U.S. movie theater chains fear Justice Department review may hit profits
- 12-Nov-2018
WASHINGTON: U.S. movie theater chains fear that a Justice Department review of little-known mid-century rules may result in studios getting free rein to force them to show unpopular movies in exchange for getting blockbuster releases, threatening their profits. Before the rules went into effect, studios commonly sold multiple films to theaters as a package. The […]
Designers come out for Apple in patent fight with Samsung
- 04-Aug-2016
NEW YORK: Apple Inc deserved the hundreds of millions of dollars in damages Samsung Electronics Co Ltd paid for infringing patented designs of the iPhone, because the product's distinctive look drives people to purchase it, a group of design industry professionals told the U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday.
Split U.S. Supreme Court blocks Obama immigration plan
- 23-Jun-2016
WASHINGTON: The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday dealt President Barack Obama a harsh defeat by blocking his plan to spare millions of illegal immigrants from deportation in a split 4-4 ruling he called frustrating to those aiming to fix America's broken immigration system.