Latest Law News
In FTC Settlement, Twitter Agrees to Improve Privacy Protection
The FTC's case against Twitter, the agency's first lawsuit against a social networking site, accused the company of serious lapses in data security that allowed hackers to take control of the popular site twice in 2009.
Updated: 03/14/2011 01:52P
Woman admits to assault on baby
Nikita Solange Eaglestick, 22, was set to begin her trial Monday but instead struck a deal with justice officials. She pleaded guilty to abduction, assault causing bodily harm and failing to comply with a court order to abstain from intoxicants
Updated: 03/14/2011 01:52P
SBP suggests formation of commission for loans recovery
The report submitted by the SBP counsel said that the Commission would examine and confirm validity of about 1300 written off loan cases from 1997 exceeding Rs 10 billion by 10 banks. -File Photo ISLAMABAD: Counsel for State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) on
Updated: 03/14/2011 01:52P
Disgraced Bank Execs Sail Off Into the Sunset
These transactions only have to be booked as loans if the assets are worth less than 102% of the loan's value. If the assets are worth more -- say 105% -- it counts as an asset sale, even though the bank is obligated to repurchase the assets at a later
Updated: 03/14/2011 01:52P
Gustavo Parajn, Nicaragua Peacemaker, dies
Dr. Gustavo Parajn, a medi cal doctor and pastor who was a leading voice for peace and justice ministr y in Nicaragua for more than 40 years, died Saturday at his home there. His passing was sudden and unexpected. He was an active supporter and
Updated: 03/14/2011 01:51P
Husband, wife burned in Texas airshow plane fire
Brooke (brook) Army Medical Center spokeswoman Lindan Moya (MOY'-uh) says Kyle Franklin was in stable condition Monday, while Amanda Franklin was listed as critical. Both suffered extensive burns Saturday when the engine on their plane burst into
Updated: 03/14/2011 01:49P
Prisons to end rare solitary-confinement protocol for women
Earlier this month, a civil-liberties group filed a lawsuit on behalf of a Saskatchewan woman serving time in a BC prison, alleging that she was kept in solitary confinement for the better part of three years. It called the practice “cruel,
Updated: 03/14/2011 01:49P
Mo AG sues Lebanon, Mo., for sunshine violations
Koster said in a release Monday that the lawsuit also named City Administrator Henry Luxem, Mayor Constant Craig, and Joseph Brauer, chief of police. The lawsuit accuses Brauer of sending an email in December 2010 to police department employees
Updated: 03/14/2011 01:49P
Al-Hariri: I Oppose Miqati Gov't
in Lebanon and would abolish its ties with the international tribunal for the assassination of his father, former Lebanese prime minister Rafiq Al-Hariri. He said that there is no place for relinquishing freedom, Arabness, justice, or Lebanon itself.
Updated: 03/14/2011 01:49P
Minnesota AG files suit against California mortgage company
The Minnesota Attorney General has filed a lawsuit against a California mortgage company, accusing them of cheating Minnesota home owners. The lawsuit alleges that Meredian Financial Corp. of Costa, Mesa., Calif., pretended to be homeowners' current
Updated: 03/14/2011 01:49P
Primary Categories