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FORT WORTH - Bell Helicopter Textron claims Electronic Arts uses its trademarks in the "Battlefield 3" combat game without permission, in Federal Court.
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OAKLAND, Calif. - Kaiser Foundation Health Plan stiffed case managers for overtime, a class action claims in Alameda County Court.
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MANHATTAN - Shareholders claim in a federal class action that China Sky propped up its share price through false and misleading statements.
View ArticleNo High Court Review of Maine Election Reforms
(CN) - The Supreme Court on Monday refused to consider whether Maine election laws chilled the efforts of a group opposed to gay marriage.
View ArticlePaper May Get to Shield Anonymous Commenter
(CN) - The Indianapolis Star does not yet have to identify a reader whose comment on a news article implied that an executive had embezzled from his organization, the Indiana Court of Appeals ruled.
View Article'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' Protesters Remain Guilty
WASHINGTON (CN) - A federal judge has tossed a motion to withdraw the guilty pleas of two protesters who were arrested after chaining themselves to the White House fence in protest of the...
View ArticleMerrill Lynch Faces Costly Class Action
CHICAGO (CN) - Merrill Lynch financial advisors who claim they were denied pay and promotions because they are black can sue the investment firm as a class, a decision that could cost the...
View ArticleGuard Dodges Suit Over Inmate's Fatal Condition
(CN) - A corrections officer is not responsible for the brain hemorrhage that killed a hypertensive inmate halfway through a 10-day jail sentence, a federal judge ruled.
View ArticleAdoption Agency Can't Toss Couples' RICO Case
(CN) - Couples trying to adopt children from Vietnam can pursue claims that an unlicensed adoption agency took deposits for adoptions it could not perform, a federal judge ruled.
View ArticleTexas Landowners Win Groundwater Rights
(CN) - Landowners can claim the groundwater underneath their land as personal property, the Texas Supreme Court ruled, in a blow to state regulators.
View ArticleGoogle Privacy Issues Pushed Away by Judge
(CN) - A federal judge said she cannot order the Federal Trade Commission to make Google obtain its users' permission before sharing their private information.
View ArticleCritics of Indefinite DetentionGain Traction to Stop NDAA
MANHATTAN (CN) - A hearing to block the 2012 National Defense Authorization Act, which allows the U.S. military to indefinitely detain, without charge or trial, anybody accused of planning or...
View ArticleJudge Upholds Halibut Fishing Limits in Alaska
WASHINGTON (CN) - The government can limit the number of permits for halibut charter boats in the Gulf of Alaska to promote conservation of the prize fish, a federal judge ruled.
View ArticleBratz Creator Slammed for Repeat Mattel Suit
(CN) - For the second time, a federal judge ruled that manufacturer of Bratz dolls, MGA Entertainment, cannot pursue claims it already lodged against Mattel.
View ArticleFDA to Check Out Foods Similar to Tainted Ones
WASHINGTON (CN) - The Food and Drug Administration will be able to access records not only for suspect articles of food, but for any other article of food that is likely to be affected in a...
View ArticleBarack Obama Extends Libyan Assets Freeze
WASHINGTON (CN) - President Barack Obama has extended for a year a freeze on assets belonging to deceased Libyan dictator Muammar Qadhafi and his cronies.
View ArticleCFTC: Commodity Pool Operators to Register
WASHINGTON (CN) - More organizations that solicit funds from a pool of investors to invest in commodities contracts will have to register with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, under new...
View ArticleRisk Safety, Have Govt Contract Fees Reduced
WASHINGTON (CN) - The Department of Defense may reduce or deny award fees to government contractors found to jeopardize the health or safety of government personnel, under an interim rule now...
View Article'There's No Way You're Gonna Get the Dog'
ALEXANDRIA, Va. (CN) - A pest-control service claims an employee swiped its valuable bedbug-hunting dog, Dixie, to use in his competing business, then told it, "You're just not gonna get the dog....
View ArticleTaiwan Firm Says Apple Swiped 'IPad' Mark
SAN JOSE, Calif. (CN) - A month before it unveiled its iPad, Apple used a special-purpose entity it created for the "sole purpose" of persuading a cash-strapped Taiwanese tech firm to sell its...
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