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Litigation

Nov. 8, 2007

Lawmakers Lambaste Yahoo CEO, Counsel

Lawmakers leaned on Yahoo Inc. Tuesday to settle a lawsuit brought by the families of Chinese journalists imprisoned because the company disclosed customer information about them. Members of Congress raised the issue during a high-profile hearing before the House Foreign Affairs Committee at which members from both sides of the aisle lambasted two top Yahoo executives for cooperating with the Chinese government and misleading Congress when the case became public.

By Lawrence Hurley
Daily Journal Staff Writer

      WASHINGTON - Lawmakers leaned on Yahoo Inc. Tuesday to settle a lawsuit brought by the families of Chinese journalists imprisoned because the company disclosed customer information about them.
      Members of Congress raised the issue during a high-profile hearing before the House Foreign Affairs Committee at which members from both sides of...

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