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Rihanna & David LaChapelle Reach “S&M” Settlement
Photographer David LaChapelle filed a $1 million lawsuit against Rihanna and Def Jam back in February, where he alleged there were various similarities between her “S&M” video and his own work. Yesterday, Rolling Stone confirmed that a resolution has
Updated: 10/20/2011 01:44P
DuPont sues Monsanto for alleged violation of novel corn technique
DuPont filed a lawsuit against Monsanto on Tuesday, accusing its rival of violating a US patent protecting a novel corn seed production technique. Filed in the US District Court for the Southern District of Iowa, the case (Pioneer Hi-Bred International
Updated: 10/20/2011 01:43P
Hairdresser sues McCartney's ex-wife
David Miramontes, who works under the name David Paul, claims in the lawsuit filed in Los Angeles Superior Court on Tuesday that he worked for Mills starting in 2005 and quit in 2008 after she repeatedly failed to pay him, saying she had no money until
Updated: 10/20/2011 01:41P
Pittsylvania County trying to get ACLU prayer lawsuit dismissed
Pittsylvania County has formally filed a legal request to have the prayer lawsuit against the Board of Supervisors thrown out. Bill Stanley, who is representing the board free of charge, filed the motion today (Thursday) in Danville federal court.
Updated: 10/20/2011 01:41P
Suit challenges Miss. campaign finance disclosure
A federal lawsuit filed Thursday claims Mississippi creates burdens by requiring people or groups to file campaign finance reports if they spend at least $200 to support or oppose ballot initiatives. The lawsuit was filed for five northern Mississippi
Updated: 10/20/2011 01:40P
Bethlehem settles wrongful arrest suit for $63000
By Michael Buck | The Express-Times The city of Bethlehem has settled a wrongful arrest lawsuit for $63000 rather than take chances at trial and rack up hefty legal fees, the lawyer for the city said. "The city takes claims against it and its officers
Updated: 10/20/2011 01:39P
Investors Accuse Bishop Long's Megachurch of Fraud Conspiracy
The lawsuit, filed this week in DeKalb County, accuses Bishop Eddie Long of conspiring with a North Carolina businessman who hosted a series of wealth-building seminars at the church. The lawsuit says New Birth invited Ephren Taylor to host "The Wealth
Updated: 10/20/2011 01:32P
NRDC, communities seek to hold railyards responsible for health risks of air
Angelo Logan, founder of East Yard Communities for Environmental Justice. Near California railyards, community groups have long complained about the health hazard posed by diesel air pollution. A potentially groundbreaking lawsuit filed by the Natural
Updated: 10/20/2011 01:04P
Wedbush Lawsuit Says Ex-Employees Took Secrets to Liquidnet
The lawsuit was filed today in New York State Supreme Court in Manhattan. “Kerner, Silverstein and Liquidnet engaged, and continue to engage, in the premeditated taking and misappropriation of certain of Wedbush's most valuable trade secret and
Updated: 10/20/2011 01:03P
NFL concussion saga moves to new phase: litigation
"Congress has maybe a slightly different purpose for investigating than the family of an injured player has in filing a lawsuit, but it's all based on the same facts. One thing Congress and the plaintiffs share as a purpose is that these kinds of
Updated: 10/20/2011 01:00P