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Florida Lawsuit Forces Issue of Illegal-Immigrant Tuition Into the Courts
The organization has filed a federal lawsuit against the Florida State Board of Education and the Board of Governors. The lawsuit charges that the state discriminates against the students, who were born in the United States, because they cannot prove
Updated: 10/19/2011 04:20P
Suit claims Philadelphia wrongly refused NAACP ad
"So we believe since Philadelphia moved to post those billboards that they should have posted ours as well." The lawsuit also names Clear Channel Outdoor, which handles advertising for the Philadelphia airport.
Updated: 10/19/2011 04:17P
NY investment house CEO Allen sued over "forgery"
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Herbert A. Allen, founder of an annual business conference that draws a host of media moguls, is accused in a lawsuit of aiding a family fraud to stop a dying cousin's creditor collecting $25.3 million. A business partner of the
Updated: 10/19/2011 04:13P
APNewsBreak: South Carolina Supreme Court agrees to hear challenge to GOP
Beaufort, Chester, Greenville and Spartanburg counties filed a lawsuit Monday challenging the state Election Commission's authority to conduct the primary and force the counties to pick up part of the tab. State Attorney General Alan Wilson filed an
Updated: 10/19/2011 04:11P
Judge halts uranium leasing program
The ruling was made in response to a lawsuit brought by five conservation groups that sought to halt the Department of Energy's leasing program, which they say threatens the Dolores and San Miguel rivers. In a news release, the groups said the 53-page
Updated: 10/19/2011 04:11P
Family sues Gold Club from wrongful death of daughter
The parents of a former Gold Club waitress have filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the club, alleging its employees were negligent when they allowed their daughter to drink and drive
Updated: 10/19/2011 04:10P
Squire Sanders | No Carve Out for Mutual Fund Holders -- Sixth Circuit Affirms
In a precedent-setting opinion, the Sixth Circuit recently held that mutual fund shareholders are barred from asserting state-law fraud claims for periods when the plaintiffs held their shares, versus fraud that occurred during the purchaseof those
Updated: 10/19/2011 04:10P
An age-old prejudice
According to the film industry paper The Hollywood Reporter, an actress has filed a lawsuit in a Seattle federal court against the movie website IMBD for publishing her real age without her permission. The star, who remains anonymous in the lawsuit,
Updated: 10/19/2011 04:07P
Children of Fallen Chicago (IL) Firefighter File Lawsuit
The children of a Chicago (IL) firefighter who was killed while operating at an abandoned laundromat last year are suing the owners of the building, claiming that the owners' failure to maintain the structure contributed to their father's death,
Updated: 10/19/2011 04:07P
Wash. residents file suit over ferry regulations
Most visitors travel up the 55-mile lake on a ferry operated by the same company since 1929. The boat leaves from Chelan, at the south end of the lake, each morning during the summer and less frequently in the winter. Some Stehekin residents have long
Updated: 10/19/2011 03:52P