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LOS ANGELES - Oxy Beverages sells "Oxygizer" water for up to $3.25 a pint with the bogus claim that it "increases the level of oxygen in the human body," a class action claims in Superior Court.
View ArticleNew Orleans Cops
NEW ORLEANS - New Orleans police took a woman from her home at gunpoint and made her stand outside in her underwear for 25 minutes, then told her they had the wrong house, the woman claims in...
View ArticleHeart Medicine Monopoly Restrained in Nevada
RENO, Nev. (CN) - Up to 10 cardiologists can join competing practices without being penalized for breaching employment contracts, after Nevada sued Renown Health, claiming it had 97 percent of the...
View ArticleComic Books
LOS ANGELES - Artist Michael Anthony Moore claims writer Robert Kirkman tricked him into signing over to Robert Kirkman LLC the rights to comic book series they co-created, including "The Walking...
View ArticleDHS Broke Its Word, Gas Driller Says
ANCHORAGE (CN) - An oil company claims in court that the Department of Homeland Security broke its word and fined it $15 million after encouraging it to tow a drilling vessel to the Arctic to look...
View ArticlePrivacy Issue in Parking Tickets, Full Circuit Says
CHICAGO (CN) - Printing personal information on parking tickets may violate privacy rights and leave drivers vulnerable to stalkers or identity thieves, the full 7th Circuit ruled.
View ArticleMan Says He's Being Tortured in Africa
EUGENE, Ore. (CN) - The president of Cameroon had an airline manager tortured and thrown into prison, where he remains, because of a dispute over an airplane the president wanted to buy, the...
View ArticleAT&T Loses Demurrer to Unfair Competition Case
(CN) - A California appeals court revived a nearly 9-year-old dispute over allegedly misrepresented wireless packages on Tuesday, saying consumers may have a case under unfair competition law.
View ArticleRabbi Takes on Pennsylvania
PITTSBURGH (CN) - A rabbi sued Pennsylvania in Federal Court, claiming it threatened him with "fines and imprisonment for conducting religious funerals," because he's not a licensed funeral director.
View ArticlePolitical Donation Cap Is Too Strict on Fla. Minors
(CN) - Florida cannot block minors from donating more than $100 to political candidates or organizations, a federal judge ruled, noting that there was not a sufficient state interest to justify...
View ArticleGreens Want Action on Oil Dispersants
WASHINGTON (CN) - Environmentalists sued the EPA, claiming it lists a plethora of oil dispersants that can be used on an oil spill, but not the toxicity of the chemicals, nor whether they are safe...
View ArticleFeds Can Keep Roasting BNP for Export Scheme
HOUSTON (CN) - BNP Paribas cannot duck claims that it exploited a guarantee program for commodity exporters, but the U.S. government needs to specify which subsidiaries of the France-based banking...
View ArticleFederal Judge Casts Wary EyeUpon Indefinite Military Detention
MANHATTAN (CN) - Invoking the mass detention of Japanese-Americans during World War II, a federal judge on Tuesday appeared ready to uphold her injunction against the law that lets the U.S....
View ArticleCheerleading Won't Cure Women's Sports Snub
MANHATTAN (CN) - Quinnipiac University's decision to shut down its women's volleyball team and beef up its competitive cheerleading program violated federal equal-protection laws because...
View ArticleFish Trawling Priority Fought in 9th Circuit
(CN) - Hook-and-line fishermen urged the 9th Circuit to overturn new federal regulations that gives 90 percent of the Pacific groundfish catch to large-scale companies.
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MIAMI (CN) - Miami Beach police beat up two French tourists, a father and son, then threw the father in jail for six days, say the two men in court.
View ArticleParents Can't Sue School Over Indecent Teacher
SAN ANTONIO, Texas (CN) - Northside Independent School District was in the dark when one of its teachers committed indecent acts with her female student, a federal judge ruled.
View ArticleBusinesswoman Claims O'Reilly& Van Susteren Defamed Her
BRONX, N.Y. (CN) - A businesswoman claims in court that Fox News stars Bill O'Reilly defamed her by calling her business "a con" and Greta Van Susteren by calling her "insane," and that O'Reilly's...
View ArticleAnti-Immigration Law Prepped for Next Stage
(CN) - The 9th Circuit sent constitutional challenges to Arizona's tough immigration laws back to the trial court on Wednesday, setting the stage for the next act of one of the nation's most...
View ArticleSheldon Adelson Claims JewishDemocratic Group Defamed Him
MANHATTAN (CN) - Casino mogul Sheldon Adelson sued the National Jewish Democratic Council for $60 million, claiming it defamed him in an article that said he "personally approved of and profited...
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