Army Major Took 'Gratuities' in Iraq
(CN) - An Army major pleaded guilty to taking $20,000 in "gratuities" from an Iraqi contractor he helped circumvent security near a military base, federal prosecutors said.
View ArticleBlowout Preventer
HOUSTON - Deep Water Slender Wells and James Wood asked the Federal Court for leave to file a complaint under seal against Shell Oil Company, to protect its proprietary "surface blowout preventer...
View ArticleTarget Date Retirement Funds Unclear, Says Firm
WASHINGTON (CN) - Investors in target date funds, which purport to shift asset allocations from aggressive to more conservative as the investor gets closer to retirement, frequently do not...
View ArticlePolitical Ethics
DENVER - Colorado Ethics Watch and Colorado Common Cause claim Colorado Secretary of State Scott Gessler improperly "exempt(ed) whole categories of communications" from campaign funding laws, in...
View ArticleFDIC Sues Former Bears QB Jim McMahon
CHICAGO (CN) - Former Chicago Bears quarterback Jim McMahon is one of nine former directors and officers of Broadway Bank the FDIC sued in Federal Court, claiming reckless lending led to the...
View ArticleFBI May Have to Give Up the Goods on Gambinos
WASHINGTON (CN) - A Pulitzer Prize-winning author may yet access FBI records on two underbosses of the Gambino crime family after a federal judge ordered the agency to take another look at records...
View ArticleClearing Low Power FM Requests An FCC Priority
WASHINGTON (CN) - The Federal Communications Commission announced caps on the number of applications it will consider for operation of low power FM stations, so it may process the 6,500...
View ArticleMcAfee Clients Lose Bid to Settle Pop-Up Ad Case
SAN FRANCISCO (CN) - A federal judge refused to approve a settlement to class claims that McAfee and an advertiser conspired to rook customers and share their billing information.
View ArticleMaking Trouble for Worker Will Cost Union
CHICAGO (CN) - A woman who claims a union targeted her for opposing discrimination against a black electrician can collect $200,000, the 7th Circuit ruled.
View ArticleLawsuit Over Stromboli Packaging Gets Fired Up
PHILADELPHIA (CN) - A legal battle over stromboli is heating up after a federal judge refused to dismiss claims that a company used misleading packaging to land customers.
View ArticleStealing Trade Secrets Isn't Hacking, Full 9th Circuit Rules
(CN) - Refusing to broaden its interpretation of a federal anti-hacking law, the full 9th Circuit on Tuesday affirmed dismissal of several charges against a corporate headhunter who allegedly...
View ArticleCourt Revives Viacom Suit Against YouTube
MANHATTAN (CN) - YouTube may be liable for letting users post copyrighted material on its website, the 2nd Circuit ruled, reviving a suit by heavy-hitting media companies.
View ArticleJudge Throws Hail Mary to Nearly Homeless Mom
CENTRAL ISLIP, N.Y. (CN) - A federal judge on Tuesday extended the order that will keep a roof over the head of an impoverished mother of three who was convicted of felony assault after allegedly...
View ArticleDeath Knell Sounds for Safeway Gas Discounts
OAKLAND, Calif. (CN) - An Alameda County judge hinted that he will block Safeway stores in the Bay Area from luring customers with cheap gas.
View ArticleReport on Botched Surgery Is Privileged
CHICAGO (CN) - A federal judge refused to order the release of a peer-reviewed report on a surgery in which doctors cut a woman's bowel, spilling its contents into her abdomen and causing an...
View ArticleAlaska Mail Route Order Needs More Explanation
(CN) - The U.S. Postal Service must better explain why it authorized an airline to deliver certain freight across otherwise unreachable parts of rural Alaska, the D.C. Circuit ruled.
View ArticleGoogle Must Face Rosetta Stone Suit Over Adwords
RICHMOND, Va. (CN) - Rosetta Stone, the popular language-learning program, can sue Google over keyword advertising, the 4th Circuit ruled.
View ArticleOrder Withdrawn inCop Immunity Dispute
(CN) - The 9th Circuit on Wednesday withdrew a ruling that found a California Highway Patrol officer blameless for the death of a woman he shot 12 times.
View ArticleGeorgia Judges Limit Court Clerksin Power Grab Over Records & Money
SAVANNAH, Ga. (CN) - Georgia's judges have blunted a power grab by the state's court clerks who wanted to gain control over electronic filing and throw off the authority of the judges. "The issue...
View ArticleObama-Critical Marine Can't Delay Discharge Proceedings
(CN) - A U.S. Marine who made Facebook posts calling President Barack Obama "the domestic enemy" and saying he would not follow "all orders from him," cannot delay proceedings that could result in...
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