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Elvis Presley's 'real daughter' sues for $130 mn
NASHVILLE, Tennessee — A Swedish woman claiming to be Elvis Presley's long-lost daughter has filed a $130 million lawsuit against his estate and relatives for defamation and emotional distress. Lisa Johansen, 43, claims she is the true daughter of the
Updated: 12/01/2011 11:35P
Lawsuit Is Settled in Penn State Case
A lawsuit by one of the accusers in the Penn State sexual abuse case, which was meant to prevent the Second Mile charity founded by Jerry Sandusky from transferring its assets, was settled Thursday. Interviews, insight and analysis
Updated: 12/01/2011 11:29P
'Cowboys & Aliens' Sparks Lawsuit By Author Who Published Story With Same Title
The author of a 1995 comic story with the same title as the movie Cowboys & Aliens has sued producers of the movie and a comics publisher, alleging they stole his idea. Austin-based author Steven John Busti filed the suit in federal court in Texas.
Updated: 12/01/2011 11:28P
Legal fight against Burnt Mountain trail ends
8 in a lawsuit seeking to block the construction of an egress trail connecting lower Burnt Mountain East to Two Creeks, which was approved by the US Forest Service in 2003. The decision, written by Judge Paul Kelly, Jr., ends the legal process for the
Updated: 12/01/2011 11:26P
Elvis Presley's 'Real Daughter' Sues For $130m
Johansen ostensibly chronicled her journey in an autobiography, "I, Lisa Marie," but the book's publishers sued her in 2000 for refusing to take an agreed-upon DNA test. For the past decade, Johansen has kept a low profile but a series of recent
Updated: 12/01/2011 11:25P
New fee set for companies seeking local property data
“For us it got to where a $100 to $200 difference was not worth losing a lawsuit over,” said Patterson, speaking about the state assessor's association. The new fee schedule includes the fee of $50 per hour, but if special programming is needed there
Updated: 12/01/2011 11:22P
Barclays faces $110 mln lawsuit-FT
When the deal stalled, Barclays used the work CF had done on the value of Tricorona's carbon credits to pursue its own deal with the Swedish firm almost two years later, the FT quotes CF Partners as claiming in a lawsuit filed with the High Court last
Updated: 12/01/2011 11:17P
Mass. sues banks over foreclosures
AP Business Writer NEW YORK -- Massachusetts sued five major banks Thursday over deceptive foreclosure practices such as the "robo-signing" of documents, potentially undermining negotiations between lenders and state prosecutors across the nation over
Updated: 12/01/2011 11:12P
WEBSTER TOWNSHIP: Township files lawsuit with state's department of Licensing
Webster Township has filed a lawsuit with the state's department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs over Dexter Village's recently approved cityhood petition. But as the township's supervisor,
Updated: 12/01/2011 11:10P
Barclays faces £71 million lawsuit - report
LONDON (Reuters) - Barclays Plc faces an 82 million euro (71 million pound) lawsuit in London as CF Partners claims the bank misused confidential information from a potential client to clinch the takeover of a Swedish carbon trading company in 2010,
Updated: 12/01/2011 11:09P