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Legal experts expect NBA dispute to be settled outside of courts
While many legal experts believe NBA players may be in a better position to succeed in the courts than their NFL counterparts — who also filed antitrust lawsuit this past summer before eventually coming to terms on an agreement — few think this labor
Updated: 11/17/2011 08:45P
Justice Dept. dispute with Alabama over illegal-immigration law intensifies
The Obama administration's legal campaign against restrictive state immigration laws has led to a bitter standoff in Alabama, where Justice Department attorneys are investigating possible civil rights violations. The federal government already has sued
Updated: 11/17/2011 08:45P
Softbank takes NTT units to court over fibre wholesale
Softbank claims that the way NTT East and NTT West bundle optical fibre services, violates anti-trust rules, the Nikkei writes. The NTT units lease circuits in bundles of eight while Softbank would prefer to lease circuits one at a time.
Updated: 11/17/2011 08:44P
Murderer tells court he was abused in jail
Thompson, a sex offender who already had served more than 17 years in prison for raping four women in 1985, was in the jail awaiting trial for a crime spree that included the rape and murder of Deborah Byars, 45, a second rape and assaults on two other
Updated: 11/17/2011 08:43P
Lawmakers pass sweeping RI pension system overhaul
As part of a technology change, commenting will not be available on some articles for a number of months. Read more about the change here. By DAVID KLEPPER The Associated Press PROVIDENCE, RI — Little Rhode Island is taking aim at one of the nation's
Updated: 11/17/2011 08:38P
Lawmakers endorse sweeping changes to RI public pension system; governor
The proposal would suspend pension increases for retirees for five years and then only if pension investments perform well. The bill also raises retirement ages for many workers and creates a benefit plan that mixes pensions with 401(k)-style accounts.
Updated: 11/17/2011 08:37P
State settlement spares adult day health
Low-income Californians with disabilities and serious illness will continue receiving services to keep them out of nursing homes after state officials Thursday settled a lawsuit challenging the
Updated: 11/17/2011 07:58P
Bren Simon has lost her bid to remove the Hamilton County judge who's
After he was arrested for drunken driving in October 2010, Hughes briefly hired two attorneys who worked for the same law firm that represents Simon Property Group in a related lawsuit against Bren Simon over estate matters. That put his impartiality
Updated: 11/17/2011 07:56P
Suit against boy accused in GHS hazing incident dropped
KALISPELL- The lawsuit against a 15-year-old boy who is accused of hazing several of his football freshmen teammates back in September has been dismissed. The Glacier High School (GHS) freshman and another 15-year-old are charged with misdemeanor
Updated: 11/17/2011 07:54P
Kellogg Reaches Settlement in 'Toucan' Trademark Dispute – Few Feathers Ruffled
Earlier this year in September, fellow IP Blogger Seth Dennis commented on a lawsuit the Kellogg's cereal company had threatened against the Maya Archaeology Initiative (“MAI”) for trademark infringement. The threatening mark was a picture that
Updated: 11/17/2011 07:50P