The Civil Chamber 27 of the Berlin Appellate Court (KG Berlin) has dismissed the lawsuit filed by actor Johannes Heesters against journalist and book author [...]
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The I. Civil Senate of the Federal Court of Justice (BGH), which is responsible for copyright law among other things, ruled on December 18, 2008 that for the use [...]
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Until 2006, the costs of travel between home and work could be deducted as income-related expenses in accordance with § 9 EStG or [...].
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The Federal Network Agency has discontinued the abuse proceedings concerning the contract terms of Deutsche Telekom AG's (DT AG) Call&Surf packages. HanseNet Telekommunikation GmbH (Alice) [...].
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The plaintiff purchased floor tiles at a price of € 1,382.27 from the defendant, which operates a building materials store. After he had installed the tiles in [...]
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Cologne Higher Regional Court awards director's heirs claims for damages against DVD distributor. In a judgment handed down on January 9, 2009 (Case No. 6 U 86/08), the [...]
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