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Another billion-dollar tobacco lawsuit
29 (UPI) -- A $10.1 billion lawsuit against cigarette-maker Philip Morris is headed back to court after the Illinois Supreme Court declined an appeal by the company. The lawsuit that produced an initial $10.1 billion judgment will go back to Madison
Updated: 09/29/2011 04:47P
Kansas Abortion Insurance Law: Judge Refuses To Block Controversial Law
A federal judge refused Thursday to block a new Kansas law restricting insurance coverage for abortions, meaning women will have to pay for the procedure on their own or buy separate policies as a lawsuit challenging the controversial law plays out in
Updated: 09/29/2011 04:46P
Dayton sues to close nightclub
The lawsuit claims that Hammerjax frequently overcrowds its establishment interfering with the public's health, welfare and safety. The lawsuit says cops have been called out 193 times since January of 2009 for a variety of incidents including fights,
Updated: 09/29/2011 04:46P
Oh, No! Not More 'Two And A Half Men' News!
The Charlie Sheen lawsuit was settled, the character Charlie Harper had his funeral. Just when you thought there could be no more items about the show that consistently showed up in headlines for -- how long has it been since Sheen first starting
Updated: 09/29/2011 04:45P
City Attorney Bob Shannon: Long Beach to Get $576000 in Lehman Brothers Settlement
He said the investment was made roughly two weeks before Lehman went bankrupt. The company's pending liquidation plan would leave little if nothing to recover for equity holders, meaning Long Beach and the investments of the other municipalities is
Updated: 09/29/2011 04:44P
Lawyers latch on to Imperial Holdings probe
It's not unusual for law firms to act quickly when investigations are announced because getting a lead plaintiff in a class action lawsuit often means that lawyer will get to head up the case and could ultimately end up with a big reward.
Updated: 09/29/2011 04:44P
Judge Refuses To Block Abortion Insurance Law
Women seeking abortions in Kansas will have to pay for the procedure or get extra insurance after a judge refused to block a new law that restricts insurance coverage for abortions. The law prohibits insurance companies from offering
Updated: 09/29/2011 04:32P
Court tosses gays-in-military lawsuit
The 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco tossed out a lawsuit that had challenged the military policy as a violation of gay service members' civil rights. In doing so, the appeals court also dismissed a Southern California trial judge's
Updated: 09/29/2011 03:49P
Latest News: Murrysville activist wins 2-cent lawsuit against Wal-Mart
Export District Judge Charles Conway sided with Bach in her civil lawsuit alleging unfair trade practices. He awarded Bach $100 in damages, plus about $80 in court costs. After the victory, Bach and her husband, Leonard, said the fight isn't over the
Updated: 09/29/2011 03:48P
OxyContin Lawsuit Will Be Heard In Pikeville
FRANKFORT (AP) - Attorney General Jack Conway is heralding a decision by a federal court judge in New York to send a lawsuit involving the powerful painkiller OxyContin back to Kentucky. US District Judge Sidney H. Stein ruled this week that a lawsuit
Updated: 09/29/2011 03:47P