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ESTHER CEPEDA: No Call to Action
After a three-judge panel of the 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals sided with the Justice Department in keeping parts of Arizona's controversial immigration law from going into effect, some interpreted the ruling as a victory against states that would
Updated: 04/13/2011 12:42P
Judge Denies Request for Confidential Intel Information
New York authorities as part of their antitrust investigation were trying to gain information about Intel from confidential documents that were exchanged with Nvidia in the lawsuit. Intel sued Nvidia in 2009 in a dispute over whether Nvidia had the
Updated: 04/13/2011 12:41P
Rating agencies face legal gun
Launching lawsuits for financial advice or recommendations which see investors lose money is extremely difficult, corporate lawyers say. However, lawyers will not rule out the possibility of legal action against some ratings agencies which gave good
Updated: 04/13/2011 12:41P
Southwest Michigan Links: Former Benton Harbor city manager gets $192000 in
[Battle Creek Enquirer] • Former Benton Harbor City Manager Richard Marsh settled his lawsuit against the city for $192000, the Herald-Palladium reported. "Marsh alleged the commission let his contract expire because he had reported suspected criminal
Updated: 04/13/2011 12:40P
LeBron James Mother: Valet Sues Gloria James, Is It Warrented?
I've seen plenty of confrontations worse than this and this is just a frivolous lawsuit to try and get some money from the James family. The valet was a sympathetic figure after the confrontation, because if you're working at 4 am, the last thing you
Updated: 04/13/2011 12:40P
Dutch anti-Islam politician Wilders' hate speech trial resumes, lawyer aims to
Schalken sat on the panel that ordered Wilders' case to proceed, even after prosecutors had declined to press charges and a trial court had endorsed that decision. "Do you think that he(Schalken) tried to influence your testimony?
Updated: 04/13/2011 12:40P
Attorney Anderson's Bogus Claims against the Pope
The lawsuit, filed last year, was procedurally defective and therefore went nowhere. Now the proper channels have been pursued, but the end result will be the same. The fact is that the Vatican was never notified of Murphy's behavior, which involved
Updated: 04/13/2011 12:39P
Man Booted From PNC Park Talks After Posting Bond
PITTSBURGH -- A man whose arrest at a Pittsburgh Pirates game was recorded and posted online has been released on bail after an anonymous person made arrangements with a bond agency. Scott Ashley, 41, was released Tuesday from the Allegheny County Jail
Updated: 04/13/2011 12:39P
Huffington Post Lawsuit Is Bunk
(Newser) – Jeff Bercovici calculated that if the $105 million class action suit against the Huffington Post ends in a burst of glory for the site's 9000 unpaid bloggers, they'll each get a check for $11666.
Updated: 04/13/2011 12:39P
Breast cancer awareness wins a battle in court
The breast cancer awareness "I (heart) boobies" bracelets have a win on their side in a preliminary ruling by a federal judge in Pennsylvania. Public schools all across the country have banned these bracelets citing them as offensive, with one school
Updated: 04/13/2011 12:37P