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Judge Dismisses Lawsuit Brought by Former Gitmo Detainee

Master — Sat, 24 Dec 2011 03:45:00 +0000

Saying that Congress has barred the judicial branch from reviewing the treatment of detainees, a D.C. federal judge has tossed out the lawsuit of a former Guantanamo Bay detainee seeking damages for the physical and psychological abuse to which he was allegedly subjected at the U.S. military base.

Actress Sues Amazon for Revealing Her Age on IMDb

admin — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 19:45:40 +0000

An actress is suing Amazon.com for more than $1 million for revealing her age on its Internet Movie Database website and refusing to remove the reference when asked.

Law professor who gave away the evidence loses appeal

admin — Thu, 13 Jan 2011 06:40:56 +0000

A law professor has lost an appeal in his lawsuit against Geico General Insurance Co. because he gave away a key piece of evidence — his car — before it could be examined in the case.

‘Girls Gone Wild’ Lawsuit Triggers Free Speech Battle

Master — Thu, 28 Oct 2010 07:46:38 +0000

A lawsuit filed by four women against Joe Francis, producer of the “Girls Gone Wild” videos, has prompted an unusual free speech battle over whether the identities of the four should be kept under wraps.

Lawyer Stands by Claim He’s LeBron James’ Father

Master — Sat, 18 Sep 2010 07:09:25 +0000

Washington lawyer Leicester Stovell says a federal judge should not dismiss his lawsuit trying to prove that basketball star LeBron James is his son. In his filing last week, Stovell says a motion to dismiss his suit is partly a “diatribe” accusing him of “crawling out of the woodwork after the child he never gave a thought to became an NBA star.” Stovell’s filing says the judge in the case is the only one who can give him the final answer he’s looking for about paternity — as well as money for “mental anguish.”

TB Patient Tries to Revive Privacy Lawsuit Against Centers for Disease Control

admin — Wed, 15 Sep 2010 07:03:37 +0000

A lawyer for Andrew H. Speaker, who made headlines in 2007 when he took a trans-Atlantic commercial flight while infected with a rare strain of tuberculosis, appeared Tuesday before an 11th Circuit panel in a bid to revive his lawsuit against the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Calif. AG Jerry Brown Files $34M Suit Against Well-Known ‘Tax Lady’

Master — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 19:07:36 +0000

California’s attorney general sued “tax lady” Roni Deutch for more than $34 million on Monday, alleging that her law firm regularly violates state law by making false promises that it will help people resolve disputes with the Internal Revenue Service. Attorney General Jerry Brown contends that Deutch overstates her TV claims of winning tax battles with the IRS. She advertises a success rate of up to 99 percent, yet successfully reduces the amount of money her clients owe in taxes in just 10 percent of cases, the lawsuit says.

Balch & Bingham Dropped From Ala. AG’s Plans to Sue BP

admin — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 21:22:00 +0000

A prominent Birmingham law firm that Alabama Attorney General Troy King had tapped to sue BP over the Gulf oil spill will not take part in the litigation because of a potential conflict. A King spokesman said Tuesday the law firm Balch Bingham would not represent the state in the lawsuit because its Mississippi offices previously represented Transocean Ltd., owner of the Deepwater Horizon oil rig. If the lawsuit is filed, there will most likely be a new attorney general before it comes to trial, as King was defeated in the June 1 Republican primary.

Balch & Bingham Dropped From Ala. AG’s Plans to Sue BP

admin — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 21:22:00 +0000

A prominent Birmingham law firm that Alabama Attorney General Troy King had tapped to sue BP over the Gulf oil spill will not take part in the litigation because of a potential conflict.

Insurers Off the Hook in Baby Bottle Class Action

admin — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 03:31:15 +0000

The 7th Circuit has determined that insurers for a seller of sippy cups, baby bottles, nipples and other plastic products had no duty to defend the company in a multidistrict class action. Finding that the insurers were not responsible for defending Avent America in a so-called no-injury class action, a panel ruled that the lawsuit alleged only economic damages that Avent’s insurance didn’t cover

College Grad Sues Father to Recoup Tuition Costs

Master — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 07:55:26 +0000

It isn’t news that some children, especially during their teenage or college years, don’t get along with their parents.

Did Fried Frank Discriminate Against Older Secretaries?

admin — Fri, 18 Jun 2010 06:18:28 +0000

Fried Frank is facing another lawsuit alleging discrimination. The latest case, an updated version of which was filed Wednesday in New York federal court, makes broad claims about how the firm decided which secretaries to lay off in August 2008. Judith Cuttler, a former Fried Frank secretary in her early 60s, alleges the firm discriminated against older secretaries and those who had taken family or medical leave when the firm laid off at least eight secretaries in 2008.

Fla. Suit Claims Tobacco Companies Get Break on Bonds Before Appeals

admin — Fri, 04 Jun 2010 07:58:00 +0000

A team of plaintiffs attorneys is challenging the constitutionality of a Florida law capping appellate bonds for cigarette makers when they lose smoker lawsuits. The 2003 law, which benefits tobacco giants Philip Morris, R.J

Former Students’ Sex Abuse Claims Against Prestigious School Proceed to Discovery

admin — Fri, 28 May 2010 08:16:26 +0000

Nine former students who claim that Brooklyn’s Poly Prep Country Day School engaged in a decades-long cover-up of a sexually abusive football coach have scored a significant victory in their lawsuit against the 156-year-old school. On Tuesday, a New York judge granted a discovery motion that allows the plaintiffs to depose the school’s current and former headmasters and requires the school to turn over personnel files and investigative records regarding alleged sexual misconduct by the now-deceased coach.

Judge: Lead Paint Companies Must Cover Own Defense Costs

admin — Thu, 27 May 2010 04:33:13 +0000

Three companies that sold lead-based paint and were sued in a landmark case cannot recover money they spent defending themselves in the lawsuit, a judge ruled Tuesday. Rhode Island in 2006 won a jury verdict that could have forced the companies to spend billions removing lead paint from homes and buildings

2nd Circuit Rejects Retaliation Claim Over Bias Complaints

admin — Mon, 17 May 2010 19:41:12 +0000

A federal appeals court has rejected the lawsuit of a black woman who alleged that her ex-employer retaliated against her by refusing to investigate her complaints of racial discrimination.

At The Hague, Uruguay Defeats Argentina’s Challenge to a Pulp Mill

Master — Thu, 22 Apr 2010 04:55:53 +0000

The nation of Uruguay won a rare environmental case against Argentina at the International Court of Justice in The Hague, the Netherlands, on Tuesday.

Federal Circuit Ruling Sparks Surge of Patent Whistleblower Suits

Master — Sat, 03 Apr 2010 06:07:31 +0000

A Federal Circuit decision dramatically increasing potential fines in “false marking” cases has unleashed a wave of whistleblower suits accusing companies of falsely labeling their products as covered by patents. Since the ruling, plaintiffs lawyers have filed more than 130 suits, and defense lawyers are bracing for more. But the lawsuit pileup could be short-lived, as pending Federal Circuit appeals would curb such suits, and proposed legislation would allow only competitors harmed by a rival’s false marking to file such suits.

7th Circuit: Sidley Austin’s Notes Protected by Privilege

Master — Fri, 02 Apr 2010 05:04:38 +0000

The 7th Circuit has ruled that handwritten notes and memorandums relating to interviews produced by Sidley Austin lawyers in the course of an investigation into alleged sexual abuse by a music teacher are protected by the attorney-client privilege and the work-product doctrine, even though the lawyers weren’t handling the lawsuit that sparked the investigation. The court rejected the plaintiffs’ claims that the firm’s refusal to disclose its investigative materials was contrary to the public interest.

Ohio AG Explains Why He Won’t Sue Over Health Care

Master — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 22:12:05 +0000

Ohio Attorney General Richard Cordray cited his experience clerking for two U.S.

Judge Tosses Dixie Cup Trade Dress Suit

admin — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 05:29:42 +0000

A federal judge has thrown out a trade dress suit that the manufacturer of Dixie Cups filed against Huhtamaki Americas, the maker of Chinet, over the design of an insulated paper cup. U.S. District Judge Timothy C.

Filegate Suits Against Clinton White House Finally Dismissed

Master — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 10:02:42 +0000

A D.C. judge has dismissed the Filegate lawsuits, ending a case that bedeviled the Clinton White House.

Details Emerge on Wachtell’s Advice to BofA on Merrill Disclosure Issues

admin — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 09:02:05 +0000

The first batch of formerly confidential papers filed with Judge Jed Rakoff in the SEC’s case against Bank of America shows that Wachtell and BofA agreed fairly quickly that the bank did not have to disclose that estimates of Merrill’s fourth-quarter 2008 losses rose from $5 billion to $15 billion as a shareholder vote approached on whether to approve the Merrill acquisition. This contrasts with the narrative that New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo has presented in his lawsuit against BofA and three top executives.

Toyota Hit With Federal and State Claims by Stockholders, Vehicle Owners

Master — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 05:45:41 +0000

Plaintiffs attorneys’ assault on Toyota continues to move forward. Lawsuits were filed in federal court in Los Angeles on Monday on behalf of shareholders and a nationwide class of buyers of several Toyota hybrid models.

Boston Lawyer Sues Police, City Over His Arrest for Recording an Arrest

admin — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 19:14:16 +0000

Massachusetts lawyer Simon Glik is suing three Boston police officers and the city in federal court for arresting him after he used his cell phone to record police allegedly using force during an arrest in October 2007. The ACLU of Massachusetts and attorney Howard Friedman filed Glik v. Cunniffe on Monday