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Philip Morris USA, the nation's largest tobacco company, said Thursday it has filed federal lawsuits accusing 10 New York and New Jersey retailers of selling counterfeit Marlboro cigarettes.
The Mormon church and Boy Scouts of America were named as defendants in lawsuits Monday claiming childhood sexual abuse by youth leaders decades ago.
A former Bush administration lawyer is asking a federal court to toss a lawsuit by a convicted terrorist who accuses him of drafting the legal theories that led to his alleged torture.
A restaurant and two condominium developments near the Lake of the Ozarks allowed sewage to be dumped into the popular central Missouri lake, state Attorney General Chris Koster claims in two lawsuits filed Monday.
The state is suing two central Florida companies for allegedly scamming homeowners trying to rescue their properties from foreclosure.
Lawsuits against two meat companies claim a Massachusetts girl and a Rhode Island boy were sickened by ground beef contaminated by E. coli bacteria.
Two groups of parents angered by the prospect that Hawaii children will be in school nearly three dozen fewer days over the next 20 months have filed lawsuits seeking to halt teacher furloughs set to begin Friday.
Two passengers on a United Airlines A320 that skidded off a runway in Chicago, likely because of crossed wiring in the main landing gear, are suing the airline and Airbus SAS, the manufacturer.
Two of eight people accused in lawsuits of illegally distributing Dungeons & Dragons handbooks over the Internet have settled, and the maker of the pioneering role-playing game is seeking a default judgment against a third.
A faint rotten-egg smell drifts off a covered lagoon a hundred yards from a well-traveled Missouri gravel road. It's not an overpowering odor, but it's there.
Microsoft Corp. has filed five lawsuits aimed at halting the flow of malicious online advertising.
Miami Heat star Dwyane Wade attended a mediation session Wednesday aimed at settling lawsuits filed by his former business partners, but no deal was immediately reached.
TiVo Inc. on Wednesday sued AT&T Inc. and Verizon Communications Inc. for patent infringement, including one covering the ability to pause and rewind live TV.
A federal judge was so appalled that a former Colorado prison guard accused of raping an inmate was allowed to plead guilty to a misdemeanor that he imposed $1.3 million in damages in the inmate's civil lawsuit — a message advocates hope will pressure corrections officials nationwide to protect prisoners from sexual misconduct.
Health insurers, unions and other private groups that paid for prescriptions for withdrawn painkiller Vioxx have reached an $80 million settlement with its maker, ending another part of the multipronged litigation.
A judge says he's shocked by how attorneys for the District of Columbia have handled evidence in lawsuits from hundreds of protesters arrested during a demonstration at the International Monetary Fund and World Bank.
The largest employer of garment manufacturers in Saipan will pay $1.7 million to settle a series of discrimination lawsuits filed in U.S. federal court.
The first wrongful death lawsuit resulting from the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks will go to trial April 12, a judge said Tuesday.
Two women injured when a Boston subway train struck the rear of another trolley have sued the transit agency and the train operator.
A federal judge ruled Thursday that airlines and other companies in the industry that are being sued by families of terrorism victims can't question FBI agents about the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks.
Prosecutors filed 189 legal actions Wednesday against loan modification consultants accused of bilking homeowners who are desperate to make their mortgage payments more affordable. The nationwide sweep, called "Operation Loan Lies," involved the Federal Trade Commission, the U.S. attorney's office for the Central District of California, and 23 other agencies in 19 states:
Prosecutors nationwide filed 189 legal actions Wednesday against loan modification consultants accused of bilking homeowners who are desperate to make their mortgage payments more affordable.
The second of two Kentucky widows has settled her federal lawsuit over surgical care they say killed their husbands at an Illinois Veterans Affairs hospital where major surgeries have been halted for nearly two years after a spike in patient deaths.
States across the country are violating part of the federal "motor voter" law requiring voter registration help for low-income residents, according to a coalition of advocacy groups trying to force change through the courts.
The Supreme Court has refused to allow victims of the Sept. 11 attacks to pursue lawsuits against Saudi Arabia and four of its princes over charitable donations that were allegedly funneled to al-Qaida.
Man sues after all of his teeth were removed A Thompson man set to have all his upper teeth removed claims he awoke from surgery to find dentists didn't stop there and extracted all his lower teeth as well. All of them!!! That sure gummed up the works, dontcha think? - H2
Palin's Oprah Interview: Pick Your Scooplet The McCain campaign came to her with a press release that conveyed what, Palin suggested to Oprah, was an inappropriate level of glee with her daugher's teenage pregnancy--then she rewrote it with the aide who brought it to her...and then the campaign sent out the original versio …
Arrested Pregnant Woman Can Sue Cop for Unlawful Arrest in ERHere's a link to the written article: Arrested Pregnant Woman Can Sue Cop - story.A pregnant woman who was arrested in a hospital emergency room four years ago has just learned she can sue the officer with allegations of unlawful arrest.
Just sue themYair Lapid offers new tactic in international struggle against new anti-Semites
Immigrants sue feds over 2007 raidTen New Haven residents intend to file a lawsuit today against federal immigration agents and officials, accusing them of violating constitutional rights during the raids in New Haven on June 6, 2007.
A Corporation So Arrogant, It Thought It Owned the Word 'Monster'When the tiny Rock Art Brewery in Vermont decided to name its beer, "The Vermonster," they soon discovered that a behemoth drinks company was trying to push them around. Where are those lawsuit abuse groups when you really need them?
FOR SALE: Proof That Balloon Boy Was A HoaxThere is allegedly proof that the story of balloon boy Falcon Heene was a stunt to help pitch a television show. But the purported proof will cost you thousands of dollars to get
Crack Thugs Sue City Again and Again, City Settles Cop-Abuse Cases for $500KMembers of a brazen Brooklyn crack gang raked in more than $500,000 in taxpayer money by repeatedly suing the city for civil rights violations, records show.
Couple successfully sue wedding photographer for 'woefully inadequate' serviceMarc and Sylvia Day were presented with a disc full of pictures from the big day with heads chopped off, inattentive guests and random close-ups of vehicles. The cutting of the cake was missed and of the 400 images they were sent, only 22 met with their approval.
Kamin v. American Express CompanyAmerican Express Company purchased Donaldson, Luken and Jenrette, Inc. (DLJ) at a cost of $29.9 million. DLJ's market value at the time of litigation was $4.0 million.
Lawsuit-wary docs drive up costs with unnecessary tests - St. Petersburg TimesEd Homan, an orthopedic surgeon in Tampa, often sees patients complaining of knee pain. Based on a $40 X-ray and his 40 years of experience, he can usually tell if it is only a sprain.
Congress.org - Congress-Pharmaceuticals- Safety of AmericansCall your representatives at the White House today and demand public hearings on the record for public review on the Swine Flu vaccinations, ingredients, safety, adjuvants, the "LIVE VIRUS' nasal spray; prevention; and your rights and who is held liable should physical injury or …
Profiting off the Florida Gators: a fine line between what's OK and not The University of Florida athletic association has worked to stop businesses from profiting off Gator quarterback Tim Tebow.
'Castle doctrine' must be clarified What I want to achieve is the protection of home occupiers from civil actions by burglars who are injured on their property. I want to prevent home occupiers who use reasonable force to defend their home from being criminally prosecuted for assault.
Lehman Brothers Faces Lawsuit from the FrenchTop banks in France are suing former Wall Street giant Lehman Brothers for billions. Other French banks and insurers have sued for hundreds of millions more.
Lehman asks to unseal documents from Barclays probeEarlier this month, Lehman asked a judge to revisit the sale of Lehman's brokerage to Barclays Capital claiming that the British bank got an improper $8.2 billion "windfall profit" from excess assets it took control of in the September 2008 deal.
Coyote Ugly patron sues after falling off barIf the business is going to invite people to dance on the bar then, Shelton says, "It should be kept dry just like the floor of the bar or the aisle in a grocery store."
Army Captain Client Threatens Taitz With Bar Complaint: She Doesn't Speak For Me excerpt: ""The Orly Taitz "birther soldier" case playing out in U.S. District Court in Georgia finally jumped the shark Friday. The moment came when Army Capt.
Birther Fail: Judge ready to slap Orly Taitz with $10,000 fineexcerpt: "" Poor old crazy birther Orly Taitz just can't get any respect. Dylan Ratigan treats her with the disdain she deserves in this segment where she's asked to react to the ruling against her. And it looks like the judge has had a belly-full of her as well. ""
White House seeks ways to curb medical malpractice suits The Obama administration on Thursday announced $25 million in grants to states and health care systems to launch a national experiment on alternatives to costly medical malpractice lawsuits, wading into a political issue that has long divided Washington.
Lawsuits Over Denture Cream With ZincWhen he began getting weak, 61-year-old Ronald Beaver figured he might just be feeling his age. Eventually his problem was traced to a serious blood disorder caused by low levels of copper.
Ex-American Express Executive Sues Firm - Justice DepartmentSergio Masvidal says he just wants the Justice Department to give him back his name. Good luck with that, Sergio. American Express has hung many former employees out to dry.
State, federal officials cut off money to ACORN - Louisiana Politics From Baton Rouge to Washington, the effort to cut off public financing for ACORN proceeded Thursday along with word that the Louisiana attorney general is investigating whether the group and its affiliates failed to pay employee withholding taxes to the state.
Somebody's Watching... and Ready to SueFENCES are supposed to make good neighbors. But that wasn't the case with a stone wall in Westport, Conn., which pitted neighbor against neighbor and has cost its owner $150,000 in legal fees — so far.
Carrie Prejean Suing Everyone Noted wind victim Carrie "Miss Opposite Marriage" Prejean is suing three Miss California USA officials for firing her because of her religions beliefs, even though that is not actually why they fired her.
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