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Actress suing IMDb could be "blacklisted," awyer says
IMDb has asked that her name be revealed to help it defend itself in the lawsuit. It said in a filing two weeks ago that the actress is "selfish" and that trying to hide her true age is the same as trying to commit fraud by misleading studios and
Updated: 11/29/2011 05:19P
Frivolous lawsuits still flourish in Illinois
The State Farm case is a good illustration of the kind of frivolous and excessive lawsuits that are allowed to flourish here in Illinois. Companies in Illinois are constantly harassed by frivolous lawsuits and all too often there are judges who do
Updated: 11/29/2011 05:19P
Comcast Accused of Racial Discrimination in 'Hostile Environment' Lawsuit
A number of African-American workers for Comcast Corp. claim in a federal lawsuit filed in Chicago that the cable giant has been discriminating against them. Ten employees in Comcast's South Side facility as well as one former worker who was fired in
Updated: 11/29/2011 05:18P
New York Gay Marriage Lawsuit Can Proceed, Judge Rules
A lawsuit seeking to overturn New York's landmark marriage equality law can proceed given claims that private meetings between Gov. Andrew Cuomo and Senate Republicans may have violated state laws, according to reports. As the New York Daily News is
Updated: 11/29/2011 05:18P
Florida Rock sues St. Augustine gas station in explosive August fire
Florida Rock & Tank Lines Inc. filed a lawsuit Nov. 14 in Jacksonville, asserting that Coomes Oil & Supply Inc., which owned the BP gas station at 215 Florida 16, was negligent in the August incident. The suit said Coomes then did not live up to damage
Updated: 11/29/2011 05:18P
Murder suspect Joran van der Sloot files $10 million lawsuit against South
By Eric Pfeiffer | The Sideshow – 7 hrs ago Joran van der Sloot, the man still suspected of murdering disappeared American student Natalee Holloway in Aruba, has filed a lawsuit against authorities with the Chilean and Peruvian
Updated: 11/29/2011 05:18P
Judge Upholds New York City Flavored Tobacco Ban
A federal judge recently rejected a lawsuit that challenged New York City's controversial 2009 ban that prohibits the sale of some flavored tobacco products, including cigars, chewing tobacco and pipe tobacco. On November 15, US District Judge Colleen
Updated: 11/29/2011 05:17P
Obama admin appeals cigarette warning ruling
The warnings were required to cover the top half of the front and back of cigarette packs and 20 percent of printed advertisements and must contain color graphics depicting the health consequences of smoking, including diseased lungs, dead bodies and
Updated: 11/29/2011 05:16P
Council Votes to Sue Bloomberg Over Homeless Policy
The move is the council's first independent lawsuit against the mayor under Quinn's reign, marking a bold move for the speaker — who is often thought to be a close ally of the mayor — as she prepares for her own presumptive run to succeed Bloomberg in
Updated: 11/29/2011 05:16P
Unions ask judge to declare bargaining law unconstitutional
The lawsuit was brought in August by Madison Teachers Inc. and Public Employees Local 61, AFL-CIO, which represents Milwaukee sanitation workers. In a motion filed Tuesday, they argue the new law - approved in March by Gov. Scott Walker and Republicans
Updated: 11/29/2011 05:13P
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