Articles tagged with lawsuit
Wed, May 23, 2012
Judge dismisses lawsuit against Entourage creator
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The Real World star Johnny Devananzio, also known as Johnny Bananas, sued the TV boss last October (11), alleging Ellin and ...
Wed, May 23, 2012
Apple: U.S. e-book lawsuit "fundamentally flawed"
By Jonathan Stempel
(Reuters) - Apple Inc is rejecting charges that it conspired to fix prices of electronic books, calling the U.S. government's ...
Tue, May 22, 2012
U.S. schools with single-sex classrooms may face ACLU lawsuit
By Jason McLure
LITTLETON, New Hampshire (Reuters) - The American Civil Liberties Union is threatening legal action against as many as a dozen school districts ...
Tue, May 22, 2012
Khloe Kardashian's alleged fight victim names price to settle lawsuit
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Chantal Spears sued Kim Kardashian's sister for damages last year (11), claiming she was hit and seriously injured during an ...
Tue, May 22, 2012
First plaintiff withdraws John Travolta sexual assault lawsuit
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The plaintiff, identified only as John Doe, sued earlier this month (May12), claiming the Grease star touched his genitals and sexually ...
Tue, May 22, 2012
John Travolta Sexual Assault Accuser Number One Drops Lawsuit
By Lindsey DiMattina, Hollywood.com Staff
The man who initially accused John Travolta of sexual assault has stepped out of the lawsuit against the ...
Tue, May 22, 2012
Facebook settles lawsuit over "Sponsored Stories"
By Dan Levine
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Facebook Inc has agreed to settle a lawsuit that alleged the site's "Sponsored Stories" feature publicized users ...
Mon, May 21, 2012
Chinese vitamin C maker to settle antitrust lawsuit
(Reuters) - A Chinese company has agreed to pay $10.5 million to U.S. purchasers of vitamin C who accused it of conspiring to ...
Mon, May 21, 2012
Khloe Kardashian's alleged fight victim names price to settle lawsuit
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Chantal Spears sued Kim Kardashian's sister for damages last year (11), claiming she was hit and seriously injured during an ...
Fri, May 18, 2012
Solow lawsuit over Citigroup disclosures dismissed
By Jonathan Stempel
(Reuters) - Citigroup Inc
Thu, May 17, 2012
Saints' Vilma files defamation lawsuit against Goodell
(Reuters) - Suspended New Orleans Saints linebacker Jonathan Vilma has filed a defamation lawsuit against National Football League (NFL) Commissioner Roger Goodell over statements regarding ...
Thu, May 17, 2012
EA must defend NCAA conspiracy lawsuit
By Jonathan Stempel
(Reuters) - Electronic Arts Inc
Thu, May 17, 2012
Appeals court revives POM lawsuit versus Coca-Cola
By Dan Levine
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - An appeals court on Thursday revived part of a lawsuit against Coca-Cola Co in which POM Wonderful LLC ...
Wed, May 16, 2012
Activision and Electronic Arts settle lawsuit
By Dan Levine
(Reuters) - Activision Blizzard Inc and arch rival video game company Electronic Arts Inc have settled a lawsuit in which Activision accused ...
Tue, May 15, 2012
Settlement of lawsuit over New York taxi rider frisks
By Basil Katz
NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York police officers at their daily roll call are now being told they may not systemically search ...
Tue, May 15, 2012
Second Travolta accuser drops suit, hires celebrity attorney
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The second masseur who accused John Travolta of sexual battery dropped his lawsuit against the Hollywood star on Thursday and hired ...
Sun, May 13, 2012
Brendan Fraser files lawsuit against new movie bosses
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The Mummy actor claims producer Todd Moyer hired him to star in The Legend of William Tell: 3D early last year ...
Fri, May 11, 2012
Judge lets Fruit Roll-Ups lawsuit proceed
(Reuters) - General Mills Inc must defend a lawsuit that claims the food company deceived consumers into believing its Fruit Roll-Ups and Fruit by the ...
Fri, May 11, 2012
Judge dismisses suit against Syracuse, basketball coach
By Barbara Goldberg
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A New York state judge on Friday dismissed the defamation lawsuit filed against Syracuse University and basketball coach ...
Fri, May 11, 2012
Judge lets Fruit Roll-Ups lawsuit proceed
By Jonathan Stempel
(Reuters) - General Mills Inc must defend a lawsuit that claims the food company deceived consumers into believing its Fruit Roll-Ups and ...
Thu, May 10, 2012
Brendan Fraser files lawsuit against new movie bosses
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The Mummy actor claims producer Todd Moyer hired him to star in The Legend of William Tell: 3D early last year ...
Thu, May 10, 2012
John Travolta's attorney fires back at second 'absurd' lawsuit
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Reports emerged on Monday (07May12), suggesting the Grease star, who is married to actress Kelly Preston, had been slapped with legal ...
Thu, May 10, 2012
John Travolta May Face More Accusers in Sexual Battery Lawsuit Report
By Lindsey DiMattina, Hollywood.com Staff
Two male masseurs have already come forward and filed a lawsuit against John Travolta, accusing him of sexual ...
Thu, May 10, 2012
Dewey & LeBoeuf pension plans seized; faces lawsuit
By Nate Raymond
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Regulators moved on Thursday to seize control of pension plans at Dewey & LeBoeuf, the latest sign of likely collapse at what was once a top U.S. law firm. Dewey also faced its first lawsuit over plans to fire hundreds of employees.
The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation said it would take responsibility for three pension plans covering 1,800 current and future retirees. The plans were underfunded by $80 million, it said.
Angelo Kakolyris, a spokesman for Dewey, declined to comment.
Dewey has been struggling for weeks with partner defections and debt. It has warned employees that it could close its doors and it has said that New York prosecutors are probing allegations of wrongdoing by its former chairman, Steven Davis. Davis has denied wrongdoing.
In its statement, the pensions regulator said it was stepping in to secure its ability "to collect against the firm's affiliates that share funding responsibility for the pension plans."
The announcement came the same day an employee sued Dewey for failing to provide adequate notice of layoffs. The firm is firing about 450 people in its New York office effective Friday, according to the lawsuit.
The lawsuit was filed by Vittoria Conn, a worker in Dewey's document production department, who said the company owes her 60 days of pay because it failed to give adequate notice.
The lawsuit sought class-action status for others laid off by the company. Dewey "terminated approximately 450 employees at its (New York office) on or about May 7, 2012, effective on or about May 11," the lawsuit said.
The action was brought in federal court in New York under federal and state laws that require employers to give 60 to 90 days' notice before mass layoffs. Conn said she was notified Monday that her last day would be Friday.
While it was not known how many people Dewey employs in New York, the 450 layoffs would likely be a big chunk of its workforce in the city, and provided an indication of how fast the firm was unraveling. Spokespeople for the firm have declined to say how many employees will lose their jobs.
In 2011, Dewey employed 1,040 lawyers worldwide, according to an annual survey by the National Law Journal, a legal publication. More than 180 of its roughly 300 partners have announced they have left or will leave since the firm's troubles began. On Wednesday, two of the firm's top leaders, Jeffrey Kessler and Richard Shutran, said they would leave Dewey & LeBoeuf for other firms.
But it is employees and junior lawyers who face the toughest times in a job market still recovering from the recent U.S. recession, experts said.
"When it comes to associates and non attorney staff, those are the people I really feel for because they're going to have a much harder time getting work," said Kent Zimmermann, a legal consultant at the Zeughauser Group.
(Reporting by Nate Raymond; Editing by Richard Pullin)
Wed, May 09, 2012
John Travolta's attorney fires back at second 'absurd' lawsuit
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Reports emerged on Monday (07May12), suggesting the Grease star, who is married to actress Kelly Preston, had been slapped with legal ...
Tue, May 08, 2012
John Travolta's reps fire back at 'baseless' sexual battery lawsuit
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The plaintiff, identified only as John Doe, claims the Grease star touched his genitals and offered up a sexual proposition after ...
Tue, May 08, 2012
Lindsay Lohan settles lawsuit with rehab clinic staffer
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Former employee Dawn Bradley accused the Mean Girls star of grabbing her wrist and twisting it when she tried the give ...
Mon, May 07, 2012
Brazil judge nixes union lawsuit against Chevron
(Reuters) - A Brazilian judge threw out a civil lawsuit seeking to ban U.S. oil company Chevron
Sun, May 06, 2012
Humphrey Bogart executors hit with new lawsuit
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Bogart's estate officials threatened legal action against the retailer last month (Apr12) after an image of the actor wearing a ...
Sat, May 05, 2012
Humphrey Bogart executors hit with new lawsuit
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Bogart's estate officials threatened legal action against the retailer last month (Apr12) after an image of the actor wearing a ...
Fri, May 04, 2012
Humphrey Bogart executors hit with new lawsuit
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Bogart's estate officials threatened legal action against the retailer last month (Apr12) after an image of the actor wearing a ...
Thu, May 03, 2012
Humphrey Bogart executors hit with new lawsuit
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Bogart's estate officials threatened legal action against the retailer last month (Apr12) after an image of the actor wearing a ...
Thu, May 03, 2012
Holiday firm threatens lawsuit over The Voice
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The studio set for the U.K. version of the programme has a green room for contestants named V-ROOM, and staff ...
Wed, May 02, 2012
Holiday firm threatens lawsuit over The Voice
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The studio set for the U.K. version of the programme has a green room for contestants named V-ROOM, and staff ...
Wed, May 02, 2012
Judge refuses to rule on Paris Hilton lingerie lawsuit
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The hotel heiress has taken legal action against Italian underwear company Le Bonitas after signing a deal in 2010 to launch ...
Wed, May 02, 2012
U.S. SEC fraud lawsuit vs Morgan Keegan revived
By Jonathan Stempel
(Reuters) - A federal appeals court on Wednesday revived a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission lawsuit accusing Morgan Keegan & Co of fraudulently misleading investors about the safety of auction-rate securities it sold.
The 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Montgomery, Alabama, said a federal district judge in Atlanta erred in finding that the alleged misrepresentations made by Morgan Keegan brokers about the debt were not material. It sent the case back to the district court for more proceedings.
Morgan Keegan is a unit of Raymond James Financial Inc
Once $330 billion in size, the auction-rate securities market froze in February 2008 when dealers stopped supporting it, leaving many investors with losses on largely illiquid debt.
The Morgan Keegan case is one of the rare large-scale auction-rate cases to be addressed in court.
In its 2009 lawsuit, the SEC accused Morgan Keegan of hiding the debt's risks, including by telling customers that the debt carried "zero risk" or was "just like a money market" fund.
Last June, U.S. District Judge William Duffey in Atlanta found that Morgan Keegan had adequately disclosed the risks. He also said the SEC must show more than "a few isolated instances of alleged broker misconduct" to hold Morgan Keegan responsible.
But a three-judge 11th Circuit panel concluded that "the brokers' misleading statements and failure to disclose the known liquidity risk of auction-rate securities could have been viewed by the reasonable investor as having significantly altered the total mix of information made available."
The panel also said Morgan Keegan, having known that more auctions were failing in late 2007 and early 2008, was not excused by having given customers "general cautionary language" about the debt on the back of its trade confirmations.
Amy Rudolph, a lawyer for Morgan Keegan, said the company had no comment on the decision. Raymond James spokesman Patrick Kavanaugh declined to comment. Regions spokeswoman Evelyn Mitchell had no immediate comment. The SEC did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
Former New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo, now the state's governor, convinced more than a dozen banks and brokerages to buy back more than $61 billion of auction-rate debt. Charles Schwab Corp
Raymond James is based in St. Petersburg, Florida, and Regions in Birmingham, Alabama.
The case is SEC v. Morgan Keegan & Co, 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, No. 11-13992.
(Reporting by Jonathan Stempel in New York; Editing by ...
Wed, May 02, 2012
Nokia files patent lawsuits against HTC, RIM
By Tarmo Virki
HELSINKI (Reuters) - Wounded cellphone maker Nokia has turned on one of its former allies in the patent protection battlefield by filing ...
Wed, May 02, 2012
Nokia files patent lawsuit against HTC
HELSINKI (Reuters) - Nokia filed lawsuits against HTC in the United States and Germany, claiming that the Taiwanese smart phone maker was infringing its patents ...
Wed, May 02, 2012
Nokia files patent lawsuit against HTC
HELSINKI (Reuters) - Nokia filed lawsuits against HTC in the United States and Germany, claiming that the Taiwanese smart phone maker was infringing its patents ...
Wed, May 02, 2012
Nokia files patent lawsuit against HTC
HELSINKI (Reuters) - Nokia filed lawsuits against HTC in the United States and Germany, claiming that the Taiwanese smart phone maker was infringing its patents ...
Tue, May 01, 2012
Judge refuses to rule on Paris Hilton lingerie lawsuit
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The hotel heiress has taken legal action against Italian underwear company Le Bonitas after signing a deal in 2010 to launch ...
Mon, April 30, 2012
Lawsuit dismissed against "Three Cups of Tea" author
By Lori Grannis
MISSOULA, Montana (Reuters) - A federal judge dismissed a class-action fraud lawsuit on Monday against Greg Mortenson, co-author of bestselling book "Three ...
Wed, April 25, 2012
Plaintiffs seek $17.4 million in NYC vs China, Baidu lawsuit
By Jonathan Stempel
(Reuters) - Eight New York residents who accused the Chinese government and Baidu.com Inc of censoring their pro-democracy writings on Wednesday ...
Wed, April 25, 2012
The Adjustment Bureau lawsuit re-filed
The late author's executors claim the estate is owed money from the 2011 adaptation of the writer's sci-fi story, Adjustment Team, and ...
Tue, April 24, 2012
The Adjustment Bureau lawsuit re-filed
The late author's executors claim the estate is owed money from the 2011 adaptation of the writer's sci-fi story, Adjustment Team, and ...
Tue, April 24, 2012
Fraud lawsuit survives over Goldman's Abacus CDO
By Grant McCool
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Goldman Sachs Group Inc
Sun, April 22, 2012
'The Bachelor' Lawsuit: How ABC Is Poised to Right the Wrongs of Reality TV
When did reality television make its biggest disconnect from actual reality? Was it when people willingly ate live insects for money/the voyeuristic Schadenfreude ...
Sat, April 21, 2012
'The Bachelor' Lawsuit: How ABC Is Poised to Right the Wrongs of Reality TV
When did reality television make its biggest disconnect from actual reality? Was it when people willingly ate live insects for money/the voyeuristic Schadenfreude ...
Fri, April 20, 2012
'The Bachelor' Lawsuit: How ABC Is Poised to Right the Wrongs of Reality TV
When did reality television make its biggest disconnect from actual reality? Was it when people willingly ate live insects for money/the voyeuristic Schadenfreude ...
Fri, April 20, 2012
JPMorgan wins second victory in Lehman-linked lawsuit
By Jonathan Stempel
(Reuters) - JPMorgan Chase & Co
The decision by U.S. District Judge Barbara Jones in Manhattan is JPMorgan's second court victory in a Lehman matter in two days. On Thursday, U.S. Bankruptcy Judge James Peck in Manhattan narrowed Lehman's own $8.6 billion lawsuit against JPMorgan, once its main clearing bank.
In the pension fund case, which sought class-action status, the Operating Engineers Pension Trust of Pasadena, California, said JPMorgan in 2006 bought $446,000 of Lehman notes with collateral it had posted under a securities lending agreement. It said these notes lost 85 percent of their value when Lehman went bankrupt on September 15, 2008.
The fund said JPMorgan should have sold the notes sooner because of "tremendous uncertainty" about Lehman's stability, and had been "uniquely positioned" as a clearing bank to know that Lehman was heading for trouble.
Jones, however, said JPMorgan met the "prudent man" standard set forth by federal pension law, and said the pension fund did not show that other investment managers would have acted differently.
She also rejected the argument, also made by Lehman in its own lawsuit, that JPMorgan took advantage of its close dealings with Lehman to protect itself at Lehman's expense.
"Demanding additional collateral and taking advantage of Lehman's weak negotiating position certainly suggests that JPMorgan harbored some concerns about Lehman's creditworthiness, but is a far cry from the conclusion that JPMorgan knew that maintaining the plan's investments in Lehman was unduly risky," Jones wrote.
Lawyers for the pension fund did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
In striking parts of Lehman's lawsuit against JPMorgan, Peck cited "safe harbor" rules designed to protect healthier banks such as JPMorgan in dealing with weaker banks. He said Lehman may pursue claims accusing JPMorgan of intentional misconduct.
The issues "are especially difficult ones that one day may help to define what constitutes acceptable conduct by major financial institutions during times of crisis," Peck wrote.
JPMorgan spokeswoman Jennifer Zuccarelli declined immediate comment on Jones' decision. She said the bank is pleased with Peck's decision and believes Lehman's other claims lack merit.
"We continued to support Lehman and extend credit throughout the firm's financial distress, which was the basis for the collateral requests at issue," she said.
Lehman's bankruptcy is the largest in U.S. history. It emerged from Chapter 11 protection last month.
The cases are Board of Trustees of the Operating Engineers Pension Trust v. JPMorgan Chase Bank NA, U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York, No. 09-09333; and Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc et al v. JPMorgan Chase Bank NA, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Southern District ...
Thu, April 19, 2012
Judge narrows Lehman $8.6 billion lawsuit vs. JPMorgan
By Jonathan Stempel
(Reuters) - A federal judge has narrowed Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc's $8.6 billion lawsuit against JPMorgan Chase & Co
U.S. Bankruptcy Judge James Peck in Manhattan said Lehman may not recover various sums transferred to JPMorgan, once its main "clearing" bank handling third-party dealings, in August and September 2008.
Peck cited "safe harbor" rules designed to protect healthier banks such as JPMorgan in their dealings with weaker banks.
"These are systemically significant transactions between sophisticated financial players at a time of financial distress in the markets -- in other words, the precise setting for which the safe harbors were intended," Peck wrote on Thursday in a 92-page decision.
Peck let stand other Lehman claims, saying safe harbors do not let "systemically important" banks such as JPMorgan, the largest U.S. bank, act in a "commercially unreasonable" manner. He said Lehman may pursue claims involving intentional misconduct or which are not otherwise covered by safe harbors.
Lehman filed for Chapter 11 protection on September 15, 2008, in what was a primary driver of the global financial crisis and remains by far the largest U.S. bankruptcy.
"JPMorgan grabbed assets for itself at a critical time in its banking relationship with Lehman," Peck wrote. "The issues presented are especially difficult ones that one day may help to define what constitutes acceptable conduct by major financial institutions during times of crisis."
Kimberly MacLeod, a Lehman spokeswoman, declined to comment. JPMorgan spokeswoman Jennifer Zuccarelli was not immediately available for comment. Both companies are based in New York.
Lehman accused JPMorgan of taking advantage of inside details it had learned as a clearing bank to extract desperately needed assets in the last few days prior to, and thus hastening, the bankruptcy.
JPMorgan countersued, saying it feared it might never be repaid after lending Lehman's brokerage more than $70 billion around the time of the bankruptcy, and getting stuck with collateral that Lehman's own employees called "toxic waste.
In September 2011, JPMorgan sought to move the Lehman case to federal district court, saying it involved issues that Peck lacks jurisdiction to handle. U.S. District Judge Richard Sullivan in Manhattan has yet to rule on JPMorgan's request.
Lehman emerged from Chapter 11 last month. On April 11, it said it planned to make an initial $22.5 billion distribution to creditors this week.
The case is Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc et al v. JPMorgan Chase Bank NA, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Southern District of New York, No. 10-ap-03266.
(Reporting By Jonathan Stempel in New York; Editing by Phil ...
Thu, April 19, 2012
'The Bachelor' Lawsuit: Series Sued for Racial Discrimination
Racial equality should include all rights and privileges — even the right to showcase your vanity, competitiveness, and complete misunderstanding of genuine love. But somehow ...
Thu, April 19, 2012
Apple, Google, Intel fail to dismiss staff-poaching lawsuit
By Jonathan Stempel
(Reuters) - Apple Inc, Google Inc, Intel Corp and four other technology companies were ordered by a judge to face an antitrust ...
Wed, April 18, 2012
Judge dismisses claims against banks in GE lawsuit
By Nick Brown
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A federal judge on Wednesday dismissed claims against Goldman Sachs Group Inc
U.S. District Judge Denise Cote, who took over the case in February, said a January ruling denying the defendants' bid to dismiss claims failed to consider key court rulings and improperly relied on certain statements.
Cote's ruling does not entirely dismiss the class action lawsuit filed by GE investors, keeping intact claims that GE
The State Universities Retirement System of Illinois, the lead plaintiff, filed the lawsuit in 2009, saying GE and myriad financial firms were responsible for investor losses during a six-month period when GE's stock price fell to about $10 from about $26.
The plaintiffs alleged that GE withheld information regarding its health and the health of its GE Capital finance arm, including exposures to subprime and other low-quality loans. They also said GE misleadingly touted itself as being safer than rivals, despite the effects of the financial crisis.
Among those dismissed from the lawsuit on Wednesday are Barclays PLC
"The January opinion improperly relied on statements that were not incorporated into the offering documents, and on statements that were modified and superseded by later statements," Cote said.
It also failed to take into account a court ruling that had established rules on whether stated opinions could be grounds for a lawsuit, Cote said.
Attorneys for the dismissed defendants did not respond to requests for comment. Lawyers for the plaintiffs could not immediately be reached.
A GE spokesman did not respond to an email seeking comment.
The case is In re: General Electric Co Securities Litigation, U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York, No. 09-01951.
(Additional reporting by Jonathan Stempel; Editing by Ryan Woo)
Wed, April 18, 2012
Depp hit with lawsuit over concert scuffle
The plaintiff, listed as Jane Doe, claims she sustained severe injuries and emotional distress after the Pirates of the Caribbean star's minders hurt ...
Wed, April 18, 2012
Stern's Sirius lawsuit dropped
Stern took legal action last year (11) alleging his employers reneged on an agreement to pay him performance-related bonuses if the company exceeded its ...
Tue, April 17, 2012
Two black men accuse ABC of racial bias over "The Bachelor"
By Tim Ghianni
NASHVILLE, Tennessee (Reuters) - Two black men who said they were "lookin' for love" and auditioned last summer for the popular ABC ...
Tue, April 17, 2012
Depp hit with lawsuit over concert scuffle
The plaintiff, listed as Jane Doe, claims she sustained severe injuries and emotional distress after the Pirates of the Caribbean star's minders hurt ...
Tue, April 17, 2012
Stern's Sirius lawsuit dropped
Stern took legal action last year (11) alleging his employers reneged on an agreement to pay him performance-related bonuses if the company exceeded its ...
Tue, April 17, 2012
Bosworth hit with new lawsuit
Bosworth rented out his Los Angeles mansion to Grasshopper House LLC chiefs in 2006 but according to its tenants, the property's septic tank ...
Tue, April 17, 2012
"Shock jock" Stern lawsuit vs Sirius XM thrown out
By Jonathan Stempel and Karen Freifeld
(Reuters) - A judge has dismissed radio DJ Howard Stern's $330 million lawsuit accusing Sirius XM Radio of ...
Mon, April 16, 2012
Bosworth hit with new lawsuit
Bosworth rented out his Los Angeles mansion to Grasshopper House LLC chiefs in 2006 but according to its tenants, the property's septic tank ...
Thu, April 12, 2012
Bank of America CEO Moynihan must testify in MBIA lawsuit: judge
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A New York judge has ruled that Bank of America
Thu, April 12, 2012
California court allows part of lawsuit against Brinker
By Dan Levine and Terry Baynes
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - The California Supreme Court ruled on Thursday that part of a class action lawsuit can ...
Tue, April 10, 2012
UBS fends off lawsuit of billionaire tax evader
By Lynnley Browning
(Reuters) - A U.S. federal judge ruled on Tuesday in favor of Swiss bank UBS AG in a lawsuit brought by ...
Fri, April 06, 2012
Advocates for mentally ill erred in lawsuit: court
By David Ingram
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A New York nonprofit that advocates for the mentally ill cannot sue on their behalf for better housing because ...
Thu, April 05, 2012
Viacom wins reversal in landmark YouTube case
By Jonathan Stempel and Yinka Adegoke
(Reuters) - A U.S. appeals court dealt Google Inc a major defeat by reviving lawsuits by Viacom Inc ...
Wed, April 04, 2012
Judge tosses Happy Meal lawsuit against McDonald's
By Dan Levine and Lisa Baertlein
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - A San Francisco judge on Wednesday dismissed a lawsuit against McDonald's over the restaurant ...
Wed, April 04, 2012
Quest seeks sale to avoid scrutiny, lawsuit claims
By Tom Hals
(Reuters) - Quest Software Inc's new chief executive rushed to sell the company to head off a possible investigation by regulators ...
Tue, April 03, 2012
Bank of NY Mellon must face lawsuit on Countrywide
By Jonathan Stempel
(Reuters) - A federal judge rejected Bank of New York Mellon Corp's bid to dismiss a lawsuit by investors over its ...
Tue, April 03, 2012
Chevron, Transocean face second $11 billion Brazil lawsuit
By Jeb Blount
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - A Brazilian federal prosecutor on Tuesday launched his second 20 billion real ($10.9 billion) lawsuit against ...
Sun, April 01, 2012
Oscar winner Shanley addresses sex lawsuit
Actress Amanda Jencsik, 26, claims the 61 year old forced her to engage in violent sexual acts, restricting her breathing and allegedly asking Jencsik ...
Fri, March 30, 2012
Forex lawsuit against BNY Mellon partly dismissed
By Dan Levine
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - A U.S. judge on Friday dismissed five out of nine claims against Bank of New York Mellon ...
Fri, March 30, 2012
Lawsuit says Simply Orange juice not so simple
By Dan Levine
(Reuters) - Coca-Cola Co's Simply Orange juice brand isn't simply orange juice, according to a lawsuit filed against the beverage ...
Fri, March 30, 2012
Medtronic to pay $85 million to settle Infuse lawsuit
By Jonathan Stempel
(Reuters) - Medtronic Inc said it agreed to pay $85 million to settle a shareholder lawsuit accusing it of making misleading statements ...
Thu, March 29, 2012
Micron settles memory chip lawsuit with Oracle
(Reuters) - Semiconductor manufacturer Micron Technology Inc
Thu, March 29, 2012
Bank of America gets $1 billion Baupost lawsuit dismissed
By Karen Freifeld
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Bank of America Corp
Wed, March 28, 2012
U.S. organic growers appeal lawsuit against Monsanto
By Carey Gillam
(Reuters) - A group of U.S. family farmers said on Wednesday it is appealing its lawsuit against Monsanto Co to challenge ...
Wed, March 28, 2012
"Tebow-Mania" spurs Nike lawsuit against Reebok
By Grant McCool
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Nike Inc is accusing Reebok of trying to score an illegal Tim Tebow marketing touchdown.
Nike sued its ...
Wed, March 28, 2012
Brazil oil workers file lawsuit against Chevron
By Jeb Blount
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Brazil's largest oil workers union filed a civil lawsuit against oil company Chevron and drilling firm ...
Tue, March 27, 2012
Fox and Green face snapper's lawsuit
Delbert Shaw has put together a lawsuit, to be filed at Los Angeles County Superior Court on Monday (26Mar12), alleging the two actors made ...
Tue, March 27, 2012
Fox and Green face snapper's lawsuit
Delbert Shaw has put together a lawsuit, to be filed at Los Angeles County Superior Court on Monday (26Mar12), alleging the two actors made ...
Mon, March 26, 2012
Fox and Green face snapper's lawsuit
Delbert Shaw has put together a lawsuit, to be filed at Los Angeles County Superior Court on Monday (26Mar12), alleging the two actors made ...
Mon, March 26, 2012
Facebook: Evidence shows NY man's lawsuit is fraud
(Reuters) - Facebook Inc urged a federal judge on Monday to throw out a lawsuit by a New York wood pellet salesman who said he ...
Mon, March 26, 2012
Facebook: Evidence shows New York man's lawsuit is fraud
(Reuters) - Facebook Inc urged a federal judge on Monday to throw out a lawsuit by a New York wood pellet salesman who said he ...
Sun, March 25, 2012
Ramsay launches defamation lawsuit
The Hell's Kitchen star is suing Danny Lavy for defamation and potential revenue losses following a disagreement about their joint eaterie Laurier Gordon ...
Sat, March 24, 2012
Ramsay launches defamation lawsuit
The Hell's Kitchen star is suing Danny Lavy for defamation and potential revenue losses following a disagreement about their joint eaterie Laurier Gordon ...
Fri, March 23, 2012
Lawsuit over Martin Luther King documents thrown out
By Robbie Ward
STARKVILLE, Mississippi (Reuters) - A federal judge in Mississippi dismissed a lawsuit on Friday filed by the estate of Martin Luther King ...
Fri, March 23, 2012
Ramsay launches defamation lawsuit
The Hell's Kitchen star is suing Danny Lavy for defamation and potential revenue losses following a disagreement about their joint eaterie Laurier Gordon ...
Thu, March 22, 2012
'DWTS' Star William Levy's Sexual Battery Lawsuit Dismissed
In July of 2011, actor and current Dancing with the Stars competitor William Levy, 31, was sued for sexual battery of an underage girl ...
Thu, March 22, 2012
Morgan Stanley directors win pay lawsuit dismissal
By Jonathan Stempel
(Reuters) - Twelve directors of Morgan Stanley
Wed, March 21, 2012
'DWTS' Star William Levy's Sexual Battery Lawsuit Dismissed
In July of 2011, actor and current Dancing with the Stars competitor William Levy, 31, was sued for sexual battery of an underage girl ...
Wed, March 21, 2012
Goldman loses bid to end lawsuit over risky CDO
By Jonathan Stempel
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Goldman Sachs Group Inc lost its bid to dismiss a lawsuit accusing it of defrauding investors by selling ...
Wed, March 21, 2012
Goldman loses bid to dismiss Hudson CDO lawsuit
(Reuters) - Goldman Sachs Group Inc lost its bid to dismiss a lawsuit accusing it of defrauding investors by selling risky debt linked to subprime ...
Tue, March 20, 2012
Dodgers to face lawsuit by beaten Giants fan
(Reuters) - The family of a baseball fan who was badly beaten after a Los Angeles Dodgers game last year can proceed with their California ...
Mon, March 19, 2012
Lawsuit against Berkshire over Sokol affair dismissed
By Tom Hals
WILMINGTON, Delaware (Reuters) - Berkshire Hathaway
Wed, March 14, 2012
German court delays Apple's slide-to-unlock lawsuit
MANNHEIM, Germany (Reuters) - A German court suspended a trial in which Apple alleged that Samsung Electronics copied the slide-to-unlock technology of its iPhone and ...
Tue, March 13, 2012
CIT Group offers to pay $75 million to end fraud lawsuit
By Basil Katz
NEW YORK (Reuters) - CIT Group Inc (CIT.N) on Tuesday asked a federal judge to approve a $75 million settlement proposal ...
Tue, March 13, 2012
Denton was 'really uncomfortable' testifying in Sheridan lawsuit
Sheridan claims she was fired after complaining to network executives about an incident she'd had with series creator Marc Cherry in 2008, which ...
Tue, March 13, 2012
The Book of Eli directors hit with copyright lawsuit
Georgia-based writer Bridgette Burgin has accused the directors of stealing the movie's premise from her unpublished work The Final Call after she submitted ...
Mon, March 12, 2012
Okada disputes Wynn right to redeem shares-lawsuit
By Ronald Grover and Sue Zeidler
(Reuters) - The legal fisticuffs between Steve Wynn and Kazuo Okada, Wynn Resorts' largest shareholder, escalated further as Okada ...
Mon, March 12, 2012
Okada disputes Wynn right to redeem shares-lawsuit
By Ronald Grover and Sue Zeidler
(Reuters) - The legal fisticuffs between Steve Wynn and Kazuo Okada, Wynn Resorts' largest shareholder, escalated further as Okada ...
Mon, March 12, 2012
Yahoo sues Facebook for infringing 10 patents
By Dan Levine and Alexei Oreskovic
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Yahoo Inc sued Facebook Inc over 10 patents that include methods and systems for advertising ...
Sun, March 11, 2012
Seagal hit with lawsuit over reality show
The Under Siege star, who is a reserve deputy sheriff, was filming an episode of Steven Seagal: Lawman in March, 2011, when he allegedly ...
Sun, March 11, 2012
Batali settles tip lawsuit
The famous TV chef and his business partner Joseph Bastianich were accused of deducting a portion of tips from the servers, busboys, and bartenders ...
Sun, March 11, 2012
'Desperate Housewives' Lawsuit Reveals Major Character's Death
Another day of Nicollette Sheridan's lawsuit against Desperate Housewives creator Marc Cherry and ABC, another bombshell dropped -- this time involving the death of ...
Sat, March 10, 2012
Seagal hit with lawsuit over reality show
The Under Siege star, who is a reserve deputy sheriff, was filming an episode of Steven Seagal: Lawman in March, 2011, when he allegedly ...
Sat, March 10, 2012
Batali settles tip lawsuit
The famous TV chef and his business partner Joseph Bastianich were accused of deducting a portion of tips from the servers, busboys, and bartenders ...
Sat, March 10, 2012
'Desperate Housewives' Lawsuit Reveals Major Character's Death
Another day of Nicollette Sheridan's lawsuit against Desperate Housewives creator Marc Cherry and ABC, another bombshell dropped -- this time involving the death of ...
Fri, March 09, 2012
Seagal hit with lawsuit over reality show
The Under Siege star, who is a reserve deputy sheriff, was filming an episode of Steven Seagal: Lawman in March, 2011, when he allegedly ...
Fri, March 09, 2012
Batali settles tip lawsuit
The famous TV chef and his business partner Joseph Bastianich were accused of deducting a portion of tips from the servers, busboys, and bartenders ...
Fri, March 09, 2012
'Desperate Housewives' Lawsuit Reveals Major Character's Death
Another day of Nicollette Sheridan's lawsuit against Desperate Housewives creator Marc Cherry and ABC, another bombshell dropped -- this time involving the death of ...
Thu, March 08, 2012
Seagal hit with lawsuit over reality show
The Under Siege star, who is a reserve deputy sheriff, was filming an episode of Steven Seagal: Lawman in March, 2011, when he allegedly ...
Thu, March 08, 2012
Batali settles tip lawsuit
The famous TV chef and his business partner Joseph Bastianich were accused of deducting a portion of tips from the servers, busboys, and bartenders ...
Wed, March 07, 2012
Ramsay settles New Zealand lawsuit
The Hell's Kitchen star was sued by bosses at Duco Events after he agreed to appear at a charity event in the country ...
Wed, March 07, 2012
Samsung files fresh lawsuit against Apple in South Korea
SEOUL (Reuters) - Samsung Electronics Co said on Wednesday it has filed another lawsuit against Apple Inc in South Korea, claiming the iPhone 4S and ...
Tue, March 06, 2012
Ramsay settles New Zealand lawsuit
The Hell's Kitchen star was sued by bosses at Duco Events after he agreed to appear at a charity event in the country ...
Mon, March 05, 2012
Minnesota school district settles lawsuit over gay slurs
By David Bailey
MINNEAPOLIS (Reuters) - Minnesota's biggest public school district has agreed to settle a federal lawsuit with six current and former students ...
Mon, March 05, 2012
Part of Southwest free drinks lawsuit thrown out
By Jonathan Stempel
(Reuters) - Southwest Airlines Co has won the dismissal of part of a federal lawsuit by fliers who said the discount carrier ...
Mon, March 05, 2012
Shareholders to sue Tepco executives for $67 billion
By Yoko Kubota
TOKYO (Reuters) - Shareholders of Tokyo Electric Power Co Inc, operator of the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant in northeast Japan, are suing ...
Sun, March 04, 2012
Kardashians hit with $5 million lawsuit
Kim, Khloe and Kourtney Kardashian currently serve as the celebrity spokesmodels for diet regimen QuickTrim, a range of products designed to detoxify the body ...
Fri, March 02, 2012
Kardashians named in $5 million QuickTrim lawsuit
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Reality TV star Kim Kardashian and two of her sisters have been slapped with a $5 million lawsuit alleging they and ...
Fri, March 02, 2012
U.S. seeks dismissal of lawsuit on AIG takeover
(Reuters) - The U.S. government has asked a court to dismiss a lawsuit relating to its 2008 takeover of American International Group
Thu, March 01, 2012
Ousted Woodford launches Olympus lawsuit
By Kirstin Ridley
LONDON (Reuters) - Michael Woodford, the ousted Olympus chief executive who blew the whistle on one of Japan's most high-profile frauds ...
Thu, March 01, 2012
Ousted Woodford launches Olympus lawsuit
By Kirstin Ridley
LONDON (Reuters) - Michael Woodford, the ousted Olympus chief executive who blew the whistle on one of Japan's most high-profile frauds ...
Fri, February 10, 2012
Sex life of ex-Syracuse coach's wife irrelevant in lawsuit
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Allegations that the wife of former Syracuse assistant basketball coach Bernie Fine had sex with several Syracuse basketball players are irrelevant ...
Mon, February 06, 2012
BofA investor lawsuit wins class-action status
By Jonathan Stempel
(Reuters) - Investors suing Bank of America Corp
Fri, February 03, 2012
Goldman to face mortgage debt class-action lawsuit
By Jonathan Stempel
(Reuters) - Goldman Sachs Group Inc was ordered by a federal judge to face a securities class-action lawsuit accusing it of defrauding ...
Wed, February 01, 2012
Much of Vivendi U.S. shareholder lawsuit dismissed
By Jonathan Stempel
(Reuters) - Vivendi SA has won the dismissal of much of what remained in a nearly decade-old U.S. lawsuit accusing the ...
Tue, January 31, 2012
California family settles lawsuit over leaked crash images
By Dan Whitcomb
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The family of a teen whose mangled corpse was shown in horrific car-crash photos that went viral online ...
Mon, January 30, 2012
Frito-Lay chips not "all natural": lawsuit
By Jessica Dye
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A New York man sued Frito-Lay on Monday, claiming the company misleads consumers with the claim its popular ...
Wed, January 25, 2012
Lawsuit challenges "sheltered workshops" for Oregon's disabled
By Teresa Carson
PORTLAND, Ore (Reuters) - Thousands of disabled Oregonians are stuck segregated in dead-end jobs at "sheltered workshops," in violation of federal law ...
Mon, January 23, 2012
Occupy protesters drop lawsuit over camping out
By Joseph Ax
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Occupy Wall Street protesters have dropped a lawsuit challenging their eviction from Zuccotti Park, two months after they ...
Mon, January 23, 2012
Appeals court rejects Padilla torture lawsuit
By James Vicini
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - An appeals court on Monday upheld the dismissal of a lawsuit by an American citizen who claimed he had ...
Fri, January 20, 2012
Chevron appeals $18 billion ruling in Ecuador lawsuit
By Braden Reddall and Eduardo Garcia
SAN FRANCISCO/QUITO (Reuters) - Chevron Corp
Tue, January 17, 2012
Wal-Mart seeks end to refiled gender-bias lawsuit
By Dan Levine
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Women who refiled a gender discrimination lawsuit against Wal-Mart Stores Inc have failed to come to grips with ...
Sun, January 15, 2012
"Riches-to-rags" film on opulent family home prompts lawsuit
By Barbara Liston
ORLANDO, Florida (Reuters) - Time share mogul David Siegel welcomed a filmmaker's proposal in 2007 to document his construction of what ...
Thu, January 12, 2012
GE ordered to defend lawsuit tied to 2008 crisis
By Jonathan Stempel
(Reuters) - A federal judge refused on Thursday to throw out a lawsuit accusing General Electric Co and its chief executive of ...
Tue, January 10, 2012
Supreme Court rejects inmate lawsuit versus Geo employees
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday that employees of the private prison operator Geo Group Inc cannot be sued in federal court ...
Thu, January 05, 2012
Apple to pay $5 million to settle patent lawsuit: Elan
TAIPEI (Reuters) - Elan Microelectronics Corp, a Taiwanese touch design company, said on Thursday that Apple Inc will pay $5 million as part of a ...
Thu, December 29, 2011
Beverly Hillbilly actress settles lawsuit over doll
(Reuters) - The actress who played tomboy Elly May Clampett on 1960s television show "The Beverly Hillbillies" has settled her lawsuit against Mattel over a ...
Fri, December 23, 2011
U.S. airlines and a lost luggage liability puzzle
By Mitch Lipka
(Reuters) - With so many people flying over the holidays, there's a good chance some of these travelers will end up ...
Thu, December 22, 2011
U.S. judge tosses lawsuit over Guantanamo treatment
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. judge on Thursday dismissed a lawsuit by a Syrian man who sought damages for alleged torture and inhumane treatment ...
Wed, December 21, 2011
Judge tosses lawsuit over Jimmy Kimmel sketch
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A New York court has dismissed a lawsuit by a man dubbed the "Flying Rabbi" against TV network ABC and late-night ...
Wed, December 21, 2011
Heungkuk, Goldman to arbitrate dispute
(Reuters) - Heungkuk Life Insurance Co has withdrawn a $47 million lawsuit against Goldman Sachs & Co
The South Korean insurer accuses Goldman of placing bets against the $1 billion CDO after marketing it to clients as profitable, according to a lawsuit Heungkuk filed against Goldman earlier this year.
In a court filing made public on Wednesday, Heungkuk withdrew the lawsuit and the parties said they agreed to pursue an "extrajudicial resolution."
"Heungkuk is looking forward to holding Goldman Sachs responsible for its fraud in the arbitration," said Jonathan Pickhardt, a partner at Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP, who is representing Heungkuk.
Michael DuVally, a spokesman for New York-based Goldman Sachs, declined to comment on the withdrawal of the lawsuit.
Goldman has said in court papers that it disclosed both the investment risks it knew of and its short positions.
The bank filed a motion in June to compel arbitration of the claims and hold off or dismiss the lawsuit.
In the lawsuit, filed in state court in New York, Heungkuk said Goldman had marketed the CDO as "highly rated, secure and profitable."
But in an internal email a Goldman trader infamously described the Timberwolf CDO was "one shitty deal," the lawsuit said.
Goldman began to structure and underwrite Timberwolf in late 2006. Unbeknown to Heungkuk and other investors, Goldman filled its collateral portfolio with inferior assets that would lose their value in the subprime mortgage market meltdown, the lawsuit said. The CDO was devised to enable Goldman to short the $1 billion portfolio, Heungkuk said in court papers.
The case was one of a number winding their way through the courts that have grown out of the alleged misconduct of Goldman Sachs and other banks in connection with the subprime mortgage crisis.
The case is Heungkuk Life Insurance Co. limited v. The Goldman Sachs Group Inc., 650978/2011, New York state Supreme Court (Manhattan).
(Reporting by Karen Freifeld; Editing by Eddie Evans and Tim Dobbyn)
Thu, December 15, 2011
Medal of honor recipient drops lawsuit against ex-employer
By Jim Forsyth
SAN ANTONIO (Reuters) - Medal of Honor recipient Dakota Meyer dropped on Thursday a lawsuit he had filed against his former employer ...
Thu, December 15, 2011
Chevron committed to Brazil despite lawsuit: executive
By Anna Driver
(Reuters) - Chevron Corp
Tue, December 13, 2011
HTC says U.S. ruling on dispute vs Apple delayed again
TAIPEI (Reuters) - HTC Corp, the world's No.4 smartphone maker, said on Wednesday that a U.S. court has further postponed a final ...
Tue, December 13, 2011
U.S. appeals court revives Oracle overtime lawsuit
By Terry Baynes
(Reuters) - A federal appeals court on Tuesday revived a class-action lawsuit against Oracle Corp, basing its ruling on a state court ...
Mon, December 12, 2011
WaMu settles dispute, eyes bankruptcy exit
(Reuters) - Washington Mutual Inc, the biggest bank to fail in U.S. history, said it reached a settlement in a dispute between shareholders and ...
Tue, December 06, 2011
Chinese court rejects Apple lawsuit over iPad name
HONG KONG (Reuters) - A court in southern China has rejected a lawsuit by Apple Inc, accusing a Chinese technology company of infringing its iPad ...
Fri, December 02, 2011
Second Mile charity to freeze assets following lawsuit
By Mark Shade
STATE COLLEGE, Pa (Reuters) - The Second Mile charity has agreed to freeze its assets to settle a lawsuit filed by a ...
Thu, December 01, 2011
Insight: Apple vs Samsung lawsuit full of secret combat
By Dan Levine and Carlyn Kolker
(Reuters) - The biggest legal battle for the technology industry is playing out in a federal court in Silicon ...
Thu, December 01, 2011
Mass. AG hits big banks with foreclosure lawsuit
By Tim McLaughlin and Aruna Viswanatha
(Reuters) - The Massachusetts attorney general has filed a lawsuit against five large U.S. banks accusing them of ...
Wed, November 30, 2011
New accuser is first to sue former Penn State coach
By Dave Warner
PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - A new accuser filed the first lawsuit against former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky on Wednesday, accusing ...
Tue, November 29, 2011
NBA players get "timeout" on lawsuit in bid to clinch labor deal
(Reuters) - A federal judge has issued a stay of all court proceedings in a legal fight between National Basketball Association (NBA) owners and players ...
Fri, November 25, 2011
Olympus: increased damages sought in lawsuit
TOKYO (Reuters) - Olympus Corp said on Friday a Japanese investor expanded the scope of a shareholder lawsuit against former and current executives at the ...
Tue, November 22, 2011
U.S. judge sides with Netflix in antitrust lawsuit
(Reuters) - A U.S. judge granted Netflix's bid to resolve all claims in its favor before trial in an antitrust class action, in ...
Tue, November 22, 2011
NY court allows lawsuit over bogus home appraisals
By Jonathan Stempel
(Reuters) - New York's highest court allowed the state to pursue a lawsuit that accused First American Corp and its eAppraiseIT ...
Wed, November 16, 2011
Rambus loses antitrust lawsuit, shares plunge
By Dan Levine and Noel Randewich
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Rambus Inc was dealt a major defeat on Wednesday as a jury rejected its claims ...
Wed, November 16, 2011
Lawsuit dropped, but Bieber baby claim lingers
By Jill Serjeant
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The woman who claimed teen singer Justin Bieber fathered a baby with her has dropped her paternity lawsuit ...
Fri, October 21, 2011
Von Teese wins landlord lawsuit
The beauty was left fuming when Lallubhai Patel refused to return the money, and she filed legal papers last year (10) at Los Angeles ...
Thu, October 20, 2011
Von Teese wins landlord lawsuit
The beauty was left fuming when Lallubhai Patel refused to return the money, and she filed legal papers last year (10) at Los Angeles ...
Mon, October 17, 2011
Iraq veteran loses Hurt Locker lawsuit
Master Sergeant Jeffrey Sarver alleged the movie's lead character, played by Jeremy Renner, was based on his experiences and he was upset not ...
Sun, October 16, 2011
Iraq veteran loses Hurt Locker lawsuit
Master Sergeant Jeffrey Sarver alleged the movie's lead character, played by Jeremy Renner, was based on his experiences and he was upset not ...
Sat, October 15, 2011
Iraq veteran loses Hurt Locker lawsuit
Master Sergeant Jeffrey Sarver alleged the movie's lead character, played by Jeremy Renner, was based on his experiences and he was upset not ...
Fri, October 14, 2011
Iraq veteran loses Hurt Locker lawsuit
Master Sergeant Jeffrey Sarver alleged the movie's lead character, played by Jeremy Renner, was based on his experiences and he was upset not ...
Thu, October 06, 2011
Georgia city revises headscarf policy after lawsuit
By David Beasley
ATLANTA (Reuters) - A Georgia city settled a federal lawsuit on Thursday filed by a Muslim woman who was arrested and jailed ...
Sat, October 01, 2011
Black Cherokee lose lawsuit but tribal citizen issue unsettled
By Steve Olafson
OKLAHOMA CITY (Reuters) - An attorney for African-Americans in the Cherokee Indian tribe said on Saturday the legal campaign to stop the ...
Thu, September 29, 2011
Kik Messenger returns to BlackBerry despite lawsuit
TORONTO (Reuters) - Kik Interactive, an instant messaging service startup against which Research In Motion launched a lawsuit last year, is testing a new version ...
Thu, September 29, 2011
Liz Claiborne wins dismissal of investor lawsuit
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Liz Claiborne Inc
Wed, September 28, 2011
T-Mobile lines up against Apple in Samsung lawsuit
By Dan Levine and Sinead Carew
(Reuters) - T-Mobile USA has become the latest mobile provider opposing Apple's bid to stop Samsung Electronics Co ...
Wed, September 28, 2011
Perry aides told different stories in lawsuit
By Murray Waas and Peter Henderson
(Reuters) - Contradictions in sworn statements about Rick Perry's fundraising for his 2006 reelection bid raise questions about ...
Wed, September 28, 2011
T-Mobile lines up against Apple in Samsung lawsuit
(Reuters) T-Mobile USA has become the latest mobile provider opposing Apple's bid to stop Samsung Electronics Co from selling some Galaxy products in ...
Wed, September 28, 2011
Bayer wins end to Yaz contraceptive lawsuit
By Jonathan Stempel
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Bayer AG
Tue, September 27, 2011
Lawsuit claims Missouri priest fathered parishioner's child
By Kevin Murphy
KANSAS CITY, Mo (Reuters) - Already under fire as a number of priests face accusations of sexual improprieties with children, the diocese ...
Mon, September 26, 2011
JPMorgan seeks to move Lehman's $8.6 billion lawsuit
By Nick Brown
(Reuters) - JPMorgan Chase & Co is asking to move to federal court a lawsuit from Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc accusing it of ...
Mon, September 26, 2011
"Men" producer writing tell-all book on Sheen
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Think all the dirty laundry being aired between Charlie Sheen and his former boss Chuck Lorre on "Two and A Half ...
Mon, September 26, 2011
Strauss-Kahn claims diplomatic immunity in lawsuit
By Joseph Ax
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Lawyers for former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn asked a judge on Monday to dismiss a civil suit filed ...
Mon, September 26, 2011
Goldman wins dismissal of NY lawsuit over bonuses
(Reuters) - Goldman Sachs Group Inc's
Fri, September 23, 2011
Court throws out potash price-fixing lawsuit
By Jonathan Stempel
(Reuters) - A federal appeals court on Friday threw out a lawsuit brought by purchasers of potash who accused seven major producers ...
Wed, September 21, 2011
"Buying frenzy" lawsuit vs homebuilders revived
By Jonathan Stempel
(Reuters) - A federal appeals court revived a lawsuit by homeowners who accused eight major homebuilders of causing them to overpay for ...
Mon, September 19, 2011
New York fracking lawsuit could set drilling precedent
By Dan Wiessner
ALBANY, New York (Reuters) - A lawsuit challenging a small town's ban on natural-gas drilling could have implications throughout New York ...
Fri, September 16, 2011
BP executives get U.S. investor lawsuit dismissed
By Moira Herbst
(Reuters) - Current and former BP
Fri, September 16, 2011
Sheen draws record viewers for "Men" and TV roast
By Jill Serjeant
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Dead or alive, Charlie Sheen ruled the TV airwaves on Monday, pulling in record audiences for his Comedy ...
Thu, September 15, 2011
HP execs misled investors before August stock crash: lawsuit
(Reuters) - Hewlett-Packard Co and top executives misled investors for months before unveiling a series of major decisions, such as the demise of the TouchPad ...
Fri, September 09, 2011
Meester wants mother's lawsuit thrown out
Constance Meester is suing her famous daughter over claims the actress reneged on an oral agreement to pay her $10,000 (£6,250) every ...
Thu, September 08, 2011
Meester wants mother's lawsuit thrown out
Constance Meester is suing her famous daughter over claims the actress reneged on an oral agreement to pay her $10,000 (£6,250) every ...
Thu, September 08, 2011
HTC extends lawsuit versus Apple to patents from Google
TAIPEI (Reuters) - HTC Corp has extended its lawsuit against Apple Inc to include nine more patents the Taiwanese firm acquired from Google Inc last ...
Wed, September 07, 2011
GE to "vigorously contest" mortgage lawsuit
BOSTON (Reuters) - General Electric Co
Tue, September 06, 2011
MBIA settles lawsuit over mortgages for $68 million
NEW YORK (Reuters) - MBIA Inc
Tue, September 06, 2011
Ex-Petters execs must face Ponzi claims lawsuit
By Jonathan Stempel
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Two former executives who worked for convicted Ponzi scheme operator Thomas Petters can be sued by an investment ...
Tue, September 06, 2011
U.S. bank stocks slide on mortgage worries
By Joe Rauch
CHARLOTTE, North Carolina (Reuters) - JPMorgan Chase & Co and Bank of America led bank stocks lower on Tuesday after mortgage lawsuits filed late on Friday aggravated investor fears that the biggest banks could face massive legal liabilities.
Late on Friday, the Federal Housing Finance Agency sued 17 large U.S. banks and financial institutions over $200 billion in subprime mortgage-backed bonds, now owned by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
JPMorgan shares declined 3.4 percent to close at $33.44 and Bank of America Corp dropped 3.6 percent to $6.99, outpacing a 2.5 percent fall for Citigroup Inc shares.
The drop in the share prices of JPMorgan and Bank of America -- the two biggest U.S. banks -- exceeded the 1.7 percent decline in the KBW Bank Index and 0.7 percent decline in the broader S&P 500 Index.
Analysts said investors are becoming concerned the industry faces a long slog of litigation due to toxic mortgages. The suit by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac's regulator is just the latest addition to those worries.
"People are realizing there are no easy solutions and this could drag on for years," said Matt McCormick, portfolio manager with Cincinatti-based Bahl & Gaynor Investment Counsel.
In August, investors pounded the shares of Bank of America -- the largest U.S. bank -- on fears it would need to raise as much as $50 billion in capital to absorb mortgage losses and fight related litigation.
U.S. banks have recently faced more lawsuits from investors who purchased mortgage-backed securities during the housing boom that are now comprised of toxic home loans.
Investors allege the loans were improperly made and failed to meet guarantees made by the banks at the time they were sold.
Those guarantees -- known as representations and warranties -- are now at the heart of billions of dollars of repurchase claims.
But until Friday, regulators had not sued over the issue.
"When you have a regulator suing on behalf of the parties it regulates, that's bad news," said Jefferson Harralson, a bank analyst with Keefe, Bruyette & Woods Inc.
The legal worries have been particularly acute at Bank of America, which bought Countrywide Financial Corp -- the country's largest subprime mortgage lender -- in July 2008.
The shares of the Charlotte, North Carolina-based bank have lost half their value this year and plunged by more than 20 percent in early August after insurer American International Group Inc filed a $10 billion suit over mortgages.
The plunge was temporarily arrested by a $5 billion investment in the bank by billionaire Warren Buffett, announced on August 25. The news sent Bank of America shares up by as much as 26 percent.
But on Tuesday, Bank of America shares dipped back to the closing price on the day before the Buffett investment was announced.
(Reporting by Joe Rauch; editing by Andre Grenon)
Fri, September 02, 2011
BP says Russian lawsuit "absurd," to reopen office soon
MOSCOW (Reuters) - BP said on Friday that a lawsuit that led to Russian bailiffs raiding its Moscow office this week was "absurd" and that ...
Thu, September 01, 2011
Casey Anthony plans to stay silent in defamation lawsuit: lawyer
By Barbara Liston
ORLANDO, Fla (Reuters) - Casey Anthony, the Florida mother acquitted of killing her toddler, will refuse to answer questions during an upcoming ...
Thu, September 01, 2011
Sheridan urged to settle Housewives lawsuit
The star filed a multi-million dollar lawsuit against show creator Marc Cherry last year (10), alleging he slapped her in the face after she ...
Thu, September 01, 2011
Seagal facing lawsuit over deadly police raid
The Under Siege star and officers from the Maricopa County Sheriff's Department took part in the March (11) bust on Jesus Sanchez Llovera ...
Wed, August 31, 2011
AT&T,T-Mobile left in dark about antitrust lawsuit
By Jeremy Pelofsky
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - AT&T CEO Randall Stephenson appeared on cable television early on Wednesday to tout his $39 billion deal to buy T-Mobile USA and how it could bring back 5,000 jobs to the United States from overseas once done.
But just hours later, the proposed acquisition appeared to be hanging by a thread after U.S. antitrust enforcers at the Justice Department filed a surprise lawsuit to block the deal that would combine the No. 2 and No. 4 U.S. wireless carriers.
The 22-page lawsuit -- filed because the government said the deal would harm competition and consumers -- caught much of vacationing Washington off guard and sent executives from the carriers scrambling to figure out how things broke down.
The two sides were "talking past each other," said one source familiar with the case, adding that the Justice Department felt nothing was really presented to address concerns about competition.
The decision to challenge the deal came just five months after it was announced in March. Typically, antitrust reviews of large transactions can take a year or more.
"This one took everybody by surprise," said a person close to one of the carriers, adding they thought the Justice Department would ask for concessions, but not derail the deal.
Less than 24 hours ago, representatives from AT&T Inc and Deutsche Telekom AG's T-Mobile USA sat down with Justice Department officials to continue wide-ranging talks about the transaction.
AT&T -- whose high-powered lobbying team in Washington is led by Jim Cicconi, who previously worked in the Reagan and Bush administrations [ID:nN22165104] -- revealed the jobs announcement to the Justice Department at the meeting.
The Justice Department did not signal or alert the companies about the lawsuit during that meeting, according to one source familiar with the gathering.
The decision to file the lawsuit came after approval from U.S. Deputy Attorney General James Cole, said the source, who was familiar with the sequence of events. Attorney General Eric Holder is recused from the matter, his spokeswoman said without giving a reason.
The issue of jobs is paramount to the Obama administration as it tries to lower the unemployment rate stuck at just over 9 percent.
"We see this as a move that will help protect jobs in the economy, not a move that's going to in any way reduce them," Cole said, noting that companies tend to cut jobs after completing mergers.
Earlier on Wednesday, Stephenson told business cable television network CNBC that AT&T would expand high-speed wireless to lesser served areas and bring 5,000 call center jobs back into the country once the deal was completed.
"In fact the beauty of this transaction is we put these two businesses together and together we are going to be able to do what neither one could do by ourselves," Stephenson said.
Just a few hours later, AT&T officials were privately told about the lawsuit and antitrust attorneys filed the paperwork in federal court in Washington.
Just after 11 a.m. EDT, Justice Department officials stepped to the podium to make the announcement, sending AT&T and Deutsche Telekom shares tumbling, ending the day down 3.8 percent and 7.6 percent, respectively. The shares of No. 3 U.S. wireless carrier Sprint Nextel Corp jumped 5.9 percent.
"We've been working on this for months ... it has been an exhaustive investigation and throughout that time we've been in constant dialogue with the parties," said Sharis Pozen, acting head of the Justice Department's antitrust division.
The source familiar with the case said the reason for the lawsuit was unrelated to jobs, but instead stemmed from concerns the combined company would hobble wireless competition, lead to higher prices for consumers and hurt innovation.
Cole said that, if the merger were to proceed, 90 percent of the U.S. wireless market would be concentrated among three providers.
During the numerous meetings since March, the companies and Justice Department officials had not begun talking about specific concessions that could ameliorate the competition concerns, the source close to the case said.
"The DoJ and AT&T were just beginning the true back and forth of the review," said another source close to the deal.
What remains in question is whether AT&T was going to provide specific solutions to address the concerns the Justice Department raised repeatedly.
Despite the surprising timing of the announcement on Wednesday, the source close to the case said the lawsuit was a real attempt to halt a "fundamentally flawed" deal, not a tactic to wring big concessions from AT&T.
It remains to be seen whether the battle shifts entirely to federal court, or whether the carriers try to win over antitrust regulators in other ways.
The source close to one of the carriers said they may have to offer to divest up to 25 percent of the combined company's assets, up from an earlier estimate of as much as 10 percent.
"We now view the probability of success at 35-40 percent, down from our previous 75 percent view," said Barclays analyst James Ratcliffe, adding that the DoJ tends to win in court 60 percent of the time.
(Additional reporting by Nadia Damouni in New York; editing by Tiffany Wu and Andre Grenon)
Wed, August 31, 2011
Lawsuit says Microsoft tracks customers without consent
By Dan Levine
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Microsoft allegedly tracks the location of its mobile customers even after users request that tracking software be turned ...
Wed, August 31, 2011
Sheridan urged to settle Housewives lawsuit
The star filed a multi-million dollar lawsuit against show creator Marc Cherry last year (10), alleging he slapped her in the face after she ...
Thu, August 25, 2011
Costco can't move "I slipped on a slurpee" lawsuit
By Jonathan Stempel
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A 74-year-old woman who said she was injured after falling in a Costco store in Florida beat back ...
Wed, August 24, 2011
Kentucky jury rules for doctor in penis amputation suit
By Ivonne Rovira
LOUISVILLE, Ky (Reuters) - A Kentucky doctor acted properly when he amputated part of a truck driver's penis after finding cancer ...
Tue, August 23, 2011
FDIC has to face $10 billion WaMu-related lawsuit
WILMINGTON, Delaware (Reuters) - A federal judge ruled that the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp has to face a $10 billion lawsuit tied to the failure ...
Tue, August 23, 2011
Exclusive: Privacy lawsuit targets comScore
By Dan Levine and Jim Finkle
SAN FRANCISCO/BOSTON (Reuters) - Online data tracking service comScore Inc siphons confidential information including passwords, credit card numbers ...
Fri, August 19, 2011
Carradine's widow reaches settlement over neglect lawsuit
The Kill Bill star, 72, was found hanging in the closet of his Bangkok hotel room in June, 2009. Investigators ruled the actor had ...
Wed, August 17, 2011
Microsoft/Motorola lawsuit moved to Seattle
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp on Wednesday won a motion to have a patent lawsuit brought against it by Motorola Mobility moved to its ...
Wed, August 17, 2011
Madoff trustee adds claims in $2 billion UBS lawsuit
By Jonathan Stempel
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The trustee seeking money for victims of Bernard Madoff's fraud on Wednesday filed an amended $2 billion ...
Mon, August 08, 2011
Court allows torture lawsuit against Rumsfeld
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Two American men can go ahead with a civil lawsuit against former Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld, an appeals court said Monday, over ...
Mon, August 08, 2011
New York maid hits Strauss-Kahn with civil lawsuit
By Noeleen Walder and Joseph Ax
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn sexually assaulted a housekeeper in a "violent and sadistic attack ...
Mon, August 08, 2011
Dunaway responds to New York apartment lawsuit
The Bonnie and Clyde icon currently leases a one-bedroom, rent-stabilised apartment in Manhattan's Upper East Side for just over $1,000 (£625) a ...
Sun, August 07, 2011
Dunaway responds to New York apartment lawsuit
The Bonnie and Clyde icon currently leases a one-bedroom, rent-stabilised apartment in Manhattan's Upper East Side for just over $1,000 (£625) a ...
Sat, August 06, 2011
Dunaway responds to New York apartment lawsuit
The Bonnie and Clyde icon currently leases a one-bedroom, rent-stabilised apartment in Manhattan's Upper East Side for just over $1,000 (£625) a ...
Fri, August 05, 2011
Dunaway responds to New York apartment lawsuit
The Bonnie and Clyde icon currently leases a one-bedroom, rent-stabilised apartment in Manhattan's Upper East Side for just over $1,000 (£625) a ...
Thu, August 04, 2011
Rapper Lil Wayne slapped with $15 million lawsuit
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Rapper Lil Wayne has been slapped with a $15 million lawsuit by a Georgia company that claims he stole the song ...
Thu, August 04, 2011
Lawsuit names drug company, hospital over suspected murder case
By Dave Warner
PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - Relatives of a man whose chemist wife is accused of poisoning him with thallium have filed a wrongful death ...
Thu, August 04, 2011
Sheen drops extortion lawsuit
Capri Anderson, also known as Christina Walsh, was at the centre of a Sheen scandal back in October (10) when cops were called to ...
Wed, August 03, 2011
Vermont Cabot settles lawsuit over hormone-free cheese claim
WHITE RIVER JUNCTION, Vt (Reuters) - Agri-Mark Inc, parent company of Cabot Creamery Cooperative, has settled a Vermont state complaint that the iconic cheese and ...
Wed, August 03, 2011
Sheen drops extortion lawsuit
Capri Anderson, also known as Christina Walsh, was at the centre of a Sheen scandal back in October (10) when cops were called to ...
Tue, August 02, 2011
Wild mustangs spared roundup in Wyoming for now
By Molly O'Toole
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Wild horses on the vast rangelands of Wyoming can continue to roam free, for now, after the U ...
Fri, July 29, 2011
Maguire's poker lawsuit heading to trial
The Spider-Man star is accused of beating Ruderman in a series of unlicensed poker games in California, taking more than $300,000 (£187,500 ...
Fri, July 29, 2011
DreamWorks triumph in Kung Fu Panda lawsuit
Terrence Dunn launched legal action against the firm last summer (10), alleging the 2008 box office smash, which features the voices of Jack Black ...
Fri, July 29, 2011
HTC: Apple lawsuit will not have fundamental impact on company
TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwanese smartphone maker HTC Corp said on Friday the lawsuit against Apple Inc will not have a fundamental impact on the company ...
Thu, July 28, 2011
Maguire's poker lawsuit heading to trial
The Spider-Man star is accused of beating Ruderman in a series of unlicensed poker games in California, taking more than $300,000 (£187,500 ...
Thu, July 28, 2011
DreamWorks triumph in Kung Fu Panda lawsuit
Terrence Dunn launched legal action against the firm last summer (10), alleging the 2008 box office smash, which features the voices of Jack Black ...
Wed, July 27, 2011
Lehman executives, auditor must defend investor lawsuit
By Caroline Humer and Jonathan Stempel
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Top former executives of Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc
Wed, July 27, 2011
Lehman execs, auditor must defend investor lawsuit
By Caroline Humer and Jonathan Stempel
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Former Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc
Wed, July 27, 2011
Lehman executives, auditor must defend investor lawsuit
By Caroline Humer and Jonathan Stempel
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Top former executives of Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc
Wed, July 27, 2011
HTC reaffirms to appeal U.S. decision in Apple lawsuit: CFO
TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwanese smartphone maker HTC Corp stands by its decision to appeal against a U.S. trade panel's preliminary ruling in a ...
Tue, July 26, 2011
Motorola bid to dismiss 3G phones lawsuit fails
By Jonathan Stempel
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Motorola Solutions Inc lost a bid to dismiss a class-action lawsuit accusing it of misleading shareholders about deteriorating ...
Thu, July 21, 2011
Goldman wins dismissal of Timberwolf CDO lawsuit
By Jonathan Stempel
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Goldman Sachs Group Inc won the dismissal of a lawsuit accusing it of causing an investor to become ...
Wed, July 20, 2011
McDonald's loses bid to move Happy Meal lawsuit: judge
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - McDonald's Corp lost a skirmish in a lawsuit over its Happy Meal advertising practices, as a U.S. district judge ...
Tue, July 12, 2011
HTC down after Apple's new patent lawsuit
TAIPEI (Reuters) - Shares in the world's No.5 handset maker, HTC Corp, tumbled more than 4 percent on Tuesday, after Apple Inc sued ...
Fri, July 08, 2011
Lawsuit filed against tough new Alabama immigration law
By Peggy Gargis
BIRMINGHAM, Ala (Reuters) - Civil rights groups on Friday filed a lawsuit challenging Alabama's new immigration law, described as the toughest ...
Wed, July 06, 2011
BofA loses bid to end HAMP mortgage lawsuit
By Jonathan Stempel
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Bank of America Corp lost its bid to dismiss a lawsuit accusing it of reneging on promises to ...
Wed, July 06, 2011
Lawsuit seeks GM repairs of 2007-2008 Impalas
DETROIT (Reuters) - General Motors Co has been sued by a Pennsylvania woman seeking to force the U.S. automaker to fix rear-end problems on ...
Sat, July 02, 2011
Samsung drops lawsuit against Apple: report
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Samsung Electronics Co has dropped a lawsuit against Apple Inc that claimed Apple copied many of Samsung's innovations, according to a ...
Wed, June 29, 2011
Bible Belt lawsuit pits atheist against sheriff
By Tom Brown
MIAMI (Reuters) - An atheist and self-described member of the "most hated minority in America" has filed a lawsuit accusing a sheriff ...
Tue, June 28, 2011
New York top court revives banks' lawsuit vs MBIA
By Ben Berkowitz and Jonathan Stempel
NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York's highest court revived a lawsuit by several large banks challenging bond insurer ...
Tue, June 21, 2011
Lawsuit could halt Anglo Irish U.S. loan sale
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Anglo Irish Bank Corp PLC
Tue, June 21, 2011
NY maid claims Indian consul exploited her: lawsuit
By Basil Katz
NEW YORK (Reuters) - India's consul general in New York and his family treated a former maid like a slave, paying ...
Tue, June 21, 2011
Judge gives o.k. to $3.4 billion Indian suit settlement
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A $3.4 billion settlement in a class-action lawsuit for American Indians has received final approval from a federal judge.
District Judge ...
Sat, June 18, 2011
Oracle seeks up to $6.1 billion in Google lawsuit
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Oracle is seeking between $1.4 billion and $6.1 billion in a patent lawsuit against Google over the lucrative smartphone ...
Fri, June 17, 2011
FDIC, WaMu ex-CEO nearing settlement of lawsuit
By Tom Hals and Jonathan Stempel
WILMINGTON, Del./NEW YORK (Reuters) - Former Washington Mutual Inc Chief Executive Kerry Killinger and two of his top ...
Thu, June 16, 2011
Madoff trustee readies amended JPMorgan lawsuit
By Jonathan Stempel
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The trustee seeking money for Bernard Madoff's victims plans to amend by June 24 his $6.4 ...
Wed, June 15, 2011
HP's latest lawsuit heightens rivalry with Oracle
By Poornima Gupta and Dan Levine
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Hewlett-Packard Co sued Oracle Corp on Wednesday over a chip dispute, highlighting the ever-growing breach ...
Wed, June 15, 2011
Charlie Sheen loses early round in "Men" lawsuit
By Alex Dobuzinskis
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A judge on Wednesday sent Charlie Sheen's lawsuit against Warner Bros. to arbitration, in a ruling that ...
Fri, June 10, 2011
Toyota owners set back in U.S. lawsuit over losses
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A federal judge said Toyota owners outside California who seek to recover losses in their vehicles' value resulting from unintended acceleration ...
Tue, June 07, 2011
Two railroads accused in lawsuit of price fixing
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Privately held shipping company Oxbow Group sued two major U.S. railroads on Tuesday, accusing them of price gouging and adding heft ...
Tue, June 07, 2011
HSBC agrees $62.5 million Madoff lawsuit settlement
LONDON (Reuters) - HSBC
Thu, June 02, 2011
KPMG fails to fairly promote women, lawsuit says
By Terry Baynes
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A former female senior manager at KPMG filed a proposed class-action lawsuit accusing the accounting firm of discriminating ...
Thu, June 02, 2011
KPMG fails to fairly promote women, lawsuit says
By Terry Baynes
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A former female senior manager at KPMG filed a proposed class action lawsuit accusing the accounting firm of ...
Fri, May 27, 2011
U.S. lawsuit claims RIM misled investors
TORONTO (Reuters) - Lawyers for shareholders of Research In Motion have filed a class action lawsuit against the BlackBerry maker, claiming its executives misled investors ...
Wed, May 25, 2011
Obama was out to destroy coal miner Massey: lawsuit
By Steve James
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Executives of Massey Energy Co believed President Barack Obama had a secret agenda to bring down the coal ...
Wed, May 25, 2011
Cirrus Design Cleared In Lidle Plane Crash
NEW YORK, NY. (KDAL) - Cirrus Design Corporation, headquartered in Duluth, has been cleared of liability in the 2006 plane crash in New York City ...
Tue, May 24, 2011
Oscar Mayer lunchmeat nearly fat free? No: lawsuit
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Oscar Mayer Foods misleads consumers about the fat content of some of its products, according to a lawsuit filed against the ...
Fri, May 20, 2011
U.S. lawsuit alleges Iran helped plan September 11 attacks
By Aman Ali
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Families of victims of the September 11, 2001 attacks filed documents in federal court this week suggesting Iran ...
Thu, May 19, 2011
Analysis: Uphill fight for Baidu, China censorship lawsuit
By Jonathan Stempel
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Pro-democracy activists will face an uphill fight to convince a U.S. court that Baidu Inc and China ...
Wed, May 18, 2011
Daimler must face Argentina abuse lawsuit in U.S.
By Jonathan Stempel
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Daimler AG was ordered on Wednesday to face a U.S. lawsuit alleging it participated in the kidnapping ...
Fri, May 13, 2011
AT&T wage lawsuit cannot proceed as class-action
By Jonathan Stempel
NEW YORK (Reuters) - AT&T Inc <T.N> won a ruling from a Manhattan federal judge to decertify a class-action lawsuit ...
Fri, May 13, 2011
Christensen vows to appeal TV lawsuit dismissal
The Canadian actor and his brother, Tove, filed suit against executives at the USA Network over allegations one of the channel's shows is ...
Thu, May 12, 2011
ITC judge rules for Kodak in Apple lawsuit
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Eastman Kodak Co did not infringe Apple Inc's patented technology for digital cameras, a judge at the International Trade Commission ruled ...
Tue, May 10, 2011
Chipotle rejects Mexican passport as ID: lawsuit
By Jonathan Stempel
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc, which has fired roughly 500 undocumented workers as a result of immigration audits, was ...
Tue, May 10, 2011
Appeals court questions Obama healthcare lawsuit
By Jeremy Pelofsky and Lisa Lambert
RICHMOND, Virginia (Reuters) - A U.S. appeals court on Tuesday sharply questioned whether the state of Virginia could ...
Mon, May 09, 2011
New lawsuit accuses Philadelphia church of sexual abuse
By Dave Warner
PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - Attorneys on Monday filed a civil lawsuit against the Catholic Archdiocese of Philadelphia, already rocked by a pedophilia scandal ...
Mon, May 09, 2011
Texas group's lawsuit: Census undercounted Hispanics
By Jim Forsyth
SAN ANTONIO (Reuters) - A Texas civil rights group filed a lawsuit in federal court in San Antonio on Monday charging that ...
Mon, May 09, 2011
Howard hit with lawsuit
Victoria Frederick filed a lawsuit against the Iron Man star in Pennsylvania on Tuesday (03May11), claiming he owes her at least $145,000 (£90 ...
Mon, May 09, 2011
Galliano facing defamation lawsuit
Galliano was sacked as head designer for Christian Dior after he was arrested by cops in Paris, France in February (11) over allegations he ...
Fri, May 06, 2011
Lawsuit accuses "Three Cups of Tea" author of fraud
By Emilie Ritter
HELENA, Montana (Reuters) - Greg Mortenson, author of the bestseller "Three Cups of Tea," was sued for fraud on Friday in a ...
Wed, May 04, 2011
Maryland prepares lawsuit over PA gas drilling effect on water
By Dave Warner
PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - The state of Maryland plans to sue the company that operated a gas well that ruptured in Pennsylvania, spilling ...
Tue, May 03, 2011
Novell wins appeal in Microsoft antitrust lawsuit
SEATTLE (Reuters) - Software maker Novell Inc can proceed with a long-running antitrust lawsuit against Microsoft Corp after an appeals court reversed a lower court ...
Thu, April 21, 2011
US wants lawsuit over execution drug dismissed
By Jeremy Pelofsky
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration on Wednesday urged a federal judge to dismiss a lawsuit that challenged a decision allowing unapproved ...
Wed, April 20, 2011
U.S. wants lawsuit over execution drug dismissed
By Jeremy Pelofsky
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration on Wednesday urged a federal judge to dismiss a lawsuit that challenged a decision that allowed ...
Wed, April 20, 2011
Lawsuit against police officer in killing of Pace athlete
By Aman Ali
New York (Reuters) - The family of a Pace University football player killed by police during a late night bar fight filed ...
Tue, April 19, 2011
Supreme court questions global warming lawsuit
By Deborah Zabarenko and James Vicini
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Supreme Court on Tuesday questioned whether a global warming lawsuit against five big power companies ...
Tue, April 19, 2011
Madoff investors' lawsuit against SEC thrown out
By Jonathan Stempel
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A federal judge dismissed a lawsuit by two of Bernard Madoff's former customers accusing the U.S ...
Tue, April 19, 2011
Lawsuit over content of Taco Bell beef dropped
By Jonathan Stempel
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The lawsuit over the content of Taco Bell's "seasoned beef" has ground to a halt.
A California ...
Tue, April 19, 2011
McDonald's grimaces at Happy Meal lawsuit
By Dan Levine
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - A lawsuit seeking to stop McDonald's Corp from offering toys with Happy Meals must be dismissed because ...
Tue, April 19, 2011
Lawsuit over content of Taco Bell beef dropped
By Jonathan Stempel
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The lawsuit over the content of Taco Bell's "seasoned beef" has ground to a halt.
A California ...
Mon, April 18, 2011
Burger King, franchisees drop $1 burger lawsuit
By Lisa Baertlein
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Burger King Corp's U.S. franchisees agreed to dismiss a lawsuit over $1 cheeseburgers, and will gain ...
Thu, April 14, 2011
Court revives backdating lawsuit against Ernst
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Auditor Ernst and Young LLP <ERNY.UL> must face a lawsuit over its role in a $2.2 billion stock options ...
Thu, April 14, 2011
"Indy 500" priest accused of abuse in U.S. lawsuit
CHICAGO (Reuters) - A lawsuit filed on Thursday charges a Catholic priest known for ministering to Indy car racing drivers and celebrities with sexually abusing ...
Thu, April 14, 2011
California tosses out solar power plant lawsuit
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - California's supreme court refused to consider a lawsuit filed by an influential environmental group seeking to delay construction of a ...
Thu, April 14, 2011
Judge to Decide Fate of CB Lawsuit Within Days
MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - A Dane County judge will decide in the next two days whether to throw out a lawsuit which seeks to kill ...
Tue, April 12, 2011
Tenet seen still in play, even after lawsuit
By Susan Kelly
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Tenet Healthcare Corp <THC.N> shares retained a takeover premium on Tuesday, a day after it lobbed a legal ...
Sun, April 10, 2011
Hilton jewellery lawsuit 'not based on fact'
Pieces by Italian company Damiani, worth $60,000 (£37,500), were loaned to the socialite back in 2007 but were later stolen in a ...
Fri, April 08, 2011
Lawsuit against JPMorgan can go forward: ruling
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A New York state judge left intact most of a lawsuit brought by U.S. billionaire Len Blavatnik accusing JPMorgan Chase ...
Thu, April 07, 2011
Paris Hilton won't return borrowed jewels: lawsuit
By Ben Berkowitz and Jonathan Stempel
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Paris Hilton is holding $60,000 of jewelry that does not belong to her and ...
Thu, April 07, 2011
New Mexico medical pot application process slow, hazy: lawsuit
By Zelie Pollon
SANTA FE (Reuters) - Pot growers in New Mexico are suing the state, saying applications to distribute medical marijuana are being approved ...
Thu, April 07, 2011
Court drops coach's slander lawsuit against USADA
RALEIGH, North Carolina (Reuters) - A $30 million slander lawsuit against the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency, filed by the former coach of disgraced sprinters Marion ...
Thu, April 07, 2011
New Mexico medical pot application process slow, hazy: lawsuit
By Zelie Pollon
SANTA FE (Reuters) - Pot growers in New Mexico are suing the state, saying applications to distribute medical marijuana are being approved ...
Fri, April 01, 2011
Sheen's lawyer criticises reality show lawsuit
Ed Meyer is taking legal action against Sheen over claims the actor and his parents, Martin and Janet, conspired to ""threaten, interfere with and ...
Thu, March 31, 2011
Judge dismisses pension funds' lawsuit against Freddie Mac
BANGALORE (Reuters) - A U.S. federal judge dismissed a lawsuit filed by a group of pension funds against Freddie Mac <FMCC.OB> that claimed ...
Wed, March 30, 2011
Ex-wife of SAC's Cohen has lawsuit dismissed
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A Manhattan federal judge dismissed a lawsuit by the former wife of hedge fund manager Steven Cohen, who accused him of ...
Wed, March 30, 2011
Seinfeld relished court battle over chef's lawsuit
The funnyman was caught up in a legal battle after chef Missy Chase Lapine filed suit against him for mocking her during an appearance ...
Wed, March 30, 2011
Winfrey plagiarism lawsuit dismissed
Author Charles Harris filed suit against the media mogul last year (10), alleging Winfrey read questions from his political booklet, How America Elects Her ...
Fri, March 25, 2011
Warren Beatty prevails in Dick Tracy lawsuit
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A California judge has ruled in favor of actor Warren Beatty in a legal dispute with Tribune Media Services over the ...
Fri, March 18, 2011
Sheen's $100 million lawsuit may not make it to court
The actor filed a $100 million (£66.7 million) lawsuit earlier this month (Mar11) after he was fired from the show and named Warner ...
Mon, March 14, 2011
Lorre's lawyer: 'Sheen lawsuit is recklessly false'
Sheen began legal proceedings against Lorre and executives at Warner Bros. on Thursday (10Mar11) - just three days after he was fired from the hit ...
Mon, March 14, 2011
Charlie Sheen Files Lawsuit Against Chuck Lorre And Warner Bros.
Charlie Sheen's lawyer, Marty Singer, has officially filed a lawsuit against Chuck Lorre and Warner Bros. In the suit's preamble, Singer writes ...
Fri, March 11, 2011
Hilton's hair lawsuit is dropped
Executives at HairTech International Inc. sued the heiress for $35 million (£23 million) last summer (Aug10) over claims she reneged on her endorsement deal ...
Wed, March 09, 2011
American Apparel CEO held teen as sex slave: lawsuit
By Jonathan Stempel
NEW YORK (Reuters) - American Apparel Inc founder and chief executive Dov Charney is being sued for $250 million by a woman ...
Wed, March 09, 2011
Smokey and the Bandit lawsuit underway
Mort Engelberg and members of his production company filed a lawsuit at Los Angeles Superior Court on Friday (04Mar11) against executives at Universal Pictures ...
Mon, March 07, 2011
Weinsteins hit with $50 million lawsuit
Filmmaker Tony Leech and producer Brian Inerfeld are suing the Weinstein Company over claims their animated movie Escape From Planet Earth was ""sabotaged... through ...
Fri, March 04, 2011
Lawsuit tests use of private e-mail for public business
NEW YORK, March 4 (Reuters Legal) - A lawsuit filed against the mayor and city council of Austin will test whether public officials in Texas ...
Fri, March 04, 2011
Ford, Ferrari settle lawsuit over F-150 name
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Ford Motor Co has settled a lawsuit in which it accused Italian automaker Ferrari of infringing its trademark for the popular ...
Fri, March 04, 2011
Ford, Ferrari settle lawsuit over F-150 name
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Ford Motor Co <F.N> has settled a lawsuit in which it accused Italian automaker Ferrari of infringing its trademark for ...
Thu, March 03, 2011
Lawsuit charges Cigna with gender discrimination
By Scott Malone
BOSTON (Reuters) - A veteran Cigna Corp manager sued the U.S. health insurer on Thursday, saying it unfairly blocks female employees ...
Wed, March 02, 2011
Barnes & Noble settles lawsuit over Nook feature
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Barnes & Noble Inc <BKS.N> has settled a lawsuit brought against it by Spring Design, which had accused the top U ...
Wed, March 02, 2011
Hilton embroiled in lingerie lawsuit
The heiress signed a deal with Le Bonitas last year (10) to launch her own range of lingerie, beachwear and pyjamas for the company ...
Wed, March 02, 2011
Sheen plans $320 million lawsuit
The party-loving star's hit sitcom has been scrapped for the remainder of the current season following a series of scandals in his private ...
Thu, February 24, 2011
Lawsuit says Boy Scouts knew of widespread abuse
By Jim Forsyth
SAN ANTONIO, Tex. (Reuters) - A Texas teenager repeatedly molested by his scoutmaster filed a lawsuit alleging that the "dirty little secret ...
Tue, February 22, 2011
Vivendi wins significant narrowing of U.S. lawsuit
By Jonathan Stempel
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Vivendi SA <VIV.PA> won a big court victory when a federal judge significantly narrowed a multi-billion-dollar lawsuit ...
Tue, February 22, 2011
Citi tried to hand off Madoff exposure: lawsuit
By Grant McCool
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Citigroup Inc tried to pass on its exposure to Bernard Madoff to other banks just months before his ...
Thu, February 17, 2011
Ambac revives JPMorgan mortgage lawsuit
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Bankrupt bond insurer Ambac Financial Group Inc <ABKFQ.PK> has filed new legal claims stemming from its insurance of Bear Stearns ...
Thu, February 17, 2011
Costner wants Baldwin's lawsuit dismissed
Baldwin sued the Dances With Wolves star in December (10), claiming he should have benefited from Costner's success after he introduced an oil-filtration ...
Mon, February 14, 2011
BP faces new oil spill lawsuit by Ohio, NY funds
NEW YORK (Reuters) - State pension funds in Ohio and New York filed an amended complaint against BP Plc seeking to recover investment losses due ...
Mon, February 14, 2011
Lawsuit accuses Google of stealing trade secrets
NEW YORK, Feb 14 (Reuters Legal) - Technology communications company VoIP Inc sued Google Inc. in New York Supreme Court on Monday, accusing the Internet ...
Mon, February 14, 2011
Marvel's $1 billion lawsuit dismissed again
Lee was taken to court in 2009 by Jose Abadin and Christopher Belland, the shareholders of Stan Lee Media Inc. (SLMI), which was declared ...
Thu, February 10, 2011
Judge okays broker's lawsuit seeking FINRA openness
By Joseph A. Giannone
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A campaign by a tiny brokerage to force Wall Street watchdog FINRA to open its books lives ...
Thu, February 10, 2011
Mets ballpark debt outlook hurt by lawsuit: Moody's
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The outlook for the New York Mets' stadium debt has turned negative, Moody's Investors Service said on Thursday after the ...
Mon, February 07, 2011
Soderbergh hit with paternity lawsuit
Frances Lawrencina Anderson filed papers in Manhattan, New York on Wednesday (02Feb11), claiming the Ocean's Eleven filmmaker ""has acknowledged that he is the ...
Mon, February 07, 2011
Soderbergh 'puzzled' by baby lawsuit
Frances Lawrencina Anderson filed papers in Manhattan, New York on Wednesday (02Feb11), seeking child support payments from the married Ocean's Eleven filmmaker for ...
Sat, February 05, 2011
B of A to pay $410 million to settle overdraft lawsuit
By Jonathan Stempel
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Bank of America Corp <BAC.N> has agreed to pay $410 million to settle lawsuits accusing it of ...
Fri, February 04, 2011
NY Mets owners hit with $300 million Madoff lawsuit
By Jonathan Stempel and Ben Klayman
NEW YORK/DETROIT (Reuters) - The owners of the New York Mets baseball team turned a blind eye to ...
Fri, February 04, 2011
Hurt Locker bosses seek to dismiss war veteran's lawsuit
Master Sergeant Jeffrey Sarver alleges the movie's lead character, played by Jeremy Renner, is based on him but he was given no credit ...
Thu, February 03, 2011
Lawsuit peeks into world of New York City co-ops
By Basil Katz
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Money might talk, but to people hoping to buy an apartment in New York City, it's the ...
Thu, February 03, 2011
JPMorgan fires back in $6.4 billion Madoff lawsuit
By Jonathan Stempel
NEW YORK (Reuters) - JPMorgan Chase & Co accused the trustee seeking $6.4 billion for victims of Bernard Madoff's Ponzi scheme ...
Wed, February 02, 2011
Jackson family lawsuit can proceed against AEG
By Alex Dobuzinskis
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A judge on Wednesday ruled the wrongful death lawsuit filed by Michael Jackson's mother can proceed against ...
Wed, February 02, 2011
Lawsuit over Clorox cat litter ads dismissed
By Jonathan Stempel
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The fur has stopped flying in a lawsuit over cat litter.
A lawsuit by Church & Dwight Co to ...
Tue, February 01, 2011
"Hurt Locker" shoot back at war veteran's lawsuit
By Eriq Gardner
NEW YORK (Hollywood Reporter) - Producers of Oscar-winning film "The Hurt Locker" have lobbed a free-speech grenade at Iraq war veteran Jeffrey ...
Tue, February 01, 2011
Lawsuit accusing Christie's of mishandling sale is dismissed
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A federal judge dismissed on Tuesday a lawsuit accusing Christie's auction house of failing to recognize a valuable drawing by ...
Mon, January 31, 2011
Lawsuit indicates new Rolling Stones tour in works
By Eriq Gardner
NEW YORK (Hollywood Reporter) - The Rolling Stones' next tour has not even been announced yet, but it is playing a key ...
Mon, January 31, 2011
Toshiba faces $100 million gender bias lawsuit
By Jonathan Stempel
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A senior human resources manager at Toshiba Corp has filed a $100 million lawsuit accusing a U.S ...
Mon, January 31, 2011
Toshiba faces $100 million gender bias lawsuit
By Jonathan Stempel
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A senior human resources manager at Toshiba Corp has filed a $100 million lawsuit accusing a U.S ...
Mon, January 31, 2011
Somers lawsuit dismissed
The Three's Company star was sued by her former financial backer John Bouchillon, who claimed he poured $400,000 ($267,000) into a ...
Fri, January 28, 2011
Lie To Me lawsuit underway
The British actor stars as a body language expert who helps criminal investigations by detecting lies in the programme, which has run for three ...
Thu, January 27, 2011
U.S. border cop fired over drug war views files lawsuit
By Tim Gaynor
PHOENIX (Reuters) - A former U.S. Border Patrol agent who said he was fired because of his views on drug legalization ...
Thu, January 27, 2011
Gov. Walker to Sign Controversial Liability Lawsuit Bill Thursday
MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - Governor Scott Walker will sign the most controversial bill of the current session into law Thursday.
It’s the one that ...
Wed, January 26, 2011
Another lawsuit for the group behind Golden Globes
By Alex Ben Block
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - The Hollywood Foreign Press Association sent a letter Tuesday to Timothy McGonigle -- an attorney representing the ...
Wed, January 26, 2011
Lawsuit over Hilton sex tape
The socialite hit headlines back in 2004 when a porn video called 1 Night in Paris surfaced on the internet.
The film, which features ...
Tue, January 25, 2011
Taco Bell says false advertising lawsuit has no meat
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Taco Bell Corp is pushing back against a lawsuit that claims the fast food chain's "seasoned ground beef" is not ...
Mon, January 24, 2011
De Niro settles nanny lawsuit
Alexis Barry was employed to look after the Goodfellas star's son Elliot in 2006, with De Niro and his wife Grace Hightower allegedly ...
Mon, January 24, 2011
Ivana Trump settles fashion lawsuit
The property mogul's former partner took legal action against bosses at IVANAhelsinki over the company's branding, claiming founder Paola Suhonen had no ...
Fri, January 21, 2011
Catholic church to pay $1 million to settle abuse lawsuit
SAN ANTONIO, Tex. (Reuters) - The Catholic church on Friday said it would pay nearly a million dollars to a man allegedly sexually abused at ...
Mon, January 10, 2011
Harry Potter U.S. plagiarism lawsuit dismissed
Representatives for the estate of late fantasy writer Adrian Jacobs filed suit in America in 2009, alleging the author approached Rowling's U.K ...
Thu, January 06, 2011
AIG to pay $450 mln to settle premium under-reporting lawsuit
(Reuters) - American International Group Inc <AIG.N> has agreed in principle to pay $450 million to settle a lawsuit with rival insurance companies over ...
Tue, January 04, 2011
Alabama court to hear lawsuit against Pfizer drug
By Peggy Gargis
BIRMINGHAM, Alabama (Reuters) - A federal court in Alabama will centralize at least 1,200 civil lawsuits against Pfizer Inc over its ...
Tue, January 04, 2011
Lawsuit revolves around Albert Einstein disguise kit
By Eriq Gardner
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Only ten months to Halloween. Still a lot of time for consumers to figure out which celebrities ...
Thu, December 30, 2010
UPDATE: Lydia Hearst Shaw Denies Lindsay Lohan Role After Potential Lawsuit
UPDATE: Dina Lohan is super pissed.
In a move that doesn't surprise anyone, Vulture reports that she is threatening to sue ""anyone involved ...
Wed, December 29, 2010
Black Swan producer lawsuit underway
Bosses at Overnight LLC, led by producer Rick Schwartz, have filed suit against Aaron Kaufman alleging his ""gross lapses in judgment"" cost the company ...
Tue, December 28, 2010
Barnes & Noble loses bid to end Nook lawsuit
By Jonathan Stempel
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Barnes & Noble Inc <BKS.N> failed to win dismissal of Spring Design Inc's lawsuit accusing the largest ...
Wed, December 22, 2010
Activision wants to add Electronic Arts to lawsuit
SAN FRANCISCO/BANGALORE (Reuters) - Activision Blizzard Inc _ wants to add archrival Electronic Arts Inc to a $400 million lawsuit related to its "Call ...
Fri, December 17, 2010
Cable network and Steven Segal lose round in lawsuit
By Matthew Belloni
A&E Networks and Steven Seagal have suffered a setback in the multi-million dollar idea-theft lawsuit over Seagal's hit reality ...
Fri, December 17, 2010
Nicollette Sheridan drops abuse claims in lawsuit
By Matthew Belloni
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Remember those bombshell allegations of physical and emotional abuse on the set of "Desperate Housewives" that Nicollette ...
Fri, December 17, 2010
Madsen hit with movie lawsuit
Green claims the Reservoir Dogs star had agreed to a role in his project Vigilante and accepted an initial $20,000 (£13,000) fee ...
Fri, December 17, 2010
Lohan settles photographer lawsuit
Snapper Scott Nathan filed suit back in April (10), alleging he was hired to photograph the actress for her clothing label 6126 in return ...
Thu, December 16, 2010
BP investors spooked by oil spill lawsuit
By Tom Bergin and Sarah Young
LONDON (Reuters) - Oil major BP was the biggest faller on Britain's blue-chip board on Thursday, as investors ...
Thu, December 16, 2010
Kimmel hit with lawsuit
Dovid Sondik alleges the clip, entitled Flying Rabbi, which shows him ranting in Yiddish, was played on Jimmy Kimmel Live in August (10).
He ...
Thu, December 16, 2010
Lohan due in court over snapper's lawsuit
Scott Nathan filed papers in April (10) alleging he was hired to take shots of the Mean Girls actress for her clothing label 6126 ...
Tue, December 14, 2010
Setback for Smallville creators in profits lawsuit
By Matthew Belloni
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Writers and producers of "Smallville" have lost a round in their heated lawsuit against Warner Bros. over ...
Tue, December 14, 2010
Q&A: What is the future of U.S. healthcare after lawsuit?
By Lisa Lambert
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The future of President Barack Obama's healthcare reform has been put in doubt after a judge ruled unconstitutional ...
Mon, December 13, 2010
Pacquiao fires back at record deal lawsuit
The Filipino sportsman is said to have made an agreement with bosses at RBM Group International in 2009 to record 12 tracks.
Bosses at ...
Mon, December 13, 2010
Judge dismisses Paul Allen firm's patent lawsuit
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A district judge dismissed a patent infringement lawsuit brought by a company linked to Microsoft Corp co-founder Paul Allen against a ...
Thu, December 09, 2010
Kung Fu Panda lawsuit moves forward
The 2008 movie, which features the voices of Jack Black and Angelina Jolie, was a box office smash, grossing $600 million (£400 million) worldwide ...
Tue, December 07, 2010
Judge dismisses targeted-kill program lawsuit
By Jeremy Pelofsky and James Vicini
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A judge on Tuesday dismissed a lawsuit that sought to halt the Obama administration's program ...
Fri, December 03, 2010
Judge Rejects Asian Carp Lawsuit
While Congress waits for the President to sign a bill to prevent the spread of Asian carp, a federal judge has ruled against a ...
Sun, November 28, 2010
Dole hit with $200,000 penalty over movie lawsuit
By Matthew Belloni
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Free speech advocates can go bananas over a new court ruling against food giant Dole.
A Los ...
Fri, November 26, 2010
Sheen files extortion lawsuit against escort
Capri Anderson was with the actor when he reportedly trashed a New York hotel room in October (10) - and now she's going public ...
Wed, November 24, 2010
"Hurt Locker" lawsuit enters dangerous territory
By Eriq Gardner
NEW YORK (Hollywood Reporter) - Remember on the eve of the Academy Awards when a U.S. Army bomb disposal expert sued ...
Mon, November 22, 2010
Pivotal Oracle-SAP software lawsuit nears end
By Dan Levine
OAKLAND, California (Reuters) - A high-profile trial to decide on potentially billions of dollars of damages for software theft by SAP AG ...
Fri, November 19, 2010
Hogan adds ex-wife to lawsuit
The star's son Nick was involved in a tragic accident in Clearwater, Florida in 2007, which left passenger John Graziano with permanent brain ...
Mon, November 15, 2010
Dow Jones and Briefing.com settle "hot news" lawsuit
By Jonathan Stempel
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Dow Jones & Co and the financial news service Briefing.com have agreed to a settlement of a copyright ...
Fri, November 12, 2010
Anheuser swings at baseball in sponsorship lawsuit
By Jonathan Stempel
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Anheuser-Busch Inc, the largest brewer, sued Major League Baseball, accusing the league of reneging on an agreement to ...
Thu, November 04, 2010
Goldman "mommy track" lawsuit ends
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Goldman Sachs Group Inc no longer faces a bias lawsuit by a former vice president who said the Wall Street bank ...
Tue, November 02, 2010
Starbucks defeats NY woman's tea burn lawsuit
By Jonathan Stempel
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A Manhattan woman has failed to persuade a U.S. appeals court that Starbucks Corp should be held ...
Sat, October 30, 2010
Oprah hit with plagiarism lawsuit
Charles Harris claims he sent Winfrey 10 copies of his political booklet, How America Elects Her Presidents, when she began supporting Barack Obama's ...
Sat, October 30, 2010
Tequila addresses 'absurd' kidnapping lawsuit
In a lawsuit filed earlier this week (27Oct10), snapper Garry Sun claimed Tequila and four armed men kidnapped his girlfriend, Shyla Jennings, from her ...
Fri, October 29, 2010
Ramsay faces another lawsuit
The Hell's Kitchen star failed to show up at a dinner in June (10) for nine-year-old New Zealander Matisse Reid, who is waiting ...
Fri, October 29, 2010
Sweetin facing lawsuit from ex-husband
The former child star released her tell-all book, UnSweetined, earlier this month (Oct10), lifting the lid on her battle with drugs and alcohol and ...
Fri, October 29, 2010
Tila Tequila accused of kidnapping in bizarre lawsuit
Photographer Garry Sun has filed papers in Los Angeles County Superior Court, claiming the former internet pin-up and four armed men drove to the ...
Thu, October 28, 2010
Toyota secretly bought problem cars, lawsuit says
By Steve Gorman
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Toyota secretly bought back from U.S. consumers vehicles it found with speed-control defects as part of a ...
Wed, October 27, 2010
Longoria Parker facing lawsuit over car crash
The Desperate Housewives star was driving through Los Angeles on Wednesday night (20Oct10) when her car collided with another vehicle.
The actress and the ...
Mon, October 25, 2010
Dyrdek's show hit with lawsuit
In an episode of the show which aired in August (10), celebrity skateboarder Dyrdek and a pal were seen trying to locate the source ...
Fri, October 22, 2010
Axed Outlaw facing lawsuit
Lawyer Larry Klayman claims to have joined forces with producer Cary Brokaw, former L.A. Law writer John Romano and Fox Television Studios executive ...
Fri, October 22, 2010
Davis facing lawsuit over Hudson snapper clash
The Los Angeles Clippers player was rumoured to be dating the Almost Famous star back in 2008, and a snapper who was waiting outside ...
Mon, October 18, 2010
First decision on healthcare reform lawsuit before Jan: Judge
By Lisa Lambert
RICHMOND (Reuters) - The first important decision in U.S. state lawsuits over federal healthcare reform will be announced in the next ...
Mon, October 18, 2010
Judge won't dismiss Rowling lawsuit
Representatives for the estate of late fantasy writer Adrian Jacobs filed suit last year (09), alleging the author approached Rowling's U.K. publishers ...
Fri, October 15, 2010
12 Parties Named in Fox River Clean-Up Lawsuit
GREEN BAY, Wis. (WTAQ) - The federal and state justice departments filed a lawsuit Thursday to get 10 paper companies and two communities to pay ...
Tue, October 12, 2010
Democrat fights back against Fox News lawsuit
By Eriq Gardner
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Last month, Fox News filed an unprecedented lawsuit against Democratic senatorial candidate Robin Carnahan, claiming she violated ...
Tue, October 12, 2010
Democrat Carnahan fights back against Fox News lawsuit
By Eriq Gardner
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Last month, Fox News filed an unprecedented lawsuit against Democratic senatorial candidate Robin Carnahan, claiming she violated ...
Fri, October 08, 2010
Transformers bosses hit with lawsuit over stunt horror
Gabriela Cedillo, 24, was airlifted to hospital in Indiana in a critical condition after her skull was sliced open when a car stunt went ...
Fri, October 08, 2010
Bay bodyguard lawsuit dismissed
Joshua Stewart and Paul Klimczak filed suit against Bay earlier this year (10), claiming a security guard employed by the star pistol-whipped them outside ...
Fri, October 01, 2010
BHP files motion to dismiss Potash Corp lawsuit
TORONTO (Reuters) - BHP Billiton <BHP.AX><BLT.L> on Friday requested a U.S. court dismiss a lawsuit filed by Potash Corp <POT.TO ...
Fri, October 01, 2010
Lohan's legal team want tanning lawsuit dismissed
The Mean Girls star launched Sevin Nyne last year (09) after reportedly spending three years developing the product alongside entrepreneur Lorit Simon for the ...
Thu, September 30, 2010
90210 star Donovan facing credit card lawsuit
Legal documents were filed on Monday (27Sep10) accusing the actor of applying for a card with Wells Fargo back in 2006 and running up ...
Wed, September 29, 2010
Michigan's Lawsuit Against AIG Moving Forward
(Lansing, MI) -- Michigan's national class action lawsuit against American International Group is moving forward. Attorney General Mike Cox and State Treasurer Bob Kleine ...
Wed, September 29, 2010
Moore settles Australian magazine lawsuit
The Hollywood actress launched a legal battle with the editors of New Idea over pictures that were taken at an Oscars party in 2008 ...
Wed, September 29, 2010
Hilton settles Hallmark lawsuit
The hotel heiress sued bosses at the firm in 2007, claiming they used her picture and her catchphrase, 'That's Hot!', on a card ...
Tue, September 28, 2010
Paris Hilton, Hallmark cool on "hot" lawsuit
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A simmering lawsuit between Paris Hilton and Hallmark greeting cards cooled off on Tuesday when the two settled their dispute over ...
Mon, September 27, 2010
Oracle accuses Micron of fixing prices in lawsuit
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Oracle Corp <ORCL.O> has sued Micron Technology Inc <MU.O> over alleged price fixing of computer memory chips as part ...
Mon, September 27, 2010
Judge refuses to dismiss AIG lawsuit
By Jonathan Stempel
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A judge refused to dismiss a securities fraud lawsuit accusing American International Group Inc <AIG.N> of misleading ...
Mon, September 27, 2010
Dourdan facing credit card lawsuit
Heads at HSBC have filed legal papers at Los Angeles County Superior Court, claiming the former CSI: Crime Scene Investigation star has spent $88 ...
Sun, September 26, 2010
That's Hot: Paris Hilton settles Hallmark lawsuit
By Eriq Gardner
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Paris Hilton will be getting a little something in the mail from Hallmark this year.
The socialite ...
Sat, September 25, 2010
U.S. urges judge to toss lawsuit over target killings
By Jeremy Pelofsky
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration on Saturday urged a federal judge to reject a challenge to a program that targets for ...
Fri, September 24, 2010
Disturbia copyright lawsuit dismissed
Lawyers representing the trust of late writer Cornell Woolrich filed legal papers claiming DreamWorks movie bosses stole part of the film's plot from ...
Fri, September 24, 2010
Cartwright embroiled in lawsuit over tragic fiance's building work
The actress, who has famously voiced the character of Bart Simpson for more than 20 years, was devastated when her construction boss partner Stephen ...
Wed, September 22, 2010
Lohan settles 'Lindsay' advert lawsuit
The Mean Girls star, who is facing 30 days behind bars after violating her probation by failing two random drug tests last week (ends17Sep10 ...
Mon, September 20, 2010
HP and Hurd settle lawsuit over hiring at Oracle
By Gabriel Madway
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Hewlett-Packard Co has settled a legal dispute over Oracle Corp's hiring of Mark Hurd, as the two ...
Mon, September 20, 2010
Director Douglas demands $670,000 in paternity lawsuit
The Amityville Horror director has filed papers in a Manhattan, New York court claiming Ameena Meer deliberately misled him about the paternity of her ...
Thu, September 16, 2010
Jackson concert promoters call lawsuit "meritless"
By Jill Serjeant
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The promoters of a planned series of Michael Jackson comeback concerts said on Thursday a lawsuit holding them ...
Thu, September 16, 2010
Morgan Stanley fights NY executive pay lawsuit
By Grant McCool
NEW YORK (Reuters) - In a case stemming from the public outcry over multimillion dollar executive pay even as the U.S ...
Fri, September 10, 2010
State Gets $500K After Drug Maker Settles Lawsuit
MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - Wisconsin will get over a half-million dollars after a drug company agreed to settle a lawsuit.
Ortho-McNeil-Janssen was accused of marketing ...
Fri, September 10, 2010
International Paper, others face price-fixing lawsuit
By Jonathan Stempel
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A Minnesota company has filed an antitrust lawsuit accusing International Paper Co <IP.N>, Packaging Corp of America ...
Fri, September 10, 2010
Sheridan allowed to proceed with Cherry lawsuit
The actress, who played Edie Britt on the hit show, filed suit against Cherry in April (10), claiming he slapped her in the face ...
Wed, September 08, 2010
Britney Spears denies sexual harassment lawsuit
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Pop star Britney Spears on Thursday denied accusations by a former bodyguard that she caused him emotional distress by repeatedly parading ...
Wed, September 08, 2010
Pratt facing sex tape lawsuit
Shannon's lawyer has sent a letter to the Hills star alleging he is in possession of a film that was ""taken from (Karissa ...
Wed, September 08, 2010
Judge calls Nicollette Sheridan lawsuit "annoying"
By Matthew Belloni
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - ABC suffered a few pre-trial setbacks on Tuesday related to former "Desperate Housewives" actress Nicollette Sheridan's ...
Mon, September 06, 2010
"Twilight" star settles $300,000 RV lawsuit
By Matthew Belloni
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - "Twilight" star Taylor Lautner has settled his lawsuit against a California RV dealership that failed to deliver ...
Fri, September 03, 2010
Lautner refuses push-up lawsuit challenge
The Twilight star filed suit against McMahon's RV last month (Aug10) claiming the firm failed to deliver a vehicle for use on the ...
Fri, September 03, 2010
Cage settles lawsuit with accountant
The actor filed suit against Samuel Levin in October, 2009, alleging the business manager misled him and overcharged for his services.
The accusations stemmed ...
Thu, September 02, 2010
Lautner challenged to push-up contest to settle lawsuit
The Twilight star filed suit against McMahon's RV earlier this month (Aug10) claiming the firm failed to deliver a vehicle for use on ...
Tue, August 31, 2010
Facebook CEO: Keep private life out of lawsuit
By Jonathan Stempel
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Facebook Inc Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg says a lawsuit by a man who claims to own a huge ...
Mon, August 30, 2010
Bay's lawyer brands bodyguard lawsuit 'ridiculous'
Joshua Stewart and Paul Klimczak are suing Bay over an alleged incident in 2008 in which they fought with a man they claim worked ...
Fri, August 27, 2010
Lohan's lawyer fights to proceed with ad lawsuit
The Mean Girls star filed a $100 million (£66.7 million) suit against chiefs at financial firm E-Trade in March (10) over a commercial ...
Wed, August 25, 2010
Director Michael Bay named in pistol-whipping lawsuit
By Matthew Belloni
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - "Transformers" director Michael Bay has been sued by two men who claim they were pistol-whipped by his ...
Tue, August 24, 2010
West targeted in road smash lawsuit
In a civil lawsuit filed at a California court on 18 August (10) - two days before the two-year anniversary of the accident - Richard Glenn ...
Mon, August 23, 2010
Lohan settles boutique lawsuit from rehab
The Mean Girls star was served with papers from Church Boutique outside a L.A. courthouse last month (Jul10) - minutes before she learned she ...
Sat, August 21, 2010
Lawsuit Expected In Dells Fall
Wisconsin Dells, Wi (WSAU/WRN) A civil case could soon be brought against the owners of the ride that a Florida girl was injured ...
Fri, August 20, 2010
Union lawsuit dismissed
The athlete's estranged wife Siohvaughn Wade filed papers earlier this year (10) on behalf of the former couple's two sons, aged eight ...
Fri, August 20, 2010
Willis' film lawsuit dismissed
The Die Hard star was targeted by executives at Foresight Unlimited, Signature Entertainment Group and Three Stories Productions in March (09) over claims he ...
Wed, August 18, 2010
Madoff feeder fund firm faces narrowed lawsuit
By Jonathan Stempel
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A federal judge refused to dismiss an investor lawsuit against Fairfield Greenwich Group, a hedge fund firm accused ...
Mon, August 16, 2010
Hilton to fight hairy lawsuit
The hotel heiress was sued by bosses at Hairtech International on Wednesday (11Aug10) for reneging on her contract with the brand by allegedly wearing ...
Mon, August 16, 2010
Lottery Ticket movie bosses hit with lawsuit
Tom Huang filed papers at Los Angeles County Superior Court on Wednesday (11Aug10) claiming he wrote a treatment for a movie plot in 2004 ...
Mon, August 16, 2010
Gervais hit with plagiarism lawsuit
British writer/artist John Savage claims Gervais' Flanimals, an animated series about imaginary animals, is based on his own Captain Pottie's Wildlife Encyclopedia ...
Mon, August 16, 2010
Hilton tangled in hair extension lawsuit
Bosses at Hairtech International claim they gave the hotel heiress $3.5 million (£2.3 million) to become the spokesmodel of their Dream Catchers ...
Thu, August 12, 2010
Bruno lawsuit dismissed
The British funnyman was accused of plagiarising a scene from an unmade movie called Himbos, in which a man dressed in a Velcro suit ...
Wed, August 11, 2010
IBM, Oracle end lawsuit over poaching executives
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - IBM Corp and Oracle Corp have agreed to end a cross-country legal battle over a 31-year IBM veteran that Oracle chief ...
Tue, August 10, 2010
Judge unsticks "Bruno" Velcro lawsuit
By Matthew Belloni
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Sacha Baron Cohen has escaped yet another lawsuit.
A federal judge on Monday dismissed a copyright claim ...
Fri, August 06, 2010
2nd Lawsuit Filed Against State's Campaign Finance Law
MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - A second lawsuit has been filed against Wisconsin’s newest campaign finance law.
Wisconsin Right to Life and its political action ...
Thu, August 05, 2010
Google ordered to defend against age bias lawsuit
By Jonathan Stempel
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Google Inc, which runs the world's most popular Internet search engine, was ordered to defend itself against ...
Thu, August 05, 2010
AT&T in talks to settle EEOC age bias lawsuit
NEW YORK (Reuters) - AT&T Inc is in talks to settle a lawsuit by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission that accuses the largest U ...
Wed, August 04, 2010
Affleck's rep brands second lawsuit 'fiction'
The Hollywood star has been hit with a second lawsuit in as many weeks relating to his time working on his documentary I'm ...
Tue, August 03, 2010
New York mosque near September 11 site draws lawsuit
By Karina Ioffee
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A planned mosque and Muslim cultural center near the site of the September 11 attacks which has triggered ...
Mon, August 02, 2010
Lawsuit claims Toyota ignored safety issues
By Steve Gorman
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Toyota Motor Co ignored evidence of acceleration problems in its vehicles for most of the past decade and ...
Thu, July 29, 2010
Steve Cohen's ex-wife asks to file new lawsuit
BOSTON (Reuters) - Hedge fund manager Steven A. Cohen's ex-wife asked on Thursday to file a slimmed-down lawsuit that would bring fewer charges in ...
Wed, July 28, 2010
Buffett's Dairy Queen chilly on frozen yogurt lawsuit
By Jonathan Stempel
NEW YORK (Reuters) - It's a case that has left Warren Buffett's Dairy Queen business cold.
International Dairy Queen Inc ...
Fri, July 23, 2010
Lawsuit vs Coke's vitaminwater to proceed: judge
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Coca-Cola Co has failed to win dismissal of a lawsuit accusing the company of misleading the public through health-related claims ...
Tue, July 20, 2010
Facebook unrestrained amid NY ownership lawsuit
By Grant McCool
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Facebook may continue business as usual while it fights a New York man's claim he has a ...
Fri, July 16, 2010
NCAA Final Four "lottery" lawsuit wins new life
By Jonathan Stempel
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A federal appeals court gave new life on Friday to a lawsuit accusing the National Collegiate Athletic Association ...
Wed, July 07, 2010
Don Johnson prevails in "Nash Bridges" lawsuit
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A California jury on Wednesday awarded actor Don Johnson $23.2 million in profits he said he was owed by the ...
Fri, July 02, 2010
AIG can proceed with workers comp lawsuit vs rivals
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A Chicago federal judge has authorized American International Group Inc <AIG.N> to pursue a lawsuit accusing rival insurers of illegally ...
Tue, June 29, 2010
Supreme Court rejects Pfizer Nigeria lawsuit appeal
By James Vicini
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Supreme Court declined to hear an appeal by Pfizer Inc of a ruling that reinstated U.S. lawsuits ...
Sun, June 27, 2010
"Female Forces" lawsuit is next on A&E docket
By Eriq Gardner
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - There's something about A&E's distinctive brand of reality TV -- voyeuristic and willing to explore ...
Wed, June 23, 2010
Google and YouTube defeat Viacom in copyright lawsuit
By Jonathan Stempel and Paul Thomasch
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Google Inc won a landmark victory over media companies as a Manhattan federal judge threw ...
Wed, June 23, 2010
Google and YouTube defeat Viacom in copyright lawsuit
By Jonathan Stempel and Paul Thomasch
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Google Inc won a landmark victory over media companies as a Manhattan federal judge threw ...
Fri, June 04, 2010
Ex-Lehman execs seek dismissal of Repo 105 lawsuit
By Emily Chasan
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Former Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc <LEHMQ.PK> chief executive Richard Fuld asked a judge on Friday to toss ...
Wed, June 02, 2010
AT&T, T-Mobile infringe patents, U.S. lawsuit says
WILMINGTON, Delaware (Reuters) - The easy access to voice mail that AT&T and T-Mobile offer their mobile phone subscribers when abroad infringes patents held ...
Tue, June 01, 2010
Central Michigan University Seeks Sanctions After Lawsuit Dismissed
(Mount Pleasant, MI) -- Central Michigan University is seeking vengeance after the dismissal of a lawsuit filed by a former women's basketball player. A ...
Sun, May 30, 2010
Carly Simon brews fresh lawsuit against Starbucks
By Eriq Gardner
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Carly Simon isn't finished kicking up a storm over Starbucks' decision to get out of the ...
Wed, May 19, 2010
Apple laptop user has "vultures" lawsuit dismissed
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A federal judge has dismissed a plaintiff's lawsuit against Apple Inc that accused company employees of waiting like "vultures" to ...
Wed, May 19, 2010
Football fan loses Patriots "Spygate" lawsuit
By Jonathan Stempel
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A New York Jets football fan cannot pursue his $184.8 million lawsuit over the secret videotaping of ...
Fri, May 14, 2010
Small business group joins health reform lawsuit
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - An influential small business lobby group said on Friday it had joined 20 states in a lawsuit arguing insurance coverage requirements in ...
Fri, May 14, 2010
"Bruno" lawsuit adds Jonah Hill, Jay Roach
By Matthew Belloni
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - The Palestinian activist who sued Sacha Baron Cohen, David Letterman and NBC Universal for defamation in December ...
Wed, May 12, 2010
Wal-Mart in $86 million settlement of wage lawsuit
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Wal-Mart Stores Inc agreed to pay as much as $86 million to settle a class-action lawsuit accusing it of failing to ...
Tue, May 11, 2010
"Hurt Locker" lawsuit target pirates
By Eriq Gardner
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - The war against movie piracy is getting downright explosive.
The producers of "The Hurt Locker" are preparing ...
Tue, May 11, 2010
WI to Get $4M+ from Astra-Zeneca Lawsuit
MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - Wisconsin will get over $4 million as part of a settlement in a national lawsuit against the drug maker Astra-Zeneca. The ...
Fri, May 07, 2010
BofA's Countrywide in $624 million lawsuit settlement
By Jonathan Stempel
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Countrywide Financial Corp, the mortgage lender acquired by Bank of America Corp <BAC.N>, has agreed to a ...
Thu, May 06, 2010
North Face settles lawsuit over bacteria-free shoes
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Outdoor products company North Face, a unit of VF Corp, will pay $207,500 to settle claims that shoes advertised to ...
Mon, May 03, 2010
Goldman makes rare, extensive lawsuit disclosure
By Steve Eder
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Goldman Sachs Group Inc, in a rare move, disclosed information about the many lawsuits and shareholder challenges facing ...
Mon, May 03, 2010
Goldman makes rare, extensive lawsuit disclosure
By Steve Eder
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Goldman Sachs Group Inc <GS.N>, in a rare move, disclosed a trove of information about the many ...
Mon, April 26, 2010
Lawsuit exposes Wal-Mart to billions in potential damages
By Alexandria Sage and Jonathan Stempel
SAN FRANCISCO/NEW YORK (Reuters) - A landmark sex-discrimination lawsuit against Wal-Mart Stores Inc may proceed as a class-action ...
Mon, April 26, 2010
Goldman, CEO hit with investor lawsuit
By Alexandria Sage and Jonathan Stempel
SAN FRANCISCO/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Goldman Sachs Group Inc and Chief Executive Lloyd Blankfein were hit with a ...
Fri, April 23, 2010
U.S. lawsuit against pope not legitimate: Vatican
By Philip Pullella
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - The Vatican on Friday dismissed as illegitimate a lawsuit filed in the United States against Pope Benedict and ...
Thu, April 22, 2010
JPMorgan faces bias lawsuit by ex-vice president
By Jonathan Stempel
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A former JPMorgan Chase & Co vice president on Thursday filed a gender bias lawsuit against the bank, claiming ...
Wed, April 21, 2010
Billy Joel, ex-drummer settle royalty lawsuit
By Jonathan Stempel
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Billy Joel's longtime drummer has settled a lawsuit accusing his former boss of depriving him of royalties ...
Wed, April 21, 2010
Government watchdog to probe SEC's Goldman lawsuit
By Robert MacMillan
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A U.S. government watchdog will investigate the Securities and Exchange Commission's fraud lawsuit against Goldman Sachs ...
Tue, April 20, 2010
Amazon files lawsuit to block North Carolina's data request
(Reuters) - Online retailer Amazon.com has filed a lawsuit in a federal court to block the North Carolina state government's demand it disclose ...
Wed, April 14, 2010
Chiquita faces new lawsuit, $1 billion damages sought
MIAMI (Reuters) - Nearly 250 Colombians who say they and relatives were victims of violence by Colombian right-wing paramilitaries filed a lawsuit on Wednesday seeking ...
Tue, April 06, 2010
Steve Cohen's ex-wife seeks to bolster lawsuit
By Matthew Goldstein
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The ex-wife of Steven A. Cohen, already suing her former husband for millions of dollars in damages, now ...
Mon, April 05, 2010
Solow drops Conseco lawsuit over GM building in NY
By Jonathan Stempel
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Billionaire New York real estate developer Sheldon Solow has dropped his lawsuit accusing insurer Conseco Inc of fraud ...
Mon, April 05, 2010
Judge tosses lawsuit against Marvel, Stan Lee
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A Manhattan federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit against Marvel Entertainment Inc and comic book creator Stan Lee over the ownership ...
Thu, April 01, 2010
Black farmers eye next move in bias lawsuit
By Jasmin Melvin
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Black farmers engaged in a discrimination suit against the U.S. government will give Congress more time to approve ...
Wed, March 31, 2010
KPMG wins dismissal of Madoff feeder fund lawsuit
By Emily Chasan
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Accounting firm KPMG LLP won dismissal on Wednesday of a lawsuit stemming from its audits of a "feeder ...
Tue, March 30, 2010
AIG lawsuit alleging missed "red flags" dismissed
By Jonathan Stempel
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A Manhattan federal judge dismissed a shareholder lawsuit accusing current and former American International Group Inc executives and ...
Tue, March 30, 2010
Special U.S. prisons unconstitutional: lawsuit
By Basil Katz
NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. prison units specially designed to muzzle communications by inmates considered extremist are unconstitutional and discriminate against ...
Mon, March 15, 2010
Carter's wins lawsuit alleging it inflates prices
By Jonathan Stempel
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Don't assume that "suggested" retail price on the store shelf is the price that shoppers typically pay ...
Fri, March 12, 2010
Orange County files lawsuit against Toyota
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Prosecutors in Southern California said on Friday they were filing a lawsuit against Toyota Motor Corp, charging that the automaker has ...
Sat, March 06, 2010
Calif. lawsuit claims Toyota hid defect evidence
By Dan Whitcomb
SANTA ANA, California (Reuters) - Southern California prosecutors filed the first U.S. consumer protection lawsuit against Toyota Motor Corp on Friday ...
Fri, March 05, 2010
Three People File GAMC Lawsuit
(St. Paul, MN) -- Three Minnesotans are suing to stop Governor Pawlenty from moving people on General Assistance Medical Care over to MinnesotaCare so that ...
Thu, March 04, 2010
Major League Baseball, Upper Deck settle lawsuit
By Jonathan Stempel
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Upper Deck Co will pay Major League Baseball Properties a "substantial" sum, plus more than $2.4 million ...
Wed, February 24, 2010
Lawsuit claims Blackstone underpaid assistants
BOSTON (Reuters) - An administrative assistant at Blackstone Group LP has sued the U.S. private equity firm for not paying her overtime despite regularly ...
Fri, February 19, 2010
JetBlue age, gender bias lawsuit is revived
By Jonathan Stempel
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A federal appeals court revived a lawsuit by a former JetBlue Airways Corp employee who accused the discount ...
Fri, February 12, 2010
JPMorgan faces lawsuit from credit card holder
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A former JPMorgan Chase & Co credit card customer has sued the nation's second-largest bank, accusing it of raising the interest ...
Fri, February 05, 2010
Robin Williams loses $6 million lawsuit
By Matthew Belloni
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Robin Williams has fired blanks in his lawsuit against an independent producer over an alleged $6 million ...
Tue, January 26, 2010
eHarmony settles lawsuit over same-sex matching
NEW YORK (Reuters) - eHarmony Inc, which operates a website to help singles find relationships, said on Tuesday that it settled a class action lawsuit ...
Mon, January 11, 2010
TCW ex-manager Gundlach fires back after lawsuit
BOSTON (Reuters) - Star bond fund manager Jeffrey Gundlach fired back at his former employer, Trust Company of the West, on Monday, saying the firm ...
Mon, January 04, 2010
H&R Block settles nationwide IRA lawsuit
By Jonathan Stempel
NEW YORK (Reuters) - H&R Block Inc will pay as much as $20.2 million to settle a New York lawsuit ...
Mon, January 04, 2010
H&R Block settles nationwide IRA lawsuit: Cuomo
By Jonathan Stempel
NEW YORK (Reuters) - H&R Block Inc will pay as much as $20.2 million to settle a New York lawsuit ...
Sun, January 03, 2010
Iraq to support Blackwater lawsuit in U.S. courts
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraq will help victims of the 2007 shooting of civilians in Baghdad to file a U.S. lawsuit against employees of security ...
Tue, December 22, 2009
THQ, Jakks, WWE settle lawsuit over joint venture
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - THQ and its joint venture partner, Jakks Pacific Inc, settled litigation with World Wrestling Entertainment Inc over licenses for wrestling-themed video ...
Tue, December 22, 2009
2nd Lawsuit Filed Against "Impartial Justice" Law
MADISON (WRN) - A second lawsuit has been filed against Wisconsin’s “Impartial Justice” law – which seeks to limit special interest money in Supreme Court ...
Sun, December 20, 2009
Mercer facing $2.8 billion lawsuit in Alaska: report
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Mercer is facing a $2.8 billion lawsuit by the Alaska Retirement Management Board that alleges the human resources consulting firm ...
Mon, December 14, 2009
Goldman faces lawsuit over anticipated bonuses
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Goldman Sachs Group Inc <GS.N> is being sued by an institutional investor who claims the firm is preparing to pay ...
Wed, December 09, 2009
Judge dismisses lawsuit over GM Building in NY
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A U.S. judge dismissed a lawsuit against Conseco Inc insurance and finance company over allegations of fraud in the $1 ...
Tue, December 08, 2009
U.S. to pay $3.4 billion to settle Indian trust lawsuit
By Tom Doggett
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. government said on Tuesday it will pay $3.4 billion to settle a long-running lawsuit against ...
Thu, December 03, 2009
Judge ends Enron shareholder lawsuit against banks
By Jonathan Stempel
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Exactly eight years after Enron Corp filed for bankruptcy protection, a federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit by ...
Thu, November 12, 2009
Ex-Tyco director settles lawsuit for $5.6 million
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A former Tyco International Ltd director has agreed to pay New Jersey $5.6 million to settle a seven-year-old lawsuit alleging ...
Tue, November 10, 2009
Man presses $400 billion lawsuit against Bon Jovi
By Eriq Gardner
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - A Massachusetts man is pursuing a $400 billion lawsuit against Bon Jovi, Time Warner and Major League ...
Tue, November 10, 2009
Judge revives Warren Beatty's "Dick Tracy" lawsuit
By Eriq Gardner
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - The legal fight over rights to comic legend Dick Tracy is back on.
A federal bankruptcy judge ...
Mon, November 09, 2009
Pennsylvania lawsuit says drilling polluted water
By Jon Hurdle
AVELLA, Pennsylvania (Reuters) - A Pennsylvania landowner is suing an energy company for polluting his soil and water in an attempt to ...
Thu, November 05, 2009
Morgan Freeman settles lawsuit over crash
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Oscar winner Morgan Freeman has reached an out-of-court settlement with a woman who was his passenger in a car crash and ...
Thu, November 05, 2009
Topps, Upper Deck settle baseball card lawsuit
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Topps Co, the trading card company, has settled a lawsuit in which it accused rival Upper Deck Co of stealing its ...
Mon, November 02, 2009
Lawsuit against gene patents can proceed: judge
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A lawsuit challenging patents on two human genes associated with hereditary breast and ovarian cancer can move forward, a U.S ...
Fri, October 23, 2009
NYC lawsuit says city owns Tavern on the Green name
(Reuters) - New York City has sued the operators of the bankrupt Tavern on the Green, claiming it has the sole right to use the ...
Thu, October 22, 2009
NYC lawsuit says city owns Tavern on the Green name
(Reuters) - New York City has sued the operators of the bankrupt Tavern on the Green, claiming it has the sole right to use the ...
Mon, October 19, 2009
Troubled Atlantic Yards project hit with new lawsuit
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The multibillion dollar Atlantic Yards project, which aims to construct a new basketball arena in downtown Brooklyn, was hit with another ...
Wed, October 14, 2009
Two Madoff victims file lawsuit against the SEC
By Tom Hals
WILMINGTON, Delaware (Reuters) - Two victims of Bernard Madoff's Ponzi scheme filed a federal lawsuit against the U.S. Securities and ...
Fri, October 09, 2009
New report boosts backers of lawsuit reform
By Donna Smith
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Limiting medical malpractice lawsuits could save the U.S. government $54 billion over a decade, congressional budget analysts said ...
Wed, October 07, 2009
Judge dismisses WaMu employees lawsuit vs JPMorgan
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A U.S. District Court dismissed a lawsuit of former employees of Washington Mutual <WAMUQ.PK> against JPMorgan Chase & Co <JPM ...
Fri, October 02, 2009
Amazon settles Kindle lawsuit over "1984" copy
By Alexandria Sage
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Amazon.com Inc has settled for $150,000 a lawsuit brought by a high school student and another ...
Tue, September 29, 2009
Dan Rather loses $70 million lawsuit against CBS
By Edith Honan
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A New York state appeals court on Tuesday dismissed former TV newsman Dan Rather's lawsuit against CBS ...
Mon, September 28, 2009
BofA, execs owe "billions" in lawsuit, Ohio says
By Jonathan Stempel
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Investors in a class-action lawsuit against Bank of America Corp <BAC.N> over the Merrill Lynch & Co takeover ...
Fri, September 18, 2009
Obama admin: dismiss gay couple benefits lawsuit
By Jeremy Pelofsky
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration on Friday urged a U.S. court to dismiss a lawsuit by gay married couples from ...
Fri, September 18, 2009
Skype founders file new lawsuit vs Volpi, Index
By Ritsuko Ando
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The founders of Skype filed a new lawsuit on Friday against Index Ventures and one of its partners ...
Mon, September 14, 2009
BNY Mellon offers $4 billion to end Russia lawsuit: report
MOSCOW/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Bank of New York Mellon <BK.N> may restart trade-finance lending to Russia as a part of an out-of-court settlement ...
Fri, September 11, 2009
Merck lawsuit over Fosamax ends in mistrial
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A lawsuit alleging that Merck & Co's osteoporosis drug Fosamax caused jaw damage ended in a mistrial on Friday.
U.S ...
Thu, September 10, 2009
Ex-Merrill economist's bias lawsuit dismissed
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A former Merrill Lynch & Co economist who sued the company for gender bias for events leading up to and including her ...
Mon, August 31, 2009
Court: Paris Hilton can pursue Hallmark lawsuit
By Jonathan Stempel
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The celebrity and heiress Paris Hilton may pursue her lawsuit against Hallmark Cards over its use of her ...
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