The trial lawyers group once known as ATLA—the Association of Trial Lawyers of America—has sued a new lawyers group that calls itself The American Trial Lawyers Association, or TheATLA.
An amended lawsuit filed Monday claims guards employed by Blackwater Worldwide ignored orders to stay in a secure area the day they shot and killed 17 Iraqis.
The Illinois Supreme Court will consider whether to affirm a $2 million award to a Chicago-area woman who claims her fiancé’s parents lied about his HIV status.
Updated: A major police investigation reportedly has been launched in Britain after the government’s entire database concerning every child in the country for whom benefits have been paid was lost…
Updated: More than a dozen victims of a 2005 Texas refinery explosion have blasted a planned criminal plea deal with BP and successfully sought the recusal of the federal judge…
The Red Hot Chili Peppers is suing to stop Showtime Networks from using the name of one of its popular songs as the title of a TV series starring David…
Steamy sex scenes cut from the Chinese version of a World War II-era spy thriller set in Shanghai have prompted both warnings (for the many who have searched the Web…
Some people who are injured and receive a settlement or verdict are getting a big surprise: More litigation from the health plan that paid their benefits and now wants the…
A federal judge has ruled that there is not enough evidence to prove the painkiller Celebrex causes heart attacks or strokes at the most common dosage.
A controversial New York City school principal who was fired last year over a T-shirt slogan has sued because she wasn’t allowed to reapply for her job along with 25…
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