California Shark Fin Ban Ducks Call for Injunction
SAN FRANCISCO (CN) - California can ban the possession and sale of shark fins, despite their cultural and religious importance to Chinese-American groups, a federal judge ruled. California's...
View ArticlePhilandering Pastor Fathered Her'Devil Child,' Parishioner Claims
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (CN) - Saying "God would protect her" during unprotected sex, a Pentecostal pastor impregnated a parishioner, called their son a "devil child" after she refused to have an...
View ArticleDisney Ducks Pooh Bear Trademark Challenge
WASHINGTON (CN) - The Federal Circuit affirmed Walt Disney Co.'s ownership of the Winnie the Pooh trademarks, sidelining claims over a 1930 sale of the rights to Pooh Bear. A.A. Milne, the...
View ArticleFlash Memory
SAN DIEGO - E-Digital claims Pantech, AT&T, Verizon and US Cellular violate three of its flash memory patents, in Federal Court.
View ArticleAnother Bite at Apple
WILMINGTON, Del. - Steelhead Licensing claims Apple, AT&T, Motorola and a dozen others violate a wireless patent, in 15 federal complaints.
View ArticleTech Patent
TYLER, Texas - Patent Harbor claims Lenovo, Fujitsu and ASUS Computer violate a patent on an apparatus and method by which users can skip ahead to a pre-selected scene in a video, in separate...
View ArticleKia Class Action
NEWARK - Kia Sorento models 2002-2009 with a 3.5-liter 24-valve engine have a defective crank sprocket and balancer that can fail dangerously and catastrophically, a class action claims in Federal...
View ArticleSuing Apple
TYLER, Texas - Apple and AT&T's iPhone 5 and iPad Mini violate two patents on "cluster configuration and selective loading," Adaptix claims in Federal Court.
View ArticleA Lot of Chicken
MINEOLA, N.Y. - Globex Kosher Foods owes $154,973 plus interest for kosher chicken, MVP Kosher Foods claims in Nassau County Court.
View ArticlePatent Heavies
AUSTIN - Marvell Semiconductor claims Freescale Semiconductor violates seven integrated circuit patents, four of them on "debugging," in Federal Court.
View ArticleShareholder Class Action
ALEXANDRIA, Va. - Eloqua is selling itself too cheaply to Oracle Corp., for $871 million, or $23.50 a share, shareholders claim in Federal Court.
View ArticleBlue Cross Antitrust
MINNEAPOLIS - Blue Cross conspired to restrain trade in more than 40 states, according to a federal class action antitrust complaint.
View ArticleKaiser Safety Worries Led to Firing, Nurse Says
SAN MATEO, Calif. (CN) - A nurse was fired after blowing the whistle on unsafe patient care at a San Francisco Kaiser Permanente hospital, she claims in San Mateo County Superior Court. Helen...
View ArticleCommittee OKs Same-Sex Marriage Bill
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (CN) - Illinois is a step closer to legalizing same-sex marriage, after the state Senate Executive Committee approved the Religious Freedom and Marriage Fairness Act by 8-5 vote....
View ArticleMom Blames Nerve Stimulator for Death
CHICAGO (CN) - A girl died of an epileptic seizure after an implanted vagus nerve stimulator failed, her mother claims in court. Carol Holmes, mother of the late Rainia Holmes, sued...
View ArticleCornering a Market for Afrian Art?
HOUSTON (CN) - An attorney sued a former client for $18.75 million, claiming he's owed that money for negotiating a settlement to recover the man's collection of rare African tribal art....
View ArticleHospital Worker Texted Corpse Pic, Mom Says
NEW HAVEN (CN) - Hospital workers texted a photo of the body of a young gunshot victim and may have posted it online, the man's mother claims in court. Virginia Williams sued Saint Raphael...
View ArticleRude Police, Ruder Bosses, Widower Says
SALT LAKE CITY (CN) - As an elderly man mourned over his wife's body after she died at home, police entered without a warrant and made him help them search for her prescription drugs - even before...
View ArticlePension Giant Demands Info From Qualcomm
WILMINGTON, Del. (CN) - The New York State pension fund sued Qualcomm, claiming the corporation refuses to release information that will show shareholders whether the company is using political...
View ArticleArid States Take Water Clash to Supreme Court
WASHINGTON (CN) - A challenge from Texas to invalidate some Oklahoma laws governing the appropriation and use of water will go before the U.S. Supreme Court. Texas and Oklahoma both take water...
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