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Steve Jobs Was Told Anti-Poaching Idea 'Likely Illegal'
By Dan Levine SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - In the summer of 2007, Apple's Steve Jobs received a note from then-Palm chief executive Ed Colligan, according to correspondence revealed in a lawsuit over employee poaching. "Your proposal that we agree that
Updated: 01/22/2012 10:58A
Ben Roethlisberger Settles 2008 Rape Case with Andrea McNulty
The original lawsuit filed in 2009 sought a minimum of $440000 in damages from the quarterback, and at least $50000 in damages from the Harrah's officials. The settlement was reached late last year - but no figures have been released.
Updated: 01/22/2012 10:43A
Cramerton suing former fire department
Cramerton filed a lawsuit Jan. 12 alleging that Cramerton Volunteer Fire Department is keeping $1.2 million worth of fire equipment that it doesn't own, and the town wants it back. CVFD put out fires in Cramerton from 1961 until last summer when a
Updated: 01/22/2012 10:33A
400lb Felon's Lawsuit Says Rikers' Uniforms Weren't Phat
He claims in the lawsuit that jail officials made no attempt to provide him with proper clothing, and that clothing his friends sent him were kicked back. The lawsuit alleges that Diaz will need at least $500000 worth of therapy to overcome his ordeal.
Updated: 01/22/2012 10:32A
Food label skullduggery
Nutella, the chocolate hazelnut condiment, faces a class action lawsuit later this year seeking damages for their claim that it can be part of “a tasty yet balanced breakfast.” The lawsuit contends that the product “contains 70 percent saturated fat
Updated: 01/22/2012 10:21A
Victim's twin took borough to court
BY JAMES QUIRK |AND MELISSA HAYES Long before Scott Smith was charged with killing his friend John Amendola, the victim's twin brother, Michael, filed a lawsuit against Hasbrouck Heights, alleging nepotism in the hiring of police officers.
Updated: 01/22/2012 10:19A
Megaupload Drops Lawsuit Against Universal Music Over Viral Video
By Eriq Gardner, THR In the aftermath of the Justice Department's crackdown on Megaupload, the company has dropped its lawsuit against Universal Music Group over an allegedly unlawful takedown of a video showing many superstars endorsing the troubled
Updated: 01/22/2012 10:13A
Trial Date Set For YOTI
More than three years since a federal lawsuit was filed by a Mt. Prospect business owner against the village, a trial date has finally been set. A judge recently scheduled Oct. 9 for trial to begin at the Dirksen Federal Building in downtown Chicago in
Updated: 01/22/2012 10:04A
Ben Roethlisberger settles lawsuit with woman who claims he raped her
The original lawsuit filed in 2009 sought a minimum of $440000 in damages from the quarterback, at least $50000 in damages from the Harrah's officials and an unspecified amount in punitive damages. Ms McNulty said she never filed a criminal complaint
Updated: 01/22/2012 10:03A
Chapter not really closed for Roethlisberger
By Jamison Hensley Lawyers for Ben Roethlisberger and a woman who accused him of raping her at a Lake Tahoe hotel-casino in 2008 have reached a settlement that ends her civil lawsuit against the Steelers quarterback. Neither side is talking about the
Updated: 01/22/2012 10:01A