He Should Have Left Bad Enough Alone
JONESBORO, Ill. (CN) - A child molester who appealed his 22-year sentence walked out of court looking at 48 years instead. Gregory McCord, 51, was convicted by a state jury in 2010 of unlawful...
View ArticleMedical Marijuana Mogul Gets Eight Years
SAN DIEGO (CN) - A San Diegan was sentenced Thursday to eight years in prison for creating two medical marijuana dispensaries as a front for a multimillion-dollar drug dealing operation, the U.S....
View ArticleBoss of the Week
CHICAGO (CN) - A woman claims in court that her company's vice president was an "offensive" harasser, who pulled her skirt up, asked her the color of her underwear and described himself as a "male...
View ArticleTopeka Shiner Minnow May Be Reintroduced
WASHINGTON (CN) - In support of the Missouri Department of Conservation's (MDC) strategic recovery plan, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service plans to reintroduce the endangered Topeka shiner minnow...
View ArticleEx-NFL Punter Charged in Ponzi - Again
AUSTIN (CN) - A former kicker for the New Orleans Saints was arrested Thursday and charged with running a $2 million Ponzi scheme - after serving a seven-year sentence for a previous securities...
View ArticleJury Powers Down Man's Laptop Fire Claims
DALLAS (CN) - Hewlett-Packard is not liable to a man who said his laptop caused a fire that damaged his home, a Dallas County jury concluded. Judge Carlos Cortez signed the jury's final...
View ArticleJudge Dismisses Presidential Yacht Fight
MANHATTAN (CN) - New York lacks jurisdiction to hear a fight over the former presidential yacht Sequoia, and an alleged attempt to save it from "the Russians," a state judge ruled in dismissing...
View ArticleJudge Unravels Copycat Action of Sabre Insurers
FORT WORTH (CN) - With an identical case pending in New York, a federal judge nixed a Texas suit from two insurers who do not want to cover antitrust claims American Airlines filed against their...
View ArticleStop Us Before We Eat Pizza Again
SAN DIEGO (CN) - Nestle and California Pizza Kitchen are "deliberately poisoning their consumers" with "trans fat pizzas" containing partially hydrogenated vegetable oil, a "toxic carcinogen," a...
View ArticleCops Must Face Suit Over Alcoholic's Toilet Scare
(CN) - A bipolar woman can advance claims that Pennsylvania police officers pulled her off the toilet and handcuffed her with her pants down, a federal judge ruled. After attending a meeting...
View Article'Wedgies' Blown Up Into Federal Case
POCATELLO, Idaho (CN) - A former student sued his high school, city, police and sheriff's officers and two prosecutors, claiming they blew up a few "wedgies" and "titty twisters" into multiple...
View ArticleClaims Over Fatal Traffic Stop Will Go to Trial
(CN) - Rejecting a magistrate's recommendation, a federal judge refused to nix claims over the death of an apparently sober man police arrested for drunken driving. U.S. District Judge Robert...
View ArticleCalifornia Sues Navy in FightOver Prime San Diego Waterfront
SAN DIEGO (CN) - The California Coastal Commission sued the U.S. Navy and a Manchester development company in a dispute over expanded plans to develop a 16-acre, multibillion-dollar property in...
View ArticleSolo Tax Preparers Duck IRS Regulation Attempt
WASHINGTON (CN) - A federal judge struck down expensive obstacles the IRS created for nonattorney, uncertified preparers of tax returns seeking payment for their services. The Internal Revenue...
View ArticlePrison for Abortion?
SANTA FE, N.M. (CN) - A Republican state lawmaker in New Mexico has proposed a law that would send a woman to prison for three years if she had an abortion after being raped - for "tampering with...
View ArticlePennsylvania Press Can Seek Execution Access
(CN) - Two Pennsylvania newspapers can pursue a challenge to a state policy that bars audiovisual observation of prisoner executions, a federal judge ruled. The Philadelphia Inquirer and The...
View ArticleDesigner Behind Slide Death Can Sue Toys R Us
(CN) - Toys R Us, already on the hook for millions after a woman broke her neck on a water slide it sold, must face contract claims from the slide's Chinese designer, a federal judge ruled....
View ArticleThe Cost of Defending a Dancincg Baby Video
SAN FRANCISCO (CN) - After six years of legal wrangling, a jury will hear claims against Universal Music over its actions against a video of a baby dancing to a Prince song. After Universal...
View ArticleCourt Nixes Linebacker's UNC Honor Code Claims
(CN) - A Baltimore Ravens linebacker had his lawsuit against the National Collegiate Athletic Association and the University of North Carolina sacked by an appeals court. Michael McAdoo joined...
View ArticleObama Overstepped Recess Appointment Power, Court Rules
(CN) - President Barack Obama made unconstitutional labor board appointments to during an intrasession adjournment of the Senate, the D.C. Circuit ruled Friday. Noel Canning, a bottler of...
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