Elliot Spagat

November 19, 2015 | Daily Business Review

More Mexicans are leaving the United States than migrating into the country, marking a reversal of one of the most significant immigration trends in U.S. history.

By Elliot Spagat

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October 16, 2009 | Daily Report Online

SAN DIEGO AP - A suspected top figure in Mexico's Arellano Felix drug cartel pleaded guilty to a drug charge Thursday, nearly ending a nine-year legal battle that saw the cartel's power fade at the hands of authorities and rivals.Jesus "Chuy" Labra pleaded guilty in federal court to one count of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute at least 100 kilograms of marijuana and at least 100 grams of cocaine.

By ELLIOT SPAGAT

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March 15, 2010 | Daily Report Online

DETROIT Toyota plans to cast doubt Monday on a California man's claim that his Prius sped out of control last week on the freeway, a person briefed on the matter told The Associated Press.The automaker will show that a backup safety system worked in James Sikes' car and that damage to the brakes didn't square with his story, according to the person, who asked not to be identified because the information had not been released.

By ELLIOT SPAGAT and TOM KRISHER

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May 29, 2013 | Law.com

The last of the brothers accused of creating an infamous Mexican drug cartel pleaded guilty Friday to helping send hundreds of millions of dollars in proceeds from the U.S., a milestone in a nearly two-decade-long investigation.

By Elliot Spagat

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April 05, 2007 | National Law Journal

Qualcomm Inc. said Tuesday that it filed two lawsuits against Nokia Corp. for patent infringement, one week before a key licensing agreement between the two wireless technology companies expires.

By Elliot Spagat

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July 27, 2007 | Daily Report Online

SAN DIEGO AP - A federal judge questioned Qualcomm Inc. Thursday about its failure to share tens of thousands of documents with rival chipmaker Broadcom Corp. in a patent-infringement lawsuit that it lost.U.S. Magistrate Judge Barbara Major made no decision after a six-hour hearing but said she was struggling to understand how Qualcomm overlooked so many documents and why it didn't turn them over sooner.

By Elliot Spagat

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August 13, 2007 | Daily Report Online

SAN DIEGO AP - Qualcomm Inc. said Monday its head lawyer resigned after a string of legal setbacks at the world's second-largest chipmaker for cell phones.Lou Lupin, 52, joined Qualcomm in 1995 and was elevated to general counsel in 2000, a position from which he led efforts to build and defend the company's vaunted business of licensing rights to its patented technology to other companies.

By Elliot Spagat

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August 14, 2007 | Daily Report Online

By Elliot Spagat

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July 24, 2008 | National Law Journal

Nokia and Qualcomm said Wednesday they agreed to settle a high-stakes licensing dispute and end a bitter legal battle that has lasted nearly three years and spanned several continents. The wireless industry heavyweights said the 15-year licensing deal gives Nokia rights to a wide portfolio of Qualcomm's patents. The pact covers a host of technologies that didn't exist or were in their infancies when the two companies signed, and later renewed, their initial agreement.

By Elliot Spagat

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June 04, 2008 | Daily Report Online

SAN DIEGO AP - Two workers for a Border Patrol contractor were arrested for allegedly conspiring to release illegal immigrants for $2,500 apiece instead of returning them to Mexico.Christopher Saint Lucero and Manley Lamont Smith work for Wackenhut Corp., which holds a contract to escort illegal immigrants to Mexico after they are captured by Border Patrol agents in California, Arizona, New Mexico and Texas.

By ELLIOT SPAGAT

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