South Texas mayor says he didn't realize he was depositing check made out to someone elseOctober 14th, 2009 Texas mayor says he deposited check in errorBROWNSVILLE, Texas — A south Texas mayor accused of stealing $26,000 from the city of Brownsville says he didn't realize what he was doing when he deposited a check made out to someone else into his business account. Brownsville Mayor Pat Ahumada is on trial on charges of theft, abuse of official capacity and misapplication of fiduciary property.
NY court rules in favor of Canada's biggest independent oil company in genocide lawsuitOctober 2nd, 2009 NY appeals court rules for Canadian energy companyNEW YORK — A federal appeals court in New York has ruled that a lawsuit alleging that a Canadian energy company aided genocide in its pursuit of oil in Sudan was properly thrown out. The 2nd U.S.
Dan Rather's $70M breach-of-contract lawsuit against CBS is dismissedSeptember 30th, 2009 Dan Rather's lawsuit against CBS is dismissedNEW YORK — An appeals court has dismissed Dan Rather's $70 million breach of contract lawsuit against CBS Corp. Rather sued CBS and its top executives in 2007.
Toronto mayor says he won't run for a third termSeptember 25th, 2009 Toronto mayor says he won't runTORONTO — The mayor of Canada's largest city says he won't run for a third term in office. Toronto Mayor David Miller had previously said he would run again but his popularity plummeted following a 39-day strike by municipal employees that halted garbage collection and other services this past summer.
Federal environmental regulators sue North Face parent over claims footwear was anti-bacterialSeptember 23rd, 2009 EPA sues North Face over anti-bacterial claimsSAN LEANDRO, Calif. — Federal environmental regulators have sued the parent company of outdoor clothing company The North Face, alleging that shoes marketed as anti-bacterial violated federal pesticide laws.
Federal appeals court revives lawsuit seeking judicial oversight over pollution issuesSeptember 21st, 2009 Pollution lawsuit against power companies revivedNEW YORK — An appeals court has restored a lawsuit brought by eight states that want to hold power companies responsible for some of the nation's carbon dioxide emissions. The 2nd U.S.
NYC judge rules that race lawsuit brought by former WSJ assistant managing editor can proceedAugust 19th, 2009 WSJ discrimination lawsuit proceeds to trialNEW YORK — A judge in New York City has ruled that a discrimination lawsuit brought against Dow Jones & Co. by a former assistant managing editor at The Wall Street Journal can go to trial.
Kan. newspaper settles lawsuit with competitor started by former workers; details not releasedAugust 7th, 2009 Rival Kansas newspapers settle federal lawsuitWICHITA, Kan. — A 121-year-old newspaper and an upstart rival published by its former employees have settled a federal lawsuit, ending an unusual battle over newspaper cutbacks.
Memphis Mayor Willie Herenton officially resigns to focus on run for congressional seatJuly 30th, 2009 Tenn. mayor resigns to focus on congressional raceMEMPHIS, Tenn. — The first elected black mayor of Memphis has officially resigned after a record 18 years in office to focus on his run for Congress.
Kansas City to pay $550,000 to settle discrimination lawsuit over comments by mayor's wifeJuly 24th, 2009 Kansas City to settle over mayor's wife's commentsKANSAS CITY, Mo. — City officials agreed Thursday to pay a former mayoral aide $550,000 to settle a lawsuit over comments made by the mayor's wife, who has faced criticism for her role in her husband's administration.
Judge tosses lawsuit against Oracle dating from dot-com eraJune 17th, 2009 Judge tosses long-running lawsuit against OracleSAN FRANCISCO — A federal judge has thrown out a long-running lawsuit accusing Oracle Corp. of misleading investors about the company's health before the tech meltdown of 2001 whacked its sales and stock price.
Former Alaska attorney general, figure in Troopergate case, wins election as borough mayorJune 10th, 2009 Ex-Alaska atty gen wins mayoral electionANCHORAGE, Alaska — A former Alaska attorney general who represented state workers in the Troopergate investigation has been elected mayor of the Matanuska-Susitna Borough. Talis Colberg received 63 percent of the vote Tuesday, easily beating six other candidates in the community north of Anchorage.
Houston center Yao Ming undergoes tests on ankle sprain, will be re-evaluated on SundayMay 9th, 2009 Yao undergoes tests, will be re-evaluated SundayHOUSTON — Houston center Yao Ming has undergone tests on his sprained left ankle and will be re-evaluated before the Rockets' playoff game against the Los Angeles Lakers on Sunday. Yao had 19 points and 14 rebounds in the Lakers' 108-94 victory Friday night that gave Los Angeles a 2-1 lead in the series.
US court: Fla.'s lawsuit against ex-Countrywide CEO can proceed in state courtsApril 30th, 2009 Suit against ex-Countrywide CEO to be held in Fla.TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — A federal court has ruled that Florida's lawsuit against the former chief executive of Countrywide Financial Corp.
Bob Seger and bandmate are named in Michigan lawsuit over crash injuriesApril 21st, 2009 Seger named in Mich. lawsuit over crash injuriesPONTIAC, Mich.
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