Tech giant Apple continued its fight Wednesday against a demand for $14 billion in back taxes from the European Union, arguing alongside Ireland in the European General Court that EU regulations on corporate tax are “untethered from reality.”
Read moreTech giant Apple and Ireland took their fight over a $14 billion tax bill from the European Union to the European General Court on Tuesday, the first volley in the EU’s war on sweetheart tax deals for multinational corporations.
Read moreThe European General Court dismissed appeals Friday from Sony and other computer-equipment companies that were fined for fixing the prices of optical disk drives.
Read moreA trade group for the plastics industry failed to persuade the European General Court on Thursday that the industrial chemical BPA should not be classified as toxic.
Read moreThe European General Court annulled two years of sanctions Thursday against former Ukraine President Viktor Yanukovych and one of his sons.
Read moreAdidas is not entitled to trademark three parallel stripes in any direction, Europe’s General Court ruled Wednesday, calling the design “inherently devoid of distinctive character” across the EU.
Read moreThe European General Court threw out a lawsuit Thursday by a former EU health commissioner who resigned when he was implicated in a bribery scheme with tobacco lobbyists.
Read moreTossing a suit over investment losses tied to the restructuring of Greek public debt, the European General Court ruled Thursday that the stability of the Euro-zone banking system is a legitimate public interest.
Read moreBacking a new tax on Poland’s retail sector, the European General Court ruled Thursday that EU regulators were wrong to classify the measure as state aid.
Read moreA Portuguese man acted in bad faith by trying to trademark the name of Brazil’s Neymar while also claiming that he did not grasp the soccer player’s stardom, the European General Court ruled Tuesday.
Read moreThe European General Court dismissed Lufthansa’s lawsuit against the European Commission for lack of standing Friday, finding the German airline did not offer evidence that state aid to the Frankfurt-Hahn airport unfairly benefited Ryanair or hurt Lufthansa’s market share.
Read moreA bailout of an Italian bank by a private consortium of banks cannot be considered state aid, the General Court of the European Union ruled Tuesday, annulling the European Commission’s finding.
Read moreUpholding an asset freeze imposed against Hamas, the European General Court rejected an argument Wednesday that the group’s attacks in Gaza are not terrorism but the actions of a legitimate political movement.
Read moreBacking a proposed trademark that includes the same word as an existing mark, the European General Court ruled Friday that its other components must be taken into consideration.
Read moreFour years after it questioned the basis for an asset freeze against Hamas, the European General Court reversed course Friday, saying American decisions hold no sway but that EU lawmakers were entitled to rely on the findings of a U.K. official.
Read moreIn a ruling that allows cities across the EU to ban so-called “cleaner” diesel vehicles, the European General Court rebuked commission lawmakers Thursday for relaxing emission standards.
Read moreEurope’s highest court voided court-ordered damages against the EU on Thursday over speedy trial issues, finding the companies fighting antitrust fines cannot expect to be reimbursed for surety costs when they could have paid the fines instead.
Read moreWhile the French maker of medication to treat high blood pressure made illegal agreements with other pharmaceutical companies to keep a generic version of the drug off the market, the European General Court found abuse of dominant position hadn’t been proven and cut the fine by $117 million Wednesday.
Read moreThe European General Court tossed a challenge to sanctions Wednesday from the erstwhile head of administration for former Ukraine President Victor Yanukovych.
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