AP files lawsuit against Wis. Department of Corrections over video showing grenade detonationOctober 26th, 2009 AP files lawsuit over video of grenade detonationMADISON, Wis. — The Associated Press has filed a lawsuit against the Wisconsin Department of Corrections seeking the release of a video that shows a powerful stinger grenade exploding after a prison guard dropped it inside a prisoner's cell.
Jury weighs punitive damages in finding Prempro-breast cancer link; thousands of cases pendingOctober 26th, 2009 Pa. jury weighs damages in Prempro-cancer casePHILADELPHIA — A Philadelphia jury is weighing punitive damages against drugmaker Wyeth after finding a link between an Illinois woman's breast cancer and the hormone-replacement drug she took. Connie Barton's case is one of a handful of Prempro lawsuits to go to trial out of several thousand filed across the country.
NY jury finds Exxon Mobil liable for contaminating NYC's groundwaterOctober 19th, 2009 Jury: Exxon Mobil liable for groundwater dangersNEW YORK — A jury has found Exxon Mobil liable for contaminating New York City's groundwater with a gasoline additive and has awarded the city $105 million. The jury in federal court in Manhattan issued its findings Monday after an 11-week trial.
Oregon jury rules lawnmower companies not liable in 2006 accident that cost toddler her legOctober 8th, 2009 Jury says companies not liable in mower accidentEUGENE, Ore. — An Oregon jury has decided that John Deere and a local distributor are not liable for a 2006 accident that amputated the leg of a toddler.
Man gets 7 years for duping Egyptian government in $7M frozen chicken scamOctober 7th, 2009 Man sentenced to 7 years in frozen chicken scamNEW ORLEANS — A man who duped the Egyptian government into paying more than $7 million for a shipment of frozen chicken he never delivered has been sentenced to seven years in prison and fined $15,000. Fifty-nine-year-old Alexander Legault pleaded guilty in July and was sentenced Wednesday by U.S.
Greek shipping company agrees to pay $2.7M fine in New Orleans pollution caseSeptember 30th, 2009 Greek shipping company to pay $2.7M fineNEW ORLEANS — A Greek shipping company has pleaded guilty in a New Orleans court to violating federal anti-pollution laws and agreed to pay a $2.7 million fine. Wednesday's guilty pleas by Polembros Shipping stem from a Coast Guard investigation last year of a cargo ship that had a fuel leak before arriving in New Orleans.
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.
ACORN lawsuit: Md. law broken by video of workers giving advice to 2 posing as pimp, hookerSeptember 23rd, 2009 ACORN sues hidden-camera filmmakersBALTIMORE — Community activist group ACORN is suing the makers of a hidden-camera video that showed employees of its Baltimore office giving tax advice to a man posing as a pimp and a woman posing as a prostitute. The liberal group contends that the audio portion of the video was obtained illegally because Maryland requires two-party consent to create sound recordings.
Appeals court: Contractor's lawsuit against Halliburton claiming rape in Iraq can go to trialSeptember 15th, 2009 Court: Contractor's rape case can go to trialNEW ORLEANS — A federal appeals court says a Texas woman's lawsuit alleging she was raped by military contractor co-workers in Iraq can go to court. A three-judge panel from the New Orleans court ruled Tuesday that Jamie Leigh Jones' claims against Halliburton Co.
Dell to pay $4M to settle claim of deceptive advertising for promotional financing, warrantiesSeptember 15th, 2009 Dell will pay $4M to settle NY consumer caseALBANY, N.Y. — Computer maker Dell Inc.
Jury selection begins in civil trial over New Orleans crime camera programSeptember 14th, 2009 Trial beginning over New Orleans' crime camerasNEW ORLEANS — Jury selection is under way in the civil trial over New Orleans' problem-plagued crime camera system. The trial that opened Monday stems from a lawsuit filed in 2007 by two companies that allege the system they'd developed was misappropriated by people within and with ties to the city's technology office.
First trial over whether FEMA trailer fumes sickened Katrina, Rita victims opens in La.September 14th, 2009 First trial over FEMA trailer fumes opens in La.NEW ORLEANS — A jury has been picked in New Orleans for the first trial over whether victims of hurricanes Rita and Katrina were exposed to potentially dangerous fumes while living in government-issued trailers. Five men and four women were picked Monday to hear the lawsuit against trailer maker Gulf Stream Coach Inc.
Federal judge says Microsoft need not pay $358 million to Alcatel-Lucent in patent fightSeptember 11th, 2009 Verdict spares Microsoft $358M in patent damagesSEATTLE — A federal appeals court said Friday that Microsoft Corp. does not have to pay Alcatel-Lucent $358 million for patent infringement because of problems with how the damages were calculated.
Feds seek grand jury testimony from Associated Press photographer in Katrina death probeSeptember 8th, 2009 AP photographer gets subpoena in Katrina probeNEW ORLEANS — An Associated Press photographer has been ordered to testify before a federal grand jury probing the death of a man whose burned body was found in a car near a police station after Hurricane Katrina. Federal prosecutors also are seeking photos that Alex Brandon took at an elementary school while working for The Times-Picayune of New Orleans and covering the aftermath of the Aug.
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.
