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River Birch landfill contract challenged with fresh strategy
By Paul Rioux, The Times-Picayune Jefferson Parish has filed a lawsuit asking a judge to void the River Birch landfill's controversial 25-year, $160 million garbage-disposal contract with the parish. Seeking to end a two-year dispute marked by
Updated: 12/01/2011 11:58P
Court to review jurisdiction of NLMK lawsuit against steel tycoon
According to Mr Maximov lawyer a court has remanded for reconsideration the court refusal to hear NLMK lawsuit against Maxi-Group head Mr Nikolai Maximov on the grounds that the case was out of its jurisdiction. According to which NLMK purchased a
Updated: 12/01/2011 11:52P
Apple vs Samsung: A lawsuit full of secret combat
Some courts, like the US District Court for the Northern District of California, where the case is being heard, have rules requiring that judges specifically sign off on every request to seal a document -- but these rules set no deadline.
Updated: 12/01/2011 11:52P
CONSOL Energy agrees to stream cleanup settlement
The settlement, which requires approval from US District Judge John T Copenhaver, resolves a lawsuit filed by the Sierra Club and the West Virginia Highlands Conservancy in October 2010. Lawyers for the groups alleged that the mine was discharging
Updated: 12/01/2011 11:47P
Squire Sanders | Sixth Circuit Upholds Dismissal of $125 million Insurance Claim
This conclusion was supported by the fact that insurers had treated Old Reardon claims as being subject to liability caps for twenty years prior to the filing of this lawsuit without RPM challenging that determination. In addition, RPM had entered into
Updated: 12/01/2011 11:47P
Kanawha reaches settlement with former parks employee
Kanawha County parks officials have agreed to settle a lawsuit with a former employee who alleged she was improperly fired last year. Sandra Baisden, a former accounts payable clerk for the Kanawha County parks system, was fired in January 2010.
Updated: 12/01/2011 11:46P
Areva, B&W battling again over technology
The current lawsuit, filed by Areva against Babcock & Wilcox in August, marks the second time in just under a decade that the dispute has brought the two firms to court. It stems from the 1989 spinoff of B&W's commercial nuclear services company.
Updated: 12/01/2011 11:45P
Lee Zurik Investigation: Benetech sues, court watchers dumbfounded
The Metropolitan Crime Commission's Rafael Goyeneche has few words to describe a lawsuit filed in a local courtroom last month. In a November 17th lawsuit, the company Benetech filed suit against the Plaquemines Parish Sheriff's Office, demanding more
Updated: 12/01/2011 11:44P
Elvis Presley's 'lost daughter' sues for $130m
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 was the true daughter of the "King of Rock and
Updated: 12/01/2011 11:37P
Cancer Patients Win Bone Marrow Legal Fight Against Attorney
The lawsuit, filed by the Institute for Justice on behalf of cancer patients, their families, an internationally renowned marrow-transplant surgeon, and a California nonprofit group, seeks to allow individuals to create a pilot program that would
Updated: 12/01/2011 11:36P
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