Child Health Pro Sues Kaiser Over Non-Hiring
SAN DIEGO (CN) - A woman says she was hired as a clinical director of maternal child health at a Kaiser hospital, but Kaiser reneged on its promise to hire her even though she passed three...
View ArticleInvestors Sue Adviser for $11.6 Million
CHICAGO (CN) - Five investors claim they lost $11.6 million in a $550 million hedge fund scam recommended to them by William Hart and his Hartline Investment Corp., which face at least five other...
View ArticleClass Action Over 30 Cents in Taxes
ST. LOUIS (CN) - The Home Depot overcharges taxes for coupon-using customers, a class action claims in City Court.
View ArticleNew Charges Stir Wisconsin Political Waters
MILWAUKEE (CN) - Two Milwaukee County officials whom Gov. Scott Walker appointed when he was county executive were charged Thursday with embezzling more than $60,000 from veterans programs and...
View ArticleIovate Pays $1.5 Million for False Advertising
SAN JOSE (CN) - Iovate Health Systems, a Canadian company embroiled in the 2009 recall of Hydroxycut, will pay $1.5 million to settle 10 California district attorneys' complaints that it falsely...
View ArticleReal Estate Fraud Ring Rolled Up
(CN) - An officer of a Las Vegas-based real estate investment firm faces up to 30 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to a $3.4 million mortgage fraud, prosecutors said.
View ArticleAT&T Agrees to Pay TiVo $215 Million
DALLAS (CN) - TiVo said AT&T will pay it $215 million and sign a licensing agreement to settle patent infringement claims over digital video recording technology.
View ArticleAT&T Customers Must Arbitrate Complaints
SAN FRANCISCO (CN) - A class of customers who said AT&T aggressively markets "data hungry devices" despite "knowing their network infrastructure could not possibly accommodate the demands...
View ArticleBank Robbed Twice in Two Days
ST. LOUIS (CN) - A downtown bank was robbed twice in 23 hours this week.
View ArticleMore Cuts to Courts UnderGov. Brown's Proposed Budget
SACRAMENTO (CN) - California's trial courts, already beleaguered by a permanent $350 million cut in 2011, face another $125 million in cuts if voters fail to approve tax increases in November,...
View Article7-Year Sentence in Oil Kickback Scheme
HOUSTON (CN) - A former LyondellBasell Industries employee was sentenced to 7 years in prison and ordered to pay $82 million in restitution for fraud and money laundering in a multimillion-dollar...
View ArticleNo Misconduct Evidence in 1,000% Profit Trades
CHICAGO (CN) - A Spanish trader may keep the $500,000 he made on potash stock options, a return of more than 1,000 percent, because the SEC cannot prove insider trading, a federal judge ruled.
View ArticleCop Was Properly Fired for His Son's Drug Crime
(CN) - An upstate New York police force properly discharged its chief for associating with a "notorious" suspect: his 29-year-old son, a sate appeals court ruled.
View ArticleCondo May Be Liable for Mishandling Service Dog
(CN) - An Illinois couple can pursue claims against the luxury condominium that allegedly forced them out for keeping an emotional-support dog, a federal judge ruled.
View ArticleFull Court Clears Super Bowl Plotter's Conviction
(CN) - An Arizona man did not commit a crime when he mailed a manifesto detailing his plot to kill fans at the 2008 Super Bowl to various media outlets, a full panel of the 9th Circuit ruled Friday.
View ArticleNo Police Immunity for Claims of Urine Torture
(CN) - Pennsylvania state police officers do not have immunity from claims that they tortured a woman with pepper spray, cold water and urine while she was in custody and restraints, a federal...
View ArticleKitty Litter Claims Fail Judge's Smell Test
MANHATTAN (CN) - Clorox cannot air misleading commercials that make implausible smears against competing brands of cat litter, a federal judge ruled.
View ArticleFAA Changes AirlineRest Requirements
WASHINGTON (CN) - Aircraft flightcrews have new flight duty and rest requirements, according to the Federal Aviation Administration.
View ArticleRare Antelope BreedersGet Breather on Permits
WASHINGTON (CN) - Ranchers and dealers of three species of antelope listed as endangered in the wild will have more time to comply with regulations limiting trade in the species, according to an...
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