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redOrbit Staff & Wire Reports - Your Universe Online Google has taken the extraordinary step of becoming the first major company to openly challenge in court the federal government’s warrantless electronic data-gathering. On March 29, the company filed a rare petition under seal in the U.S. District Court of Northern California, challenging a national security letter (NSL) issued by the government to obtain private data about one or more of its users. NSLs allow the federal...
EVERETT, Wash., Nov. 15, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The following statement should be attributed to Hugh Hall, owner of Performance Nissan and Performance Kia. "Performance Nissan and Performance Kia signed a consent decree ending a two-and-half-year dispute with the Washington State Attorney General over alleged violations of consumer protection laws. We were ready to go to trial as we felt we would prevail, but agreed to settle the dispute in order to avoid the high cost of litigation...
ST. LOUIS, Aug. 6, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Patriot Coal Corporation (OTC: PCXCQ), a producer and marketer of coal products in the eastern United States, today announced that the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York has entered a final order approving Patriot's $802 million Debtor-in-Possession ("DIP") financing. The DIP financing and cash from the Company's ongoing operations are expected to provide Patriot with financial flexibility to operate its business during...
JACKSONVILLE, Fla., July 26, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Patriot Transportation Holding, Inc. (NASDAQ:PATR) anticipates issuing its third quarter earnings results on Wednesday morning, August 1, 2012. The Company will also host a conference call on Wednesday afternoon, August 1, 2012 at 2:00 p.m. E.D.T. Analysts, stockholders and other interested parties may access the teleconference live by calling 1-800-933-4955 (pass code 94633) within the United States. International callers may dial...
CARLSBAD, Calif., July 24, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Patriot Scientific Corporation (OTCBB: PTSC) announced today that the MMP Portfolio Licensing Program - already among the most successful of all-time - is being further enhanced with a first wave of aggressive ITC enforcement activities. Technology Properties Limited (TPL) and Patriot Scientific Corporation (PTSC), have filed a complaint with the US International Trade Commission (ITC) and corresponding complaints in the US District...
LAS VEGAS, July 24, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Patriot Gold Corp. (OTC: PGOL), a gold resource and exploration company, today announced additional assay results from channel samples taken underground near the vicinity of the Allen Shaft at its Moss Gold-Silver project located in northwestern Arizona. The underground sampling is being conducted by Patriot Gold's project partner, Northern Vertex (TSX.V:NEE), a Canadian-based gold exploration and development company. Channel samples were...
LAS VEGAS, July 13, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Patriot Gold Corp. (OTC: PGOL), a gold resource and exploration company, today announced initial results from channel samples taken underground near the vicinity of the Allen Shaft at its Moss Gold-Silver project. The underground sampling is being conducted by Patriot Gold's project partner, Northern Vertex (TSX.V:NEE), a Canadian-based gold exploration and development company. Channel samples were taken at five foot intervals across...
ST. LOUIS, July 10, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Patriot Coal Corporation, a producer and marketer of coal products in the eastern United States, today announced that the Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York (the "Court") granted Patriot interim approval of its $802 million Debtor-in-Possession financing ("DIP") from Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Barclays Bank PLC, and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated as joint lead arrangers, and granted...
ST. LOUIS, July 9, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Patriot Coal Corporation (NYSE: PCX), a producer and marketer of coal products in the eastern United States, announced today that Patriot and substantially all of its wholly owned subsidiaries have filed voluntary petitions for reorganization under Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code in the Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York. Patriot has taken this action in order to undertake a comprehensive financial restructuring....
National Defense University Foundation to Present the Prestigious Honor at its 11th Annual Gala WASHINGTON, July 9, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The National Defense University Foundation today announced Admiral William H. McRaven, Commander of U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM), and the Men and Women of USSOCOM as the recipients of the 2012 American Patriot Award. Washington's most powerful and influential leaders will gather to celebrate their patriotic leadership and...
