Fight Over Salaries at European Commission
(CN) - The European Commission is taking the EU Council to court for its refusal to cut staff members' salaries, as the Commission ordered.
View ArticleInternet Fraud
PORTLAND, Ore. - Oregon claims these defendants advertised cars on Craigslist that they did not possess and charged suckers $229 for "financing" they did not provide, then sold their victims'...
View ArticleD.C. Judge Nixes Delay on Rule for Boiler Emissions
(CN) - The Environmental Protection Agency failed to justify continuing the delay of rules on air emissions, which had already been put off for more than 10 years, a federal judge ruled.
View ArticleSchool May Be Liable for Yeast Infection Bullying
SCRANTON, Pa. (CN) - A girl who says she became suicidal as bullies ridiculed her yeast infection with scratching sounds can sue the Scranton School District, a federal judge ruled.
View ArticleFTC Settles Drug-Pricing Charges Against CVS
WASHINGTON (CN) - Pharmacy giant CVS Caremark will pay $5 million to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that it misrepresented the costs of certain drugs to Medicare beneficiaries.
View ArticleBride Says Marriage Was Arranged in Hell
(CN) - A young woman sued her in-laws-by-arranged-marriage, claiming they brought her to the United States from India in a blatant act of human trafficking, then consigned her to "modern-day...
View ArticleTeachers Say N.C. Violated the Constitution
RALEIGH, N.C. (CN) - North Carolina's public schoolteachers union sued the state, claiming its Legislature held "an unconstitutional midnight session of the General Assembly" to kill teachers'...
View ArticleCops Dodge Suit Over Toddler's Tragic Death
(CN) - Texas police officers have immunity from claims that they improperly detained a woman, instead of trying to help, after her toddler was strangled in a soccer net, the 5th Circuit ruled.
View ArticleRights Court Flunks Italy for Waste Crisis
(CN) - Italy is liable for a 15-year waste crisis that harmed citizens, Europe's human rights court ruled, agreeing with the European Union's top court.
View Article9th Circuit Vacates Class in Acura Deception Case
(CN) - California law does not cover a nationwide class of consumers who claim that the optional collision-mitigation braking system for the Acura RL did not work as advertised, the 9th Circuit...
View ArticleJudge Sidelines Kenyans' Case Against Bin Laden
WASHINGTON (CN) - U.S. courts have no jurisdiction over a class of approximately 4,000 Kenyans suing al-Qaida for the 1998 terrorist bombing of the American Embassy in Nairobi, Kenya, a federal...
View ArticleFault Lies With Oracle for Long Road to Google Android Trial
SAN FRANCISCO (CN) - Oracle has no one to thank but itself for delay to the start of a trial that will determine whether the Google Android infringes on patented Java applications, a federal judge...
View ArticleGood Samaritan Gets $80,000 for Her Lawyer
BROOKLYN, N.Y. (CN) - A Brooklyn woman can recoup attorneys' fees after security guards arrested her for adjusting a shirt strap that was slipping off the shoulder of a 15-year-old girl in...
View ArticleSex Offenders Stumble in Suit Against Atascadero
(CN) - Sexual predators being treated at California's Atascadero State Hospital cannot sue the facility's employees over alleged constitutional violations, the 9th Circuit ruled, reversing itself...
View ArticleAlaska Governor Names New Attorney General
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (CN) - Gov. Sean Parnell has appointed a private practice lawyer to take over as Alaska attorney general, replacing John Burns who resigned after just under a year of service.
View ArticleComment Period on CAFE Standards Extended
WASHINGTON (CN) - The public has until Feb. 13 to comment on an extension to emission and fuel economy standards for passenger vehicles in model years 2017-2025 proposed by two agencies.
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