Donors Say Tsunami 'Charity' Soaked Them
MANHATTAN (CN) - People running a phony relief fund for victims of the Japanese tsunami of 2011 bilked donors of more than $800,000 by tugging at their heartstrings, a family claims in court.
View ArticleCancer Discrimination May Leave DA Liable
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas (CN) - A district attorney cannot dodge claims that he ousted a prosecutor with terminal cancer, while saying, "It wouldn't be fair to the other lawyers to do their job plus...
View ArticleVeterans Sue U-Missouri Over 'Heroes Act'
CLAYTON, Mo. (CN) - The University of Missouri takes advantage of veterans by refusing to pay for "cost of attendance" under the state's "Heroes' Act" tuition benefits, a class action claims in...
View ArticleBiofuel Cheater Bought a Patton Tank, Feds Say
LUBBOCK, Texas (CN) - The CEO of Absolute Fuel lied about producing biofuel, sold the resulting renewable fuel credits for $41.7 million and used some of the money to buy a Patton tank, federal...
View ArticleMine Discharge in Alaska Doesn't Warrant Review
(CN) - A mine operator with a "checkered compliance history" can discharge wastewater, the 9th Circuit ruled, rejecting objections from Native Alaskan villagers and environmentalists.
View Article'Human Hockey Puck' Sues NFL Team
NASHVILLE (CN) - The Nashville Predators' "human hockey puck" stunt left a fan hospitalized, after the NHL team sling-shot him toward bowling pins on the ice - and missed, the man claims in court.
View ArticleSolar Plant Opponents Want 9th Circuit Clamp
PASADENA, Calif. (CN) - Construction of a Mojave solar plant is almost complete, and area tortoises and birds are fine, the government told the 9th Circuit, rejecting wildlife defenders' call for...
View ArticlePharmacies Say Florida Trucklesto Powerful, Brazen HMOs
TALLAHASSEE (CN) - Delegating to private business a power it does not possess, Florida allows HMOs to exclude independent pharmacies from its Medicaid program, allowing only "CVS and Wal-Mart" and...
View ArticleOhio Can't Stop Political Donations From Doctors
CINCINNATI (CN) - Barring Medicaid providers from making campaign contributions in Ohio is unconstitutional, the 6th Circuit ruled, noting that the many honest providers outweigh any "attenuated...
View ArticleParents Blame Developer for Son's Drowning
PHILADELPHIA (CN) - A teenager died in the Delaware River trying to rescue a friend who fell in when a developer's wooden plank gave way, parents claim in court. The parents of the late...
View ArticleFilm Distributor Accused of Flouting License
MANHATTAN (CN) - Janus Films continued to distribute two dozen movies well after its licensing agreement had expired, the owners of a film library claim in Federal Court. Read Courthouse News'...
View ArticlePromoters Fight Over Pro Boxer
MIAMI (CN) - A Florida boxing promoter claims in court that Top Rank interfered with its right to promote two-time Olympic gold medalist Guillermo Rigondeaux. Caribe Promotions accuses...
View ArticleWoman Blames Mother in Abuse Tragedy
WEST PALM BEACH (CN) - A woman claims in court that her father raped her two children for years, and her mother failed to report it. S.D. and J.D., the parents of the minor children, sued Mary...
View ArticleHeavyweight Tells Don King to Back Off
MIAMI (CN) - Heavyweight boxer Odlanier Solis wants Don King Productions enjoined from carrying out "a subversive campaign" claiming rights to co-promote Solis' career. Solis claims in...
View ArticleFeds Seize $150M From Hezbollah-Linked Bank
MANHATTAN (CN) - The United States said it seized $150 million from a Lebanese bank accused of laundering money for Hezbollah. The funds were held in accounts at the Bank of New York Mellon,...
View ArticleU.S. Energy Standard Calc Method Chosen
WASHINGTON (CN) - The U.S. Department of Energy has announced the modeling system it plans to use to derive energy and emission multipliers in future energy conservation standards. Check out...
View ArticleMurder Alleged at a Nursing Home
YORK, S.C. (CN) - A nursing home could have prevented a resident's murder had it properly dealt with an employee who had forged an elderly woman's checks - and then killed her, the late woman's...
View ArticleProtection Proposed for Tiny Texas Water Snails
WASHINGTON (CN) - Following the mandate of a 2011 landmark settlement agreement, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has proposed listing four snails and two amphipods in west Texas as endangered....
View ArticleReality TV Star Called a Fraudster
LOS ANGELES (CN) - "Big Brother" contestant Mike "Boogie" Malin and his partner pulled a "long-running, systematic, and pervasive" fraud, running their restaurant group into the ground by using it...
View ArticleTexas Woman Can't Sue Over Silent Voicemail
HOUSTON (CN) - A south Texas woman cannot sue the debt collector she says engaged in the "highly offensive" conduct of leaving a silent voicemail on her answering machine, a federal judge ruled....
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