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Judge put NBA players lawsuit on hold
US District Judge Patrick Schiltz put a lawsuit on hold, Tuesday, on all court proceedings involving an anti-trust lawsuits by some players in the NBA gang against The NBA owners. When the players filed the lawsuit they decertified their union earlier
Updated: 11/30/2011 09:36A
First civil lawsuit in Jerry Sandusky child sex abuse case at Penn State to be
The first of what legal experts believe will be an onslaught of civil lawsuits in the Jerry Sandusky child sex abuse case at Penn State will be announced Wednesday at a press conference in Philadelphia. Two prominent advocates against child sex abuse
Updated: 11/30/2011 09:31A
Ohio County man, Chesapeake settle lawsuit over lease
Chesapeake Energy has settled a lawsuit that claimed the company's lease to drill a natural gas well on an Ohio County man's farm wasn't valid. Melvin Kahle entered into a lease agreement in 2006 with a company that later became a division of Ranger
Updated: 11/30/2011 09:31A
New court challenge to collective bargaining changes
Madison Teachers Incorporated and AFL CIO sanitation workers in Milwaukee filed their lawsuit in August. Yesterday they submitted documents reinforcing their arguments. They said the law violates the state Constitution's equal protection clause,
Updated: 11/30/2011 09:27A
Posted: November 30, 2011 - 9:00 am ET
The lawsuit filed Tuesday in federal court by the Arizona Hospital and Healthcare Association targets a 5% rate reduction that took effect Oct. 1. The reduction is part of cost-cutting efforts to help balance the state budget.
Updated: 11/30/2011 09:24A
BTA Bank Seeks Jail Term for Ex-Chairman Ablyazov at U.K. Trial
BTA, based in Almaty, filed a series of UK lawsuits against Ablyazov and Roman Solodchenko, its former chief executive officer, claiming they took more than $5 billion from the bank using fake loans. The men have denied the claims, while BTA has said
Updated: 11/30/2011 09:22A
S.C. opposes immigration law injunction request
AP COLUMBIA, SC — State officials want a federal judge to deny the US government's request to halt South Carolina's illegal immigration law while a lawsuit goes forward. Gov. Nikki Haley and other officials argue that the United States cannot challenge
Updated: 11/30/2011 09:18A
LISTEN: Supreme Court Puts VA AG's Health Care Lawsuit on Hold
VA Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli's lawsuit appears to be stuck in the Supreme Court's waiting room. Cuccinelli confirms the US Supreme Court has taken no action on the case, which claims the federal government cannot force citizens to buy health
Updated: 11/30/2011 09:18A
Miss. judge orders hold parts of health care suit while US Supreme Court
A federal judge has put on hold portions of a Mississippi lawsuit against Obama administration's health care law. US District Judge Keith Starrett, in a ruling issued Nov. 23, stayed consideration of parts of the April 2010 lawsuit not involving
Updated: 11/30/2011 09:17A
Spiderman Star Maguire Settles Poker Lawsuit
Tobey Maguire, the Hollywood star who played Spiderman in the latest film version, has settled a poker lawsuit brought against him. According to court documents, Maguire paid $80000 to the estate of Bradley Ruderman, a fraudster who is currently
Updated: 11/30/2011 09:16A