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October, 2007

Man Gets Prison Sentence Over Copyright Infringement

Added: 2007-10-31 14:51:13

A man has received a sentence of thirty months in prison after being found guilty of conspiracy to commit copyright infringement. Eli El has been sentenced to three years of supervision after he pleaded guilty to the charge in New Haven, Connecticut earlier this week. El played a role in the dis...

J Lo Wins Lawsuit Against Ex Hubby

Added: 2007-10-30 11:45:15

Hollywood actress and chart-topping singer Jennifer Lopez has been awarded over half a million dollars after winning a lawsuit that she filed against her ex-husband Ojani Noa. The lawsuit was filed over a book that Noa had planned to write.Lopez filed the lawsuit when it was revealed that her ex-hu...

Man Who Lost Prison Lawsuit Back In Prison

Added: 2007-10-29 07:46:58

A man who previously lost a lawsuit claiming that he was raped by other inmates while in prison is now back behind bars after being found guilty of robbery. Thirty nine year old Roderick Johnson lost a federal civil rights lawsuit which he filed against the Texas Department of Criminal Justice in 2...

Lawsuit Against Wow By Beijing Based Company

Added: 2007-10-26 08:41:17

A software company based in Beijing has filed a lawsuit against the creators of the popular computer game, World of Warcraft, for the illegal use of a number of its Chinese character fonts, according to recent reports. Also named as a defendant was the local operator of the game. The game was creat...

Settlement For Family Of Man That Choked To Death

Added: 2007-10-25 10:42:31

The family of a man that choked to death has received a settlement after filing a lawsuit against the institutions blamed for the man's death. Luke Warman died in 2003 after he choked to death on food that was given to him at an Dallas area nursing home. The lawsuit was filed by the sister of th...

Disney Sued By Comedy Writer

Added: 2007-10-24 12:41:07

The world famous Walt Disney Company is being used by a writer/producer, who claims that the company ripped off one of his ideas to create a show. Morris Taylor Sheffield, the Los Angeles writer and producer, has already penned a number of hit shows, such as Fox's In Living Color, and Nickelodeon's...

City Of Chicago Wants Lawsuit To Be Dismissed

Added: 2007-10-23 14:37:42

The City of Chicago has urged court's to dismiss a lawsuit that was filed by a gay man who claims he was arrested and then beaten by cops for using a cell phone in the back of the police car. The city has urged the court to dismiss the lawsuit filed by Alexander Ruppert. According to reports the re...

Another Lawsuit Filed Against IBM

Added: 2007-10-22 08:36:14

Corporate giant IBM has been hit with another lawsuit filed by disgruntled employees that claim they were treated unfairly in terms of payment and breaks while working. The lawsuit has been filed by three IBM sales staff who claim that they worked more than eight hours per day and ended up doing in...

Wrongful Death Lawsuit Filed Against Police Officer

Added: 2007-10-19 13:33:11

A lawsuit for wrongful death has been filed against an Indianapolis police officer following the death of two people in a high speed car chase that occurred in 2005. The 110 mph chase involved the officer chasing a car belonging to 22 year old Leonard Moss Jr., who was on a blind date at the time o...

Over Half A Million To J Lo Over Tell-All Book

Added: 2007-10-18 15:31:09

Hollywood movie star and chart topping singer Jennifer Lopez has been awarded over half a million dollars following a lawsuit against her first husband. The lawsuit was filed over her ex-husband's intentions to publish a book. According to reports, this was to be a tell-all book that would contain ...

Lawyers Want Wrongful Death Lawsuit Dismissed

Added: 2007-10-17 09:30:00

Lawyers working on behalf of TV host Nancy Grace and television network CNN have stated that they want a wrongful death lawsuit that has been filed against the host and the television network to be dismissed. The lawsuit alleges that the TV host pushed the mother of a missing child to commit suicid...

Former County Fire Chief Files Lawsuit

Added: 2007-10-16 16:03:47

The former Darlington County Fire Chief is considering filing a lawsuit against the county after being fired from the job he held for three years. Robert Watkins is allegedly thinking of filing a civil lawsuit against the county for conspiracy, defamation of character and freedom of speech. Watk...

First Minnesota Lawsuit Over Cypher Stent Implant

Added: 2007-10-15 09:26:13

A man has filed the first Minnesota lawsuit in relation to problems experienced as a result of using the Cypher stent implant by Johnson and Johnson. Over fifty thousand patients have received these stent implants and the Food and Drugs Administration has received many reports of clots or thrombosi...

Lawsuit Filed Against US Postal Service

Added: 2007-10-12 15:13:58

A lawsuit has been filed against the US postal service by an attorney who claims that the postal service sold personal details of employees to marketing firms, which was in breach of the US Privacy Act. The lawsuit has been filed by the attorney on behalf of all US postal employees.According to the...

Nike Reaches Multi Million Dollar Settlement

Added: 2007-10-11 10:02:33

Nike has reached a multi million dollar settlement following a lawsuit that was filed against the world renowned corporation on behalf of four hundred black employees from the Niketown Chicago store. The settlement brings to an end the race discrimination class action lawsuit that was filed against...

Pet Company Could Face Class Action Lawsuit

Added: 2007-10-10 18:20:59

A pet food retailer could be facing a class action lawsuit in connection with pet food that was allegedly contaminated and could have resulted in the deaths of dogs and cats in the United Stated. The pet food company is Petvalu Canada Inc, and its US parent company, Petvalu Inc. It is alleged th...

Class Action Status Granted In UPS Case

Added: 2007-10-09 07:19:18

A lawsuit filed against the United Parcel Service has been granted class actions status by a federal judge in Pittsburgh. The lawsuit claims that disabled employees were not assisted in getting back to work by UPS, as working conditions for disabled employees were not modified. Under the Americans ...

School Settles Lawsuit Filed By Former Student

Added: 2007-10-05 17:12:27

A former school student has won over thirty-three thousand dollars by way of settlement from a school district, after claiming that he had tape wrapped around his head by a teacher for talking too much.The former student alleged that his head was taped up by the elementary teacher because the teach...

Restaurant Critic Faces Lawsuit

Added: 2007-10-04 08:10:23

A restaurant critic is being sued by a restaurant after he allegedly ordered a fifteen dollar piece of beef and then described it as "miserably tough and fatty." The restaurant is seeking unspecified damages from the Philadelphia Inquirer critic Craig LaBan.However, there is more bad news in store ...

Man Settles Lawsuit over Popcorn Flavoring

Added: 2007-10-03 13:06:29

A man has reached a settlement with a company after he filed a lawsuit claiming that he suffered health problems as a result of exposure to a chemical in flavoring used on microwave popcorn. The settlement has been reached with the company that made the buttery flavoring for the popcorn, Internatio...

Former Police Chief Files Lawsuit

Added: 2007-10-02 11:03:30

A former police chief has filed a lawsuit after his contract was not renewed by his district. The former Albuquerque Public Schools police Chief Gil Lovato filed his lawsuit on July 3rd against the district, alleging that he was wrongfully terminated and that his civil rights were violated. He is a...

Former Classmate Sues Porn Actress

Added: 2007-10-01 11:00:38

An adult movie actress is being sued by a former classmate, after she was found to be using her name as a stage name to act in pornographic movies. Lara Madden is being sued by former friend and classmate Kristen Syvette Wimberly, aged twenty-five, after she was found to be using the name Syvette W...

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