Beyond that, they will determine whether the company violated German export laws.

Should the companies violate the settlement they are liable for $11,000 in civil penalties.

Here, a prosecutor can show that companies actually violated their written policies.

He declined to say why the company violated the rules initially.

The investigators said the company also violated state rules by offering students free laptop computers.

Next, he will rule on whether the company actually violated the law.

But the company repeatedly violated that level, he said.

The company would violate no law by keeping the driver on the job, the appeals court said.

The company had been violating a statute forbidding 18-wheelers to come in the city.

But state officials say the company is flagrantly violating tax laws.