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Federal judge refuses to dismiss suit challenging Adirondack float plane
AP ALBANY, NY — A federal judge has refused to dismiss a lawsuit by a group of men who challenged state restrictions on float planes and helicopters in parts of the Adirondacks, saying the aircraft would allow disabled people to visit remote areas.
Updated: 12/10/2011 09:41A
Gloves off in $44m Eddy Groves lawsuit as focus on childcare entrepreneur's
BITTER SETTLEMENT: Eddy Groves's ex-wife Le Neve says in documents tendered to court that Mr Groves threatened her with knives, tried to push her out of a moving car and used an elaborate security system to spy on her in their home.
Updated: 12/10/2011 09:19A
Judge: Suit can go forward against school district
MINNEAPOLIS — A judge has ruled that a race discrimination lawsuit over a homecoming dress-up day can continue against Red Wing Public Schools. Former Red Wing High School student Quera Pruitt, who is African-American, claims officials in the
Updated: 12/10/2011 09:15A
Council approves award in botched drug raid
Rickia Russell filed a federal lawsuit in December 2010. The suit says Russell suffered third-degree burns to her legs last year while at her boyfriend's south Minneapolis apartment. Officers were executing a search warrant based on an informant's tip.
Updated: 12/10/2011 09:15A
Hogan sues ex-wife for defamation
Wrestler HULK HOGAN has launched a defamation lawsuit against his ex-wife, accusing her of lying about him in her memoir. Hogan, real name Terry Bollea, has claimed Linda attempted to revive her career by writing false statements in her book,
Updated: 12/10/2011 08:51A
Lawsuit filed to block mandatory condoms in porn proposal
AP LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles City Attorney's office has filed a lawsuit to keep the June 2012 ballot free of a measure that would require porn actors to wear condoms during film shoots. In a lawsuit filed Thursday in Los Angeles Superior Court,
Updated: 12/10/2011 08:50A
Attorney awarded $167K for Greene case work
A federal judge Friday awarded attorney Norman Yatooma $167000 for his work on the Tamara Greene lawsuit, concluding that the $735000 he asked for was "excessive" and unwarranted. "The court finds that plaintiffs' request for $715342.50 in fees and
Updated: 12/10/2011 08:45A
Hulk Hogan sues ex wife Linda Bollea over claims of abuse and gay encounters
Hogan - whose real name is Terry Bollea - filed the 18-page lawsuit in Florida. It claims Linda Bollea wrote Wrestling the Hulk - My Life Against the Ropes to help revive her career. She wrote that her husband abused her during their marriage and had
Updated: 12/10/2011 08:37A
Supreme Court halts new Texas electoral maps
The judges issued the new maps for the 2012 election in Texas after a lawsuit was filed in San Antonio over redistricting maps drawn by the GOP-led Legislature. The maps were to remain in place until the lawsuit was resolved. The Supreme Court's order
Updated: 12/10/2011 08:36A
Jury awards $2 million to Falls man in suit filed over asbestos exposure
A jury this week awarded $2 million to a Niagara Falls man who filed an asbestos lawsuit a year ago in State Supreme Court. Gerald Failing, 66, was diagnosed in December 2010 with peritoneal mesothelioma, a rare form of cancer caused
Updated: 12/10/2011 08:11A