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Judge rejects age bias complaint against law firm
In a lawsuit filed in 2007, John K. Weir accused the powerhouse law firm of pressuring him to resign shortly after he turned 55 in 2002, a violation of city and state laws in New York as well as federal employment laws. However, a state Supreme Court
Updated: 12/15/2011 11:55A
Congo Supreme Court Hears Election Challenge
The Democratic Republic of Congo's Supreme Court has begun hearing a lawsuit seeking to annul the presidential election that returned incumbent Joseph Kabila to power. Opposition candidate Vital Kamerhe, who finished third in the vote,
Updated: 12/15/2011 11:55A
BC-US--NBA-Employment Lawsuit,117
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Congress is looking at the downside of letting jobless people collect up to almost two years of unemployment benefits. While the benefits are a crucial lifeline for the long-term unemployed, economists worry they also can be a
Updated: 12/15/2011 11:55A
Back To Court For WVU and Big East
A hearing is scheduled for 9:30 Friday morning in Providence County, Rhode Island Superior Court on WVU's motion to dismiss the Big East lawsuit. The conference counter-sued WVU over alleged breach of contract after the university initially filed a
Updated: 12/15/2011 11:54A
Pearland nurse, Memorial anesthesiology group blamed for brain damage
Wallace Mendelson filed a lawsuit on Dec. 14 in Harris County District Court against Alejandro Rosas, MD; Sandy Esquivel, of Pearland; and Memorial-area Greater Houston Anesthesiology, citing negligence. Mendelson says on Dec.
Updated: 12/15/2011 11:54A
Samsung publicises Apple lawsuit to promote Galaxy Tab
In keeping with its inveterate digs at Apple, Samsung has dealt another low blow to the Cupertino-based giant, this time focussing on its ongoing legal tug-of-war over the alleged copying of each other's products. In a newspaper ad in Australia,
Updated: 12/15/2011 11:54A
Animal rights activists challenge 2006 federal law
Five activists represented by the Center for Constitutional Rights filed the lawsuit in federal court in Boston, asking that the Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act be struck down as unconstitutional because it has a chilling effect on lawful protest
Updated: 12/15/2011 11:54A
Ex-NBA security official says he was fired for reporting women workers
JENNIFER PELTZ AP NEW YORK — A former NBA security director says he was forced out of his job because he stuck up for women who made sex-harassment and discrimination accusations against colleagues. Warren Glover sued the league and three current and
Updated: 12/15/2011 11:53A
Another civil lawsuit filed in Rapid City landfill case; fired scalehouse
AP RAPID CITY, SD — A fired employee accused of helping swindle the Rapid City landfill has fired back with his own lawsuit. Randall Meidinger says he followed city policy when he worked as a scalehouse attendant and was fired, criminally prosecuted
Updated: 12/15/2011 11:51A
New Jersey Appellate Court upholds immunity for health care entity responding
On December 1, 2011, the Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division, affirmed dismissal of a whistle-blowing and defamation lawsuit based in part on application of the New Jersey Health Care Professional Responsibility and Reporting Enhancement
Updated: 12/15/2011 11:47A