Texas Clears Three Men of Long-Ago Crime
DALLAS (CN) - A Dallas man serving 99 years in state prison for a purse-snatching and two other men convicted of the crime are innocent, the Dallas County District Attorney's office said.
View ArticleFeds Move Against U.S. Fidelis Honchos
ST. LOUIS (CN) - Hours after the former president of U.S. Fidelis admitted in state court that he defrauded consumers and his company of millions of dollars, federal prosecutors unsealed an...
View ArticleClinics Fight California Over Medicaid Rates
SAN FRANCISCO (CN) - Health care clinics sued the state health care department for its plan to reimburse them for services at less than the federally mandated rate.
View Article$8 Million Settlement for Baby's Death
CHICAGO (CN) - Advocate Lutheran General Hospital will pay $8.25 million to a couple whose baby died from a fatal dose of nutrients in an IV. A Cook County judge approved the settlement Thursday.
View ArticleDiocese and Bishop Are Still on the Hook
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (CN) - A Jackson County judge refused to dismiss misdemeanor charges accusing the Kansas City Diocese and its bishop of shielding an abusive priest.
View ArticleTexas Officials Challenge Open Meetings Law
HOUSTON (CN) - The 5th Circuit on Thursday heard a challenge to part of the Texas Open Meetings Act that makes it a misdemeanor punishable by up to 6 months in jail and a $500 fine for government...
View ArticleStudent Sues College to Keep Her Guinea Pig
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (CN) - A college sophomore claims in court that Grand Valley State University discriminated against her by banning her medically prescribed assistance animal - a guinea pig -...
View ArticleDefiant 'Lord of War'Sentenced to 25 Years
MANHATTAN (CN) - Victor Bout, depicted in nonfiction as "The Merchant of Death" and in Hollywood as the "Lord of War," pointed an accusatory finger at federal agents at his sentencing hearing...
View ArticleOlbermann Demands $50 MillionFrom 'Dilettantes' at Current TV
LOS ANGELES (CN) - Calling Al Gore and other Current TV executives "no more than dilettantes portraying entertainment industry executives," Keith Olbermann claims in Superior Court that Current...
View ArticleState vs. Union War Flares Up in Michigan
DETROIT (CN) - In a state vs. union struggle that mirrors events in nearby Wisconsin, 13 teachers unions asked a federal judge to strike down a new Michigan law that prohibits school districts -...
View ArticleWoman Claims Cops Ran Off With Her Baby
WASHINGTON (CN) - A mother claims in court that metropolitan police officers "forcibly separated" her from her newborn baby, "ran down the corridor in the hospital" with the little boy, and...
View Article'The Platters' Trademark Suits Keep Spinning
LAS VEGAS (CN) - The last surviving member of The Platters claims in court that a promoter is allowing singing groups to use the band's name without permission.
View ArticleHappy Meals Class ActionTossed From State Court
(CN) - A San Francisco judge tossed out a class action that sought to stop McDonald's from offering children free toys to promote its Happy Meals.
View ArticleEven a Hells Angel Got Into Mortgage Fraud
SAN FRANCISCO (CN) - The vice president of a Hells Angels chapter was sentenced to a year in federal prison and ordered to pay $130,000 in restitution for mortgage fraud, the U.S. Attorney's...
View ArticlePhoto Copyright
LOS ANGELES - Barry Rosen claims Moguldom Media Group reproduced and distributed his copyrighted photos of actress & model Daisy Fuentes, in Federal Court.
View ArticleNot So Dolce
LOS ANGELES - Christian Monzon, a model, claims Dolce & Gabbana used his image without permission to advertise its Dolce Gabban Classico Fragrance, in Superior Court.
View ArticleLegionnaires Disease
TROY, N.Y. - A guest claims she got Legionnaires disease at The Comfort Inn and Suites in Castleton, N.Y., In January 2011, in Rensselaer County Court.
View ArticleInsurer Wants to Cut Hulu Loose
LOS ANGELES (CN) - Hartford Insurance asked the Superior Court to declare that it need not cover Hulu for a class action that claims the streaming website tracks user activity.
View ArticleHousing Body Still Faces Suit Over Violent Tenant
(CN) - The Memphis Housing Authority must face a wrongful-death suit over the murder of a tenant by another resident with known violent propensities, the Tennessee Supreme Court ruled.
View ArticleHuffington Post Bloggers Cannot Cash In on Profits
MANHATTAN (CN) - Unpaid Huffington Post bloggers cannot sue for a slice of the profits that the site made by merging with AOL, a federal judge ruled.
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