From the U.K., where they have something comparable to our A.D.A. when it comes to employment discrimination based on disability: Cheltenham Borough Council has today lost its case to sue former employee Christine Laird for £1million for not disclosing her past experience of depression. Leading mental health charity Mind says the landmark ruling serves as…
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Germany settles with Google over Street View
Germany has settled a dispute with internet giant Google over its Street View facility, meaning that photos of homes, shops and offices in Europe’s biggest nation will soon appear on Google Maps, an official said Wednesday. Although users of the website can currently see snapshots of British, French and other European streets, Germany has been…
Indiana Sues ‘Robo-Call’ Violator
WIBC reports that Indiana’s Attorney General’s has filed a lawsuit against Texas-based Association Health Care Management, Inc. over robo-calls. Indiana has a state Auto Dialer Act that requires that a live operator obtain the consumer’s permission before playing the recorded message. This is not the first time that Association Health Care Management, Inc. has run…
Review-Journal resists subpoena for info of online commenters
As a follow-up to a story I posted last week, the Las Vegas Review-Journal is planning to go to court later this week to try to quash a subpoena requiring them to turn over identifying information on all site visitors who posted comments on one particular news story about a federal criminal tax trial: The…