CALA hails Stamp's move on Harron caseWest Virginia Record, WVBy Chris Dickerson -Kanawha Bureau CHARLESTON — A statewide legal reform group is praising US District Judge Fredrick Stamp's decision not to dismiss an action against a West Virginia radiologist who was paid close to $10 million by personal injury … More: …

Auctionbytes eBay Expects New Motion in Antitrust LawsuitAuctionbytesBy Ina Steiner eBay noted in its 10K filing with the SEC that a class certification motion is scheduled for June 2009 in the Malone v. eBay Inc. antitrust class action lawsuit. In 2007, two eBay sellers filed separate lawsuits against the company, …

BBC News Sarkozy and the 'hobby of kings'BBC News, UKI meet many company chairmen who would not let on to their staff that they collect stamps," he says. He estimates that there are at least 50 million stamp collectors around the world, around a third of whom are in China. Generally, …

EBay Wins Lawsuit in Germany Over Fake Rolex SalesBloomberg26 (Bloomberg) — EBay Inc., the world’s largest online auctioneer, won a German court ruling in a case brought by Rolex Group over sales of counterfeit watches on EBay’s Web site. The decision on Feb. 24 in Dusseldorf found that Rolex couldn’t …

eBay Town Hall: Expect Major Announcement Next MonthAuctionBytes Blog, MABy Ina Steiner If you listened to the questions posed by sellers at eBay's Town Hall meeting yesterday, you would probably conclude that sellers are unhappy with the DSR (Detailed Seller Ratings) feedback system. eBay said it would be making some … …

Royal Mail's second-class proposalsguardian.co.uk, UKWithin that Warwick agreement was a clear commitment to maintaining Royal Mail in the public sector: "We have set out a vision of a wholly publicly owned, integrated Royal Mail group in good health providing customers with an excellent service and its … More: continued here

Sky News Mandelson Bid To Head Off Postal RevoltSky News, UKThe Government will today attempt to head off a growing revolt over its plans to part privatise the Royal Mail. In a bid to appease critics it will pledge to enshrine in law that the organisation will remain publicly owned. … …

Requests rise 20% in year; applicants may wait weeksBoston Globe, United StatesBy David Abel Over the past year, the number of Massachusetts residents receiving food stamps has surged 20 percent, bringing the total to more than 600000 and taxing the state's ability to serve those in need, welfare officials say. … …

Bend Sees Highest Increase in Food Stamps StatewideKOHD, ORby Ariel Wesler Around 70 people per day are waiting in line at the Department of Human Services office in Bend, applying for food stamps. Total demand is up 27 percent–the highest increase in the state. "You put case load increase in there, …

Mirror.co.uk Peter Mandelson bid to buy off Royal Mail rebelsMirror.co.uk, UKBy Jason Beattie Deputy Political Editor 26/02/2009 Peter Mandelson today offers an olive branch to Labour rebels over his plans to sell off part of the Royal Mail. Writing exclusively in the Mirror, the Business Secretary vows to create laws to …