There’s an old joke about the French surrendering to anyone and anything, but one place France never surrenders is in the courtroom where money is involved. If you’re a foreign firm doing business in France and your business model rubs an established French business the wrong way, the French court system isn’t shy about whacking you with the big stick. EBay is the latest company to take a beating in Paris. They’ve been ordered to pay LVMH, the maker of luxury brand goods like Louis Vuitton and Christian Dior,