Can't Tell the Chagalls Without a Program
PHILADELPHIA (CN) - An insurer claims an art collector rolled it for tens of thousands in a claim for a purported Marc Chagall lithograph that he learned was bogus, then left evidence of his fraud...
View ArticleClean Water
HONOLULU - The Hawaii Wildlife Fund claims Maui County has been polluting the ocean for years by injecting sewage, without permits, into wells that flow underground into the Pacific, in Federal...
View ArticleCalifornia Water
FRESNO - The Friant Water Authority and the Lower Tule River Irrigation District claim the U.S. Department of The Interior cheated them of 27,000 to 35,000 acre-feet of recirculated water a year,...
View ArticleCop Didn't Get it
AUSTIN - A man who was suffering from a diabetic reaction claims Fredericksburg police Officer Tim Bobo assaulted him and broke his shoulder, though he gave Bobo, along with his driver's license,...
View ArticleE-Book Conspiracy
VANCOUVER, B.C. - A class action accuses Apple, HarperCollins et al. of conspiring to fix the price of e-books in Canada, in British Columbia Supreme Court.
View ArticleCast of Court Players Call Upon California for Critical Funding
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (CN) - Budget cuts have left the California justice system "in shambles," judges, lawyers and court employees claimed at the Capitol on Monday, hoping more state aid will keep...
View ArticleImmunity Extends to Nonpermanent Workers
(CN) - Immunity shields a lawyer contracted for a fire department investigation that took an unconstitutional turn, the Supreme Court ruled Tuesday.
View ArticleCounterclaim Over Drug Patent Uses Gets Wings
(CN) - Generic drugmakers can use federal law to challenge the accuracy of a patent application, the Supreme Court ruled Tuesday.
View ArticleLegal Fees Won't Finish Out Housing Bias Case
ST. LOUIS (CN) - Landlords who beat a federal sexual discrimination case cannot collect over $100,000 in attorneys' feeds, the 8th Circuit ruled.
View ArticleBreastfeeding Mom Has a Case Over Exam Breaks
(CN) - The National Board of Medical Examiners may be liable for denying additional break time to a nursing mother taking its licensure exam, the Massachusetts Supreme Court ruled.
View ArticleLatino New Yorkers Can't Block Immigration Raids
MANHATTAN (CN) - The government should not face a sweeping injunction to protect all Latino New Yorkers from illegal immigration raids because a couple of dozen claim to have been victimized by...
View ArticleFull Circuit Slaps Down Arizona Voter Limit
(CN) - Arizona cannot require proof of citizenship to register voters, a majority of the full 9th Circuit ruled Tuesday.
View ArticleHedge Funds Get a New Shot at Securities Claims
MANHATTAN (CN) - Cayman Island hedge funds can amend claims that U.S. investors defrauded them of $195 million in a classic "pump and dump" scheme, the 2nd Circuit ruled.
View ArticleApple and Samsung to Enter Settlement Talks
SAN JOSE, Calif. (CN) - The CEOs and general counsels of warring technology titans Apple and Samsung Electronics agreed Tuesday to hammer out their differences.
View ArticleWorking Group Created for Natural Gas Sources
WASHINGTON (CN) - President Barack Obama has created an Interagency Working Group to Support Safe and Responsible Development of Unconventional Domestic Natural Gas Resources.
View ArticleLiquor Labels Must Disclose Cochineal Red
WASHINGTON (CN) - Manufacturers of alcoholic beverages using crimson coloring derived from the cochineal bug have to disclose its presence on the label, under new rules adopted by the Alcohol and...
View ArticleInsurance Cuts Leave Some Livid
MINEOLA, N.Y. (CN) - A Nassau County judge approved a plan to liquidate Executive Life Insurance Company of New York, slashing more than $920 million in payments for beneficiaries of decades-old...
View ArticleGuilty Pleas in African Terror Plot
MANHATTAN (CN) - After jury selection began, two citizens of Mali pleaded guilty Tuesday to conspiring to provide material support to foreign terrorist organizations, the U.S. Attorney's Office said.
View ArticleBattered by Johnny Depp Guards, Woman Says
LOS ANGELES (CN) - Johnny Depp ordered his bodyguards to remove a handicapped woman from a concert at the Hollywood Palladium, then "ignored her pleas and did nothing to stop the attack" after...
View ArticleCustomer Blows the Whistle on E*Trade
MINEOLA, N.Y. (CN) - A man claims in court that E*Trade Securities sold his 1,000 shares of Sirius Radio stock without his knowledge or consent to pay itself $85 in "inactivity fees," though...
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