Epileptic Exec Faces Call for His Medical Records
DALLAS (CN) - The founder of W.R. Starkey Mortgage faces a demand for his medical records in the fraud complaint against partners who allegedly ousted him. William Starkey Jr. sued the...
View ArticleKlan Sues for Right to Leaflet
ST. LOUIS (CN) - The Klan claims in court that the small eastern Missouri town of Desloge has an unconstitutional law prohibiting distribution of handbills. The Klan sued Desloge, pop. 5,200,...
View ArticleFight Over Water in Upstate New York
BALLSTON SPA, N.Y. (CN) - Pollution and cost concerns led the upstate town of Halfmoon to build its own water plant, and now a neighboring town has sued it for millions of dollars, saying Halfmoon...
View ArticleSEC Claims Hedge Fund Adviser Lied
BATON ROUGE, La. (CN) - A Baton Rouge hedge fund adviser ordered his employees to lie to conceal $32 million in losses on risky collateral debt obligations, the SEC claims in Federal Court....
View ArticleTaxicab Monopoly Alleged in Dallas-Fort Worth
DALLAS (CN) - An Association of Taxicab Operators accuses two Fort Worth men who control 75 percent of legal cabs in the area of fixing stand fees that cabbies must pay to drive a taxi legally....
View ArticleInternet Movie
TRENTON, N.J. - Nicole and Danielle Giaimo claim Liberty Music Group et al. violate copyright on their Internet movie, "Ellen Make us Your PA's! The Giaimo Twins," in Federal Court.
View ArticleBosses Looted Phony Company, SEC Says
MANHATTAN (CN) - Two men pocketed $12 million by lying about their Electronic Game Card company, driving the company's market cap to $150 million before it crashed to zero, the SEC claims in...
View ArticleTech Patent
WILMINGTON, Del. - Internet Media Interactive Corp. claims The New York Times' Web ID feature on its website violates patent, in Federal Court.
View ArticleTexan Pleads Guilty in $485 Million Ponzi
DALLAS (CN) - The CEO of Provident Royalties pleaded guilty to running a $485 million oil and gas Ponzi scheme. Paul R. Melbye, 47, pleaded guilty Thursday to conspiracy to defraud investors....
View ArticleWine Goggles
LUXEMBOURG - Hungarian and Slovakian wines from the Tokaj region will continue to share the origin designation Vinohradnicka oblast Tokaj in EU databases since Slovakia's attempts to change to the...
View ArticleKickback Scheme Diverted $1M, Oil Guys Say
HOUSTON (CN) - A Texas oil company claims in court it lost more than $1 million to a kickback scheme between its former manager and a Greek shipping firm. Houston Refining LP (HRO) says that...
View ArticleBook Royalties
BOSTON - Alan Clements claims Hachette Book Group owes him an accounting and royalties for his book, "The Voice of Hope," about Aung San Suu Kyi, in Federal Court.
View ArticleDelay Excuses in Manning Case Fail to Placate
FORT MEADE, Md. (CN) - The former convening authority overseeing Bradley Manning's court-martial testified Thursday that he never questioned or denied requests to pause the 120-day speedy trial...
View ArticleAquatic Weed Killer Allowed on Cotton
WASHINGTON (CN) - The Environmental Protection Agency is allowing Arkansas cotton growers to use fluridone on cotton through 2014, to avoid an expected 25 percent crop loss from aggressive weeds...
View ArticleLeo Burnett Sues to Stop Mass Defections
CHICAGO (CN) - The Leo Burnett ad agency seeks an injunction to stop eight employees who resigned en masse last week from nabbing a multimillion-dollar project for Kellogg. Leo Burnett Co. and...
View ArticleThe FCC Proposes a More Efficient Satellite System
WASHINGTON (CN) - The Federal Communications Commission is streamlining its rules for operating and licensing satellites. The changes will remove unnecessary filing requirements for applicants...
View ArticleSoCal Mag Insists It's Not a Plagiarist
MANHATTAN (CN) - Reader Magazine, which claims a free circulation of 120,000 in Southern California, claims in court that the Columbia Journalism Review defamed it by accusing it of plagiarism....
View ArticleKaylene Brady; Travis Brissey; v. Hyundai Motor America; Kia Motors American
Hyundai and Kia misrepresented the fuel economy ratings of their automobiles, a class claims.USDC Central District of California
View ArticleCircumcision Goes Horribly Wrong
EDINBURG, Texas (CN) - A doctor botched a circumcision of a 4-year-old boy so badly that the boy pleaded to "just cut it off and (he) can be a girl," the parents claim in court. Rafael and...
View ArticleNigeria's Dispute With Lawyers Picks Up Steam
WASHINGTON (CN) - A federal judge ushered forward claims between the Nigerian Embassy and real estate lawyers who are allegedly holding a million-dollar tax refund hostage. The Embassy of the...
View Article