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A monopoly abuse lawsuit against Apple and AT&T's mobile phone unit was awarded class-action status by a judge in California. The complaint takes issue with Apple's five-year exclusivity deal with AT&T.

Microsoft sued a science news website this week, saying it drove its readers to click on advertisements that put money into the site's pockets while taking it away from the people who paid for the ads. The lawsuits say RedOrbit, a seven-year-old site based in Dallas, and separately, a group of 20...

You couldn't blame Lauren McClusky of Chicago if she were a bit squeamish about using her last name in this story without fear of reprisal from Ronald McDonald and his legal posse. For McClusky, 19, finds herself at the center of a thorny dispute that involves a series of charity concerts she's...