Class Claims Blue Shield Prices Out the Sick
SAN FRANCISCO (CN) - Blue Shield of California forces older, sicker policyholders into low-benefit coverage with high deductibles, and excludes some from coverage completely, customers claim in a...
View ArticleWoman Says Shrink Abused Her
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (CN) - A woman claims in court that a psychologist dragooned her into a sexually abusive relationship by threatening to report her as an unfit parent not entitled to custody of...
View ArticleL.A. Ethics Commission Accused of Overkill
LOS ANGELES (CN) - A woman sued Los Angeles and its Ethics Commission, claiming she was unconstitutionally prosecuted and threatened with a $14,000 fine for failing to include a "paid for by"...
View ArticleDerivative Complaint Against Fracking Firm
HOUSTON (CN) - After inflating the stock price with a deceptive press release, directors of Carbo Ceramics - a fracking company - made millions dumping their shares before announcing that sales...
View ArticleDeath Row InmateDemands Execution
SALEM, Ore. (CN) - A death row inmate sued Gov. John Kitzhaber in state court, demanding to be put to death.
View ArticleFormer SEC Counsel Charged With Wire Fraud
ALBUQUERQUE (CN) - A former senior counsel in the SEC's enforcement division was indicted Thursday on seven counts of wire fraud, the U.S. Attorney's Office said.
View ArticleSame-Sex Parents Sue North Carolina
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (CN) - Six same-sex couples raising children claim in Federal Court that North Carolina's ban on second-parent adoption violates their civil rights and deprives their children...
View ArticleTexan Gets Four Years for Investment Fraud
FORT WORTH (CN) - A North Texas man was sentenced Thursday to four years in federal prison and ordered to pay $523,000 in restitution for investment fraud.
View ArticleAlleged Ponzi Man Accused of Multitude of Sins
DALLAS (CN) - A Dallas man is charged with running a Ponzi scheme involving precious metals and secretly replacing diamonds with phony, cubic zirconia stones, state prosecutors said.
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CHEYENNE, Wyo. - Free Speech claims the Federal Election Commission illegally restricts issue-advocacy ads, in Federal Court.
View ArticleToni Basil
LOS ANGELES - Toni Basil (Antonia Basilotta) claims Stillwater Ltd., Razor & Tie Direct and others are exploiting her name, image and 1980s hit song, "Mickey," without her permission, in...
View ArticleThe Lending Co. Accused of Funny Business
PHOENIX (CN) - A federal class action claims The Lending Co., a mortgage broker, struck illegal deals with charities to "gift" up to 2.5 percent of borrowers' down payments, and paid the charities...
View ArticleMing Vase Dispute Won't Crack Under Pressure
PHILADELPHIA (CN) - A federal judge has ushered forward litigation over a rare Ming vase whose fate is uncertain after an auction house says it had to cancel a sale with a Chinese national.
View ArticleFeds May Have to Curb Job Corps Drug Tests
WASHINGTON (CN) - The D.C. Circuit revived a challenge against the U.S. Forest Service's policy of performing random drug tests on all employees who work for a program that trains at-risk youth.
View ArticleStar Zhang Ziyi Sues Website Over Article
LOS ANGELES (CN) - Zhang Ziyi, star of the film "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon," sued the China Free Press of North Carolina in Federal Court on Thursday for publishing a story that said she...
View ArticleRichard Dreyfuss Back in Court With Family
(CN) - Actor Richard Dreyfuss again sued his father and uncle to dissolve their business partnership and demand repayment of a $870,000 loan.
View ArticleLawyer May Be Liable for Weak Elliptical Patent
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (CN) - A lawyer must face claims that he botched his former client's patent application for a mobile elliptical invention, a federal judge ruled.
View ArticleInmate's Dispute Over Gang Label Came Late
(CN) - A federal inmate waited too long to claim defamation over a book that portrays him as a member of a Philadelphia crime syndicate called the Junior Black Mafia, a federal judge ruled.
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View ArticleHP Dodges Suit Over Expensive Snapfish Offer
SAN FRANCISCO (CN) - Hewlett-Packard should not face claims it tricked Snapfish.com customers into signing up for an unaffiliated company's service with allegedly hidden fees, a federal judge ruled.
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