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Olympus: increased damages sought in lawsuit
TOKYO Nov 25 (Reuters) - Olympus Corp said on Friday a Japanese investor expanded the scope of a shareholder lawsuit against former and current executives at the scandal-ridden company, whose shares have slumped 60 percent in six weeks.
Updated: 11/25/2011 01:57A
New rules should make civil litigation more accessible to middle class
The large amount of discovery being conducted by attorneys on a single case was also causing civil suits to drag through the court system. Some citizens were taking their cases to small claims court, where the maximum they could receive was $10000,
Updated: 11/25/2011 01:47A
French group drops suit against 'Jew or not a Jew' iPhone app
PARIS -- A lawyer for French anti-racism groups says they have dropped a lawsuit against Apple Inc. over an iPhone app called “Jew or not Jew?” after it was removed worldwide. Lawyer Stephane Lilti says the decision “is motivated by the removal of the
Updated: 11/25/2011 01:37A
College dispute leads to 4 suits
Jackson - A dispute between some former students and Virginia College in Jackson has resulted in dueling lawsuits between the opposing attorneys. What started out as one lawsuit has now ballooned to four lawsuits in less than a year.
Updated: 11/25/2011 01:31A
Letter: Council needs to get itself together
Let's start with the situation at Ridgewood Water: more than 26 percent increase over two years; lawsuit pending from neighboring towns alleging misappropriation on funds; meters that haven't been read in more than a year without any notification to
Updated: 11/25/2011 01:29A
Why The Grooveshark Lawsuit May Save The Internet
You may have read recently that American streaming service Grooveshark will be heading back to the court rooms after one of the biggest labels in music Universal launched a lawsuit against the company alleging rampant copyright infringement.
Updated: 11/25/2011 01:26A
Memphis Grizzlies centre Hamed Haddadi faces a lawsuit – NBA Update
Almost a year ago on the Thanksgiving morning, Hamed Haddadi, the Iranian basketball player who plays as a backup centre from Memphis Grizzlies and his girlfriend, Goolnaz Karbalaeinematmoeeney, were charged with assault and were arrested after an
Updated: 11/25/2011 01:10A
Southwest Airlines Sued Over Defunct Drink Coupons
The lawsuit was filed after Southwest decided to stop honoring free alcoholic drink coupons, which they had given to select travelers without expiration dates, reported Reuters. Adam Levitt filed the lawsuit in a Chicago federal court on Wednesday,
Updated: 11/25/2011 01:06A
Bernie Layne: About asbestos cases in W.Va. . . .
What is more unfortunate is that good newspapers like the Charleston Daily Mail sometimes fall victim to these online "reporters." Such is the case with the recent online article written by Tim Povtak, a former Orlando, Fla., sports writer,
Updated: 11/25/2011 01:02A
Japan Retail Investors Mull Olympus Suit Options
TOKYO—As the accounting scandal dogging Olympus Corp. unfolds, lawyers say they are being contacted by individual investors in Japan quietly mulling suing the company to seek compensation for the erosion of billions of dollars of
Updated: 11/25/2011 01:02A