No Federal Aid for Tornado-Stricken Towns
(CN) - Gov. Pat Quinn criticized FEMA's refusal to provide federal disaster aid to Southern Illinois communities ravaged by 3 days of tornadoes, including Harrisburg, where an F-4 twister left...
View ArticleFlirt With This, Class Tells Spammer
SAN FRANCISCO (CN) - A federal class action claims an Atlanta-based spammer bilks wireless customers for $10 a month for "flirting tips" unless they immediately reject a "tip" they never asked...
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LOS ANGELES - Nexon America, which makes the multiplayer game "Combat Arms," wants GameAnarchy and David Allen Barker enjoined from selling software through which players can "alter, modify, and...
View ArticleFired for Telling the Truth, State Worker Says
HARRISBURG, Pa. (CN) - A former state worker claims in court that the Democratic Caucus fired her for speaking truthfully about the "Bonusgate" political corruption scandal.
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FORT WORTH - James Alan Hancock individually and dba the Christian American Constitutional Civil Legal Rights Union is practicing law without a license, the Unauthorized Practice of Law Committee...
View ArticleRight Winger Says Olbermann Defamed Him
HACKENSACK, N.J. (CN) - The conservative activist who videotaped meetings with the national community organizing group ACORN says in court that the hosts of "Countdown With Keith Olbermann"...
View ArticleDeloitte Loses Discovery Battle in Litigation With Levi Strauss Over Business...
SAN FRANCISCO (CN) - Deloitte Consulting's attempt to limit discovery in a dispute with Levi Strauss over a software project has been blocked, as a superior court judge came down squarely on the...
View ArticleDoctor Faces Five-Figure Fine for Cheating Ring
PHILADELPHIA (CN) - A doctor should pay $91,000 for her role in a network that created a cheat sheet for American Board of Internal Medicine examinations, a federal judge ruled.
View ArticleNo Legal Advice in Target Lawyer's Artistic Effort
(CN) - Target made "baseless" claims of attorney-client privilege in a lawsuit over its credit card program to shield 400 documents, including a doodle drawn by in-house counsel, a federal judge...
View ArticleIndicted Lawyer Can Get Excuplatory Info Early
WASHINGTON (CN) - Prosecutors cannot have as much time as they hoped to keep the lid on exculpatory material in the perjury and jury-tampering case against a criminal defense lawyer, a federal...
View ArticleLess Money Now at Stake in Sky-Diving Battle
(CN) - A Phoenix federal judge should not have doubled the award of damages for one of the world's largest skydiving centers in a trademark-infringement, false-advertising and cybersquatting case,...
View ArticleChina Export Limits Fly in Face of WTO Order
(CN) - China's export restrictions on rare earths and other raw materials are distorting the world market and hurting manufacturers and consumers alike, the European Union said Tuesday.
View ArticleMyanmar Man Regains Access to Frozen Funds
(CN) - Europe should not have frozen a man's personal bank account to enforce economic sanctions against Myanmar, the Court of Justice ruled Tuesday.
View ArticleEcuador Beats Privilege Claims, Winning Access to Chevron Docs
(CN) - A San Francisco federal judge has given Chevron a little less than a month to produce documents from the experts it tapped to undermine oil-contamination claims in Ecuador.
View ArticleRedbox Kills Class Suit With an Interim Appeal
CHICAGO (CN) - Supermarket movie-rental giant Redbox will not have to face a class action that it illegally stores and distributes customers' personal information, after the 7th Circuit dismissed...
View ArticleAnti-Union Activities Will Cost Pick 'n Saves
CHICAGO (CN) - Pick 'n Save stores in Wisconsin violated federal labor law by they ejecting union representatives from who were calling for a consumer boycott, the 7th Circuit ruled.
View ArticleCommittee Votes to Halt Court IT Project
SACRAMENTO (CN) - A California Assembly committee voted unanimously Wednesday to suspend a costly and controversial statewide IT project for California's courts after the state Auditor revealed...
View ArticleParts of Ellsworth AFB Off Superfund List
WASHINGTON (CN) - Parts of the Ellsworth Air Force base outside Rapid City S.D. will be removed from the Environmental Protection Agency's Superfund Site list after 40 years worth of chlorinated...
View ArticleInfo Technology Contractor Accused of 'Largest Fraud Ever' Against New York City
MANHATTAN (CN) - Science Applications International Corp., the lead contractor for New York City's automated payroll system, will pay $500 million in restitution and penalties for "the single...
View ArticleUpscale Community Is no Friend to Solar
BALLSTON SPA, N.Y. (CN) - Suburban homeowners sued a neighbor who installed six pole-mounted solar panels that they claim violate the upscale development's deed restrictions.
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