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Drop boxes upheld for mail ballots at every Colorado polling place on Election Day
A three-judge appeals panel agreed with the trial court, however, that making it easier for voters to cast ballots overrode concerns about the added cost. Lawmakers passed the law in 2009 after what they said was confusion during the 2008 election over
Updated: 01/06/2012 03:01A
Colorado appeals court allows abused siblings to sue social workers
Adams County Attorney Hal Warren declined to comment on the merits of the claims because the case is heading to trial. Warren is reviewing the court's ruling to decide whether an appeal to the state Supreme Court is possible.
Updated: 01/06/2012 03:01A
Amazon Ends Lawsuit Over Kindle Fire
In a surprise development, Amazon has quietly resolved a lawsuit that alleges its Kindle Fire violates four patents related to touchscreen technology. In court papers filed in Texas this week, Amazon and Smartphone Technologies said they have resolved
Updated: 01/06/2012 02:49A
Court: Immigrants deserve health care
The unanimous decision by the Supreme Judicial Court, which an administration official estimated could force the state to spend an additional $150 million, came in a lawsuit filed after the Legislature made a cost-cutting move to exclude noncitizen
Updated: 01/06/2012 02:44A
John O'Quinn's estate finally moves closer to resolution [Houston Chronicle]
His longtime companion, Darla Lexington, filed a lawsuit in 2010 saying that she was entitled to more than the life insurance policy that named her sole beneficiary, arguing that she was O'Quinn's common-law wife because of an intimate relationship
Updated: 01/06/2012 02:44A
Questions raised about Leon Finney Jr.'s Woodlawn Organization [Chicago Tribune]
A federal lawsuit filed by Finney's former chief financial officer alleges a host of financial improprieties, from ghost payrolling to the use of government money for Finney's private pursuits, including a family-owned restaurant.
Updated: 01/06/2012 02:43A
Retired horses' group sues donor's rep
The Thoroughbred Retirement Foundation's lawsuit says its leaders ''have acted at all times in the best interest of the TRF and the herd'' of horses. While the foundation did clear its horses out of two farms last year, the lawsuit says the Mellon
Updated: 01/06/2012 02:41A
Chicago Cop Tickets Woman, Asks Her On A Date—Gets Sued
Chicago, IL — A Chicago police officer is facing a lawsuit filed by a woman he issued a $132 speeding ticket to, and then used that information to leave a note on her car asking her out on a date at her apartment two days later, USA Today reports.
Updated: 01/06/2012 02:30A
Officer's lawsuit over alleged retaliation settled for $350000
By Chris Bristol A lawsuit brought by a Yakima police officer alleging he was the victim of retaliation by then-Chief Sam Granato has been settled for $350000. The settlement offer accepted by Officer Rey Garza was the fourth so far involving Granato
Updated: 01/06/2012 02:29A
Record $322M Asbestos Lawsuit Award Tossed Out by US Judge
The appointed Judge, Williams Coleman, vacated the $322 million lawsuit verdict and award on Dec. 27. Thomas Brown sued Union Carbide Corporation, after he inhaled asbestos dust while mixing drilling mud sold and manufactured by Union Carbide and
Updated: 01/06/2012 02:29A
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