Business Ethics : Public policy

Amongst the companies targeted by the suit are BP, Exxon Mobil, Citigroup, Deutsche Bank, General Motors and Ford. The plaintiffs are seeking damages of more than $400bn, arguing that the companies broke international law by assisting the apartheid regime in South Africa.

Google has said that YouTube "goes far beyond its legal obligations in assisting content owners to protect their works."

“We have been vindicated by the court on the major issues,” said Mary S. Eclano, the Red Cross acting chief

Oil traders may be in for tougher oversight: Senate Democrats are seeking to crack down on speculation in an overseas market that has come to play a major role in oil trading in a little more than two years.

Dozens of members of Congress have sent a letter to the chief executive of Mattel, accusing the company of not living up to its promise to keep lead-tainted toys out of children’s hands.

The Justice Department has proposed tough new regulations for those who do business with the government, a reflection of the growing number of fraud, bribery, and waste cases arising from the multibillion-dollar federal procurement process, say industry experts and regulators.