Fired Newscaster Alleges Racial Discrimination
MOUNT HOLLY, N.J. (CN) - A black newscaster claims a TV production company fired her because, one of its producers told her, "the company needed a 'white' presence" on the air.
View ArticleNew Age Band Says Critic Went Too Far
TUCSON (CN) - Members of a New Age band based in an Arizona "Ecovillage" say a threatening email from a Colorado entertainment editor, wishing they "burn [in hell] for eternity" made them cancel a...
View ArticleITC Takes up Kodak Complaint Against Apple
(CN) - The U.S. International Trade Commission voted to investigate Eastman Kodak's claims that Apple and others are importing devices that violate its patents for sharing digital images.
View ArticleTour Company Has no Amigo in Mexico
HOUSTON (CN) - The owner of Amigo Adventures tour company claims an attorney he hired to stop a condo development next to his property in Mexico took $800,000 in legal fees from him, with no...
View ArticleDocs' Website Sues Santorum, Romney & Newt
LOS ANGELES (CN) - A website for doctors and patients claims the top three Republican presidential candidates - Rick Santorum, Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich - are violating its patents on their...
View ArticleEmployment
WACO, Texas - An employee claims that when she complained of sexual harassment from her boss, Assisted Living Concepts made her write an essay about "the things (she) could do to change her...
View ArticleVoting Rights
OMAHA - The United States says Colfax County violated the Voting Rights Act by failing to provide language assistance for Spanish-speaking voters, who account for one-third of the county's...
View ArticleThanks a Lot
MINNEAPOLIS - A 70-year-old working grandma who never went beyond high school claims GC Services and its collector Andy Mata are dunning her for student loans she never incurred, in Federal Court.
View ArticleNo Extra Fees!
DALLAS - Southwest Airlines claims SW Software Development owns and operates an automatic flight check-in service "solely directed at Southwest's customers," that charges them for circumventing...
View ArticleMusic Royalties
MANHATTAN - Toto Inc. claims Sony Music Entertainment owes it $500,000 in royalties, and that Sony falsely claims Toto owes it another $175,000, in Federal Court.
View ArticleRitz Carlton
FORT LAUDERDALE - A class action claims The Ritz Carlton Hotel Co. double bills for packages that are supposed to include breakfast, tips and taxes, in Broward County Court.
View ArticleDeceptive Trade
FORT LAUDERDALE - Florida claims these defendants engage in deceptive trade for credit-repair "services": NewOpp Enterprises, New Opportunity N.P.O., Henry Puig aka Henry Roger, Red Wash Corp.,...
View ArticleCouple Still Faces Claims of Modern-Day Slavery
WASHINGTON (CN) - A woman who admitted that she did not pay wages to her African housekeeper must face a civil suit for involuntary servitude, a federal judge ruled.
View ArticleFeds Can't Force Man to Decrypt Computer Data
(CN) - A man suspected of sharing child pornography is not in contempt for refusing to decrypt his computer files, the 11th Circuit ruled.
View ArticleKaiser Doctor Blows Whistle on Patient Care
LOS ANGELES (CN) - A doctor is suing Kaiser Permanente in state court claiming the nonprofit HMO fired her for complaining about patient care and blowing the whistle on Kaiser's "for-profit" agenda.
View ArticleCopyright Lawyer Must Prove Florida Standing
(CN) - Copyright holders cannot pursue 27 lawsuits against more than 3,500 unknown file-sharers until their attorney proves he is licensed to practice law in Florida, a federal judge ruled.
View ArticleMining Advocates Want Grand Canyon Access
PRESCOTT, Ariz. (CN) - Mining restrictions near the Grand Canyon are unconstitutional and damaging to the regional economy, uranium industry advocates say in Federal Court.
View ArticleSkyscraper Bragging Rights May Be in Reach
CHICAGO (CN) - An architecture firm has until March 7 to amend claims over the bragging rights to the design of the Shanghai Tower, soon to be the second tallest building in the world, a federal...
View ArticleCompany Fights to Shield Actions Abroad
(CN) - Blackbeard could have protected his booty from lawsuits by forming Pirates Inc., a lawyer for Royal Dutch Petroleum told the Supreme Court Tuesday morning, defending immunity that is...
View ArticleProcessor Admits Rolein Online Poker Fraud
MANHATTAN (CN) - A payment processor pleaded guilty Tuesday to money laundering connected to a scheme that resulted in the fraudulent processing of hundreds of millions of dollars in online...
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