Ecuadorean Judge Who Nailed Chevron for Billions Gets the Boot
MANHATTAN (CN) - Chevron says the recent dismissal of a judge suspected of corruption in Ecuador has greased the wheels in its efforts to discredit an oil-contamination judgment as a fraud.
View ArticleSouthwest Booze Coupon War Fought on 2 Fronts
CHICAGO (CN) - Southwest Airlines must face a second class action related to the free drink coupons that it no longer honors, a federal judge ruled.
View ArticleEU Council Bans Added Sugar in Fruit Juices
(CN) - European lawmakers voted Thursday to ban added sugar in fruit juice.
View ArticleMisconduct Claim Won't Help Death-Row Inmate
(CN) - A 9th Circuit judge rebuked his colleagues Thursday for refusing to let a man on death row bring a second habeas petition after uncovering "shocking" evidence of judicial and prosecutorial...
View ArticleClaims Tying Humira to Cancer Pared by Judge
HOUSTON (CN) - A woman who says she developed lymphoma from the Humira she took for arthritis can advance just one claim against drugmaker Abbot Laboratories, a federal judge ruled, throwing out...
View ArticleNYC Could Owe Black Firefighters $128 Million
MANHATTAN (CN) - Minorities who faced discrimination when testing to join the New York City Fire Department may collect up to $128 million in backpay, a federal judge ruled Thursday.
View ArticleFDA Seeks Input on Clinical Trial Rules
WASHINGTON (CN) - The Food and Drug Administration will hold public hearings to gather input on updating rules for clinical trials of FDA-regulated products.
View ArticleGreenhouse Gas Thresholds Remain
WASHINGTON (CN) - The Environmental Protection Agency will not lower the threshold at which emitters of greenhouse gases have to comply with rules meant to reduce such emissions.
View ArticleUSCG Plans to AllowHaz Waste Containers
WASHINGTON (CN) - The U.S. Coast Guard wants to add four types of portable storage containers to its list of containers approved to move hazardous waste from offshore oil and gas platforms.
View ArticlePlans Issued for Federal Fleet Fuel Efficiency
WASHINGTON (CN) - The Department of Energy seeks comment on its plans for reducing gasoline use and increasing use of alternative fuels by federal fleets.
View ArticleCharity Claims Brazen Rival Stole Its Stuff
AUSTIN (CN) - A nonprofit, charitable thift store claims in court that a competitor stole 50 of its clothing-donation boxes under cover of darkness, and sold them, contents and all, to other...
View ArticleGender Politics in Manning-Wikileaks Case
MANHATTAN (CN) - The psychologist who wrote the study that Pfc. Bradley Manning consulted while considering a sex change urged observers to stop speculating about "anecdotal" evidence as the...
View ArticleAllergan Squashes Botox Rival, for a While
SANTA ANA, Calif. (CN) - Finding that a German company stole trade secrets, a federal judge blocked Merz Pharmaceuticals for 10 months from selling a botulinum-based product that competes with...
View ArticleWoman Says Cabbie Drugged & Assaulted Her
EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. (CN) - A woman who wanted a ride to a concert claims in court that her cabdriver drugged and sexually assaulted her.
View ArticleGay Man Sues Over Thong Discrimination
SAN DIEGO (CN) - A gay man claims in Federal Court that he has the "dubious distinction" of being the first person in San Diego history to be arrested for public nudity for wearing thong...
View ArticleHacker Snitch Sang to FBI from Day One
MANHATTAN (CN) - Hector Monsegur, who helped the FBI track down other members of Anonymous and LulzSec after hacking into systems of governments and private companies, "proactively" gave...
View ArticlePolice Shooting Witness Entered Witness Program After 'Barbaric Desecration'
NEW ORLEANS (CN) - A key witness in the criminal investigation of police shootings after Hurricane Katrina sued New Orleans, its mayor, police chief and seven officers, claiming he was harassed...
View ArticleInfo Demanded on 'Criminal Alien Program'
NEW HAVEN, Conn. (CN) - Immigration lawyers want the Department of Homeland Security to release information on its Criminal Alien Program, which is believed to be involved in nearly half of all...
View ArticleJudge Tosses Photo ID Voting Law
MADISON, Wis. (CN) - Calling voter fraud and voter suppression "two heads of the same monster," a state judge permanently barred Wisconsin from enforcing its photo ID voting act at the polls.
View ArticleSchool Superintendent Had Sticky Fingers
SAN DIEGO (CN) - The former superintendent of El Centro Elementary School District pleaded guilty Monday to defrauding the district, the federal government and the National Science Foundation of...
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