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AUSTRALIA: Philip Morris Sues Government After New Tobacco Laws Passed
Philip Morris has launched a lawsuit against the Australian government after the latter went ahead with its controversial plan to ban all logos and brand images from cigarette packages sold in the country. The new law is set to take effect from
Updated: 11/22/2011 04:34A
Swiss billionaire awaits ruling as asbestos trial ends
A massive class action lawsuit in Italy against a Swiss billionaire and a Belgian baron over 3000 allegedly asbestos-related illnesses and deaths ended on Monday and a verdict is expected in February. Stephan Schmidheiny, the former Swiss owner of the
Updated: 11/22/2011 04:34A
Parliament cancels Tax Service's privileges in filing lawsuits against taxpayers
The Verkhovna Rada, Ukraine's parliament, has cancelled the State Tax Service's privileges for filing lawsuits against taxpayers, the press service of the Batkivschyna Party said on Nov. 18. According to the press service, on Nov.
Updated: 11/22/2011 04:29A
NBA players move legal fight
A group of named plaintiffs including Carmelo Anthony, Steve Nash and Kevin Durant filed an amended federal lawsuit against the league in Minnesota on Monday, hoping the courts there will be as favourable to them as they have been to NFL players in the
Updated: 11/22/2011 04:29A
U.S. sued for $25B over AIG
The lawsuit marks an unusual effort to force the government to pay shareholders, who have seen AIG's stock price tumble 98 per cent since the middle of 2007, when the insurer's risky bets on mortgage debt through credit default swaps began to falter.
Updated: 11/22/2011 04:29A
Firm sues U.S. over AIG takeover
The lawsuit marks an unusual effort to force the government to pay shareholders, who have seen AIG's stock price tumble 98 per cent since the middle of 2007, when the insurer's risky bets on mortgage debt through credit default swaps began to falter.
Updated: 11/22/2011 04:25A
Players heading to Minnesota in a lawsuit against NBA – NBA Lockout Update
Plaintiffs including Carmelo Anthony, Steve Nash and Kevin Durant filed an amended federal lawsuit against the league in Minnesota this Monday. The players had previously filed two separate lawsuits against the league on antitrust basis and this latest
Updated: 11/22/2011 04:23A
Newly concerned
by Randy Frank, Fairbanks I see five members of the Borough Assembly voted to spend $25000 in taxes to help fund a lawsuit brought by two disgruntled residents because they do not like the new legislative districts drawn by the Alaska Redistricting
Updated: 11/22/2011 04:21A
Terminal legal woes
Even before the new lawsuit was filed, Ellis-Don and the WAA were embroiled in another legal spat over cost overruns associated with the excavation phase of the airport-terminal project. That matter went to arbitration earlier this year and the WAA
Updated: 11/22/2011 04:19A
Sports news briefs - Nov. 21
•NBA players have filed an amended federal lawsuit against the league in Minnesota. Locked-out players filed class-action antitrust lawsuits against the league last Tuesday in California and Minnesota. But the California complaint was withdrawn and the
Updated: 11/22/2011 04:12A
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