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Australia bars Tab as Samsung loses a round in patent war
The decision prevents Samsung Electronics Co. from selling the device in Australia in its current form until a further court order, or until a pending patent lawsuit between the warring technology giants is resolved. The ruling is a blow for Samsung,
Updated: 10/13/2011 12:06P
Judge: No class-action status in Countrywide case
A federal judge in Kentucky has rejected class-action status in a lawsuit accusing Countrywide Bank of charging African-American and Hispanic borrowers more for home loans than Caucasian borrowers. US District Judge John Heyburn II on Thursday ruled
Updated: 10/13/2011 12:03P
Claim related back to previously settled action
Applying Texas law, the Court of Appeals of Texas has held that a lawsuit alleging similar wrongful acts that were the subject of an earlier-filed suit related back even though the conduct at issue in the second action all occurred after the first
Updated: 10/13/2011 12:02P
Innkeepers, Cerberus Tentatively Reach New Deal
The agreement would settle a lawsuit brought by the hotelier after Cerberus backed out of a $1.12 billion deal to buy the company earlier this year. Under the proposed settlement's terms, Cerberus, a New York private-equity firm, and its deal partner
Updated: 10/13/2011 12:02P
Sydney court bans sales of Samsung Galaxy tablet PCs
The decision prevents Samsung from selling the device in Australia in its current form until a further court order, or until a pending patent lawsuit between the warring technology giants is resolved. The ruling is a blow for Samsung, which had hoped
Updated: 10/13/2011 12:00P
A possible lawsuit over PreK programs?
"Lawsuits aren't the best way to make change happen," the Executive Director said. "But sometimes they're the only way." We asked a professor at The Charlotte School of Law if a lawsuit could be won. "I would say yes", Professor Malik Edwards said.
Updated: 10/13/2011 12:00P
Denver settles Democratic convention arrest suit
AP The American Civil Liberties Union and the city of Denver of have reached a $200000 settlement in a lawsuit filed after the largest mass arrest during the 2008 Democratic National Convention. Senior US District Judge Richard Matsch approved the deal
Updated: 10/13/2011 11:59A
Faces of Lawsuit Abuse: The Houck Family
ABC News The US Chamber of Commerce has an entire web site created through its anti-justice lobbying arm, the Institute for Legal Reform, dedicated to "Faces of Lawsuit Abuse". The US Chamber's site focuses solely on defendants (and mostly corporate
Updated: 10/13/2011 11:57A
Beware! No one is immune from discrimination suits
The gender discrimination and “actual or perceived” disability lawsuit recently filed against the management law firm of Proskauer Rose by its longtime CFO should be a warning to all employers -- no one is immune from a discrimination suit.
Updated: 10/13/2011 11:52A
Federal judge rejects class-action status in suit accusing Countrywide of
A federal judge in Kentucky has rejected class-action status in a lawsuit accusing Countrywide Bank of charging African-American and Hispanic borrowers more for home loans than Caucasian borrowers. US District Judge John Heyburn II on Thursday ruled
Updated: 10/13/2011 11:51A
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