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SJC to review effort to recoup Quinn bill payments to police
Cash-strapped cities and towns across Massachusetts could be on the hook for tens of millions of dollars if the state's highest court finds in favor of police officers who say they are entitled to the full amount of an education bonus
Updated: 11/07/2011 12:06A
All three W.Va. redistricting plans now facing legal challenges
A federal lawsuit, also filed Friday, targets the tweaking of district lines for the state's three seats in the US House of Representatives. At least one more challenge may be on the way. Kanawha County lawyer Thornton Cooper, among those suing over
Updated: 11/07/2011 12:06A
Dark Roman history: dirty laundry aired in billionaire battle
But aside from being a battle for some $6.5 billion, Boris Berezovsky's lawsuit has also made public some little-known details about his fellow tycoon Roman Abramovich's past. The process has been dubbed the battle of the oligarchs.
Updated: 11/07/2011 12:04A
Mobile Patent Wars: A Closer Look at How Everyone Loses
It already has inked deals with Acer, HTC, Samsung, and six other Android handset manufacturers, charging each for using its patents in their phones. That's right: Although Microsoft may be struggling to get its Windows Phone 7 platform to compete
Updated: 11/07/2011 12:01A
East Point Mayor sues her own city
The mayor of East Point is part of a class action lawsuit filed against her own city. This announcement comes just two days before the election. Mayor Earnestine Pittman said she's standing up for citizens who are struggling to pay their
Updated: 11/06/2011 11:43P
Screaming for the voiceless
Last week People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), filed a lawsuit in US District Court in San Diego, on behalf of five whales. It claims that the whales are being held at SeaWorld parks in violation of the 13th Amendment, which abolished
Updated: 11/06/2011 11:39P
Goldstein, Howe & Russell, P.C. | Plain English: Recent grants
Although important in their own right, these question may take on even more significance (or depending on how the Court ultimately rules, irony) in the context of the Court's recent decision in the Citizens United campaign finance case,
Updated: 11/06/2011 11:29P
Civil suit filed over shoving case at Columbia holding cell
We all knew this was coming: A lawsuit has been filed against the city of Columbia over a YouTube video showing a prisoner being violently shoved in a holding cell. A video of the incident was loaded to YouTube, drawing national attention to the case.
Updated: 11/06/2011 11:22P
Motorola Wins Lawsuit Against Apple
Germany's Post Patents, which specializes in patents news, reported Saturday that a court in Mannheim ruled in favor of Motorola, which accused Apple of infringing two of its communications technologies. The court ruled Apple headquarters must halt
Updated: 11/06/2011 11:19P
Bottled Water Greenwashing Crackdown in California
Two bottled water companies and a plastic bottle manufacturer are misleading California consumers by claiming their bottles are biodegradable, charged California Attorney General Kamala D. Harris in a lawsuit last week.
Updated: 11/06/2011 11:14P