A disgraced Olympic champion sprinter who lost her five gold medals due to her eventually admitted use of performance-enhancing steroids is seeking a pardon or a commutation of her six-month…
A federal judge has criticized class action law firm Labaton Sucharow for seeking to add new and unrelated claims to a lawsuit against American International Group.
A federal judge in Manhattan has rejected a pension fund as the lead plaintiff in a securities class action because it appeared to be “simply the willing pawn of counsel.”
A federal judge in Manhattan has dismissed a lawsuit brought by families of victims of the 9/11 terrorist attacks in New York City. It had sought a court order requiring…
A federal judge in New York has ordered Google to turn over to Viacom records of customers’ user names and IP addresses, along with records of videos they watched on…
Cosmopolitan is a well-known women’s magazine. But is its brand strong enough to ban a developer from using the Cosmopolitan name for a new $3.9 billion Las Vegas Strip mega-resort?
Attorney Maureen Duggan wasn’t happy with her boss at a state agency in Connecticut. But she was afraid that openly complaining about him could put her job at risk.
The Naked Cowboy clearly is unconventional. But Robert Burck is enough of a mainstream businessman to have successfully pursued an intellectual property claim over a candy company’s alleged misuse of…
A federal prosecutor nicknamed “Dangerous Opie” is likely to have a higher profile now that he is handling the case of two Bear Stearns hedge fund managers considered to be…
A defendant accused of being an agent for Saddam Hussein avoided a trial two years ago because of a ruling made by a judge who is now U.S. attorney general.…
Two former partners at Milberg contend in a lawsuit that partners who pleaded guilty to paying kickbacks to lead plaintiffs harmed the law firm and drained its assets.
Despite his extensive tattoos, Christopher Russo was arrested and jailed for the better part of a year after he was mistaken for a Connecticut gas station armed robbery suspect who…
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