Wisc. woman settles suit against companies over 2006 spinach outbreak that almost killed herOctober 7th, 2009 Wisc. woman settles suit in 2006 spinach outbreakSALINAS, Calif. — An 85-year-old woman who fell sick after eating E.
UW-Madison's patenting arm agrees to settle suit against Intel over processor technologyOctober 5th, 2009 UW-Madison's patenting arm settles suit with IntelMADISON, Wis. — The University of Wisconsin-Madison's patenting arm has settled its infringement lawsuit against computer chip maker Intel Corp.
Texas condo owner who says residents forced out by Bush library settles suit with universityOctober 2nd, 2009 SMU reaches settlement in Bush library lawsuitDALLAS — An attorney for Southern Methodist University says the Texas school has settled part of a land dispute over George W. Bush's presidential library.
Court gives green signal to Hanks case against buildersOctober 2nd, 2009 LONDON - Hollywood star Tom Hanks has won the latest round of his legal battle with a construction company he has accused of "shoddy" workmanship. Hanks and wife Rita Wilson hired contractors Storey Construction to build their Sun Valley, Idaho villa in 2000 but tried to take the firm to a tribunal after discovering faults with the work.
Indian American lawyer to plead guilty to $2 mn fraudOctober 2nd, 2009 WASHINGTON - An Indian-American lawyer has agreed to plead guilty to two felony charges relating to a scheme where he took more than $2 million awarded in a class action suit and lost it all on the stock market. A criminal information filed in the US District Court in Los Angeles charges Sandeep Baweja, 39, with one count of wire fraud and one count of obstruction of justice, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) said Friday.
Eminem's music publisher settles lawsuit with Apple over digital rights to rapper's songsOctober 2nd, 2009 Eminem's music publisher, Apple settle disputeDETROIT — Apple Inc. and the music publisher for Eminem have settled a lawsuit over the digital downloading rights to many of the Detroit rapper's songs, a lawyer said Friday.
Dell settles shareholder lawsuit, agrees to tougher controls for governance, accountingSeptember 30th, 2009 Dell settlement has tougher accounting oversightSEATTLE — Dell Inc. said Monday it will beef up accounting and corporate governance rules as part of a settlement tied to an investigation into its past financial practices.
Patriots QB Tom Brady declines comment on lawsuit against him and wife Gisele BundchenSeptember 23rd, 2009 Tom Brady declines comment on $1 million lawsuitFOXBOROUGH, Mass. — New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady isn't commenting about a lawsuit against him and his supermodel wife.
Appeals court: Actor Culp's lawsuit against LA Zoo over elephant exhibit can move forwardSeptember 23rd, 2009 Court: Culp's lawsuit against LA Zoo can resumeLOS ANGELES — Actor Robert Culp can move ahead with a lawsuit to stop construction of an elephant exhibit at the Los Angeles Zoo. The star of the 1960s TV series "I Spy" and real estate agent Aaron Leider filed a lawsuit against the city in August 2007, alleging that the zoo did not treat the elephants well and the planned larger exhibit would be a waste of taxpayer money.
Family reaches $5 million settlement with government over 2 killed during Hawaii vacationSeptember 18th, 2009 Ky. family settles lawsuit over vacation deathsLOUISVILLE, Ky. — A Kentucky doctor has reached a $5 million settlement with the federal government over the deaths of her husband and 8-year-old daughter, who died after flooding washed them over a 184-foot waterfall at a national park in Hawaii.
Discover posts 3rd quarter profit helped by gain from lawsuit, reduces loan-loss reservesSeptember 17th, 2009 Discover 3Q profit rises, reserves loweredCHARLOTTE, N.C. — Discover Financial Services says it was profitable during its fiscal third quarter, helped by a payment from a lawsuit settlement.
Allstate agrees to $4.5 million settlement with about 90 former employees in age bias caseSeptember 11th, 2009 Allstate settles age bias case with EEOCST. LOUIS — Allstate Insurance Co.
UC Irvine settles lawsuits of stolen eggs, embryos; 2 doctors fled the country 15 years agoSeptember 10th, 2009 UC Irvine settles lawsuits of stolen eggs, embryosIRVINE, Calif. — The University of California, Irvine has settled dozens of civil lawsuits over eggs or embryos stolen by two doctors more than a decade ago, in an effort to end the scandal over its fertility center.
Ford settles lawsuit by residents of northern NJ town over toxic waste dumpingSeptember 4th, 2009 Attorney: Ford settles NJ toxic waste lawsuitNEWARK, N.J. — The Ford Motor Co.
Louis Vuitton unit says it won a lawsuit against web hosting sites for copyright infringementAugust 31st, 2009 Unit of Louis Vuitton wins lawsuitNEW YORK — Louis Vuitton Malletier SA, a unit of French luxury goods maker LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton, said Monday that a federal jury in California awarded it $32.4 million in damages in a copyright infringement lawsuit against businesses that hosted Web sites selling counterfeit consumer products. Louis Vuitton Malletier filed the lawsuit in 2007, after finding a group of Web sites with the same Internet address selling what it believed was counterfeit Louis Vuitton merchandise.
