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James Cameron hit with 'Avatar' copyright lawsuit
Eric Ryder filed a lawsuit at Los Angeles County Superior Court on December 8, claiming he approached Cameron's production company Lightstorm Entertainment in 1999 with an idea for an "environmentally themed 3D epic about a corporation's colonisation
Updated: 12/11/2011 05:04A
Paving suit against county continues
A lawsuit filed against Jackson County by a trio of paving companies continued in civil circuit court this week. In the most recent action, the county has objected to the plaintiffs' plan to call the county's attorney as a witness for the other side.
Updated: 12/11/2011 05:04A
Primo lawsuit faces uphill climb [Winston-Salem Journal, N.C.]
Jolly's ruling wasn't a popular one among shareholders, considering that Tony Plath , a finance professor at UNC Charlotte , estimated about $1 billion in shareholder value vanished in the Carolinas from the Wachovia collapse.
Updated: 12/11/2011 04:51A
Of trees and suits
Last week, however, a new twist in the lawsuit game emerged when Kootenai Environmental Alliance filed suit against the US Corps of Engineers over an urban stretch of trees that is near and dear to many a Coeur d'Alene heart.
Updated: 12/11/2011 04:44A
DeKalb, Texas, Lawsuit Against GM Highlights Auto Safety Standards
A recent personal injury lawsuit filed by DeKalb, Texas, resident Regina Matthews accused General Motors of negligently designing, manufacturing, assembling, marketing and testing their 2004 Chevrolet Venture minivans.
Updated: 12/11/2011 04:38A
'Tender again or we sue'
CORRECTIONAL Services Minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula was this week forced to suspend the awarding of a multimillion-rand prison tender after the threat of a lawsuit. CHALLENGED: Correctional Services Minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula.
Updated: 12/11/2011 04:29A
Women who kill
Her husband's parents filed a civil lawsuit against her and co-accused Baljit Buttar claiming damages for "past, present and continuing personal injury, psychological trauma and other damages arising out of a conspiracy . . . to murder the plaintiffs'
Updated: 12/11/2011 04:10A
Clinton Township to end lawsuit by buying Marookian farm
He said the township would preserve it as open space and the deal would end the lawsuit. “We're doing it because it's a good price and the seller wants to sell, but making this litigation go away is a nice bonus,” he said. The farm is owned by Allerton
Updated: 12/11/2011 04:07A
Count the ways: State has good reasons to challenge park rules
An illuminating list appears near the back of the state's brief supporting moose hunter John Sturgeon's lawsuit against the National Park Service. The list briefly details a selection of instances in which the federal agency has required Alaskans to
Updated: 12/11/2011 04:04A
Cooley case against blogger could set precedent
But Rockstar05's blog, The Thomas M. Cooley Law School Scam, "stated several assertions as fact which are blatantly false and asserted criminality and fraudulent business practices," he said, "which is what Judge Canady has recognized.
Updated: 12/11/2011 04:02A