Man Fired for Visiting Chat Room Files $5 Million Suit
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By Jim Fitzgerald THE ASSOCIATED PRESS  WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. -- A man who was fired by IBM for visiting an adult chat room at work is suing the company for $5 million, claiming he is an Internet addict who deserves treatment and sympathy rather than dismissal.
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The news comes on the same day that business software maker PeopleSoft Inc. fired CEO Craig Conway, the feisty leader who engineered the company's dogged resistance to a $7.7 billion takeover bid by rival Oracle.
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A former head football coach at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette has won a $2 million judgment in a lawsuit claiming the school fired him because of his race, not his 6-27 record.
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An Edinburgh man loses his job over comments made about his employer in an online diary, or "blog".
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A JUDGE IS ordering Microsoft to pay $112.5 million to attorneys who successfully sued the software maker for monopolizing a segment of California&#39;s market.
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New trial reveals that the former CEO's exaggerations about the Oracle takeover bid led to his firing.
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The first prosecuted copyright-infringement case involving BitTorrent technology could lead to up to five years of prison time and a quarter-million-dollar fine for the Pennsylvania man who pled guilty.
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Up to five years in prison A Washington-state man pleaded guilty to one felony count of computer fraud relating to charges he spread malware to users of an internet relay chat (IRC) channel. He faces up five years in prison and a $250,000 fine when he is sentenced in early May.â¦
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Board member testifies Conway was fired because he said Oracle&#39;s offer didn&#39;t affect business. WILMINGTON, Del.  - Former PeopleSoft Inc.
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ATLANTA -- As part of his fine for an obscene gesture made to fans, Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Vick is giving $5,000 to the family of a firefighter who recently died.
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A Wal-Mart Stores Inc.  employee fired this week for allegedly intercepting and recording messages from a New York Times reporter and others said he felt pressured to uncover who at the retail giant was leaking embarrassing information to outsiders, The Wall Street Journal reported.
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A state employee who was suspended from his job for making unfavorable comments online about a struggling community in rural Virginia has been awarded back pay.
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BRIDGEPORT, Conn. - A man once called one of the Internet's most notorious pirates of music and movies was sentenced Wednesday to five years in prison for blowing up a portable toilet, prosecutors said.
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Late acting legend MARLON BRANDO&#39;s former business manager JO AN CORRALES has filed a $3.5 million (GBP1.8 million) claim against the actor&#39;s estate, accusing the OSCAR-winner of sexual harassment and breach of contract.
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Marlon Brando's former business manager has filed a &#36;3.5-million claim against the late actor's estate, accusing the Oscar-winning "Godfather" star of sexual harassment and breach of contract.
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US businessman allegedly rubbed out rivals' websites
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In the wake of a 15-month-long battle for its life, PeopleSoft Inc.&#39;s board of directors fired CEO Craig Conway Friday morning.