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Ecuador files US$500 million lawsuit against oil firm Burlington Resources
QUITO -- Ecuador on Monday filed a pair of lawsuits worth more than US$500 million against US oil company Burlington Resources, prosecutors said. The suits were filed with the International Center for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID),
Updated: 10/12/2011 02:35A
Application for recall of Harris filed
At the time she was running her campaign, she never made public that she was in the process of filing a lawsuit against the Caldwell School District #132 that she was running to represent. Sheila never fully disclosed to the voters on the day she
Updated: 10/12/2011 02:33A
Australian court overturns ruling against Merck Australia in Vioxx heart
The 2010 judgment — which awarded Graeme Peterson 287000 Australian dollars ($285000) in compensation — had opened the door for claims from hundreds of other litigants in a lawsuit against US pharmaceutical giant Merck & Co. over the arthritis
Updated: 10/12/2011 02:31A
Gold outlet war escalates
The war between two prominent Toronto cash-for-gold outlets escalated Tuesday, with a lawsuit claiming Harold Gerstel - aka Harold the Jewellery Buyer - has been deliberately poaching customers from a rival. In a 10-page statement of claim,
Updated: 10/12/2011 02:27A
Group representing 150 school districts, including Angelina's, sues state
A coalition representing 150 public school districts, including all six in Angelina County, on Monday night filed a lawsuit against alleged inequitable and unconstitutional school funding. The Texas Taxpayer & Student Fairness Coalition,
Updated: 10/12/2011 02:19A
Abramovich's attorney called Berezovsky liar and his lawsuit nonsense
Jonathan Sumption, QC for Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich, who is a defendant in Boris Berezovsky's lawsuit worth $5.5 billion, told at the Tuesday hearings that part of Berezovsky's claims is farfetched, the Russian Legal Information Agency
Updated: 10/12/2011 02:17A
Group to be excluded in suit against Medicaid
A federal judge has refused to allow an advocacy group to join in a lawsuit against the state seeking intensive home and community-based programs over institutionalization for youths with mental illness. US District Judge Henry Wingate recently denied
Updated: 10/12/2011 02:12A
Informed choices
I read that Planned Parenthood and the ACLU have filed a lawsuit to prevent the Woman's Right to Know Act from taking effect this month. Why are they afraid to let women be informed with honest, accurate, thorough information? Many post-abortive women
Updated: 10/12/2011 02:10A
Jessica Alba sues weightloss company
In her lawsuit, the actress claims she has been named among a list of people who have used the Belly Bandit, which helps new mothers get rid of baby weight - even though she has never endorsed the product. The Fantastic Four star is suing for more than
Updated: 10/12/2011 02:07A
MID hopefuls slam $1.2M settlement
Candidates for the Modesto Irrigation District board blasted the agency Tuesday over the $1.2 million settlement of a power plant lawsuit and a possible water sale to San Francisco. John Duarte and Larry Byrd, who are running against
Updated: 10/12/2011 02:03A