BofA investor lawsuit wins class-action status
(Reuters) - Investors suing Bank of America Corp won class-action status for their lawsuit accusing the bank of fraudulently misleading them about the 2008 takeover of Merrill Lynch & Co and the size of Merrill's losses and bonus payouts. U.S. District Judge P. Kevin Castel in Manhattan on Monday rejected the second-largest U.S. bank's argument that the investors could not prove they suffered ...
Lawsuit Filed To Halt Riverside County Sun Tax
INDIO, Calif., Feb. 6, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The Independent Energy Producers Association (IEP) and the Large-scale Solar Association (LSA) have filed a lawsuit in Riverside County Superior Court asking ...
Copyright Lawsuit Targets Owners of Non-secure Wireless Networks
A federal lawsuit filed in Massachusetts could test the question of whether individuals who leave their wireless networks unsecured can be held liable if someone uses the network to illegally download copyrighted content.
Indiana father files lawsuit over boobies bracelet
A federal lawsuit has been filed after a northern Indiana eighth-grade student was told by school officials he could be punished if he continued to wear a bracelet promoting breast cancer awareness that bore the word "boobies."
PETA's killer whale 'enslavement' lawsuit goes to court
Lawyers for People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals will face off against those with SeaWorld in a Southern California federal court Monday after the animal rights group filed a lawsuit to declare that five killer whales are being held in slavery or involuntary servitude in violation of the 13th Amendment.
Lawsuit creates paperwork headache for New London, Waterford, Norwich schools
Norwich, New London and Waterford school officials are scrambling to respond to an "onerous" subpoena from the state Attorney General's office seeking documents dating back 10 years in response to a
Honeywell slaps Nest Labs with lawsuit over thermostat
Thermostat maker Honeywell alleges Nest Labs has infringed seven thermostat-related patents and is seeking to prevent Nest Labs and Best Buy from continued sales of the Learning Thermostat.
Lawsuit targets adolescent center in Colorado that told teen he was sociopath "like Ted Bundy"
The day after 16-year-old Christopher Donabedian was admitted to a Wheat Ridge adolescent treatment center, an unlicensed psychotherapist took him off psychiatric medications, a new lawsuit claims.
Lawsuit dismissed in greenbelt fight
BOISE -- Garden City Officials are calling it a victory following Friday's ruling to dismiss a lawsuit that would allow bikes on the city's greenbelt. The Citizens for an Open Greenbelt or COG, who filed the complaint say this may simply be a battle lost in the larger campaign. Back in 2007, the Garden City Council passed an ordinance banning bike riding on a mile and-a-half stretch in the ...