Being a staggeringly successful big tech company does have some downsides: Apple has lost an appeal against a special abuse control regime that Germany’s competition watchdog applied to it last year. The iPhone maker can expect to continue to face bespoke competition controls in a major European market, in addition to other similar laws (such […]
Holmes and Balwani’s appeal falls flat as court upholds fraud convictions
Elizabeth Holmes and Ramesh “Sunny” Balwani’s appeal to overturn their fraud convictions and reduce their prison sentences was denied Monday by the Northern District Court of California, which also refused to soften their $ 452 million joint restitution order. Holmes, the founder of Theranos, and Balwani, its former COO, were convicted in separate trials in […]
Third-Generation Idol Sentenced To 18 Months For Illegally Filming Sex Act After Blindfolding Woman Makes Appeal
An idol rapper reportedly appealed his prison sentence. On October 1, it was reported that an idol rapper who debuted in 2017 had filed an appeal after being sentenced to 18 months in prison. Seoul Central Court | Asahi According to reports, the idol was sentenced after being charged with illegally filming his girlfriend during […]
Google loses appeal against EU’s €2.4B Shopping antitrust decision, as bloc also wins Apple state aid appeal
Google has once again lost in its bid to overturn a 2017 antitrust decision by the European Commission. The bloc found its shopping comparison service had broken competition rules — hitting Alphabet, Google’s parent, with an at-the-time record-breaking €2.42 billion penalty (around $ 2.7 billion at current exchange rates) and ordering changes to how it […]
Leicester Win Appeal Against Decision Over Alleged Breach Of Financial Rules
Team Leicester City in action© AFP Leicester have won their appeal against a decision that an independent commission had jurisdiction to consider an alleged breach of the Premier League’s profit and sustainability rules. The English top flight said late Tuesday it was “surprised and disappointed” by the move to uphold the Foxes’ appeal, which means […]