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Settlement announced in 2009 shooting of GVSU student
Derek Copp has dropped his federal lawsuit involving the Ottawa County Sheriff's Office and Deputy Ryan Huizenga. The settlement says that deputies did have cause to execute a search warrant at Copp's apartment, and that the deputy firing at Copp was
Updated: 12/13/2011 06:08P
Appeals court tosses JPMorgan lawsuit vs insurers
Reversing a trial court, the appeals court threw out a lawsuit against Chubb Corp's Vigilant Insurance and other insurers, holding that the money paid in the settlement between the US Securities and Exchange Commission and Bear Stearns did not
Updated: 12/13/2011 06:07P
FDIC reaches $64M settlement with top ex-WaMu execs
Former executives at Washington Mutual have reached a $64 million agreement to settle a civil lawsuit with the government, according to officials with the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp., which pursued the case after the savings and
Updated: 12/13/2011 06:05P
FAIRFAX FINAN.HLDG : Steve Cohen says insider trading rules are "vague"
The founder of SAC Capital Advisors LLC, one of the hedge fund industry's best-known firms, offered up his views on insider trading during two days of deposition testimony in February and April this year as part of a long-running civil lawsuit filed by
Updated: 12/13/2011 06:03P
RE Sources seeks added fines against SSA via Clean Water Act suit (Politics Blog)
My story today about the RE Sources Clean Water Act lawsuit against SSA Marine states that RE Sources executive director Bob Ferris could not be reached for additional comment. At the time the story was written, that was true.
Updated: 12/13/2011 06:03P
WSET.com - ABC13Man sues St. Cloud Diocese over alleged sex abuse
The lawsuit, filed in Hennepin County, names the Diocese of St. Cloud and the former deacon as defendants. The suit alleges the diocese was aware of the former deacon's alleged abusive behavior toward children but did not report it to police.
Updated: 12/13/2011 06:02P
MI Supreme Court To Hear Allegan Casino Challenge
The Justices have agreed to hear an appeal from the Gun Lake Tribe whether a lawsuit challenging the way the Government placed the land in trust should go to trial. A federal judge tossed the suit out. An appellate court reversed that decision and now
Updated: 12/13/2011 06:00P
Summary Box: Co. wraps up case against Microsoft
13,2011 in a $1 billion federal antitrust lawsuit against Microsoft Corp. Novell Inc. claims the software giant duped it into working on a new version of the WordPerfect writing program only to withdraw support months before Microsoft's Windows 95 was
Updated: 12/13/2011 06:00P
SAC Capital Lawyer Martin Klotz Showed Enormous Restraint In Not Dealing With
Earlier this year, the SAC Capital manger sat for two days of deposition as part of a lawsuit filed in 2006 by Canadian insurer Fairfax Financial against a group of hedge funds that included SAC. At one point, Fairfax's lawyer Michael Bowe addresses
Updated: 12/13/2011 05:59P
Bernie Fine Accusers File Defamation Lawsuit Against Syracuse, Head Coach Jim
Attorney Gloria Allred with clients Bobby Davis and Michael Lang at a press conferance in Midtown Manhattan to announce the filing of a defamation lawsuit against Syracuse Basketball coach Jim Boeheim after he made negative
Updated: 12/13/2011 05:56P