Former executive claims “frat party” atmosphere, unequal pay, at Anheuser-Busch

October 23rd, 2009 LA private eye pleads no contest in threat caseLOS ANGELES — Former Hollywood private eye Anthony Pellicano and an associate pleaded no contest Friday to threatening a newspaper reporter who was working on a story about actor Steven Seagal's possible ties to organized crime. Pellicano and Alexander Proctor entered their pleas in Superior Court and were sentenced to the maximum three years in prison for leaving a dead fish for then-Los Angeles Times reporter Anita Busch, the Los Angeles County District Attorney's office said.

October 20th, 2009 Ex-Enron executive free of charges after rulingHOUSTON — An appeals court has ruled a former Enron Corp. executive should be acquitted of all the charges he faced related to financial fraud at the one-time energy giant.

October 15th, 2009 DHAKA - A senior leader and lawmaker of the ruling Awami League (AL) is in trouble with the tax authorities after falling out with party chief and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. A Dhaka court Thursday issued an arrest warrant for former party general secretary Abdul Jalil in a case filed by National Board of Revenue (NBR) for dodging income tax to the tune of Tk 400,000 ($5,910).

October 14th, 2009 LUCKNOW - Uttar Pradesh's ruling Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) legislator Shekhar Tiwari, prime accused in the 2008 murder of a Public Works Department (PWD) official in Auraiya, had tried to influence proceedings in the case through threats and intimidation, a key witness said Wednesday. PWD executive engineer Manoj Kumar Gupta was lynched Dec 24, 2008, allegedly by Auraiya legislator Shekhar Tiwari because he declined to meet repeated demands for contributions towards Chief Minister Mayawati's birthday collections.

October 13th, 2009 NEW DELHI - It's going to be one of the biggest sporting events to be held in India and preparations for the Commonwealth Games next year are going full swing. But for the thousands of construction workers at the Games sites, it is a story of woes - inadequate wages and no basic amenities like toilets and water.

October 13th, 2009 NY dad sues over son's hazing drinking deathGENESEO, N.Y. — A New York City father is suing a group of college students accused of plying his son with so much alcohol during hazing at a banned college fraternity that the teen died.

October 12th, 2009 Top German court receives Demjanjuk appealKARLSRUHE, Germany — Germany's highest court says it has received an appeal from John Demjanjuk's lawyer seeking to block the 89-year-old's trial. However, the Federal Constitutional Court did not say Monday when it might rule on the request to halt the trial, which is scheduled to open in Munich on Nov.

September 30th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) Wednesday slammed the Congress-led central government for its decision to stop prosecution against Italian businessmen Ottavio Quattrocchi, an accused in the Rs. 640 million Bofors payoff case.

September 24th, 2009 Eminem publisher takes Apple to court over rightsDETROIT — An attorney for Apple Inc. defended the company's use of Eminem's songs on iTunes in court on Thursday, as a trial got under way to determine who had the right to offer digital downloads of the rapper's music.

September 23rd, 2009 EPA sues North Face over anti-bacterial claimsSAN LEANDRO, Calif. — Environmental regulators are suing the parent company of outdoor apparel maker The North Face, alleging that footwear marketed as anti-bacterial violated federal pesticide laws.

September 13th, 2009 Former Gen Re executive faces sentencingHARTFORD, Conn. — A former executive of Berkshire Hathaway's General Re faces sentencing for his role in an accounting scandal that cost shareholders of insurer American International Group Inc.

September 4th, 2009 RAMPUR - The Rampur chief judicial magistrate's court in Uttar Pradesh has issued summons for former Samajwadi Party leader Mohammad Azam Khan to appear in the court Sep 29 on a charge of delivering an inflammatory speech in 2007 at a public meeting in Tanda town while campaigning for a by-election there. A case was filed by a Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) activist Dheeraj Sheel alleging that Azam Khan had used derogatory language against BSP supremo and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati, which violated the provisions of the Scheduled Castes and Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act.

September 2nd, 2009 VistaPrint says federal lawsuit dismissedHOUSTON — VistaPrint, which sells business cards and other printed products, said Wednesday that a federal lawsuit against the company and two merchants that alleged violations of various laws has been dismissed by the court. The suit had been filed in federal court in Texas.

September 2nd, 2009 Report: 3 plead guilty in engagement party attackANKARA, Turkey — A television station is reporting that three suspects, including a teenager, have pleaded guilty in the killing of 44 people in an attack on an engagement party in May. NTV television says eight others denied involvement in the rampage in Turkey's mostly Kurdish southeast.

September 1st, 2009 NC appeals court allows Duke lacrosse coach's suitRALEIGH, N.C. — A North Carolina appeals court has ruled that Duke University's former lacrosse coach can pursue a slander lawsuit against the school and its former spokesman.