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Litigation Arises Over Dish’s Ad-Skipping DVR

Dish Network Corp.’s battle with the major TV broadcasters over the satellite company’s new ad-skipping device has moved into the courts.

Timing of Microsoft’s “Xbox 720” Hinted at in Lawsuit

Microsoft is not saying when it will be unveiling a new Xbox console, but thanks to a lawsuit between Activision and some former employees, timing details are a little clearer.
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Investors File Suit Against Facebook, Underwriters

Three Facebook Inc. investors filed a civil lawsuit Wednesday in Manhattan federal court, alleging the company and its underwriters failed to properly disclose changes to analysts’ forecasts made at the underwriting banks.

Exclusive: Yahoo Finally Set to Strike Alibaba Share Deal — Half Now, Then Half of What’s Left After Eventual IPO

Could the never-ending Yahoo-Alibaba deal finally be close to a handshake? Yes, indeedy.
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Harvey Geller, Universal Music Group’s Top Lawyer, Is Out

Harvey Geller, Universal Music Group’s longtime lawyer, left the company earlier this week. A person familiar with Universal said Geller was now headed for another job but didn’t have other details. His name will be familiar to many digital-media companies, since he often led fierce and sustained battles against them on behalf of the world’s biggest music label.

Leave the Gun. Take the Cannoli: It’s Ring-Kissing Time for Ross at Yahoo’s All-Hands Meeting.

I’m gonna make you an interim CEO offer you can’t refuse.
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Will Thompson’s Ouster Mean a Yahoo-Facebook Patent Settlement, Too?

If the next Yahoo CEO doesn’t want to go to the mattresses like its just-ousted one, it could mean peace with Facebook.
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Apple-Samsung Patent-Infringement Claims: Now 50 to 80 Percent Off!

The two companies take a hatchet to their claims against one another in order to retain a July 30 trial date.
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Honeywell to Nest: We Won’t Blink First

Honeywell has fired the latest shots in its patent-infringement lawsuit against Nest, denying Nest’s most recent counterclaims. In a statement, the industrials giant said, “We stand by our claims alleging infringement of the seven patents related to thermostat technology.” Honeywell goes on to call Nest’s counterclaims “self-serving characterizations of the Nest Thermostat” that are “irrelevant to Honeywell’s valid claims of patent infringement,” and accuses Nest of trying to divert attention from the core issues of the suit.