WARSAW—Poland must pay 1 million euros ($1.16 million) a day for maintaining a disciplinary chamber for judges, the European Union’s top court said on Wednesday, in the latest episode of a clash over the rule of law with implications for Warsaw’s future ties with the bloc. The long-running conflict over Poland’s judicial reforms that the…
Swiss Court Rejects Google Appeal Over Cloud Contract
October 20, 2021
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ZURICH—A Swiss court has dismissed Google’s bid to block the award of a government cloud computing contract worth up to 110 million Swiss francs ($119 million) to rival bidders. “In an interim decision, the Federal Administrative Court rejects Google’s request to grant suspensive effect to its appeal. The Federal Office for Buildings and Logistics may…
Former US Navy Engineer, Wife Face Judge in Submarine Espionage Case
WASHINGTON—A former U.S. Navy nuclear engineer and his wife on Tuesday faced their first court hearing on charges they attempted to sell secrets about nuclear submarines to a foreign power in exchange for cryptocurrency. Wearing orange prison jumpsuits, they briefly appeared at a federal courthouse in Martinsburg, West Virginia, for a formal reading of the…
Samsung Leader Lee Admits in Court to Unlawful Sedative Use
SEOUL—Samsung conglomerate chief Jay Y. Lee admitted in court on Tuesday to unlawful use of a controlled substance, as the executive’s legal troubles continued despite his release on parole in August after a bribery conviction. Lee appeared at the Seoul Central District Court where, in a short first hearing, he said he received propofol—a sedative…
Google Rivals Want EU Lawmakers to Act via New Tech Rules
BRUSSELS—DuckDuckGo and three other search engine rivals to Google on Thursday urged EU lawmakers to take action against the Alphabet Inc.’s unit via new tech rules, saying they have yet to see positive results from an antitrust ruling against Google Inc. The European Commission in 2018 levied a record 4.24- billion-euro ($5 billion) fine on…
EU Court Adviser Says Nord Stream 2 Can Challenge EU Rules
October 7, 2021
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BERLIN—Swiss-based Nord Stream 2 AG is entitled to challenge EU gas rules, an adviser to the EU’s top court said on Wednesday, saying that the court should annul last year’s ruling against the pipeline operator. The finding, if confirmed by the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU), would give Nord Stream 2, a…
Google Tells EU Court Payments to Phone Makers Gave Android a Chance Against Apple
September 29, 2021
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LUXEMBOURG—Payments to phone makers to pre-install only Google Search on their devices were not aimed at preventing competition but were necessary for Android to seize market share from Apple, Alphabet’s Google told Europe’s second-top court on Wednesday. Google was addressing the General Court on the third day of a week-long hearing as it tries to…
Judge Rules Man’s Claims Against Montebello School District, Former Superintendent Need Bolstering
LOS ANGELES—A man who sued the Montebello Unified School District (MUSD) and a former superintendent—alleging the schools chief lured him into a sexual relationship earlier this year with promises of money, training, and help in getting his U.S. citizenship—will have to shore up his complaint for it to proceed, a judge ruled Monday. Los Angeles…
Court Win for EU Regulators Over Crackdown on $825 Million Belgium Tax Scheme
LUXEMBOURG—EU competition regulators secured a big win on Thursday when Europe’s top court backed their crackdown on Belgium’s 700-million-euro ($825-million) tax scheme for Magnetrol, BP and more than 30 other multinationals. European competition chief Margrethe Vestager launched a fight against sweetheart tax deals nearly a decade ago. She has won three cases at a lower…
Uber Drivers Are Employees, Not Contractors, Says Dutch Court
AMSTERDAM—Uber drivers are employees, not contractors, and so entitled to greater workers’ rights under local labor laws, a Dutch court ruled on Monday, handing a setback to the U.S. company’s European business model. The Amsterdam District Court sided with the Federation of Dutch Trade Unions (FNV), which had argued that Uber’s roughly 4,000 drivers in…
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