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Judge lets District's online hotel tax lawsuit proceed
A DC Superior Court judge has rejected a motion to dismiss the District's lawsuit against virtually all online travel-booking services for not collecting the city's full hotel tax. Judge Craig Iscoe's order is a big win for DC because it suggests the
Updated: 10/21/2011 06:09A
Baltimore magazine sues Olney firm over plaques
In the suit, Rosebud Entertainment LLC says Walls of Fame LLC used the magazine's distinctive typeface and October cover image in an advertising pitch without permission. Rosebud is seeking $150000 per infringement — nearly $4 million — on top of any
Updated: 10/21/2011 06:09A
BP settles lawsuit with staff who departed for Brightoil
ix former staff who left to start a trading unit for Chinese oil firm Brightoil Petroleum over a lawsuit filed by the oil major accusing the group of breach of contract, court documents showed on Friday. The settlement was reached on Oct. 13,
Updated: 10/21/2011 06:09A
“Agency operators” for Avis Budget commence class action lawsuit for
Although the agency operators acknowledge that they each signed “Agency Operator Agreements” that classified them as ICs, the lawsuit alleges that, in practice, Avis and Budget exercised “total control” over each agency operator in the following ways:
Updated: 10/21/2011 06:06A
Ex-NJ Chamber of Commerce official was sexually harassed on the job, lawsuit
A sexual harassment lawsuit filed by a former executive of the New Jersey Chamber of Commerce describe two instances in which she says she was degraded by the governor in 2001, though she doesn't refer to DiFrancesco by name.
Updated: 10/21/2011 06:04A
New Birth member speaks out about lawsuit against Eddie Long
Wells' story is at the center of a lawsuit that pits her against Bishop Eddie Long, one of the nation's most well-known televangelists, and a charismatic investor who Long reportedly compared to Moses. Wells and nine others are suing Long,
Updated: 10/21/2011 06:04A
Steve Jobs vowed to 'destroy Android', claims Walter Isaacson
Steve Jobs vowed to 'destroy Android' and said he was willing to wage 'thermonuclear war' in Apple's patent lawsuit against Taiwanese smartphone manufacturer HTC, his biographer Walter Isaacson has claimed. Isaacson, whose authorised biography about
Updated: 10/21/2011 06:04A
Court win gives Troutman tech firm new opportunity
Aaron Banks believes he can resurrect his Troutman technology company after winning a $26 million jury award last week in a federal lawsuit the company had filed against a former business partner. The case involved a software program that Member
Updated: 10/21/2011 06:02A
Staybridge receiver wants auction of downtown hotel
Attorneys in the Staybridge lawsuit have been working slowly toward a resolution that could let receiver Seth Dizard realize the long-held goal of selling the property. On Oct. 17, Dizard requested court approval to auction the building, and the court
Updated: 10/21/2011 06:01A
No carve out for mutual fund holders -- Sixth Circuit affirms SLUSA dismissal
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 purchase of those
Updated: 10/21/2011 06:00A
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