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eBay wins a round in L'Oreal legal battle

Posted May 13th 2009 3:15PM by Zac Bissonnette (RSS feed)
Filed under: eBay (EBAY)

A French court said today that eBay (NASDAQ: EBAY) cannot be held liable for the sale of counterfeit perfumes on its website. The court found that eBay had fulfilled its duty to make a reasonable effort to prevent sales of counterfeits, and could not be held responsible beyond that.

In a press release, eBay said that "This is a clear legal victory for eBay and important victory for French consumers. We are delighted that eBay's meaningful efforts to fight counterfeits online have been recognized by the court, as has our status as an internet-hosting provider. Today, 99% of all items listed on eBay have no suspicion of counterfeits."

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Newspaper wrap-up 3-19-07: M&A in focus

Posted Mar 19th 2007 9:40AM by Eric Buscemi (RSS feed)
Filed under: Newspapers, Magazines, Internet, Blogs, Google (GOOG), Apple Inc (AAPL), Coca-Cola (KO), , Barclays plc ADS (BCS)

MAJOR PAPERS:
  • According to the Wall Street Journal (subscription required), citing people familiar with the matter, Community Health Systems Inc (NYSE: CYH) is near a deal to purchase Triad Hospitals (NYSE: TRI), which would break up an existing $4.5B private-equity buyout plan.
  • The Wall Street Journal's "Heard on the Street" column reported that rumors are swirling that Infineon Technologies ADS (NYSE: IFX) will be chosen to supply the main chip to drive the upcoming iPhone from Apple Inc (NASDAQ: AAPL).
OTHER PAPERS:
  • The Business Standard reported that Reliance Industries is reportedly in advanced discussions with Nova Chemicals Corporation (NYSE: NCX), the plastics and petrochemicals firm, to form a joint venture.
  • According to the U.K. Times, Barclays plc ADS (NYSE: BCS) will announce today its formal interest in buying Netherlands bank ABN Amro Holdings (NYSE: ABN) for a price of up to a little less than EUR60B, or EUR31.3 per share, according to reports.
  • Dow Jones & Company (NYSE: DJ) is trying to buy the Financial News for GBP25M, the U.K. Times reported.
  • The Sunday Telegraph reported that Coca-Cola Company (NYSE: KO) is planning a 'beauty tea' in conjunction with L'Oreal ADR (OTC: LRLCY), called Lumae.
  • According to Google Inc's (NASDAQ: GOOG) official blog, it has acquired Adscape media. Terms were not disclosed.

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Last updated: November 28, 2009: 07:34 AM

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