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Barbara Orbison dies exactly 23 years after husband Roy; judge gives okay for
(Ryan Miller - Getty Images) Barbara Orbison, widow of legendary singer Roy Orbison, died Tuesday of pancreatic cancer. She was 60. Her death occurred 23 years to the day that her husband died of a heart attack: Dec. 6, 1988.
Updated: 12/07/2011 11:08A
RIM decides to disconnect from BBX name for new OS
Canadian smartphone maker Research in Motion Ltd. has changed the name of its new operating system, apparently acquiescing to a lawsuit filed by a New Mexico software company that said it had already trademarked the name BBX. RIM, which is struggling
Updated: 12/07/2011 11:04A
Liberty Legal Foundation serves DNC with Obama eligibility complaint
He said, “Our lawsuit says Wickard is wrong and should be overturned. It's about saving the country at this point.” Irion has taken a completely different approach to the eligibility issue and rather than naming Obama and other elected officials as
Updated: 12/07/2011 11:03A
Summary Box: UK police arrest man in phone hacking probe, former editor suing
A LAWSUIT: Coulson has sued News of the World's publisher for terminating the payment of his legal fees relating to the scandal. His case is getting underway at London's High Court. The case is expected to last about a day.
Updated: 12/07/2011 11:02A
CFTC position limit rules challenged in lawsuit by ISDA and SIFMA
On Friday, December 2, 2011, the International Swaps and Derivatives Association ("ISDA") and the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association ("SIFMA") jointly filed a lawsuit in the US District Court for the District of Columbia against the
Updated: 12/07/2011 11:01A
Nebraska Student Loan Company Sues Former Employee
Lincoln-based student loan company Nelnet has filed a lawsuit against a former employee over his failed whistle-blower. The Lincoln Journal Star reports that Nelnet filed its lawsuit on Nov. 29 in Lancaster County District Court against Rudy Vigil.
Updated: 12/07/2011 10:58A
Unions sue to stop privatization of liquor sales
Two unions have filed a lawsuit in King County Superior Court attempting to stop implementation of Initiative 1183, which kicks the state out of the liquor business by June. The unions represent nearly 1000 workers expected to lose
Updated: 12/07/2011 10:58A
Hershey school rejects boy for being HIV-positive
The AIDS Law Project of Pennsylvania filed a lawsuit on behalf of the unidentified boy in US District Court in Philadelphia on Wednesday, claiming the Milton Hershey School for disadvantaged students violated the Americans with Disabilities Act. School
Updated: 12/07/2011 10:56A
Miami mulls lawsuits
Miami — The council spent close to an hour and a half behind closed doors discussing lawsuits last week. Council members, Town Manager Jerry Barnes and legal council Phyllis Smiley went into executive session at 8 pm to get advice regarding pending
Updated: 12/07/2011 10:55A
Claims of Child Abuse Shake Up Brooklyn's Poly Prep Country Day School
Nine former Poly Prep athletes filed a federal lawsuit claiming that they were sexually abused by the football coach, Phil Foglietta, from the 1960?s up until the early 1980?s. In the lawsuit, the plaintiffs say that they had informed school officials
Updated: 12/07/2011 10:52A
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