According to Business Insider, the firm has not previously appeared in legal documents, but partner Francisco Xavier Cortina Cortina told the web site his practice – a five-lawyer boutique based in Mexico City -- has now been hired by Sunnyvale-headquartered Yahoo.
The case was brought by Worldwide Directories and Ideas Interactivas, which previously worked with Yahoo on the creation of Yahoo! Páginas Útiles, a printed and digital telephone book in Mexico. The Mexican companies accused Yahoo of breach of contract, breach of promise and lost profits relating to the service.
Yahoo has said it plans ‘vigorously’ to appeal the judgment, which it claims is ‘non final’.

Another bite of Apple

Meanwhile, Yahoo’s Californian neighbour, Apple, has been ordered to cough up compensation to eight Chinese writers and two companies for violating copyrights.
A Chinese court ordered Apple to pay 1.03m yuan (£100,000) to the claimants, who alleged that unlicensed electronic versions of their books had been sold on Apple’s on-line store.
Carolyn Wu, a spokeswoman for Apple told the BBC that the company takes ‘copyright infringement complaints very seriously’, adding: ‘We're always updating our service to better assist content owners in protecting their rights.’