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Soffers lose Las Vegas property
Separately, Turnberry, known in Las Vegas as a developer of luxury condominiums, filed bankruptcy on the unfinished Fontainebleau hotel-casino and lost it. Cleveland-based mall giant Forest City Enterprises, which owns the Galleria at Sunset mall in
Updated: 03/10/2011 01:49P
Economic Straits Fueling Rise In Retaliation Claims
Whether or not such a lawsuit is justified, employers have discovered that they still may incur costly legal fees to defend against the claim. The number of retaliation claims skyrocketed 55 percent between 2000 and 2009, from 21613 to 33613 claims,
Updated: 03/10/2011 01:49P
Judge: P2P class-action suit looks like a "fishing expedition"
Steele tried to avoid the jurisdiction questions that have dogged these lawsuits elsewhere, filing this case as a reverse class-action lawsuit against everyone who illegally shared his client's pornography. On Tuesday, the day before his run-in with
Updated: 03/10/2011 01:48P
Family files wrongful death suit in pesticide case
The family of two girls killed after an exterminator applied a deadly poison to their Layton yard have filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the pest company and the man who treated their home. A suit filed in 2nd District Court by
Updated: 03/10/2011 01:48P
Asian casino king settles family feud
(MN Chan, Getty Images) HONG KONG (AP) — Asian casino king Stanley Ho has dropped a lawsuit against some of his family members and settled an inheritance dispute over a stake in his Macau casino empire worth about $1.5 billion.
Updated: 03/10/2011 01:48P
Hrithik hails nod for passive euthanasia
verdict in favour of conditional passive euthanasia for terminally-ill patients, Bollywood hunk Hrithik Roshan, who played paraplegic in director Sanjay Leela Bansali's 'Guzaarish', says he can realize the pain of a patient who loses all mobility.
Updated: 03/10/2011 01:47P
Peabody Energy Announces New Business Development and Law Appointments
In this new position, Hundleby will lead the law department supporting Peabody's Australian business platform from the company's office in Brisbane. Hundleby will join the Australian senior management team and will be responsible for providing legal
Updated: 03/10/2011 01:47P
Remy named in federal fraud suit
The suit claims that proprietary technology created by Tecnomatic SpA — based in Italy — was improperly gained by Remy and used in their application for a $60 million grant from the US Department of Energy in 2008. The suit alleges that at least one
Updated: 03/10/2011 01:46P
Two mortgage trade groups suing Fed over loan originator compensation
The National Association of Independent Housing Professionals sued the Fed for its final rule on loan originator compensation and yield spread premium disclosure under Regulation Z. The NAIHP states the rule will put mortgage brokers "at a significant
Updated: 03/10/2011 01:45P
Hedge fund boss heard on tapes as government unveils evidence at NYC insider
Conversations between Raj Rajaratnam (rah-juh-RUHT'-nuhm) and his alleged co-conspirators were played for a jury Thursday, one day after opening statements in the trial in federal court in Manhattan. Prosecutors have said the probe of Rajaratnam and
Updated: 03/10/2011 01:45P
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