High-profile sex-abuse scandals that have rocked schools, churches and communities across the country have led to new efforts to allow victims windows of time to seek redress in civil court.
Washington, D.C., patent lawyer Matthew Pequignot did some investigating after spotting patent markings on the lid to his daily cup of coffee and discovered that the patent had actually expired…
The U.S. Supreme Court this afternoon put a temporary hold on the government-backed plan to sell most of Chrysler’s assets to Fiat, taking the side of a Jun 8, 2009 8:52 PM CDT
The U.S. Supreme Court is giving a chance to a former serviceman seeking to set aside his guilty plea in a court martial based on allegations his lawyer was drunk…
A group of Indiana pension funds and consumer protection groups have asked the U.S. Supreme Court to grant a stay that would block the sale of Chrysler assets to Fiat.
A stolen trade secrets case that relies partly on a general counsel’s mistaken voice mail message has been tossed after a late-hour dismissal motion argued a lack of standing.
The U.S. Supreme Court has overturned a New York law requiring all federal civil rights claims against prison employees to be heard in a state claims court.
A cable TV installer who says his detention after the Sept. 11 attacks was motivated by racial, religious and national origin bias has failed to allege specific facts allowing him…
A Los Angeles judge has blasted an asbestos litigation firm for refiling a Texas case in California where the standards for a defendant to obtain summary judgment are more exacting.
An art dealer who graduated from Stanford Law School reportedly tried to bully a well-known art auction house into paying $168,000 to settle a baseless lawsuit.
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