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LEGAL NEWS, U.S. LAWSUITS, U.S. SUPREME COURT
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| Friday, 10-Oct-2008 23:29 EDT |
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Class action suit over bad deli meat
OTTAWA, Aug. 26 (UPI) -- The maker of packaged deli meats that have been linked to 12 deaths in Canada has been named in a class action lawsuit in Ottawa.
Appeals court dismisses cigarette lawsuit
WASHINGTON, April 4 (UPI) -- A U.S. federal appeals court dismissed an $800 billion lawsuit involving smokers who say they were unfairly told that light cigarettes had health benefits.
Appeals court dismisses delegate lawsuit
ATLANTA, March 21 (UPI) -- A federal appeals court Friday refused to reinstate a lawsuit challenging the status of Florida's Democratic Party delegates to the national convention.
Katrina lawsuit against Army Corps nixed
NEW ORLEANS, Jan. 31 (UPI) -- A U.S. judge said the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers failed to protect New Orleans from Hurricane Katrina flooding but still dismissed a lawsuit naming the corps.
Lawsuit: Fla. tax cap discriminatory
TALLAHASSEE, Fla., Jan. 27 (UPI) -- Fla. residents have filed a lawsuit saying a state law limiting property taxes for long-time homeowners discriminates against more recent arrivals.
Court sued for banning Bible study
SAN DIEGO, Oct. 3 (UPI) -- San Diego's Superior Court is being sued by two of its employees who were told they couldn't hold a lunch break Bible study in the courthouse.
Target Lawsuit Given Class-Action Status
NEW YORK - A federal judge granted class-action status to a lawsuit alleging that Target Corp. is breaking California and federal law by failing to make its Web site usable for the blind.
Lawsuit Seeks to Shut Down Facebook
BOSTON - The owners of a rival social networking Web site are trying to shut down Facebook.com, charging in a federal lawsuit that Facebook's founder stole their ideas while they were students at Harvard.
Injured Iraq War Veterans Sue VA Head ¤
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Frustrated by delays in health care, injured Iraq war veterans accused VA Secretary Jim Nicholson in a lawsuit of breaking the law by denying them disability pay and mental health treatment.
Jesus picture in La. court prompts lawsuit
SLIDELL, La., July 4 (UPI) -- The American Civil Liberties Union has filed a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the display of a picture of Jesus in a Louisiana courthouse.
High Court Eases Ban on Minimum Prices
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Manufacturers will have more leeway to set minimum prices at the retail level without violating antitrust laws under a Supreme Court ruling that could hurt consumers and small merchants.
Business Prevails in Environmental Case
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Supreme Court sided with developers and the Bush administration Monday in a dispute with environmentalists over protecting endangered species.
High School Sports Recruiting Limited
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Friday night lights are lure enough for young football players, the Supreme Court said Thursday in a decision that upholds limits on high school sports recruiting.
Strict Standard Set on Investor Suits
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Investors who already had lost money on their stocks lost again at the Supreme Court on Thursday when the justices imposed a strict standard for shareholders suing companies accused of fraud.
Court Sides With Wall Street Banks
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Investors who lost money when the dot-com bubble burst suffered a Supreme Court setback Monday, and the justices are poised to issue yet another important decision that could restrict shareholder lawsuits.
Ashcroft Can Remain in Detainee's Suit
NEW YORK (AP) -- A former detainee is allowed to keep former Attorney General John Ashcroft, FBI Director Robert Mueller and others in a lawsuit that claims prisoners were mistreated and subject to ethnic and religious discrimination after Sept. 11, a federal appeals court ruled Thursday.
Court Rules Against Philip Morris
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Supreme Court ruled Monday that Philip Morris Cos. Inc. cannot move a lawsuit by cigarette smokers into federal court.
Ala. Quilter Claims Fraud in Lawsuit
MONTGOMERY, Ala. - An elderly woman whose hand-woven quilts have been acclaimed by the art world and honored on U.S. postage stamps claims in a lawsuit that she was cheated financially by her promoters and corporate clients.
Court Backs Firms on Credit Notification
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Supreme Court ruled in favor of two large insurers Monday, limiting the circumstances under which companies must tell customers their credit ratings are affecting the amount they pay.
LA Lawsuit Over Holloway Dismissed
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- A judge dismissed a wrongful-death lawsuit Friday against two Aruba brothers filed by the parents of a teenager who vanished during a vacation there.
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