FDIC Sues Bank Officers for $33 Million
CHICAGO (CN) - The FDIC sued six directors of the failed New Century Bank for $33 million, claiming they were grossly negligent and ignored repeated warnings before the bank collapsed in 2010....
View ArticleJudge Shines a Light on Medicare Program Bids
WASHINGTON (CN) - A federal judge ordered disclosure as to how private health insurance companies bid for business through the Medicare Advantage program. Dr. Brian Biles studies the federal...
View ArticleFannie Mae Salesman Indicted
LOS ANGELES (CN) - A Fannie Mae salesman took kickbacks from a mortgage broker to give him foreclosed property to sell on behalf of the agency, a federal grand jury said in an indictment....
View ArticleSupreme Court Revives Prison Guard Abuse Suit
WASHINGTON (CN) - The United States must face claims that a trio of prison guards forced an inmate to perform oral sex, the Supreme Court ruled Wednesday. Kim Millbrook claimed that three...
View ArticleUnion Fights Mexican Consulate in Canada
VANCOUVER, B.C. (CN) - A labor union fighting to keep farmworkers certified claims Mexico is not immune from unfair labor practice complaints for interfering with the constitutional rights of...
View ArticleJudge Nixes Claims Over Inflated Credit Ratings
(CN) - A Florida credit union failed to prove that fraudulent inducement led it to invest more than $100 million in inflated mortgage-backed securities, a federal judge ruled. From 2005 to...
View ArticleJudge Rejects Privacy Alarm on Smart Meters
CHICAGO (CN) - A Chicago suburb's installation of smart meters that broadcast residents' electricity use throughout the day does not violate privacy, a federal judge ruled. Naperville Smart...
View ArticleVolvo Transmission Defect Payout Approved
(CN) - Volvo can settle warranty claims over faulty SUV transmissions by paying repair costs and $3 million in attorneys' fees, a federal judge ruled. In a 2009 complaint on behalf of 95,000...
View ArticleBusinessman Describes Philly Cops as Thugs
PHILADELPHIA (CN) - Philadelphia police officers kicked in the teeth of a 60-year-old auto mechanic and robbed him of $34,000, the self-employed businessman claims in court. Warren Layre and...
View ArticleComcast 'Cluster' Class Shouldn't Have Been Set
WASHINGTON (CN) - The Supreme Court on Wednesday disbanded a prematurely certified class of Comcast customers who allegedly paid higher rates. In a December 2010 lawsuit, six Comcast customers...
View ArticleHorror Story Lawsuit Against Mother-in-Law
HOUSTON (CN) - In the mother of all mother-in-law lawsuits, a woman claims that after her husband was murdered, his mother hijacked their business, took $1 million from it and "turned a cold...
View ArticleJudge Vacates Flawed Immigrant Wage Rule
(CN) - Finding that the Labor Department's 2008 Wage Rule "directly contradicts" the Immigration and Nationality Act, a federal judge gave farmworker groups a permanent injunction. In 1952,...
View Article'To Perpetuate the Human Race,' Hey?
SALT LAKE CITY (CN) - Lawmakers claimed they amended the Utah constitution "to perpetuate the human race" by prohibiting same-sex marriage, but it's unconstitutional discrimination, three couples...
View ArticleCourt OK's School Ban on Confederate Flag Shirts
(CN) - A South Carolina school district did not violate the constitutional rights of a teen by repeatedly barring her from wearing shirts bearing the Confederate flag, the 4th Circuit ruled....
View ArticleNHL Skates on Boogaard's Leftover Contract Money
LOS ANGLES (CN) - Parents to the late New York Ranger Derek Boogaard missed the deadline to sue over the millions left on their son's contract, a federal judge ruled. With more than 250 pounds...
View ArticleCounty Cleared on Mafia Informant's Murder
(CN) - An alleged leak that led to the murder of a mafia informant cannot sustain claims against a prosecutor's office in Bergen County, N.J., a federal judge ruled. The Bergen County...
View ArticleCasket-Selling Monks Unravel Louisiana Law
NEW ORLEANS (CN) - The Louisiana funeral board cannot keep a Catholic monastery from manufacturing and selling handmade wooden caskets, the 5th Circuit ruled. St. Joseph Abbey and the deacon...
View ArticlePrayers in Florida City Meetings Pass Muster
(CN) - Florida atheists failed to show that the city of Lakeland advanced Christianity in kicking off City Commission with sectarian prayers, the 11th Circuit ruled. Lakeland has been opening...
View ArticleNo Immunity for Lawyer Against Trafficking Suit
(CN) - A California lawyer accused of aiding and abetting human trafficking cannot use immunity to fend off a legal malpractice class action, the 9th Circuit ruled Wednesday. Robert Silverman...
View Article'MoneyPak' Cards Used for Extortion, Victims Group Claims
DALLAS (CN) - CVS Caremark, Kmart, Kroger, Walmart, Walgreens and 7-Eleven are helping criminals collect ransom payments for hijacking computers with a virus, a crime victims advocacy group claims...
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