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Settlement Reached In Mertik Maxitrol Case Against Honeywell
Mertik Maxitrol Inc., said a settlement was reached in its copyright infringement and unfair competition lawsuit against Honeywell GmbH. Under terms of the settlement, Honeywell GmbH agreed to stop selling, distributing, and advertising from Germany
Updated: 03/16/2011 12:50P
Goldwater Institute to file suit if city signs Coyotes deal
The Goldwater Institute won the lawsuit it filed against the City of Phoenix last year in the Arizona Supreme Court. In that suit, it claimed Phoenix had offered incentives to developers of CityNorth, and the court agreed the deal violated the state's
Updated: 03/16/2011 12:50P
Crash near Rainbow Bridge subject of lawsuit
Tracy McNeely filed a lawsuit March 10 in Jefferson County District Court against Spindletop Center, formerly known as Spindletop MHMR. McNeely claims she drove a 2004 Chevy Colorado pickup truck on State Highway 173 Rainbow Bridge in Jefferson County
Updated: 03/16/2011 12:49P
NJ appeals court upholds Melanie McGuire's murder conviction, sentence
One of McGuire's attorneys, Stephen Turano, said McGuire will appeal to the state Supreme Court to hear the case. Patricia Prezioso, the lead prosecutor at the trial who is now in private practice, said she was satisfied with the ruling.
Updated: 03/16/2011 12:49P
Chrysler files federal lawsuit against retailer for use of 'Imported from
AP DETROIT — Chrysler is suing a clothing retailer for using the automaker's "Imported from Detroit" slogan that debuted in a popular Super Bowl ad featuring rapper Eminem. The Detroit News and Detroit Free Press report Wednesday that Chrysler Group
Updated: 03/16/2011 12:49P
Bankruptcy – Standing
By Tom Egan Where defendants have moved to dismiss claims asserted by a Chapter 7 debtor, the dismissal motion should be denied, as the defendants' assertion that the debtor lacks standing was not timely presented. “While the deadline for filing
Updated: 03/16/2011 12:48P
Bankruptcy – Motion to amend
By Tom Egan Where a plaintiff creditor has moved for reconsideration of an order denying leave to amend its adversary complaint, the motion must be denied for failure to state sufficient facts that, if accepted as true, would state a claim for relief
Updated: 03/16/2011 12:48P
Berger & Montague, P.C. Files Class Action Lawsuit Against CitiMortgage, Inc.
According to the lawsuit, CitiMortgage systematically slows or thwarts homeowners' requests to modify mortgages, depriving borrowers of federal bailout funds that could save them from foreclosure. The bank ends up reaping the financial benefits
Updated: 03/16/2011 12:48P
Justice Dept. sues California for requiring Sikh to cut beard
He is prohibited by his religion to cut his hair, which Sikhs revere and keep unshorn as a sign of devotion to their god. The ACLU said last month in its complaint that Basra had been sanctioned by prison authorities for violating a state policy
Updated: 03/16/2011 12:47P
EU wants Facebook, Google to comply with new data rules
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Social-networking sites such as Facebook, or search engines such as Google, may face court action if they fail to obey planned EU data privacy rules, European Union justice chief Viviane Reding said on Wednesday.
Updated: 03/16/2011 12:47P
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