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Assured Guaranty Calls Lehman Derivatives Claims 'Without Merit'
Assured Guaranty Ltd. (AGO) said it will fight a lawsuit by Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. (LEHMQ)'s UK unit, in which Lehman claims it's owed more than $1 billion from an Assured subsidiary on
Updated: 11/29/2011 01:21P
Lisle wins lawsuit over water service
Village officials announced Tuesday that the 30-day period for the plaintiffs to appeal has expired, following a DuPage County judge's dismissal in October of the lawsuit. It originally was filed in federal court in 2007 by residents of Lisle's Oakview
Updated: 11/29/2011 01:19P
Federal government settles suit in fatal anthrax attacks
The US government has agreed to pay $2.5 million to the family of a tabloid photo editor who died in the 2001 anthrax attacks, resolving a long-running lawsuit in which family members had accused the government of negligence. In documents filed Monday
Updated: 11/29/2011 01:19P
Landlords, managers settle mold lawsuit
In June, Catherine Harriman filed a lawsuit against Sumner and Marjorie Kinney of Kinney Rentals and owners Richard and Mary Nightingale of Rockland. Harriman claimed in the lawsuit that she was given an eviction notice from the apartment after a
Updated: 11/29/2011 01:18P
Top Marine sues defense contractor
Meyer filed a defamation lawsuit on Monday against his former employer, BAE Systems OASYS Inc. The 23-year-old says the company retaliated after he raised objections to its sale of weapons systems to Pakistan. BAE Systems spokesman Brian Roehrkasse
Updated: 11/29/2011 01:16P
Suit Against New York Gay Marriage Law May Proceed
A lawsuit seeking to overturn the New York marriage equality law on the grounds that the legislature followed improper procedures in the days leading up to the vote may proceed, a state judge has decided. In the decision issued November
Updated: 11/29/2011 01:15P
Pa. school: Bus driver hit accelerator, not brake
The admission Tuesday comes as a lawsuit filed by a teen who lost her leg goes to trial. Pennsbury School District lawyer David Cohen tells The Associated Press the district accepts liability for Ashley Zauflik's (ZOW'-flik) injuries.
Updated: 11/29/2011 01:14P
Teen Hooker Sues Hall of Famer Lawrence Taylor
This lawsuit seeks to vindicate Ms. Fierro's civil rights and remedies under the Trafficking Victims Protection Act, the Rockland County law prohibiting gender-motivated violence and state common law." The 13-page complaint then describes how Fierro,
Updated: 11/29/2011 01:14P
US to pay $2.5 mil. to widow, family of Fla. tabloid editor killed in '01
More than a decade after tabloid photo editor Robert Stevens became the first victim of the 2001 anthrax attacks, the US government has agreed to pay his widow and family $2.5 million to settle their lawsuit,
Updated: 11/29/2011 01:12P
KTVN Channel 2 - Reno Tahoe News Weather, Video - Orchid grower paying $200K
(AP) - 1 of the nation's largest orchid growers is paying $200000 to settle a sexual harassment, discrimination and retaliation lawsuit filed by the federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. The lawsuit says Hispanic women at Oxnard-based Cyma
Updated: 11/29/2011 01:09P