The ruling is great news for Hornbeck Offshore Services, which operates a fleet of transport barges in the Gulf, and brought the complaint early this month in the New Orleans court.

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Thomson has since filed her own complaint (in early April, for patent infringement).

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Novak, 50, still fumes when he recalls answering a call on Taco Bell's toll-free complaint line in early 2001.

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The complaint against ABC involved "NYPD Blue, " a now-canceled scripted police drama, and the CBS' complaint involved "The Early Show, " a news and interview program.

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The scheme dates back as early as 1994, according to the complaint.

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Now Sveinsson says they will go ahead with their complaint against the card companies early next week, and will file an additional protest against Valitor with the Icelandic Financial Authority.

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However, if the complaint is that companies are starved of cash at an early stage, then the same cannot be said of later-stage companies, according to Mr. O'Leary.

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Investigators found the motorcycle early Thursday morning at the home of his mother in Portland, Tennessee, the complaint says.

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The complaint blames Amgen's practices for the drop in Procrit market share from 55% in early 2004 to 34% in late 2005.

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