Washington Energy Deal Beats Challenge in 9th
(CN) - The 9th Circuit refused Tuesday to question a Bonneville Power Administration contract with Alcoa that several regional power companies claim is bad for business. After the Bonneville...
View ArticleVictim of Violent Crime, in Hiding,Pleads for the Life of Her Dog
MODESTO, Calif. (CN) - A woman hiding in a witness protection program after testifying against violent gang members sued the City of Turlock to stop it from killing today her only friend in the...
View ArticleCourt OKs Slovak Bar of Hungarian President
(CN) - Slovakia did not break EU law when it barred the president of Hungary from crossing its borders, the Court of Justice of the European Union ruled Tuesday. Hungarian President Laszlo...
View ArticleRobocalls
SEATTLE - The 9th Circuit on Wednesday revived a class action claiming that Best Buy pesters customers with unsolicited "robot" calls.
View ArticlePot Raid on Official's Dad's Land Reported
POTTER VALLEY, Calif. (CN) - The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, Federal Bureau of Investigation, and Internal Revenue Service confiscated over 500 marijuana plants from the family property...
View ArticleFannie Mae Execs
WASHINGTON - A federal judge granted summary judgment to former Fannie Mae CFO J. Timothy Howard, on the heels of a similar ruling for CEO Franklin Raines in the shareholder complaint.
View ArticleMan Gets Three Years for Pirating Movies
SEATTLE (CN) - A federal judge sentenced a man who sold pirated media over the Internet to 40 months in federal prison and forfeit more than $400,000. Prosecutors charged 36-year old Sang Jin...
View ArticleAgency Plans 27-Mile Bike Path for Michigan
WASHINGTON (CN) - The U.S. National Park Service is planning a 27-mile bike path for Michigan's Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore, according to a proposed regulation. The first stage of...
View ArticleSESAC Accused of Monopolizing Radio Music
PHILADELPHIA (CN) - A Nashville-based music-licensing company monopolizes the rights to tens of thousands of songs, forcing radio stations to pay "supracompetitive prices" for a blanket license, a...
View ArticleMore Relief for Unfairly Targeted Manufacturer
CHICAGO (CN) - The 7th Circuit skewered an embattled manufacturer of wastewater-treatment equipment that lobbed unfounded fraud claims against a competitor. Aviation and Power Group and Neuros...
View ArticleTexas Steps in Ring to Defend Biblical Banners
DALLAS (CN) - High school cheerleaders should be allowed to display Bible verses on banners at football games, Texas' attorney general said Wednesday. Attorney General Greg Abbott has...
View ArticleCourt Revives Claims of 1985 Rape Exonerees
(CN) - Four people exonerated of ties to a 1985 rape and murder can sue the police who "systematically coached witnesses into providing false testimony," the 8th Circuit ruled. In 1989, Joseph...
View Article'The White Chick Has a Problem'
CLAYTON, Mo. (CN) - A woman claims in court that McDonald's employees refused to serve her because she is white. Amber Gilleylen sued M&M Management, Tonya Wesley and Pardeep Roe (last...
View ArticleLandlords Lose Libel Suit Against School Paper
SEATTLE (CN) - A high school newspaper did not defame a pair of brothers in saying that they were accused of renting "slums" and having racist renting policies, the Washington Court of Appeals...
View ArticleTimes Sues LAUSD for Info on Teachers
LOS ANGELES (CN) - The Los Angeles Times claims Los Angeles Unified School District is violating public records law by refusing to release records tying teachers, by name, to the expected and...
View ArticleJudges Warn of Precedent in Student's Bias Claim
(CN) - Seven 9th Circuit judges slammed a decision that they say will invite frivolous lawsuits, lower academic standards and chill professors' freedom to evaluate students honestly. Monica...
View ArticleDentist Goes to War With Belo Station
DALLAS (CN) - A Dallas dentist who has been dogged by allegations of Medicare fraud sued a Belo TV station and others, claiming, among other things, that they falsely accused him of building giant...
View ArticleEPA Findings on Texas Air Rules Survive Suit
(CN) - The 5th Circuit declined to review the Environmental Protection Agency's partial rejection of clean-air regulations proposed by Texas. The Clean Air Act requires each state to create...
View ArticleMarty Schottenheimer Sues UFL Founder
(CN) - Longtime NFL coach Marty Schottenheimer claims in court that United Football League founder Bill Hambrecht owes him $2.3 million for coaching and managing. Schottenheimer sued Hambrecht...
View ArticleAbbott Seizure Med Cases Aren't Fit for State Court
CHICAGO (CN) - Hundreds of consumers suing Abbott Laboratories over its seizure medication must consolidate their claims in federal court, the 7th Circuit ruled. Between August 2010 and...
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