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Facebook settles FTC lawsuit, commits to 20 years of privacy audits
Facebook reached a settlement with the Federal Trade Commission today in regards to the privacy-related lawsuit that accused the social network of “unfair and deceptive” business practices. The FTC lawsuit claimed that the company repeatedly shared
Updated: 11/29/2011 03:39P
US judge calls timeout on NBA lawsuit
US District Judge Patrick Schiltz issued a stay on Tuesday on all court proceedings involving an anti-trust lawsuit by a group of NBA players against team owners. The move came at the request of players as they work through the process of trying to
Updated: 11/29/2011 03:39P
Ticketmaster Fees Class Action Lawsuit: One Step Closer to Settlement, But Who
As part of an eight-year old ongoing class action lawsuit against the company, customers were notified of the terms of a proposed settlement. The suit claims that Ticketmaster's Order Processing Fee and UPS delivery charge are both "excessive and
Updated: 11/29/2011 03:38P
Dakota Meyer Suing Defense Contractor
Monday Meyer filed a defamation lawsuit 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. Tuesday BAE Systems spokesman Brian
Updated: 11/29/2011 03:38P
US to pay $2.5 million in photo editor's 2001 anthrax death
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, according to documents released today.
Updated: 11/29/2011 03:37P
Melrose II fund sues Paramount over profits
"On Melrose Avenue, at the oldest existing film studio in Hollywood, Paramount Pictures Corporation routinely calculates 'net receipts' to take in huge returns on one set of books while reporting losses to its profit participants on another," the suit
Updated: 11/29/2011 03:36P
Feuding Partners Trade Lawsuits and Charges
WHITE PLAINS, NY -- The partners who acquired nearly 90 Shell Oil Co. gas stations in Westchester County and metropolitan New York last year are embroiled in a lawsuit in which both sides have traded charges and countercharges alleging the theft of
Updated: 11/29/2011 03:36P
Court to rehear Alameda Co. gun ban case
SAN FRANCISCO -- A federal appeals court has agreed to rehear a lawsuit over an Alameda County ordinance that banned guns and ammunition on public property. The San Jose Mercury News reports that the 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals issued an order on
Updated: 11/29/2011 03:32P
Firm says lawmakers blocked votes over civil-rights suit
NEW YORK, Nov 29 (Reuters) - A Long Island civil-rights law firm has accused Nassau County lawmakers of blocking votes on two settlements in retaliation for the firm's role in a lawsuit over the county's legislative redistricting plan.
Updated: 11/29/2011 03:32P
Investment group cannot sue Dechert over Dreier fraud: NY court
In 2008, Dreier proposed a transaction in which his clients, developer Sheldon Solow and his realty companies, would borrow $50 million from Fortress Investment Group to finance the purchase of real-estate assets. The deal followed two similar loans in
Updated: 11/29/2011 03:32P
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