Michael Jordan Loses a Round in Court
CHICAGO (CN) - A federal judge handed a setback to Michael Jordan, who claimed the Jewel and Supervalu supermarket chain violated his trademark in an issue of Sports Illustrated.
View ArticleLas Vegas Judge Tabbed for Federal Bench
(CN) LAS VEGAS - President Obama nominated Clark County Court Judge Elissa Cadish as the next U.S. District Court Judge for the District of Nevada.
View Article$20 Million Award in Rape Case
HOUSTON (CN) - A Harris County jury awarded $20 million to a woman who was raped in her apartment, which had not told residents about previous sexual assaults there.
View ArticleWar Declared on Karaoke Pirates
LAS VEGAS (CN) - A karaoke distributor claims dozens of Las Vegas bars and nightclubs threaten to drive it out of business by hiring karaoke jockeys who "rip" its tunes without paying for them.
View ArticleDog-Lovers Howl Over Alleged Puppy Mills
CHICAGO (CN) - Six puppy owners claim in a class action that the Happiness Is Pets chain store misrepresents that its puppies come from small-scale breeders, though they actually come from "some...
View ArticleFeds Say They Stopped Life Insurance Scam
MANHATTAN (CN) - Federal prosecutors accused three insurance agents of running a "massive fraud" involving more than $100 million in stranger-owned life insurance policies issued through straw...
View ArticleL.A. Blasts California in Owens Lake Water War
LOS ANGELES (CN) - Los Angeles' water wars continue, with the city suing the state in Superior Court, claiming that the state's demand for dust abatement at Owens Lake could cost taxpayers $1.5...
View ArticleDisturbing Complaint Against Private Prison
(CN) - The nation's largest private prison company's "negligence, recklessness, and flagrant failure to protect" an inmate allowed other prisoners to stab him 140 times, killing him, the dead...
View ArticleWidow Secures A Victory In Wrongful Death Case
(CN) - The wife of a man shot dead by two policemen cannot demand copies of the officers' fitness-for-duty evaluations, but may access psychological reports that were submitted as part of a...
View ArticleJudge: SSA Must Face Discrimination Claims
SAN FRANCISCO (CN) - The Social Security Administration will have to face claims it failed to make work reviews accessible to the mentally and developmentally disabled, a federal judge ruled.
View ArticleDC Loses Bid to Dismiss Patient Class Action
WASHINGTON (CN) - A federal judge has denied the District of Columbia's motion to dismiss a class action alleging the city was unnecessarily confining people with mental disabilities in nursing...
View ArticleAssistant U.S. Attorney Legitimately Fired
PHILADELPHIA (CN) - A former Assistant United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania was not fired because of his age and heart condition but simply because did not do his job, a...
View ArticleLicensing Board Must Pay $6.2 Million Judgment
(CN) - A Missouri chiropractor accused of falsely telling a man he was cured of HIV is entitled to a $6.2 million judgment from the chiropractic board for its failure to conduct an impartial...
View Article9th Circuit Hears Sides On Sea Turtle Rule
HONOLULU (CN) - The 9th Circuit heard arguments about whether to allow fishermen to intervene in the formation of a new federal regulation aimed at protecting endangered turtles.
View ArticleRight Wing Blogger Must Face Sherrod Claim
WASHINGTON (CN) - Former U.S Department of Agriculture official Shirley Sherrod's lawsuit against right-wing blogger Andrew Breitbart survived a motion to dismiss, clearing the way for her to...
View Article1st Circuit Nixes Whistleblower Protection for Private Contractors of Public...
(CN) - The employees of private contractors working for public companies are not entitled to whistleblower protections under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, the 1st Circuit ruled in a split decision.
View ArticleJudge Tosses Copyright Claim Against Osteens
HOUSTON (CN) - The copyright owners' allegations were insufficient to show that megachurch co-pastors Joel and Victoria Osteen infringed on the rights to the song "Signaling Through the Flames," a...
View ArticleJudge Rules Stubhub Did Not Inflate Ticket Prices
SAN FRANCISCO (CN) - A federal judge dismissed a case accusing Stubhub of inflating ticket prices to Philadelphia Phillies' games.
View ArticleTwo New Hurdles Hinder $18B Chevron Judgment
MANHATTAN (CN) - An international arbitration panel ordered Ecuador to stop its courts from enforcing an $18 billion judgment against Chevron, on the same day a U.S. federal judge put up a new...
View ArticleSnuffbox & Rayed Bean Mussels Nearly Snuffed
WASHINGTON (CN) - The snuffbox and rayed bean mussels are threatened with extinction through out their range and will be added to the endangered species list, according a U.S. Fish and Wildlife...
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