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Copyright law preempts financial firms' hot news lawsuit
Federal copyright law preempts any attempt of the states to regulate or enforce any claim that contains rights that are equivalent to those protected under federal law, or which involves a work that is of the type protected by the copyright statute.
Updated: 10/17/2011 01:34P
Facebook sued for allegedly violating US wiretap law
According to the lawsuit, for which Rutledge seeks class action status, Facebook carried out the purported violations through the use of a "super-cookie," which was discovered by Australian blogger Nik Cubrilovic late last month after Facebook
Updated: 10/17/2011 01:33P
KCTV 5Facebook sued for allegedly violating US wiretap law
According to the lawsuit, for which Rutledge seeks class action status, Facebook carried out the purported violations through the use of a "super-cookie," which was discovered by Australian blogger Nik Cubrilovic late last month after Facebook
Updated: 10/17/2011 01:33P
UPDATE: Top Court To Consider Corporate Liability In Abuse Cases
WASHINGTON (Dow Jones)--The US Supreme Court said Monday it will consider a lawsuit against Royal Dutch Shell PLC (RDSA, RDSA.LN) to decide whether corporations can be sued in US courts for allegedly aiding human-rights abuses overseas
Updated: 10/17/2011 01:32P
Elouise Cobell, Native American activist, dies at 65
Elouise Cobell, the treasurer of the Blackfeet tribe who tenaciously pursued a lawsuit that accused the federal government of cheating Native Americans out of more than a century's worth of royalties, resulting in a record $3.4
Updated: 10/17/2011 01:32P
Hedge Fund Insurance: Think You Are Covered? Think Again
If the fund's policies only cover the costs of the defending you in a lawsuit, and not the costs of the formal investigation, you could then spend a small fortune providing documents to the regulators, only to have the investigation dropped before it
Updated: 10/17/2011 01:30P
3rd lawsuit filed in W.Va. music festival crash
(AP) - A third federal lawsuit has been filed stemming from a fatal July accident at the All-Good Music Festival near Masontown. The Dominion Post (http://bit.ly/oMw4iY ) reports 21-year-old Elizabeth Rose Doran of Mount Pleasant, SC, filed the lawsuit
Updated: 10/17/2011 01:29P
Visa and MasterCard ATM Practices Come Under Scrutiny in Lawsuit
A trade group representing operators of ATMs has filed a lawsuit against Visa (NYSE:V) and MasterCard (NYSE:MA), accusing them of fixing prices and suppressing competition among ATM networks. [1] The lawsuit was filed in federal court in Washington and
Updated: 10/17/2011 01:27P
Wal-Mart, Ontario billed for portion of attorney fees
In his ruling, Alvarez said the city and Wal-Mart are responsible for paying Briggs' fees only for the portion of the lawsuit in which the residents were victorious. "OMVA only won one of its seven CEQA claims," Alvarez wrote.
Updated: 10/17/2011 01:23P
Third lawsuit filed in music festival crash
A third federal lawsuit has been filed stemming from a fatal July accident at the All-Good Music Festival near Masontown. The Dominion Post (http://bit.ly/oMw4iY ) reports 21-year-old Elizabeth Rose Doran of Mount Pleasant, SC, filed the lawsuit
Updated: 10/17/2011 01:22P
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