): Negotiators for the Communications Workers of America and the International
Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Aug. 10 reached tentative agreement with Verizon Communications
Inc. on a three-year contract to cover 65,000...
25 Oct, 2007 10:18 am
Vonage Holdings Corp., the beleaguered provider of Internet-based telephone service, said it has settled a patent lawsuit brought by Verizon
Communications Inc. for a maximum of $120 million. The lawsuit, along with two filed by other phone companies, had cast a heavy shadow
over Vonage's future. Read the article: BusinessWeek
30 Jul, 2008 9:32 pm
... quality - thereby resulting in poor service for the customers of its competitors. One of those customers, Trinko, sued Verizon, alleging
that the poor service was part of a scheme to discourage customers from signing on, or remaining, with its rivals. The Supreme Court ... of a highly complex industry, a task for which
judges are ill-equipped. LinkLine Communications, Inc. v. SBC California, Inc. 503 F.3d 876 C.A.9 (Cal.),2007. 3. The Ninth
Circuit eventually rejected AT&T's reliance on Trinko. ...
10 Feb 3:54 pm
... . Circuit today upheld the Federal Communications Commission's authority to discipline a telephone service provider for wooing customers
who decided to switch to a rival. Verizon received customer change requests ... of impending customer losses to sweet talk the customers into
staying. The FCC concluded that Verizon's conduct violated 47 U.S.C. 222(b), which prohibits ... Circuit sustained the FCC's order and denied
Verizon's petition for review. Verizon California, Inc. v. Federal Comm. Comm'n, No. 08- ...
27 Dec, 2007 6:47 am
Trading Markets reported today, December 27, 2007: Thursday morning, Denver, Colorado-based telecommunications company Qwest Communications
International Inc. said it has settled the patent litigation with Ronald A. Katz Technology Licensing for an undisclosed amount. Under the ... Lynch & Co., Inc.,
Microsoft, Morgan Stanley, Prudential Financial, Inc., Sears, Roebuck and Co., Sprint Corp., Sunoco, Inc., Verizon California
Inc. and its affiliates, Wachovia Corp., Walgreen Co., Wal-Mart Stores, ...
3 Apr, 2007 8:55 am
Voice over IP provider Vonage, which is facing a possible shutdown of its service this week, may finally be catching a lucky break. According to a filing with the Securities and
Exchange Commission, the company has signed a deal with a VoIP wholesaler called Voiceone, owned by a company called VoIP Inc., that could provide it with a workaround for at
least two of the three patents owned by Verizon Communications. Read the article: CNET News.com
26 Aug, 2008 5:10 pm
Emboldened by settlements with Apple and AT&T, inventor Judah Klausner filed a new voicemail patent lawsuit against Google, Verizon
Communications and others. The inventor's company, Klausner Technologies Inc, also named as defendants LG Electronics, Comverse
Technology, Citrix Systems, Embarq in a patent infringement complaint filed in U.S. District Court in Tyler, Texas, according to a court filing. Read the article: Reuters
20 Nov 6:16 am
... . To date in 2009, approximately 24 non-TARP companies, including Intel Corporation, Verizon Communications Inc., Motorola, Inc. and Blockbuster, Inc., have also conducted "say on pay" votes. Results have been tracked for ... s
shareholders, what issues are topof- mind for shareholders and how executive compensation programs can be modified and effectively communicated to shareholders in response.
Consider doing away with "hot button" components of executive compensation packages, such as tax gross- ...
4 May, 2007 11:58 am
... on July 16. 7. FCC Grants Application for Transfer of Control of Telecomunicaciones de Puerto Rico, Inc. (TELPRI) from Verizon
Communications, Inc. to America Movil, S.A. de C.V. The FCC adopted a Memorandum Opinion and Order and Declaratory ... . (Docket 06-67)
As directed by Congress, the FCC issued its first annual report describing the state of competition in the communications satellite service
industry. The report covers data from 2000 to 2006 in both the wholesale and retail markets. The ...
15 Dec, 2008 10:03 pm
... is fundamental to people's lives," he says. "We fulfill a basic yearning for people to be in touch with others." VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS When Verizon Communications Inc. needed someone to
replace longtime general counsel William Barr, they found an expert in ... of his legal work remains IP related, along with dealing with licensing issues and movie production. HARMAN
INTERNATIONAL INDUSTRIES, INC. Anyone who has ever been on a long car ride can attest to the importance of a good car stereo. Harman ...
11 Sep, 2007 2:02 am
AT&T Inc., Verizon Communications Inc. and Sprint Nextel Inc., the biggest
U.S. wireless carriers, have been sued by NTP Inc. over patent infringement claims similar to those it made against Waterloo's Research In Motion Ltd., owner of the BlackBerry
device. Closely held NTP, a technology-licensing company, claims AT&T, Verizon's Verizon Wireless
unit and Sprint are violating eight patents for e-mail services. Read the article: Globe and Mail
12 Feb, 2008 11:02 am
... battle to hold phone companies accountable for colluding with the National Security Agency's warrantless wiretapping program. Ann Brick is co-counsel in Campbell v. AT&T and
Riordan v. Verizon Communications, Inc. These cases were joined together with over 40 others
that are now pending before U.S. ... you hear us now, Representative Boehner? CORRECTION: Ann is co-cousel in Campbell v. AT&T and Riordan v. Verizon Communications, Inc., not ACLU v. AT&T and Verizon.
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