Lawsuits
Qualcomm loses bid to squash FTC antitrust lawsuit
The Federal Trade Commission's suit accuses Qualcomm of using its power to extract high royalties from phone makers.<p>Qualcomm's legal battle with the Federal Trade Commission will carry on.<p>A US federal judge ruled against Qualcomm's motion to dismiss an antitrust lawsuit filed by the FTC, the Wall …
QualcommQualcomm must face FTC lawsuit
U.S. District Judge Lucy Koh has denied Qualcomm (NASDAQ:QCOM) a motion to dismiss an FTC lawsuit arguing that the chip supplier used its position in …
United StatesDS Healthcare settles Photomedex litigation
Citing a preference to eliminate uncertainties and further expenses, DS Healthcare Group (DSKX -0.8%) settles its breach-of-contract litigation with …
BusinessThe Latest: State has little comment on abortion law suit
The Latest on lawsuit challenging Louisiana's abortion clinic licensing laws (all times local):<p>4:50 p.m.<p>The Louisiana Attorney General's Office says …
JudiciaryDad files lawsuit after daughter who ran away from ACS is assaulted
A teen with a history of running away was assaulted by a livery driver after repeatedly fleeing the custody of the Administration for Children’s …
New York CityCity of Ferguson, Mo., Settled With Michael Brown’s Family for $1,500,000 in Wrongful Death Lawsuit
The city of Ferguson, Mo.’s insurance company paid out $1.5 million to settle a wrongful death lawsuit filed by the family of Michael Brown, the …
PolicingLawsuit alleges that lifeguards took over 5 minutes to pull submerged swimmer from pool
Yosef Bornstein, 61, remains hospitalized with brain injuries after the May 28 incident, according to attorneys.
A Startup Runs Into A Patent on Picture Menus
If you’ve ever seen a picture menu, you’ve seen the supposed ‘invention’ claimed by U.S. Patent 6,585,516. Although it had a complex-sounding title …
PatentsND Board files civil action against TigerSwan
cshagen@hpr1.com<b><br>BISMARCK</b> - The morning after law enforcement cleared the “Treaty Camp” on October 27, 2016, hundreds of activists defending Native …
InjusticeEmbattled U of L Foundation fires former president's aide
Amid financial turmoil highlighted in a recent external audit, the University of Louisville Foundation has fired a former president's chief of …
CorruptionLawsuit filed against YMCA after man left underwater for over 5 mins without lifeguards noticing
A family has filed a lawsuit claiming that their father nearly drowned in a pool where the lifeguards on duty were not paying attention.
Baltimore Business Owners Take Action In Lawsuit Following 2015 Riots
<b>BALTIMORE (WJZ)–</b> Dozens of business owners are suing Baltimore because they said city leadership failed to protect them and their property during the …
PolicingInfosys accused of discrimination, sacked employee files lawsuit in US
<b>Bengaluru:</b> A former head of immigration at IT major Infosys in the US has filed a lawsuit against the company, accusing it of "discrimination" …
InfosysAstonishing Level of Ineptitude Exposed in RNC Breach
It’s difficult to characterize the data breach of a consulting firm that worked for the Republican National Committee. Deep Root Analytics of …
Enterprise TechLawsuit: $85,000 SUV stolen from Galleria restaurant valet
Thieves swiped a local man's 2014 Mercedes-Benz G550 on Saturday from the valet parking lot of a swanky Galleria dim sum restaurant, according to a …
Petrobras settles lawsuit with Vanguard
Petrobras (NYSE:PBR) says it has settled a shareholder lawsuit by Vanguard to recover corruption-related losses.<p>Terms of the agreement are not …
PetrobrasGuard files lawsuit over cop who allegedly threatened to blow his head off
The security guard alleges Chatham Officer Roy George had him kneel on the ground, held a gun to his head and threatened "to blow his (expletive) …
PolicingCenturyLink made millions by ripping off customers, lawsuit claims
ISP added services to customer accounts without authorization, ex-employee says.<p>CenturyLink customers have paid "many millions" of dollars for …
FraudMayor Resigns to Help Settle Lawsuit Over Where He Lives
The mayor of a New Jersey town has resigned as part of a deal that settles a resident's lawsuit that claimed the official no longer lives in the …
PhiladelphiaNFL settles lawsuit with charity over gambling policy
The NFL usually wins in court. Except when it settles. When it comes to the lawsuit filed by a youth charity against the league due to the relocation …
Las Vegas33 California Democrats Join Congressional Lawsuit Against Trump
Thirty-two Democrats from California’s delegation to the House of Representatives and Sen. Kamala Harris joined a lawsuit filed Wednesday against …
GovernmentWhite House reacts to Sessions' testimony, faces new lawsuit
White House officials described President Trump as pleased with what he saw of Jeff Sessions' Senate testimony as Trump faces a lawsuit expected to …
The White HouseAlmost 200 Democrats Are About to Sue President Trump Over His Business Ties
Almost 200 Democratic members of Congress are going to sue President Donald Trump.<p>On Wednesday, the members agreed to file a lawsuit against Trump, …
Donald TrumpBritish and Dutch drivers to slap VW with 'dieselgate' lawsuit
UK's Harcus Sinclair and the Dutch Foundation have joined forces in what is fast morphing into a pan-European lawsuit against the German …
AutosToshiba faces fresh lawsuit
Toshiba (OTCPK:TOSYY) is being sued by another group of foreign investors for ¥43.9B ($399M) in damages over a $1.3B accounting scandal uncovered two …
Business4 Things You Need To Know About D.C./Maryland Lawsuit Against Trump
The governments of Washington, D.C. and Maryland are filing a lawsuit against President Trump alleging that Trump's businesses present a conflict of …
Conservative POVTrump defends foreign income: Obama sold books to universities abroad
Lawyers for president ask federal judge to dismiss ethics lawsuit arguing Trump’s business ownership violates constitution’s emoluments clause<p>Donald Trump has argued that he is entitled to continue receiving income from foreign governments by noting that Barack Obama was allowed to sell copies of …
Trump TowerLawsuit Claims That Chipotle Isn't Paying Employees Overtime
This class action suit is the most recent in a string of legal setbacks for the besieged burrito chain.<p>Chipotle's presumably already busy legal department just got another big file dropped on its desk.<p>According to the <i>Asbury Park Press</i>, a New Jersey woman who worked for the burrito chain filed a …
Class ActionThe Future Of Lipocine's Lead Product Candidate, LPCN1021
Top-line data from lead product candidate LPCN 1021 is expected by June 2017 and resubmission of the NDA is planned for the third quarter of …
Stocks900 Students Were Patted Down at School — And Now Some Are Suing
Some claim that deputies touched their genitalia during the search.<p>A group of Georgia high school students filed a federal lawsuit against their county's sheriff this week after deputies patted down hundreds of teenagers during a drug search — allegedly touching them inappropriately, <i>The Washington</i> …
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