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Two School Districts Suing over Charter-School Law
The Polk and Seminole County school boards filed lawsuits last week against the state board and Renaissance Charter School, Inc., which unsuccessfully sought approval from the districts this year to open charter schools.
Updated: 12/15/2011 04:20A
The Clippers Get An All-Star: Chris Paul's Strange Trip to Los Angeles
After a blocked trade, lawsuit threat, and outcry among NBA players, executives, and fans, Chris Paul is headed for Los Angeles. By Sean Gregory | @seanmgregory | December 15, 2011 | + About a week ago, Chris Paul was headed for Los Angeles.
Updated: 12/15/2011 04:14A
Britney Spears Lawsuit -- It Costs $300k Per Year to Keep Her Ass Safe
ASCC claims Team Spears has been unfairly holding a grudge against it ever since one of their former bodyguards, Fernando Flores, filed a lawsuit against Britney last year … accusing her of multiple instances of genital-exposing sexual harassment.
Updated: 12/15/2011 04:13A
Brazil Prosecutor Asks Chevron to Suspend Company Activities, Pay $10.7 Billion
The company says less than one barrel of oil remains on the S. Atlantic, but now Chevron could face a lawsuit ordering it to suspend all of it's activities in Brazil. The country's federal prosecutor is suing the US oil major and Transocean,
Updated: 12/15/2011 04:08A
California schools brace for loss of busing funds
LOS ANGELES -- School districts throughout California are scrambling to cover the elimination of $327.6 million in funding for school busing starting next month, with the state's largest district filing a lawsuit to block the cuts
Updated: 12/15/2011 04:08A
Counties make 'hellhole' list again
"Just when employers thought it was safe to set up shop in what was long known as the 'Lawsuit Abuse Capital of America,' we now learn that the metro-east is once again ranked as one of the worst places in the country for legal fairness," said Travis
Updated: 12/15/2011 04:06A
Lawsuit Filed to Protect Fish at Bottom of the Marine Food Chain
The lawsuit, filed in US District Court, asks that the fisheries service set an "optimum yield" catch that leaves enough forage fish as prey, while using the best science to determine catch levels and overfishing limits. Treece warns that when the base
Updated: 12/15/2011 04:06A
$1b lawsuit against Microsoft shrouded in confusion
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: 12/15/2011 04:06A
Osage Nation in court over oil and gas contract versus wind farm development
US District Judge Gregory Frizzell is presiding over a nonjury trial in the Osage Nation's lawsuit seeking to stop construction of the proposed 94-turbine facility west of Pawhuska. The Osage Nation, through the Osage Minerals Council,
Updated: 12/15/2011 04:03A
Lafayette College sued as fraternity chapter seeks to regain house, recognition
The Rho chapter of the Chi Phi National Fraternity filed a lawsuit Oct. 28 looking to force the school to recognize it as an active fraternity. Chi Phi has not had any student members at Lafayette College since 2005, when its underclass membership was
Updated: 12/15/2011 04:03A