Piano Lessons
TALLAHASSEE - Victoria McArthur claims Dovetree Productions is stiffing her for royalties on her piano and music theory book series, in Federal Court.
View ArticleDrunk Driving Accident Blamed on Employer
BELLEVILLE, Ill. (CN) - A bartender became quadriplegic from a vehicle accident caused by her employer's encouraging her to drink on the job, the woman claims in court. Latisha Wilson sued WCW...
View Article'Combination' Vehicle Weight Rating on Hold
WASHINGTON (CN) - The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has withdrawn an August direct final rule defining "gross combination weight rating" as the value specified by the commercial...
View ArticleMan Accuses Chicago Police of Brutal Attack
CHICAGO (CN) - Chicago police officers stopped a man for no reason, handcuffed his wrists and ankles, pulled down his pants and sodomized him with a billy club, after one officer said, "We can all...
View ArticleCalifornia Election Law Mistreated New Parties
(CN) - California's secretary of state cannot enforce an early party qualification deadline that burdens the constitutional rights of minority political parties, a federal judge ruled. The...
View ArticlePlanned Parenthood Challenges Affiliate Ban
AUSTIN (CN) - Planned Parenthood has taken its fight for Medicaid funds to state court, claiming Texas illegally eliminated affiliates of abortion providers from a health care program for...
View Article'Winchester House' Film Doesn't Hurt Real Thing
(CN) - A film company that named its movie "The Haunting of Winchester House" did not damage a similarly named tourist attraction, a California appeals court ruled. William Winchester died in...
View Article$138 Million Quarrel in Biotech Industry
SAN DIEGO (CN) - Azco Biotech claims in court that Dutch conglomerate Qiagen sweet-talked a business partner into a $138 million merger that left Azco with no customers and none of its licensed...
View ArticlePuerto Rican Election Law Curbed for Unions
BOSTON (CN) - Puerto Rico cannot enforce sections of a campaign finance law that burden the free-speech rights of labor unions, the 1st Circuit ruled. Three labor unions, Sindicato...
View ArticleStiffed for a Hoops Game, Promoter Says
(CN) - A promoter couldn't deliver an NBA All-Star game, costing a second promoter $1.5 million, the jilted promoter claims in court. Lincoln Road Productions sued The Reign Entertainment...
View ArticleOpioid Overdose Could Leave Watson Liable
CHICAGO (CN) - A jury should decide whether a prescription skin patch is to blame for the fatal amount of pain medication in a man's bloodstream, a federal judge ruled. Suffering chronic back...
View ArticleCourt Construction Projects Cut Back
SAN FRANCISCO (CN) - After canceling construction projects at seven courthouses in California Friday, a Judicial Council committee will be looking this week to make cuts to the remaining work in...
View ArticleNovartis Settles Medicaid Fraud Claims for $19.9M
AUSTIN (CN) - Pharmaceutical giant Novartis agreed Tuesday to pay $19.9 million to settle claims that it deceptively marketed a topical skin cream to defraud Medicaid. Texas Attorney General...
View ArticleGadget Jailbreaking Gets a Copyright Office Reboot
(CN) - While the general public cannot legally unlock tablets and game consoles, the Copyright Office agreed to uphold some exemptions for smartphone jailbreaking and video remixing....
View ArticleArmy Poisoned People in '50s, Class Claims
ST. LOUIS (CN) - Monsanto and others conspired with an Army experiment to secretly poison people with toxic chemicals in a giant segregated housing complex in the 1950s, a class action claims in...
View ArticleWhite Supremacist Can't Nix Rap for Incitement
CHICAGO (CN) - The 7th Circuit reinstated the conviction of a white supremacist who solicited a crime of violence against a juror by posting online comments that identified him. William White...
View ArticleWind Farm Called Giant Pain in the Neck
ALBANY, N.Y. (CN) - Dozens of neighbors of a $200 million wind farm sued the companies behind it, claiming noise and lights give them migraines, make them nervous and keep them up at night....
View ArticleLawyer Loses License for Using a Bat on His Client
(CN) - A West Virginia attorney who beat a client with a baseball bat cannot get his license back without undergoing a psychological evaluation and anger management, the state's Supreme Court of...
View ArticleSandy Wallops East Coast
(CN) - Hurricane Sandy swamped Lower Manhattan Monday night, blacking out much of it, tore down piers in New Jersey, and knocked out power to 6 million people, with its second punch, a collision...
View ArticleDallas Votes In Benefits for Same-Sex Partners
DALLAS (CN) - The same-sex domestic partners of Dallas County workers are now eligible for medical benefits after the Commissioners Court voted the measure in Tuesday. In a 3-2 vote along...
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