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Trial Date Set in Package-Pricing Lawsuit
AFMS LLC, a parcel shipping consultant, will have to wait until June 2013 for a jury in US District Court in Los Angeles to hear its allegations that UPS Inc. and FedEx Corp. conspired to fix prices for package shipments and exclude competitors.
Updated: 01/20/2012 01:18P
Venue argued in suit over late boxer Gatti's death
AP NEW BRUNSWICK — Attorneys for late boxer Arturo Gatti's widow say a lawsuit filed by the mother of Gatti's daughter doesn't belong in New Jersey. Erika Rivera filed a wrongful death suit last fall against Gatti widow Amanda Rodrigues charging she
Updated: 01/20/2012 01:14P
BC-MD--Redistricting Lawsuit,130
Torchinsky says he will not be appealing other parts of the lawsuit, which was rejected by a panel of three federal judges in December. The plaintiffs also had contended that the map was gerrymandered and diluted the black vote.
Updated: 01/20/2012 12:45P
Neil Young company sued over warehouse fire
The San Mateo County Times reports (http://bit.ly/ytJtkW) that Unigard Insurance Co. sued LincVolt LLC this week, accusing the company of negligence for converting the 1959 Lincoln Continental to run on electricity and a biodiesel-powered generator.
Updated: 01/20/2012 12:42P
Federal judges considering whether part of the Civil Rights Act is outdated
The quandary comes from a lawsuit filed by Shelby County contending that a key section of the 47-year-old law is an unnecessary burden on certain state and local governments because they can't run their elections without getting prior approval of every
Updated: 01/20/2012 12:23P
Aldermen OK ward remap with enough votes to avoid referendum (map)
It takes 41 aldermen to avoid a referendum that could set the stage for a lawsuit. The final vote was 41 to 8. No votes were cast by Aldermen Bob Fioretti (2nd); Roderick Sawyer (6th); Michael Zalewski (23rd); Michael Chandler (24th); Scott Waguespack
Updated: 01/20/2012 12:04P
In suit, Vermillion claims Sisolak defamed her after breaking off relationship
Thursday's lawsuit sheds more light on turmoil at the Nevada Partnership for Homeless Youth. The suit, filed by attorneys at the Las Vegas law firm Martin & Allison Ltd., says Vermillion's schedule was very demanding after she was elected to the city
Updated: 01/20/2012 12:04P
Tonight in Seattle: Girl Trouble, The Bad Tenants
Tonight's the night that Seattle gets to come out and see Tacoma old-schoolers Girl Trouble take the stage for the first time since their Never Pay to Play lawsuit got dropped in November. The meat of it is that Girl Trouble also runs a site,
Updated: 01/20/2012 11:58A
Ericsson and ZTE bury patent hatchets
In April, Ericsson filed lawsuits in Britain and Italy against ZTE for infringement of its patents on mobile phones plus a lawsuit in Germany regarding phones and infrastructure after saying it tried unsuccessfully to get the company to sign a license
Updated: 01/20/2012 11:31A
In Civil Litigation, 'Private' Social Media Data Isn't Private
When a lawsuit is filed, attorneys inevitably scour the Internet for evidence relevant to the claims and parties, which frequently leads to one or more social media websites, such as Facebook and LinkedIn. Social media users (and lawyers representing
Updated: 01/20/2012 11:21A