Feds Eye $493K Investment Scam in Iowa
(CN) - An Iowa man was indicted and arrested Thursday on charges of running a $493,000 investment scheme, the U.S. Attorney's Office said.
View ArticleFamily Can Pursue Prison Death Claim
CHICAGO (CN) - The siblings of a Wisconsin inmate who hung himself with a bed sheet can continue to pursue claims that prison officials exhibited deliberate indifference to their brother's long...
View ArticleOil-Waste Execs Looted the Company, Feds Say
(CN) - Federal prosecutors indicted three for embezzling more than $1.2 million from a New Mexico company that disposes of oilfield waste.
View ArticleJudge Abused Discretion with Unattainable Bond
CHICAGO (CN) - A federal judge cannot require a litigant with a history of frivolous suits to post a bond it knows he or she cannot pay, the 7th Circuit ruled, allowing an Illinois inmate to...
View ArticleVacation Didn't Interrupt Health Care Fraud
HOUSTON (CN) - A South Texas doctor billed Medicare for urology services that supposedly occurred when he was out of state, prosecutors say, charging the doctor and his attorney wife with fraud.
View ArticleMan of 19 Faces Could Get 30 Years in Prison
BROWNSVILLE, Texas (CN) - A Texan faces up to three decades in federal prison after admitting that he used 19 different identities to carry out a bank fraud scheme.
View ArticleWar Memorial Artist to Get Big Post Office Payout
(CN) - After making millions with its postage-stamp depiction of a Korean War memorial, the U.S. Postal Service owes the memorial's artist much more than $5,000, the Federal Circuit ruled.
View ArticleGirl Says School Shielded Sex Offender-Athletes
WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. (CN) - A girl claims in Federal Court that her school district and high school principal protected two star athletes who sexually assaulted her, defended them at every turn even...
View ArticleFunny Business Alleged at Pot Shop
UKIAH, Calif. (CN) - The director of a medical marijuana collective embezzled payroll, dodged taxes and sold large amounts of pot to nonmembers for resale, two member-employees claim in Mendocino...
View ArticleNo Injunction on Samsung Tablet Computers
SAN JOSE (CN) - A federal judge again refused to stop sales of the Galaxy Tab 10.1 tablet computer, ruling that an appeals court that stepped into the case still has jurisdiction.
View Article$40 Million Complaint Against WD-40 Co.
HOUSTON (CN) - Houston-based IQ Products claims in Federal Court that WD-40 Co. repudiated its license to make the well-known lubricant, costing IQ $40 million, to retaliate for IQ's suggesting a...
View ArticleHeartbreaking School Bullying Complaints
NEWARK (CN) - Two New Jersey school districts face federal lawsuits accusing them of failing to stop bullying so severe it left children depressed and emotionally withdrawn - and one in the hospital.
View ArticleKevin Costner on Defensein $21 Million Business Claim
NEW ORLEANS (CN) - Kevin Costner became one of "the deceivers and the greedy" during the BP oil spill disaster, after the actor invented a machine that could separate oil from water, an attorney...
View ArticleClass Sues Fidelity Title Over 'Kickbacks'
LOS ANGELES (CN) - Fidelity National Title Insurance and other major title insurers illegally kicked back fees to real estate agents for real estate settlement services, homeowners claim in a...
View ArticleLocke Lord Lost Thread of Corporate Neutrality
CHICAGO (CN) - A federal judge disqualified Locke Lord as counsel in a shareholder dispute after finding that the law firm improperly sided with the individual executive defendants over its...
View ArticleHawaii Real Estate
HONOLULU - Deutsche Bank sold more than 700 distressed homes at submarket rates by advertising them for sale by quitclaim deed rather than warranty deed, a class claims in Hawaii's First Circuit...
View ArticleNo Tweaker Coverage
SACRAMENTO - A man claims the Life Insurance Co. of North America unfairly denied him disability benefits because of his "methamphetamine dependency," in Federal Court.
View ArticleLiability
SALINAS, Calif. - Parents claim C.L.E. Enterprises and Educational Services of America let a troubled boy keep knives and a gun in his room at the College Living Experience program, with which he...
View ArticleOregon Pipeline Could Harm Butterfly, Flowers
EUGENE, Ore., (CN) - A pipeline project for a water-strapped Oregonian city will harm endangered species of flower and butterfly, an environmental group claims in Federal Court.
View ArticleHonor Roll Truant Won't Face Charges, Judge Says
(CN) - An honors student who missed several days of school because she worked two jobs to support her family will not face contempt charges, a Houston-area judge ruled, amid a torrent of public...
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