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Entries from May 2009

Conn’s Sued by Texas Attorney General

May 29th, 2009 · No Comments

A suit has been brought by the Texas Attorney General Greg Abbot against Conn’s , a Beaumont based electronics and appliance retailer.
The Texas Attorney General made the pun that many individuals feel “coned by Conn’s”.  Conn’s is being charged under the Texas Deceptive Trade Practices Act after over 2,000 complaints occurred over the last two […]

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Lawsuit Targeting Google for Adwords

May 18th, 2009 · No Comments

Google is the target of a lawsuit from a company called FirePond that alleges that Google has infringed on the companies trademark.   The suit states that the use of targeted advertisements for certain keywords or adwords, infringes on owner copyright and that it hurts the company.  The suit also states that this practice costs many […]

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Greater Houston Partnership Sues State

May 11th, 2009 · No Comments

The ‘Greater Houston Partnership’ has sued te Texas Attorney General in an attempt to keep its financial transactions and information private.  The lawsuit comes after Jim Jenkins, an open government advocate, asked for the information to be made available to the public.
The Greater Houston Partnership receives millions in public funding and has a contract with […]

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