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GMAC ending Mass. mortgages
The lawsuit also named Bank of America Corp., JPMorgan Chase & Co., Wells Fargo & Co., and Citigroup Inc. In addition, Mortgage Electronic Registration System Inc. and its parent company were named as defendants in the lawsuit, accused of shoddy
Updated: 12/03/2011 04:42A
Coke brings back the red can
The Oregon Supreme Court has ruled that tobacco company Philip Morris must pay the state 60 percent of a $79.5 million award in a 14-year-old lawsuit by the family of a Portland smoker. The company has already paid the family its part of the award but
Updated: 12/03/2011 04:30A
Cowboys, aliens face lawyers
Austin-based author Steven John Busti filed his lawsuit in federal court in his home state of Texas. The lawsuit comes as another potential blow to the Universal Pictures and DreamWorks Studios film Cowboys & Aliens, starring Daniel Craig,
Updated: 12/03/2011 04:26A
STATE: Lawsuit filed against California's ban on openly carrying loaded
A federal civil rights lawsuit against California's ban on openly carrying loaded firearms has in public has been filed in the Federal Central District Court for California. The suit was filed by Charles Nichols, president of CaliforniaRightToCarry.org
Updated: 12/03/2011 04:26A
Taking a toll on credibility
In court papers filed recently in response to a lawsuit seeking to block the toll hikes, the Port Authority said none of the money from the toll increases would be used for the trade center. Instead it would help pay for upgrades to the agency's
Updated: 12/03/2011 04:18A
Picks & Pecks Editorial: Settled, yet still unsettling
A truce has been declared in the feud between bail bondsman Tom Toler and Solano County law enforcement, with Toler receiving a $230000 settlement and a hold placed on all criminal proceedings against him. What does the county get?
Updated: 12/03/2011 04:13A
TAKING LIBERTIES: MD POLICE SUED OVER ERASED CELL PHONE VIDEO
It's a First Amendment lawsuit against Baltimore, Maryland police. The defendant claims his rights were violated, when police confiscated his iPhone and erased video he had just taken of officers beating a woman after she was already subdued.
Updated: 12/03/2011 04:12A
Apple Loses Bid for Order in Effort to Block Samsung Galaxy
3 (Bloomberg) -- Apple Inc. lost a request for a court order in its bid to block sales of Samsung Electronics Co.'s 4G smartphone and Galaxy Tab 10.1 tablet computer, according to a ruling that was posted on a court docket and then removed.
Updated: 12/03/2011 04:09A
Privacy under threat: Software on cellphones that helps surveillance
San Fransisco: Technology bloggers are asking if our cellphones are spying on us after a security researcher said a piece of software hidden on millions of phones was recording virtually everything people do with them. Amid a broad outcry,
Updated: 12/03/2011 04:06A
Quinn's foolish suit
Quinn has joined the cause with a lawsuit filed on the pretext that the Bloomberg administration allegedly failed to follow proper procedure in implementing the new double-check. She says the notion of asking applicants whether they truly need shelter
Updated: 12/03/2011 04:05A