Yahoo! President and CEO Marissa Mayer delivers a keynote address at the 2014 International CES at The Las Vegas Hotel & Casino on January 7, 2014 in Las Vegas, Nevada. CES, the world’s largest annual consumer technology trade show, runs through January 10 and is expected to feature 3,200 exhibitors showing off their latest products […]
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Yahoo and its law firm are the target of a lawsuit brought by two Mexican companies that claim the company used a judge to “intimidate” an appellate judge into reducing $2.7 billion in damages to $172,500, according to Reuters.
Worldwide Directories and Ideas Interactivas sued Yahoo for breach of contract after a search partnership broke apart. The pair initially won a $2.7 billion ruling in 2012, but an appeals court reduced the award last May to a fraction of the original.
It seems extremely out of character for a multinational tech company to resort to corruption and threats to resolve its legal troubles, but innocent or not, this latest lawsuit is bound to have plenty of drama.
➤ Mexican companies sue Yahoo, law firm charge conspiracy to avoid $2.7 billion judgment
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