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ACLU files suit over BP protest arrest
The American Civil Liberties Union of Mississippi has filed a lawsuit on behalf of a Gulf Coast woman, challenging her 2010 arrest for her protest of the BP oil spill. The lawsuit was filed Friday in federal court in Gulfport.
Updated: 11/18/2011 03:53P
Judge expedites $1B lawsuit against Ontario
In setting a trial date, Ontario Superior Court Justice Patrick Moore expressed concern that many of the 5000 former residents of the Huronia Regional Centre in Orillia, Ont., are aged or dying. "Approximately 200 class members per year are passing
Updated: 11/18/2011 03:51P
Kilpatrick whistle-blower lawyer guilty of another ethical breach
Michael Stefani was found to have misled a lawyer representing then-mayor Kilpatrick during 2007 negotiations over the city's payment of a whistle-blowing police officer civil lawsuit verdict, according to an opinion issued Wednesday by an attorney
Updated: 11/18/2011 03:50P
Father, stepmother of man killed in Waikiki McDonald's sues federal agent
Deedy's criminal defense attorney, Brook Hart, said his client was protecting himself and others from Elderts. "He's a responsible federal agent. That he had to shoot an aggressor, an attacker is unfortunate," Hart said Friday.
Updated: 11/18/2011 03:47P
Lincoln Public Schools Wins Decision In Autism Lawsuit
Reporter: AP A federal judge has ruled that Lincoln Public Schools does not have to reimburse a couple for private school tuition they paid after pulling their autistic son from public school. The Lincoln Journal Star reports that US District Court
Updated: 11/18/2011 03:44P
CBS Radio and former WPGC-FM DJ Ranelle Sykes settle their lawsuit
The Afro-American Newspaper says Sykes and CBS Radio have agreed to settle her lawsuit. Terms were not disclosed. Sykes wrote in her resignation letter, published by the newspaper, "I refuse to be treated like a female sidekick, intern, part-timer,
Updated: 11/18/2011 03:44P
Survivors Again Press Congress For Right To Sue Insurers
After years of getting the runaround from the German insurance giant Allianz, Herbert Karliner recently learned why he had been unable to collect on his father's life insurance: the company claims his father cashed in the policy on Nov.
Updated: 11/18/2011 03:43P
Ultimate Fighting seeks judgment against former Aberdeen bar owner
In paperwork filed in federal court, Zuffa, the company that operates Ultimate Fighting Championship, asked for the decision against Jason J. Miller because he hasn't responded to the company's lawsuit. Ultimate Fighting Championship is one of the most
Updated: 11/18/2011 03:42P
Judge rules Lincoln schools didn't violate federal education law over autistic
The lawsuit argued the district should have relied on research and recommendations of a national expert from the Kennedy Krieger Institute, who found that using the calm-down room actually made the boy more aggressive, significantly reducing his
Updated: 11/18/2011 03:42P
ACLU filed lawsuit against Long Beach for Gulf Coast woman's arrest during BP
The American Civil Liberties Union of Mississippi has filed a lawsuit on behalf of a Gulf Coast woman, challenging her 2010 arrest for her protest of the BP oil spill. The lawsuit was filed Friday in federal court in Gulfport.
Updated: 11/18/2011 03:42P