Kaiser Accused of Doing Unnecessary Procedures
PORTLAND, Ore. (CN) - A woman went into a surgery knowing she was having a total abdominal hysterectomy performed, but was not prepared when she was informed afterward that a Kaiser doctor had...
View ArticleSEC Freezes Assets of Boston Firm
BOSTON (CN) - The SEC has frozen the assets of Gregg Caplitz and Insight Onsite Strategic Management, accusing them of stealing from their clients, in Federal Court. The Boston-based...
View ArticleRadio Investment GuruGets 10 Years in Stir
LOS ANGELES (CN) - Investment manager and "radio personality" John Farahi was sentenced Monday to 10 years in federal prison for running a $24 million bond scam. Farahi, 56, of Bel Air...
View ArticleUtility Takes 'Gunning' Threat Seriously
HOUSTON (CN) - A Texan claimed he was "coming gunning" for utility workers after the company told him to stop interfering with its electric lines, the company claims in court. CenterPoint...
View ArticleUnfulfilled Promise to Telecom Is State Aid
(CN) - France's promises to prop up a failing telecom company constituted illegal state aid, Europe's highest court ruled Tuesday, reinstating a commission decision. After France Telecom SA...
View ArticlePrisoners Sue Canada for Christian Bias
VANCOUVER, B.C. (CN) - Non-Christian federal convicts claim in court that Canada's decision to ax part-time contracts of Buddhist, Jewish, Wiccan, Muslim, and Sikh prison chaplains, while keeping...
View ArticleAgency's Refusal to Buy Mortgage Clears Suit
(CN) - A federal housing agency had every right to deny mortgage relief for properties that are encumbered by energy projects, the 9th Circuit ruled Tuesday. The federal appeals court in San...
View ArticleJudge Tosses Missouri Challenge to Obamacare
ST. LOUIS (CN) - A federal judge has tossed a Missouri law exempting moral objectors from health insurance reform, saying federal law pre-empts that of the state. Missouri in September 2012...
View ArticleWal-Mart Evades Suit Over Exploding Toy
ST. LOUIS (CN) - A man who picked up a malfunctioning battery-operated toy, only to have it explode in his hands, cannot sue Wal-Mart, the 8th Circuit ruled. Jon Sommervold sued the retailer...
View ArticleAtlanta Truckles to NCAA; Party Guys Object
ATLANTA (CN) - A party promoter took Atlanta to court in a fight over a basketball slogan it's not even using. Rival Entertainment sued Atlanta and its Chief of Staff Candace Byrd in Fulton...
View ArticleBin Laden Associate May Face Asset Freeze in EU
(CN) - The European Union should again freeze terrorist funds - but tread carefully while doing so, an adviser to Europe's highest court said Tuesday. Advocate General Yves Bot's opinion marks...
View ArticleCoach Says He Was Fired for Reporting Abuse
SACRAMENTO (CN) - A Catholic high school fired its head coach for reporting the sexual hazing of football players, and shirked its duty to report the abuse to police, the fired coach claims in...
View ArticleDamages Cap Can't Keep Class Suit in State Court
WASHINGTON (CN) - An Arkansas man who brought a class action against his insurer cannot keep the case in state court, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled Tuesday. After a March 2010 hail storm...
View ArticleGreedy, Greedy, Feds Tell Doc & Attorney-Wife
HOUSTON (CN) - Federal prosecutors accused a South Texas doctor and his attorney-wife of insurance fraud and violating the U.S. embargo against Iran by sending $1.1 million there. A federal...
View ArticleConcealing Injury Doesn't Negate Benefts Claim
(CN) - Transocean seamen who concealed medical conditions to get hired may still have a shot at seeking benefits for workplace injuries, the divided 5th Circuit ruled. Transocean hired Wallace...
View ArticleSuspended Judge Sues State Supreme Court
PHILADELPHIA (CN) - A state judge sued the Pennsylvania Supreme Court, claiming it unconstitutionally suspended him without pay after he was federally indicted - but not yet tried - in connection...
View ArticleDisabled Student's Abuse May Leave Waco Liable
(CN) - A Texas school district must face claims that it failed to protect a disabled teenager after she was allegedly sexually abused by classmates, the 5th Circuit ruled. Andricka Stewart...
View ArticleAurora Slaying Reporter Will Fight Subpoena
DENVER (CN) - A Fox News reporter said she will appeal orders to testify in the trial of the man accused of killing 12 people at the midnight premiere of "The Dark Knight Rises." James Holmes,...
View ArticleL.A. Superior Closes Courthouses, Slashes Jobs
LOS ANGELES (CN) - Los Angeles Superior Court will close eight courthouses and slash hundreds of jobs to cut the last $85 million from its $195 million budget shortfall for this fiscal year....
View ArticleCourt Steers Child Porn Victims to Restitution
(CN) - The 9th Circuit ordered a restitution hearing for two victims of a child pornographer in California. "Amy" and "Vicky," as they are described in court documents, are victims of Joseph...
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