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Judge blocks welfare testing law in Florida
Judge Mary Scriven's ruling is in response to a lawsuit filed on behalf of a 35-year-old Navy veteran and single father who sought the benefits while finishing his college degree but refused to take the test. The judge said there was a good chance
Updated: 10/25/2011 12:47A
Edgerly loses lawsuit against Oakland
"The city is very pleased with the outcome," Rob Shwarts, an attorney who represented Oakland, said after the jury returned with a 10-2 verdict in favor of the city. "The city is confident that Ms. Edgerly would not be able to prove her case,
Updated: 10/25/2011 12:45A
IN BRIEF (Page 1)
The Consumer Council on Monday expressed disappointment over the scrapping of the personal lawsuit mechanism in the proposed Competition Law. The government made six amendments to the Competition Law in the Legislative Council last week, taking out the
Updated: 10/25/2011 12:45A
Foreign Trusts Gain Edge in Protecting Assets
Many people came to realize that, as Lenny Bruce once said, "In the Halls of Justice, the only justice is in the halls." Anything and everything you do can get you into a lawsuit. When that happens, you get lost in a legal system which is a Kabuki
Updated: 10/25/2011 12:38A
Disneyland in California accused of having potentially dangerous levels of lead
The Mateel Environment Justice Foundation filed a lawsuit against Disneyland, California, back in April over the “health threat” and is now seeking a court injunction, the UK's Daily Mail reports. It hopes to force the theme park to cover the items of
Updated: 10/25/2011 12:38A
More Legal Trouble for Forster Mansion Wedding Planner
A new lawsuit says the San Juan Capistrano business owner also owes rent at Coconuts Bar in Capistrano Beach. By Jenna Chandler The owner of a troubled wedding business at San Juan Capistrano's historic Forster Mansion is the subject of another lawsuit
Updated: 10/25/2011 12:35A
Wyoming Company to Pay $135000 Lawsuit
A construction company in Wyoming has agreed to pay $135000 to settle a discrimination lawsuit filed by the US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. The commission said Monday that TIC The Industrial Company Wyoming Inc. also agreed,
Updated: 10/25/2011 12:34A
Sprint Denied Access to Data US Got From AT&T in Merger Case
By Bloomberg Oct. 25 (Bloomberg) -- Sprint Nextel Corp. and the US Justice Department lost their bid to share confidential documents as they seek to stop a proposed $39 billion purchase of T-Mobile USA Inc by AT&T Inc. US District Judge Ellen Segal
Updated: 10/25/2011 12:33A
Alberta Moves to Dump Tobacco Shares
Alberta has dumped its shares in tobacco companies prior to launching a lawsuit to recoup smoking-related health care costs. (Health Canada) Alberta has become the first province in Canada to dump its investments in the tobacco industry, drawing praise
Updated: 10/25/2011 12:32A
Judge Throws Murray, Hollin Case Out
Hollin's lawyer says the lawsuit was bigger than the plaintiff and defendants. "I think it's a vindication for the First Amendment. It's important for citizens to be able to complain about their elected leaders, and that's really what this lawsuit is
Updated: 10/25/2011 12:31A