Federal Court Waves Off Accused Dog Fighter
(CN) - A Florida man accused of holding dog fights cannot fight the criminal charges against him in U.S. District Court, a federal judge ruled. After Florida filed charges against James Thomas...
View ArticleKids Say Bosses Drugged & Abused Them
WILMINGTON, Del. (CN) - Owners of online retailer Great Stuff drugged and sexually abused their minor employees after work and assaulted them at work, the boys claim in court. Nicholas DeLucia...
View ArticleGlaze of Secrecy Kept in Donuts Sentencing Case
(CN) - A federal judge must explain why he sealed documents that helped persuade him to be lenient in sentencing a pair who ripped off Dunkin' Donuts, the 1st Circuit ruled. Three years ago,...
View Article2nd Circuit Hearing on Indefinite Detention Focuses on Press Rights
MANHATTAN (CN) - Press rights dominated a 2nd Circuit hearing Wednesday concerning the indefinite military detention of U.S. citizens with suspected ties to al-Qaida or "associated forces."...
View ArticleJudge Brings Props Into Green Day Hearing
PASAENDA, Calif. (CN) - A 9th Circuit judge brought an inflatable doll of the agonized figure from the painting "The Scream" into court to make a point about fair use. He and two colleagues...
View ArticleIllinois Says Ameren Energy Dumped Coal Ash
CHICAGO (CN) - Ameren Energy Resources dumped 180,000 tons of coal ash illegally, the Illinois attorney general says in a complaint filed with the Illinois Pollution Control Board. Attorney...
View ArticleMovie Pirates
LOS ANGELES - Warner Bros. Home Entertainment filed 26 federal lawsuits, many with Amazon.com as a defendant, for sales of its copyrighted movies.
View ArticleEating Disorder Clinic Settles for $140,000
ST. LOUIS (CN) - An embattled eating disorder treatment facility will pay $140,000 to settle a claim that it refused service to a woman who is HIV-positive, the ACLU said. Castlewood Treatment...
View ArticleShareholder Class Action
AUSTIN - Pervasive Software is selling itself too cheaply through an unfair process to Actian, for $9.20 a share or $162 million, shareholders claim in Travis County Court.
View ArticleInsurers Blame Co-op for Texas Wildfire
AUSTIN (CN) - Sixteen insurers sued a central Texas electric cooperative, claiming it failed to maintain power lines that caused a massive wildfire in Travis County that destroyed dozens of homes....
View ArticleKaraoke Money
LOS ANGELES - KTS Karaoke claims EMI Music et al. have no standing to threaten with a $75 million lawsuit for copyright violations, because it just distributes the recordings, in Federal Court.
View ArticleFloyd Mayweather Says Club Abused His Name
LAS VEGAS (CN) - Floyd Mayweather sued a New Orleans night club, claiming it used his name and image to promote itself, falsely claiming he would appear there at a Super Bowl kickoff party....
View ArticleRural Areas Still Getting Federal Help Linking Up
WASHINGTON (CN) - The Rural Utilities Service (RUS) has finalized a regulation for the Rural Broadband Access Loan and Loan Guarantee Program, the agency has announced. The new regulation,...
View ArticleSchool Soup Gets a Year in the Can
(CN) - A former Oklahoma school superintendent was sentenced Thursday to a year in federal prison for a bribery scheme that charged four times the fair market value for school supplies. Gary...
View ArticleFCC Takes on PhoneRelay Service Fraud
WASHINGTON (CN) - The Federal Communications Commission issued two regulations meant to tackle misuse of government-funded communication services used by the hearing and speech-impaired....
View ArticleS.F. Public Law Library Looks for a Home
SAN FRANCISCO (CN) - California's oldest public law library will be homeless soon unless a court forces San Francisco to find a place for its vast collection, the San Francisco Law Library claims...
View ArticleClass Status Won't Help Techs in Wage Fight
CHICAGO (CN) - A federal judge properly barred satellite technicians from fighting their minimum wage and overtime claims as a class, the 7th Circuit ruled. DirectSat USA provides installation...
View ArticleGirl Says School Covered for Molester
TULARE, Calif. (CN) - High school administrators covered up for a predatory coach, claiming he was resigning for "health reasons," allowing him to coach a girl "privately," and have sex with her,...
View ArticleInmate Gets a Boost After Case Was Nixed Unfairly
CHICAGO (CN) - The 7th Circuit upbraided a federal judge who tossed an inmate's clear, 26-page complaint over hunger strike retaliation as lengthy and "unintelligible." Jurijus Kadamovas, a...
View ArticleKiller Cop's Attorney Sues Co-Counsel
CHICAGO (CN) - The former defense attorney for wife-killer Drew Peterson sued his co-counsel in the trial, claiming the other attorney defamed him in pursuit of media attention to appease his...
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