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AOL, Huffington Post Sued By Blogger Seeking $105 Million Reuters
Mario Ruiz, a spokesman for the site, said he hadn't reviewed Tasini's lawsuit but called the allegations "completely baseless." "Our bloggers utilize our platform to connect and ensure that their ideas and views are seen by as many people as possible
Updated: 04/12/2011 02:54P
Jackson takes legal action against son's estate
(Frederick M. Brown, Getty Images) Katherine Jackson is calling for Michael Jackson's estate to drop a lawsuit against one of his old charities. The pop star's mother has filed legal documents against estate executor John Branca and demanded he drop
Updated: 04/12/2011 02:53P
Ex-NFL Star Lawrence Taylor Classified as Low-Risk Sex Offender
According The Journal News, State Supreme Court Justice William A. Kelly ordered that Taylor be classified as a Level 1 sex offender, the category assigned to those deemed to have the lowest risk of committing another sex crime.
Updated: 04/12/2011 02:53P
Peabody Man Arrested For Drunk Driving and Four Other Charges
3 pm A ticket was issued after a car crash that did not warrant an investigation on Main Street. 5:16 pm A motor vehicle crash reported at the Four Corners was gone when officers arrived. 6:42 pm An investigation was conducted after assistance was
Updated: 04/12/2011 02:53P
Nuclear leak may exceed Chernobyl, Japan admits
The admission came after regulators Tuesday upgraded the crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi plant to a seven on the International Atomic Energy Agency's accident scale - on a par with the 1986 Chernobyl disaster, the worst ever. Officials said the total
Updated: 04/12/2011 02:53P
Pared Federal Spending Plan Takes 17% from Anticrime Aid, COPS
The bill does not cut funds to the Office for Violence against Women, the National Institute of Justice, Bureau of Justice Statistics, Justice for All, and Missing and Exploited Children's programs. The bill was the result of negotiations that avoided
Updated: 04/12/2011 02:52P
AOL and Huffington Post sued by unpaid bloggers
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Huffington Post unfairly pocketed more than $100 million from its unpaid bloggers when AOL Inc bought the influential news website in February, according to a lawsuit filed on Tuesday. The suit, filed in Manhattan federal court
Updated: 04/12/2011 02:52P
Rare Confrontation Over Gov't IT Security
In the blog, Howard wrote that court documents unsealed last week revealed the Justice Department had rejected Google's claim that Google Apps for Government was FISMA certified. Howard cited a Department of Justice brief that "notwithstanding Google's
Updated: 04/12/2011 02:52P
Ex-Surprise federal lobbyist files lawsuit against the city
Surprise's former federal lobbyist has filed a lawsuit against the city, alleging that a department director and two City Council members conspired to have his contract wrongfully terminated.
Updated: 04/12/2011 02:52P
US govt weighing more drilling contractor oversight
Official probes of last year's Gulf spill have blamed drilling contractors such as Transocean (RIGN.VX) and Halliburton (HAL.N) for making mistakes that contributed to the drilling accident and led to the largest offshore oil spill in the US history.
Updated: 04/12/2011 02:52P
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