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Constitutional rights sought for killer whales
The lawsuit filed by People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals says the animals were kept in conditions that violated the ban on slavery. PETA says the killer whales were taken from the ocean as babies, then denied freedom and everything else that
Updated: 10/27/2011 12:20P
Kevorkian estate to auction disputed paintings
Kevorkian's attorney Mayer Morganroth said Thursday he expects buyers will bid on the paintings even through the Armenian Library and Museum of America has refused to turn them over to the estate. Attorney Harold Potter Jr. says the museum believes in
Updated: 10/27/2011 12:18P
Exxon Mobil profit rises 41% on higher prices
The higher prices boosted earnings at Exxon's exploration and production business, which finds and pumps oil and natural gas. Earnings rose nearly 19 percent in the US and 61 percent internationally. Exxon's US refineries also benefited.
Updated: 10/27/2011 12:17P
Feds accuse Idaho man of running Ponzi scheme
The Post Register reports the US Commodity and Futures Trading Commission filed the lawsuit Tuesday against Michael Hoopes in US District Court. The agency contends Hoopes, the owner of Aspen Trading LLC, collected roughly $2 million from 10 eastern
Updated: 10/27/2011 12:17P
Sylvester Stallone sued over Expendables script
Screenwriter Webb has filed a lawsuit against Stallone (65), claiming that the action star has copied the idea of his screenplay titled The Cordoba Caper written in 2006, for his 2010 action movie, reported Ace Showbiz. Webb filed legal papers in
Updated: 10/27/2011 12:15P
Grizzly mauling lawsuit
A widow has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the federal government after her husband was killed in 2010 by a grizzly bear that was recovering from a research team's tranquilizers west of Cody. Yolanda Evert, of Park Ridge, Ill., filled suit in
Updated: 10/27/2011 12:13P
Missouri Judge Declares Mistrial in $700M Tobacco Lawsuit
A judge in Missouri has declared a mistrial in a $700 million lawsuit against Philip Morris USA, after jurors failed to reach agreement on whether Missouri smokers were misled into believing that light cigarettes were safer than regular cigarettes.
Updated: 10/27/2011 12:13P
RIM Faces Lawsuits Over BlackBerry Services Outage
RIM is beginning to face lawsuits over the BlackBerry services outage that hit users across the globe earlier in October. Research In Motion dealt with its global outage that left some BlackBerry users without services for days.
Updated: 10/27/2011 12:13P
PETA Strikes Back...Again
He was the same whale who dragged his loving trainer underwater last year, drowning her in front of a crowd of visitors. In the words of one critic, "SeaWorld is now left in the odd position of trying to prove in court that orcas are not people.
Updated: 10/27/2011 12:12P
New Jersey Governor Meets Roadblock in Fight to Increase Health Insurance
Chris Christie has failed to win a lawsuit over whether the state can increase judges' health insurance and pension contributions, according to a Philadelphia Inquirer report. Mercer County Superior Court Judge Linda Feinberg ruled Wednesday that New
Updated: 10/27/2011 12:12P
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