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54 Alabama counties sued for not letting immigrants wed
The SPLC's legal director, Mary Bauer, said many of the counties had policies barring issuance of marriage licenses to illegal immigrants before the new immigration law passed the Legislature. The immigration bill specifically excludes marriage
Updated: 10/20/2011 10:18A
The RC Morning Report
Douglas County commissioners will consider settling their lawsuit against the Federal Emergency Management Agency at their regular meeting this afternoon. Under the settlement, FEMA agrees to convene an independent scientific
Updated: 10/20/2011 10:17A
Customers Get Litigious Over Bank Fees
The lawsuit, filed in federal court in Washington, DC, has alleged that the three banks worked with Visa (NYSE:V) and Mastercard (NYSE:MA) to set artificially high ATM fees. These new legal actions follow a recent uproar over new debit card fees
Updated: 10/20/2011 10:15A
Canada Line lawsuit turned down by Supreme Court
The Supreme Court of Canada has refused to hear the appeal of Susan Heyes, the owner of maternity-wear shop Hazel and Co who has been fighting for compensation because of Canada Line construction. Heyes won a $600000 award at BC Supreme Court in 2009,
Updated: 10/20/2011 10:14A
'Prosperity gospel' preacher Eddie Long endorsed scam, suit says
Members of his New Birth Missionary Baptist Church are accusing him in a lawsuit of endorsing a flawed investment scheme that caused them to lose more than $1 million, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports. Ten members of Long's suburban Atlanta
Updated: 10/20/2011 10:13A
After 'law office failure,' default and $140000 in attorney's fees, town's
The 2004 lawsuit brought by the Town of Riverhead against the owners of a 13-acre site on Route 58 for alleged illegal land clearing was thrown out last year because the town failed to oppose the defendant's motion for summary judgment.
Updated: 10/20/2011 10:13A
Cop case off till 2012
The latest court order sets back a decision in the long-standing civil lawsuit until at least next year. US District Court Judge Janet T. Neff last month once again postponed a trial in a federal lawsuit against Leelanau County and its sheriff filed by
Updated: 10/20/2011 10:13A
Age discrimination lawsuit
By Susan Estrich Columnist I try to keep track of idiotic lawsuits if only to counter my view that, for all its flaws, the legal system actually works better than most people think. Sadly, the idiotic suits – the one against McDonald's because the
Updated: 10/20/2011 10:13A
The Lessons of Leonardo da Vinci's Sex Life, Chuck Close Names Ebay in Artist
[Guardian] – Chuck Close Also Suing eBay: More news has emerged about the federal class action lawsuit filed by a group of artists including Chuck Close, Laddie John Dill, and the estate of Robert Graham. In addition to suing major auction houses
Updated: 10/20/2011 10:10A
Microsoft Founder Bill Gates to Testify in Billion-Dollar Lawsuit
Before now, the lawsuit has been argued in Maryland, where the federal court consolidated several other antitrust cases involving Microsoft. US District Judge J. Frederick Motz of Baltimore will preside over the trial in Utah.
Updated: 10/20/2011 10:09A
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