Concealed Weapons
NEWNAN, Ga. - A man claims Carroll County, Ga., unconstitutionally denied him a concealed weapons permit by citing "certain information disclosed by the criminal/medical records," in Carroll...
View ArticleNon-Controlled Drugs Added to RR Drug Testing
WASHINGTON (CN) - The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) has added the non-controlled drugs tramadol, and sedating antihistamines to its standard post-accident toxicological testing panel for...
View ArticleGamestop VP Gets Four-Year Sentence
DALLAS (CN) - A former vice president of Gamestop was sentenced Thursday to four years in federal prison for defrauding the company of $2 million. Frank C. Olivera pleaded guilty to mail fraud...
View ArticleShareholder Class Action
SAN FRANCISCO - Impax Laboratories propped up its stock price with false and misleading statements about its Rytary drug, and the share price dropped from $20 to $14.80 when the truth came out, a...
View ArticleAlleged Drug Cartel Leader Extradited
SAN DIEGO (CN) - Cesar Alfredo Meza-Garcia, an alleged leader of a Tijuana drug cartel, was extradited to the United States Thursday to face federal drug charges. Meza, 36, is the lead defendant,...
View ArticleGolf Tech
MARSHALL, Texas - L&H Concepts claims Skygolf, Skyhawke Technologies et al. violate a patent on a "Handheld Golf Reporting and Statistical Analysis Apparatus and Method," in Federal Court.
View ArticleDoctor Defrauded Medicare of $3 Million
LOS ANGELES (CN) - A federal jury convicted a 62-year-old Southern California doctor of defrauding Medicare of $3 million. Dr. Augustus Ohemeng, of Buena Park, was convicted Thursday after a...
View ArticleChromium Water
BARSTOW, Calif. - Pacific Gas & Electric poisoned the water of Hinkley, Calif., with chromium 6, a woman claims San Bernardino County Court.
View ArticleACLU Seeks Info on Police's Military Tactics
PHOENIX (CN) - The ACLU says it has filed public records requests in 23 states seeking information on police departments' used of military technology and tactics. The ACLU of Arizona seeks...
View ArticleFAA Sets Earth-to-Space Frequencies for Aircraft
WASHINGTON (CN) - The Federal Communications Commission has issued an order allocating Earth Stations Aboard Aircraft (ESAA) specific frequencies on the spectrum for transmissions from Earth to...
View ArticleMen Stole Medical Supplies From Marines
SAN DIEGO (CN) - Three civilian contractors pleaded guilty to stealing $3 million worth of medical equipment from Camp Pendleton, which was intended to treat injured Marines overseas. Facing...
View ArticleNasty Feud in Late Screenwriter's Family
LOS ANGELES (CN) - The daughter of late screenwriter Nathan Monaster sued her brother and sister, claiming they schemed to cut her off from her mentally ill mother, with their eyes on their mom's...
View ArticleTrade Theft Claim on Cool Beer System
BALTIMORE (CN) - Ex-employees stole trade secrets about a gizmo that lets people serve themselves draft beer at a table while letting management monitor their alcohol intake, a company claims in...
View ArticleLeg Shackle Didn't Bias Jury, 9th Circuit Rules
(CN) - The leg shackle on a man convicted of capital murder likely did not sway the jury at trial, the 9th Circuit ruled Thursday, reinstating his convictions and death sentence. The federal...
View ArticleClass Demands Free Entry to the Met
MANHATTAN (CN) - The Metropolitan Museum of Art tricks visitors into paying for admission though a century-old law and lease specify free entry most days, a class action claims in state court....
View ArticleNo More Mr. Nice Guy
MINNEAPOLIS (CN) - A psychiatrist who suffered traumatic brain injury in a domestic assault claims in court that her state employer told she "needed to be made an example of," so there would be...
View ArticleSEC May Get to Rake Deloitte on Subpoena
(CN) - After failing to collaborate with Chinese securities regulators, the U.S. SEC can try to subpoena Deloitte Touche Thomatsu here, a federal judge ruled. The Securities and Exchange...
View ArticleHigh Jinks Alleged at Junior High School
PHOENIX (CN) - In a whistleblower complaint, an assistant principal claims she was repeatedly passed over for promotions after reporting her principal's sexual affairs with his subordinates....
View ArticleEBay Blocks Suit Over 'Worthless' Insurance
OAKLAND, Calif. (CN) - A federal judge tossed claims that eBay's ShipCover insurance is useless because it excludes from coverage the exact items that are being shipped. Lead plaintiff Luke...
View Article9th Circuit Gets Tough on Border Gadget Searches
(CN) - Border agents need reasonable suspicion to conduct a "forensic examination" of laptops or other digital devices belonging to travelers they stop, the full 9th Circuit ruled Friday....
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