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'Girls Gone Wild' chief Joe Francis suing Wynn over Las Vegas debt
A civil lawsuit filed Tuesday in US District Court in Los Angeles alleges that an effort to criminally prosecute soft-porn impresario Joe Francis for failure to pay a casino IOU in 2007 amounted to malicious prosecution, conspiracy, abuse of process
Updated: 11/02/2011 06:20P
Apple loses design lawsuit against Spanish tablet maker
and now Apple's running into problems in Spain, where it just lost a design lawsuit against tiny tablet maker NT-K. The overall case history is actually kind of insane, with Apple even filing criminal charges against NT-K at one point,
Updated: 11/02/2011 06:20P
Alabama official balks at US info request
MONTGOMERY, Alabama (AP) — Alabama's attorney general is questioning the US Justice Department's legal authority to get enrollment information about all students in many Alabama school districts as part of its federal lawsuit challenging the state's
Updated: 11/02/2011 06:19P
Kids of illegal immigrants sue over Florida's college tuition policy
Miami Dade College Senior Wendy Ruiz says she was forced to pay $5000 more in tuition because her parents could not provide legal immigration documents. Ruiz is an American and Florida citizen under the law because she has lived in the state for her
Updated: 11/02/2011 06:19P
Spokeswoman denies allegation that Justin Bieber fathered a child
"While we haven't yet seen the lawsuit, it's sad that someone would fabricate malicious, defamatory and demonstrably false claims," Victor said. Online court records show Mariah Yeater filed a paternity lawsuit against Bieber, 17, on Monday in San
Updated: 11/02/2011 06:17P
After US attorneys clear maps, groups plan to file lawsuit challenging NC
The groups' moves come even after the US Justice Department announced late Tuesday it wouldn't object, for now, to the maps based on a portion of the federal Voting Rights Act. North Carolina's redistricting maps are subject to prior approval by the
Updated: 11/02/2011 06:16P
Judge dismisses wrongful arrest claims against Fairhope; keeps case against
Defense attorney Andy Rutens hammered Lawrence on inconsistencies between his testimony today and the account he gave during his criminal trial in Baldwin County Circuit Court. He also got Lawrence to admit that Thomas never had arrested him or even
Updated: 11/02/2011 06:15P
AT&T Loses Bid to Dismiss Sprint Challenge to T-Mobile Deal
2 (Bloomberg) -- AT&T Inc. can be sued by Sprint Nextel Corp. over its proposed purchase of T-Mobile USA Inc., a judge ruled, saying the fact that the company is a competitor doesn't set up a bar to a private antitrust lawsuit.
Updated: 11/02/2011 06:15P
Hockey player beaten in bar loses lawsuit against cops
A former NHL enforcer left with brain damage after a bar brawl in Delta, BC has lost his legal bid to get the city and local police chief to pay him damages for negligence. Garrett Burnett was knocked into a coma and had to depend on life support after
Updated: 11/02/2011 06:15P
Annex developer sued for $6.2M in debt
According to the suit, the bank is owed $1.9 million for a line of credit, $3.8 million for a loan to Atascadero LLC, a related business, and about $250000 for a loan to Halcon LLC, a workforce housing project in Atascadero. The lawsuit also alleges
Updated: 11/02/2011 06:15P