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September, 2008

Lawsuit Against Apple Dismissed

Added: 2008-09-30 14:48:17

A lawsuit that was filed against Apple has been dismissed by U.S. District Judge Matthew F. Kennelly in Chicago. The lawsuit related to the batteries for the Apple iPhone, but was dismissed by the judge, who said that there was no evidence that Apple had tried to deceive consumers. The lawsuit w...

Lawsuit Filed by Parents of PRP Football Player

Added: 2008-09-29 14:49:03

A wrongful death lawsuit has been filed against six coaches, including the head coach, after a fifteen year old Pleasure Ridge Park High School football player collapsed and died. The parents of Max Gilpin have filed the lawsuit against Jason Stinson, the head coach, and five other coaches on the t...

Lawsuit Filed Over Online Gambling

Added: 2008-09-26 14:49:45

A lawsuit has recently been filed in Franklin Circuit Court, which seeks to make online gambling websites block access to users from Kentucky or to relinquish control of their website names or domains. The lawsuit was filed by Gov. Steve Beshear, who wants to try and crack down on illegal Internet ...

Possible Lawsuit Over Comments On Radio

Added: 2008-09-25 14:51:02

Comments that were recently made on radio by city counsellor Rob Ford could end up at the center of a lawsuit after the subject of the allegations, Councillor Adam Vaughan, said that he intends to take legal action to counter the comments, which is described as "libellous comments that have defamed...

SMC Sued Over Invoice

Added: 2008-09-24 14:52:37

The Samaritan Medical Center is being sued by a firm that claims that the center owes it nearly half a million dollars due to an unpaid invoice. Architectural and Engineering firm SmithGroup PLLC is now asking the court to award it all of the money from the invoice as well as interest on the amount...

Transsexual Wins Discrimination Lawsuit

Added: 2008-09-23 14:53:20

The Library of Congress has been successfully sued by a former Army Special Forces commander who was allegedly passed over for a job as a terrorism analyst because she was still in the middle of a procedure to change from a man to a woman. The judge in the case said that the Library of Congress ...

Couple Sues After Baby Born Dead

Added: 2008-09-22 14:54:36

A San Diego couple has sued two doctors and the Sharp Mary Birch Hospital after their baby was born dead in 2004. The couple was due to have their first son, Tyler Steven, and the mother was ordered to the hospital because her amniotic fluid was very low. The couple states that despite these dan...

Parents File Lawsuit Against School Board

Added: 2008-09-19 14:56:09

According to a recent report the parents of a boy who was punched and left with brain injury that required surgery have filed a lawsuit against the London District Catholic school board in Canada. The lawsuit has been filed by the parents of Raymond Trudell, aged eleven. The lawsuit seeks over t...

City Employee Files Racial Discrimination Lawsuit

Added: 2008-09-18 14:58:57

A city employee has filed a lawsuit accusing the Hoboken Mayor Dave Roberts and Public Safety Director Bill Bergin of racial discrimination. The lawsuit was filed earlier this week. The deputy director of the Office of Emergency Management, Joel Mestre, claims that he has been discriminated against...

Lawsuit by Fired Employee Can Go Ahead

Added: 2008-09-17 15:02:00

According to a recent report he Washington Supreme Court has cleared the way for a wrongful termination lawsuit to go ahead. The lawsuit has been filed by a woman, who had to take time off work and was then demoted and later fired after she made a complaint about the fact that she had been demoted....

President Bush Being Sued Over Prayer Day

Added: 2008-09-16 16:42:00

According to a recent report President George Bush and a number of other senior government officials are being sued by the largest group of atheists and agnostics in the United States, and this has all stemmed over a federal law that designates a national day of prayer. Other government official...

Drug Company Agrees to Settle Lawsuit

Added: 2008-09-15 15:09:41

Pharmaceutical giant GlaxoSmithKline has agreed to settle a class action lawsuit that was filed over its antidepressant drug, Paxil. The lawsuit claimed that the drug manufacturer promoted the drug for use on children, and failed to disclose that there is evidence that the drug is not effective on ...

Collapse of Lawsuit Relating to Borat Movie

Added: 2008-09-12 15:10:31

According to recent reports more lawsuits that were filed in relation to the movie Borat have been thrown out of court by a judge. The lawsuits had been filed by two etiquette school teachers and a driving instructor. However, the New York judge found that the plaintiffs had not been deceived and t...

Drug Manufacturer Sued by Florida State

Added: 2008-09-11 15:11:34

The state of Florida is suing the pharmaceutical giant Merck over its controversial arthritis drug Vioxx, which hit the headlines in 2004 after it was found that it significantly increased the risk of serious and even fatal health problems such as strokes and heart attacks. Florida has become the n...

DVD Software Results in Lawsuits

Added: 2008-09-10 15:12:21

A lawsuit has recently been filed by the movie industry over the sale of DVD software that enables the copying of DVDs, which movie industry officials have stated results in breach of copyright and also encourages people to engage in piracy. The lawsuit was filed in federal court in Los Angeles by ...

Endangered Species Lawsuit Filed Against Bush Administration

Added: 2008-09-09 15:13:04

According to recent reports a number of endangered species related lawsuits have been filed against the Bush Administration by the Center for Biological Diversity. The lawsuits have been filed over the administration's political interference in relation to the designation of habitat for six endange...

Bird Death Lawsuit Dismissal Upheld

Added: 2008-09-08 15:13:53

The dismissal of a lawsuit filed over the death of birds by a superior court has been upheld by a state appeals court, according to a recent report. The lawsuit had been brought by environmental groups against operators of wind turbines in Altamont Pass. It was brought by the Center for Biological ...

Lawsuit Filed Against Greenville Police Officers

Added: 2008-09-05 15:15:10

A lawsuit has been filed against Greenville police officers in relation to an incident where a man was shot and injured. The Eaton County man, thirty five year old Candy Cadwell, has filed the lawsuit in US District Court and is seeking seventy five thousand dollars in damages. The plaintiff has...

Firm Faces Lawsuit Over Unapproved Device

Added: 2008-09-04 15:15:50

A man has filed a lawsuit against Redflex Traffic Systems Inc over the use of a radar device that was not approved for use in the United States. The lawsuit was filed by James G. Tavernetti of Paradise Valley, who claims that he was issued with a ticket as the result of a mobile van that was equipp...

Lawsuit Against Writer Dismissed

Added: 2008-09-03 15:16:23

A lawsuit that was filed against the author John Grisham has been dismissed by a federal district judge in Oklahoma. Grisham was accused of libel in the lawsuit, which was filed against the author and two others in relation to books that they had written. The books were connected to the wrongful...

Zell Brands Lawsuit Frivolous

Added: 2008-09-02 15:20:07

A lawsuit that has been filed against the Tribune Co has been branded frivolous by the Tribune Chairman and CEO Sam Zell. The lawsuit was filed by Los Angeles Times staffers, who claimed that the acquisition of the company was a scam. In response to the lawsuit Zell stated: "The lawsuit filed ye...

President Bush Being Sued for Spying on US Residents

Added: 2008-09-01 15:20:35

A lawsuit has been filed against US President George Bush, the Vice President Dick Cheney, and the National Security Agency by the Electronic Frontier Foundation. The foundation claims that the NSA electronic surveillance programme is continuing to illegally spy on residents in the United States. ...

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