Hawaii Land Question May Be Resolved
HONOLULU (CN) - Hawaii legislators must decide whether to approve a $200 million settlement and conveyance of Native Hawaiian homelands to the Office of Hawaiian Affairs, for the use and benefit...
View ArticleFund Raiser Says Lib Candidate Owes Him
ALEXANDRIA, Va. (CN) - A fund raiser claims former New Mexico Gov. and Libertarian presidential candidate Gary Johnson owes him more $100,000 in commissions and fees.
View Article$323,000 in Back Pay for Illegal Firings
DALLAS (CN) - A Texas scaffolding company agreed to pay $323,000 in back pay and interest to 73 workers it fired illegally, according to the National Labor Relations Board.
View ArticleVet's Family Sues NFL for Wrongful Death
PHILADELPHIA (CN) - The family of linebacker Wally Hilgenberg claims in Federal Court that the 16-year NFL veteran died from degenerative brain injuries stemming from repeated concussions.
View ArticleCatholic Television NetworkChallenges Contraception Mandate
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (CN) - A Catholic television network claims rules on contraception coverage in President Obama's Affordable Care Act unconstitutionally require it to subsidize contraception and...
View ArticleFTC Gives a Pass to Martial Arts Merger
WASHINGTON (CN) - The Federal Trade Commission said it has ended its investigation of the Ultimate Fighting Championship's $34 million purchase of rival mixed martial arts promotion Strikeforce.
View ArticleMajor Stock Market Merger is Dead
(CN) - Federal prosecutors sought dismissal of an antitrust lawsuit and settlement agreement with Deutsche Boerse and NYSE Euronext, as the two stock exchange owners will not go through with their...
View ArticleHospital Blamed for Legionnaire's Disease
DAYTON, Ohio (CN) - At least four patients contracted Legionnaire's disease from contaminated water Miami Valley Hospital, one such patient claims in Montgomery County Court.
View ArticleScientology Drops Quest for Gag Order
SAN ANTONIO (CN) - After explosive trial testimony last week, the Church of Scientology abandoned its quest to silence a former church official it sued for breach of a confidentiality agreement,...
View ArticleJudges Hear Retrial Bid for Pakistani Scientist
MANHATTAN (CN) - A schizophrenic neuroscientist convicted of trying to kill U.S. soldiers deserves a new trial because of her mental illness, counsel for the so-called Lady al-Qaida argued before...
View ArticleBig Changes in Store for EU Derivatives Trading
(CN) - Traders in most European over-the-counter derivatives will have to use a central counterparty to clear their trades under sweeping reforms approved by the European Commission and the...
View ArticleCatholic Lawyer Loses Case for Bar Admission
CHICAGO (CN) - A lawyer cannot proceed with federal claims he was denied admission to the Indiana bar on the basis of his Roman Catholic religion, the 7th Circuit ruled.
View ArticleU.S. Laws Don't Protect Embassy Worker in Iraq
(CN) - A contractor fired from the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad while on medical leave has no right to sue her employer because "the embassy is not a U.S. territory," a federal judge ruled.
View ArticleJesus Statue in Montana Must Go, Group Says
(CN) - An anti-religion group has filed a federal complaint to remove a statue of Jesus Christ perched on public land beside a Montana ski resort.
View ArticleBeleaguered Ex-Sheriff Dodges Rival's Lawsuit
(CN) - Disgraced former Orange County Sheriff Michael Carona did not violate the rights of a lieutenant whom he demoted after beating in the polls, the 9th Circuit ruled Monday.
View ArticleAffirmative Action Defended in California
SAN FRANCISCO (CN) - California's affirmative action ban created "a new Jim Crow in the state of California," an attorney told the 9th Circuit today.
View ArticleEU Won't Interrupt Google-Motorola Merger
(CN) - Google received the green light today from the European Commission to acquire of Motorola Mobility.
View ArticleEnglish Fluency Wasn't the Issue, Court Rules
(CN) - A Czech woman cannot claim that her allegedly limited understanding of English led her to accept an inadequate personal injury settlement, a New York appeals court ruled.
View ArticleClass Gains Ground in Vineyard Wage Dispute
(CN) - A federal judge has recommended certification of a class of harvest fieldworkers who say a table-grape grower in Kern County, Calif., paid them less than minimum wage and made them wash...
View ArticleWelder Who Saw His Friend Die Has No Case
HOUSTON (CN) - A federal judge has thrown out the emotional distress claims of a welder who saw his best friend and co-worker of 20 years plunge to his death from a drilling rig.
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