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TesTech sues second state agency over eligibility issues
TesTech filed the lawsuit Friday in Franklin County Common Pleas Court against the Ohio Department of Administrative Services, asking the court to stop ODAS from trying to eject TesTech from the Minority Business Enterprise and Encouraging Diversity
Updated: 01/18/2012 10:27P
State of State: Haley urges tax cuts, tort reform
While she thanked legislators for passing caps on lawsuit damages last year, she wants to go a step further in tort reform, with a "loser-pays system," so "our companies understand that South Carolina won't stand for trial lawyers playing games with
Updated: 01/18/2012 10:12P
USC Settles Lawsuit With Former Running Back Stafon Johnson
by Eric Stephen • Jan 18, 2012 7:04 PM PST Former USC Trojans running back Stafon Johnson and the school have put aside their legal battle, agreeing to a settlement of a lawsuit brought against the school by Johnson stemming from a weight room accident
Updated: 01/18/2012 10:09P
Smoke shop owners take drug fight to federal court
Ultimate Smoke of Kingsport, Cloud 9 Emporium of Bristol and White Cloud Emporium and Hard Packs — both in Sullivan County — filed a lawsuit in US District Court in Greeneville on Tuesday naming Kingsport, Bristol and Sullivan County as the defendants.
Updated: 01/18/2012 09:55P
Hidden Conflict by Judge Overturns Oil Worker's $322 Million Asbestos Verdict
Thomas Brown, Jr. labored on oil rigs for three decades unloading raw asbestos; he now suffers from lung disease as a result and requires oxygen 24 hours a day in order to breathe. Last month he saw his record $322 million verdict wiped away by an
Updated: 01/18/2012 09:41P
CheapOilPainting.com Warns Public About Expensive Forgeries
AP source: ABC interviewed Gingrich ex-wife 01.18.12 CheapOilPainting.com cautions prospective art buyers not to fall for overpriced oil painting counterfeits after a spate of high-profile lawsuits in the past few months.
Updated: 01/18/2012 09:38P
ACLU files class action lawsuit against LA County Sheriff Lee Baca, top brass
Filed on behalf of pretrial detainees Alex Rosas and Jonathan Goodwin, as well as current and future inmates, the lawsuit does not seek monetary damages. Instead, the plaintiffs want a federal court order to end the alleged "long-standing and
Updated: 01/18/2012 09:28P
Grooveshark Fights a Copyright Lawsuit By Chasing After Anonymous Commenters
A media company is using subpoenas to demand the names and addresses of anonymous Web users. That's a story we've seen before. And Grooveshark doesn't want information about alleged law-breakers. Instead it wants details about an anonymous user who
Updated: 01/18/2012 09:27P
Settlement Reached on Pollution Lawsuit
Three environmental groups say they've reached a settlement with Patriot Coal Corp. to end litigation over selenium pollution from mountaintop removal mines. The Sierra Club, West Virginia Highlands Conservancy and Ohio Valley Environmental Coalition
Updated: 01/18/2012 09:20P
Federal Enforcement Actions Directed At Marijuana Stores Continue with Four
Last week, the United States Attorney's Office filed another asset forfeiture lawsuit against the building that houses the Alternative Medicinal Cannabis Collective (AMCC) in an unincorporated part of Covina. This complaint alleges that Los Angeles
Updated: 01/18/2012 09:20P