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Massachusetts Sues 5 Banks Over Robo-Signing
NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley's office is filing a lawsuit against five banks including Bank of America(BAC) and JPMorgan Chase(JPM), against alleged unlawful and
Updated: 12/01/2011 11:44A
Tennessee Mayor Removes Part Of Cross
The combative mayor of Whiteville, Tenn., has come up with an interesting solution to the threat of a lawsuit over a cross on his town's water tower. In response to demands made by the Freedom From Religion Foundation (FFRF), Mayor James Bellar had one
Updated: 12/01/2011 11:44A
Bikram Yoga vs. Yoga to the People: Is this pose worth $1M?
Metro spoke with intellectual property lawyer Douglas Wyatt about the legality of the lawsuit. “It is possible for yoga poses to be protected,” Wyatt said. “The copyright statutes allow for the protection of expression, which includes things like dance
Updated: 12/01/2011 11:43A
Appeals court rules against Augusta in fatal fire suit
An appeals court ruled against the city of Augusta on Thursday in a civil lawsuit filed in connection with the 2006 fire deaths of a young couple. The families of Ryan Holt, 19, and Michelle Borror, 20, filed suit against city inspector
Updated: 12/01/2011 11:43A
Green Bay police, fire unions sue city over higher health insurance costs
Unions for Green Bay police officers and firefighters have filed a lawsuit against the city over its attempt to force higher health insurance costs on unionized workers. In the suit, the Green Bay Professional Police Association and Green Bay
Updated: 12/01/2011 11:43A
Citizens Challenging Rail Project May Have to Wait a Year for Case Resolution
Patience and a lot more money – that's what the seven plaintiffs who filed a lawsuit against the city and Federal Transit Administration will apparently need to get through what is now expected to be another year of litigation over the city's choice of
Updated: 12/01/2011 11:43A
Universum threatens lawsuit if Culcay fights Saturday
Universum Box-Promotion says it will take legal action against rival promoter Sauerland Event and boxer Jack Culcay if Culcay goes through with a fight on Saturday's Sauerland card in Helsinki, Finland. Universum CEO Waldemar Kluch stated “The contract
Updated: 12/01/2011 11:42A
Boy arrested after burping in class
AP ALBUQUERQUE, NM—Burping in class was enough to get one Albuquerque boy handcuffed by a police officer, arrested and hauled off to a Juvenile Detention Center according to a civil rights lawsuit. The school principal, a teacher and a police officer
Updated: 12/01/2011 11:41A
Immigration scam awareness campaign goes national
Ads, posters and leaflets will be published in English and Spanish. There also will be a website with information available in 12 additional languages. Federal officials say immigration fraud is increasing in frequency and complexity.
Updated: 12/01/2011 11:38A
Penn State pledges $1.5M for sex-crimes advocacy
The Wednesday night forum came on the heels of fresh sex abuse allegations against former coach Jerry Sandusky, who was accused in a lawsuit Wednesday of sexually abusing a young boy more than 100 times after meeting him through the charity the coach
Updated: 12/01/2011 11:36A