Sanctions Affirmed for Frivolous Bankruptcy
(CN) - A loan-servicing company and two law firms cannot appeal nearly $1 million in sanctions handed down for filing a "frivolous" bankruptcy action in Nevada, the 9th Circuit ruled Tuesday.
View ArticleNo Right of Entry for President of Hungary
(CN) - Slovakia did not break EU law when it barred the president of Hungary from entering its territory, an adviser to the Court of Justice found Tuesday.
View ArticleMilwaukee Faces Retrial Over Cop's Road Rage
CHICAGO (CN) - The city of Milwaukee may not be blameless for an off-duty officer's shooting of the driver who was tailgating him, the 7th Circuit ruled, tossing a jury verdict.
View ArticleCancer Researcher Can Fight Misconduct Penalty
WASHINGTON (CN) - A former St. Jude Children's Research Center biologist can contest charges that he manipulated two research papers, a federal judge ruled.
View ArticleJury Convicts Allen Stanford of Ponzi Scheme
HOUSTON (CN) - Allen Stanford faces more than 20 years in federal prison after a jury convicted him Tuesday for running a $7 billion Ponzi scheme.
View ArticleSF Court Goes Around Big CA IT Project
SAN FRANCISCO (CN) - San Francisco Superior Court has announced an auction for bidders to provide a way for lawyers to file court papers via the web. A different system pushed by California's...
View ArticleDeath by Drug Shortage, Widow Says
SALT LAKE CITY (CN) - A doctor's widow claims in state court that the "indefensible" rationing of a vital enzyme replacement drug for Fabry disease led to her husband's death.
View ArticleViolence Alleged at Christian Military School
KANSAS CITY, Kan. (CN) - Parents claim in Federal Court that a Christian military school lets students known as "the Disciplinarians" abuse younger students who are bound, gagged, beaten and...
View ArticleLawyers Fight Over Johnnie Cochran's Name
LOS ANGELES (CN) - A partner at The Cochran Law Firm claims in Superior Court that an attorney tried to wrest control of the name of the firm's famed founder, Johnnie Cochran, and dissipated the...
View ArticleBaby Murloc's Voice Wants Piece of the Action
SAN FRANCISCO (CN) - A former "game master" for Blizzard Entertainment claims she invented the voice and song of baby murlocs, which "have become the de facto mascot of the billion-dollar...
View ArticleDissident Claims Bank Sacked Him for China
MANHATTAN (CN) - One of the leaders of the Tiananmen Square protests claims in Federal Court that Morgan Stanley fired him to placate China Investment Corp., which is owned by the Chinese...
View ArticleRude Conditions Alleged in Paula Deen's
SAVANNAH, Ga. (CN) - A former manager of a restaurant owned by TV chef Paula Deen and Deen's brother claims in Superior Court that she endured five years of sexual harassment, racial harassment of...
View ArticleThey Take Football Seriously in Mississippi
OXFORD, Miss. (CN) - A sergeant claims in Federal Court that his sheriff - a fan of Mississippi State football - fired him for truthfully telling a newspaper reporter that a Bulldogs wide receiver...
View ArticleJudge Stops Cuts to In-Home Services
SAN FRANCISCO (CN) - A federal judge certified a class action and granted a preliminary injunction to stop California from reducing in-home support services for elderly and disabled people.
View ArticleAgents' Families Blame Railroad for Deaths
TUCSON (CN) - Families of two Border Patrol agents who died when a train smashed into their vehicle at a private railroad crossing say in court that the crash could have been avoided had Union...
View ArticleJudges Tosses Protest of $450M AIG Settlement
(CN) - A $450 million settlement against AIG received final approval from a federal judge, resolving claims that the insurance giant hurt rivals by fraudulently reporting workers' compensation...
View ArticleYikes! Port Authority Goes After Toll Jumpers
JERSEY CITY, N.J. (CN) - The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey is cracking down on toll jumpers, claiming in court that some companies and their drivers owe it hundreds of thousands of...
View ArticlePenis-Pump Maker May Be Liable for 'Blowout'
PHILADELPHIA (CN) - A Pennsylvania man can advance claims that his surgically implanted, inflatable penis prosthesis malfunctioned repeatedly, a federal judge ruled.
View ArticleProsecutorial Corruption Case Takes a Fatal Hit
CHICAGO (CN) - Two Illinois prosecutors have immunity from claims that they knowingly coerced false testimony to convict a man of two murders, keeping him behind bars for 25 years, the 7th Circuit...
View ArticleBid for Unsatisfied $25M Judgment Carries On
(CN) - A huge defense company must face discovery to determine its relationship with a Turkish company that owes $25 million over a defective gun that misfired into a Philadelphia man's hand, a...
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