Susan Decker

This Friday, Oct. 3, 2014 file photo, shows the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington.

Supreme Court rules against printer manufacturer that tried to block resale of cartridges

June 4, 2018 at 9:50 p.m.

The U.S. Supreme Court said companies give up their patent rights when they sell an item, in a ruling that puts new limits on businesses' ability to prevent their products...

Baskets of petunias hang inside a greenhouse in Granville, Illinois, in 2015. A lawsuit involving the Candy Bouquet, a pretty, magenta-and-yellow flower that resembles a petunia, reveals the dark side of the garden supply industry and the growing importance of big retailers like Home Depot, Lowe's and Wal-Mart Stores to growers.

Flower fight: the scandalous $45 million little petunia case

June 10, 2018 at 8:23 p.m.

Forget for a minute that the flower industry sells beauty and fragrance. Underneath its elegance is a business as cutthroat as Game of Thrones with mulch. Take the case of...

Cattle return to a barn after milking in 2014 at a farm in Pearl City, Illinois.

A company called Sexing Technologies sells $200-a-vial bull semen and could rock dairy farms

June 12, 2018 at 8:04 a.m.

When it comes to breeding cows, Oakfield Corners Dairy in upstate New York would rather not let nature take its course. To ensure his prime milk-makers produce daughters, Oakfield partner...

BlackBerry appeal rebuffed

August 21, 2021 at 2:47 p.m.

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday rejected an appeal by Research In Motion Ltd., leaving intact a patent-infringement ruling that threatens to shut down BlackBerry e-mail service to as many...

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