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OTHER VIEW: Chilling CAFO lawsuits
It requires courts to award agricultural operations such as confined animal feeding operations, or CAFOs, that are the subject of a nuisance lawsuit with payment of their legal fees. The proposed bill recently passed its second reading in the Committee
Updated: 01/20/2012 03:19A
Ex-players accuse NFL of fraud over concussion policies
AP By AP PHILADELPHIA -- NFL officials conspired to hide evidence linking concussions to dementia and brain disease, seven retired players charge in the latest lawsuit filed on the subject. The fraud and negligence lawsuit filed in Philadelphia accuses
Updated: 01/20/2012 02:35A
Commissioners talk landfill suit
The annual presentation report on the Williamson County landfill turned into a discussion regarding a lawsuit against the landfill at the county's Commissioners Court meeting Tuesday. The lawsuit, in which a Travis County judge ordered in November 2010
Updated: 01/20/2012 02:33A
Merck Frosst settles Canadian suits over heart drug Vioxx
By Will Chabun, Leader-Post January 19, 2012 11:00 PM Pharmaceutical giant Merck Frosst has settled a class-action lawsuit by Canadians who used its heart drug Vioxx. "We're very happy," said Regina lawyer Tony Merchant, whose firm represented about
Updated: 01/20/2012 02:22A
Berezovsky vs Abramovich legal battle comes to a close
The main phase of the Boris Berezovsky's $5.5 billion lawsuit against Roman Abramovich in London has come to an end. The court is now to examine endless court records, analyze controversial testimonies and pass its judgment, the Russian Legal
Updated: 01/20/2012 01:54A
Some tenants to file individual suits against landlords
Yazdanpanah's roommate, Hooman Shahrokhi, won a small-claims lawsuit against the building owners in 2006 after a small fire started after he plugged the power cord for his laptop into an outlet in his apartment. Yazdanpanah said that tenants have met
Updated: 01/20/2012 01:23A
Russian gays to appeal to ECHR against Moscow bans for 100 years ahead
The lawsuit was filed by Russian gay community leader Nikolay Alexeyev. "We are asking the court to compel city hall to give a motivated reply to our activists' applications," he said. The court has thrown out Alexeyev's civil lawsuit,
Updated: 01/20/2012 01:19A
Ex-Bengal Chris Henry's estate files suit
The estate of former Bengal Chris Henry filed a wrong death lawsuit in North Carolina, accusing Henry's fiancee of wrongful death for driving negligently and causing his 2009 death. The suit was filed against Loleini Tonga, and her mother, Ofa Tonga.
Updated: 01/20/2012 01:16A
Ex-Bengal Chris Henry's estate files suit
The estate of former Bengal Chris Henry filed a wrong death lawsuit in North Carolina, accusing Henry's fiancee of wrongful death for driving negligently and causing his 2009 death. The suit was filed against Loleini Tonga, and her mother, Ofa Tonga.
Updated: 01/20/2012 01:16A
Tax filing business claims IRS won't let it do work online
“(Assistant US Attorney) Koster stated that she had been aware of the suspension decision because there had been discussion within the law enforcement authorities that they were surprised that Quick Sam had continued to display a sign in its business
Updated: 01/20/2012 01:13A