Texas Dodges Refund Suit on Rebated Office Goods
AUSTIN (CN) - After overcharging on sales tax for office supplies accompanied by mail-in rebates, Texas does not owe more than $14.6 million in refunds, an appeals court ruled. In several...
View ArticleClass Demands $1.3 Billion From Hertz
MANHATTAN (CN) - In a $1.3 billion class action demand, a customer claims Hertz uses a "deceptive, predatory and fraudulent scheme to purposefully inflate and manipulate charges to customers."...
View ArticleBristol-Myers Fends Off Suit Over Toxic Deaths
(CN) - Bristol-Myers Squibb need not face claims related to 24 New Jersey residents who died after alleged exposure to toxic substances from the pharmaceutical giant, a federal judge ruled....
View ArticleHealth Exchange Bill Gains Ground in Idaho
BOISE, Idaho (CN) - The Idaho Senate approved Gov. Butch Otter's bill creating a state-run health insurance exchange, sending the legislative session's defining issue to the state House. The...
View ArticleSonoma County May Face Benefits Comeuppance
(CN) - Sonoma County must face allegations over its decision to strip retirees of lifetime health care benefits, the 9th Circuit ruled Monday, citing recent clarification of California law. To...
View ArticleFan Sues Prince for the Rocker's Guitar
OAKLAND, Calif. (CN) - A fan sued the artist again known as Prince, for his guitar and injuries, claiming he was hurt in a melee after the rocker tossed him a guitar, which stagehands then took...
View ArticleMysterious Music Label Loses Suit Over '50/50'
(CN) - The 2011 film "50/50," starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt, does not infringe on the trademark of a similarly named but much lower profile rap duo, the 7th Circuit ruled. The Summit...
View ArticleOyster Farm Facing Shutdown Wins Reprieve
SAN FRANCISCO (CN) - The 9th Circuit blocked the shutdown of a California oyster farm that is fighting a permit denial from the U.S. government. When Kevin Lunny bought the 1.5-acre oyster...
View ArticleU.S. Claims BP Could Have Prevented Disaster
NEW ORLEANS (CN) - The Deepwater Horizon disaster was an "act of willful misconduct," a Justice Department attorney said Monday during opening statements in the civil trial. Not only was...
View ArticleActivist's City Council Fight Granted Rehearing
(CN) - The 9th Circuit agreed Monday to rehear the case of an immigrant-rights activist who called the mayor of Costa Mesa, Calif., a "racist pig" and was ejected from a city council meeting....
View ArticleReform Issue Faces CA Judicial Council Debate
SAN FRANCISCO (CN) - Over a tumultuous year for California's courts, one of the administrative office pratices that drew criticism and mockery was the practice of allowing a large number of highly...
View ArticleJournalist Upbraided for Haitian Minister Lies
MIAMI - A federal judge permanently barred a Haitian-American journalist from ever reporting in the future about the Caribbean nation's prime minister, Laurent Lamothe. In a federal complaint,...
View ArticleU.S. Warrantless Spying Program Survives Challenge in High Court
WASHINGTON (CN) - The Supreme Court on Tuesday shut down opponents of the U.S. government's warrantless surveillance program, finding they lack standing. It is an admitted fact that the...
View ArticleStudent Who Lost Loan Default Fight Owes Costs
WASHINGTON (CN) - A debt collector that dodged civil claims over its practices can recoup costs from a woman who defaulted on a student loan, the Supreme Court ruled Tuesday. After a one-day...
View ArticleDisney Fired Whistleblower, Manager Says
LOS ANGELES (CN) - Disney fired a manager for reporting the sexual harassment of a male employee, the man claims in court. Robert Klein sued Walt Disney Co. for retaliation and wrongful...
View ArticleCollege Fullback Claims Producer Stiffed Him
MIAMI (CN) - A former University of Miami football player sued movie director Billy Corben, claiming Corben hired him as an assistant producer for an ESPN-commissioned documentary, but gave him no...
View ArticleHedge Fund Fraud Took $170 Million, SEC Says
HARTFORD (CN) - New Stream Capital's hedge fund fraud cost investors $170 million when the fund failed after its directors lied to investors to keep "their management fees flowing," the SEC claims in...
View ArticleEmbers of Facebook Case Spark Harsh Dissent
(CN) - Six judges balked Tuesday at the 9th Circuit's refusal to revisit a $9.5 million settlement of privacy claims over the failed Facebook advertising program, Beacon. Judge Milan Smith's...
View ArticleProducer Claims Blackground Records Cheated
ATLANTA (CN) - A music producer claims in court that Blackground Records owes him hundreds of thousands of dollars in royalties for his work with late R&B artist Aaliyah and others....
View ArticleFlood-Damaged Hospital Won't Get Another $20M
CHICAGO (CN) - An Indiana hospital that was given $70 million in federal funds to offset flood damage cannot get another $20 million, the 7th Circuit ruled. Columbus Regional Hospital was one...
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