Lawsuits

Soldier or Contractor? It Doesn't Matter; in the End Both Still Get Screwed

David Isenberg | Posted 04.12.2012

Read More: Private Military Security Contractors, Kbr, Workmen's Compensation, Iraq, Lawsuits, Caci, Military Outsourcing, Job-Outsourcing, Military Job Outsourcing, Business News
David Isenberg

Despite all the attention paid to the use of private military and security contractors on battlefields it is true, as many in that industry say, that it is not that new; at least not as an organizational phenomenon.

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Children v. Dirty Business

William S. Becker | Posted 04.11.2012

Read More: Global Commons, Soil, Our Children's Trust, Common Law, Tom Vilsack, Lawsuits, Obama Administration, Atmosphere, Steven Chu, Climate Change, Water, National Association of Manufacturers, Gary Locke, Federal Court, Public Trust Doctrine, Oceans, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Lisa Jackson, Ken Salazar, Forests, Air, Green News
William S. Becker

On May 11, a group of children will face off against the Obama administration and the NAM, arguing that common law requires governments to protect critical natural resources on behalf of current and future generations.

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Upper East Side Couple Sues For $27,000 Takeout Bill

Posted 05.25.2012

Read More: New York Takeout, NY Around Town, Upper East Side, Video, Beverly Taki, Take Out Lawsuit, Takeout-Food, Lawsuits, New York News

A wealthy Upper East Side couple with an apparent penchant for cherub decor is seeking compensation for a whopping $27,000 worth of takeout food they ...

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'Eat More Kale' Artist To Challenge Court Ruling

AP | Posted 03.29.2012

Read More: Copyright Infringement, Bo Muller-Moore, Chick-Fil-A, Chick-Fil-a Lawsuit, Eat More Kale, Eat More Kale Lawsuit, Chick Fil a Kale, Lawsuits, Arts News

BURLINGTON, Vt. -- A Vermont man who prints T-shirts urging people to "eat more kale" has six months to challenge a trademark ruling against him. The...

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Judge To Law Students: Degree Doesn't Guarantee You A Job

The Huffington Post | Khadeeja Safdar | Posted 03.30.2012

Read More: Video, Student Debt, Court Ruling, Lawsuits, Business News, Legal Job Market, Law School, New York Law School, Business News

After three years of toiling in law school, graduates are complaining that their degrees aren't translating into job offers like their admissions offi...

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Occupy DC Protesters File Lawsuit Over Arrests

The Huffington Post | Posted 03.20.2012

Read More: Merrill Lynch, Video, Kelly Canavan, District of Columbia, Darrell Issa, Lawsuits, Samuel Dukore, Occupy Dc, Occupy DC Lawsuit, DC News

WASHINGTON -- Occupy DC has a new lawsuit involving tents on its hands. But it doesn't involve temporary structures in McPherson Square. Two protes...

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Troubled LA Retailer Gets Big Credit From Famous Hedge Fund

The Huffington Post | Harry Bradford | Posted 03.12.2012

Read More: George Soros, Video, Crystal Financial, American Apparel, Europe Bonds, Sexual Harassment, Lawsuits, MF Global, Nasdaq, Dov Charney, Slidepollajax, Business News

Looks like billionaire George Soros and American Apparel CEO Dov Charney now have more in common than the lawsuits they both currently face with forme...

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First Bank Fraud, Now Political Fraud

Dennis M. Kelleher | Posted 04.11.2012

Read More: Foreclosure Crisis, Crime, Financial Reform, Lawsuits, Foreclosure Fraud, Fraud, Bailout, Eric Schneiderman, Attorney General, Financial Crisis, Foreclosure Lawsuits, Foreclosure, Bank Bailout, Financial Regulation, Business News
Dennis M. Kelleher

It's like saying rather than drowning in a lake 50 feet deep, you get to drown in a lake that is only 30 feet deep. And, people are taking victory laps? You don't believe any of that and still think what the politicians said about punishing the banks was true?

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Robo-Signing Bank Settlement Is a Criminal Sell Out

Dennis M. Kelleher | Posted 04.10.2012

Read More: Perjury, Sell Out, Investigations, Wall Street, Eric Schneiderman, Courts, Robo-Signing, Financial Reform, Lawsuits, Criminal, Mortgage Fraud, Financial Crisis, Settlements, Foreclosure Fraud, Barack Obama, Foreclosure Crisis, Mortgage Settlement, Mortgage Crisis, Foreclosure Settlement, Foreclosure, Business News
Dennis M. Kelleher

The banks engaged in a years' long pattern of what can only be described as fraudulent if not criminal conduct that would put anyone else in prison for years if not decades, yet banks get to buy off the cops with some money to help just a few of the victims they created.

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Sharon Silke Carty

Toyota Lays Blame At Driver's Feet, Revealing Defense Strategy In Sudden Acceleration Cases

HuffingtonPost.com | Sharon Silke Carty | Posted 01.13.2012

Read More: Toyota Recall 2010, Toyota, Toyota Motor Corp, Lawsuits, Toyota Gas Pedal Problems, Sudden Acceleration, Toyota Recall, Paul Van Alfen, Sudden Acceleration Litigation, Business News

A court filing by Toyota earlier this week lays out how the automaker plans to defend itself against sudden acceleration claims: by blaming the driver...

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What to Expect If You Sue Your Employer

Janice Harper | Posted 03.11.2012

Read More: Employees, Managing Employees, Employment Law, Retaliation, Suing Employers, Lawsuits, Business News
Janice Harper

Suing an employer is the last thing a worker should ever do if the aim is a successful career.

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Occupy DC Files For Permanent Injunction To Protect Tent Camp

The Huffington Post | Arin Greenwood | Posted 01.04.2012

Read More: Fifth Amendment, First Amendment, Video, District of Columbia, Thievery Corporation, Lawsuits, National Park Service, Protests, McPherson Square, Occupy Dc, Fourth Amendment, Jeffrey Light, DC News

WASHINGTON -- Occupy DC has filed for an injunction that would permanently bar the government from dismantling the tent city in McPherson Square, wher...

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Lawsuit Alleges Frito-Lay's GMO Snacks Aren't "Natural"

Michele Simon | Posted 02.26.2012

Read More: Food Policy, Gmos, Organic Food, Natural, Monsanto, Lawsuits, Food Politics, Frito-Lay, Food News
Michele Simon

One year ago, Frito-Lay promised that "approximately 50 percent of its product portfolio will be made with all natural ingredients, including three of its biggest brands," Lays, Tositos, and SunChips. What does that mean?

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Obama's Shameful Dodge on 60 Minutes

Dennis M. Kelleher | Posted 02.11.2012

Read More: Investigations, Crimes, Wall Street, Lawsuits, Banks, Financial Crisis, Bankers, Fundraising, Accountability, President Obama, 60 Minutes, Business News
Dennis M. Kelleher

As he has regularly done in the past with other media outlets, President Obama artfully dodged a straightforward question about lack of criminal prosecutions from Steve Kroft on 60 Minutes last night.

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Largest Pork Producer To Halt Cruel Practice

AP | By MICHAEL FELBERBAUM | Posted 02.07.2012

Read More: Virginia, Smithfield Farms, Law, Humane Society of the United States, Animal Cruelty, Video, Pig Gestation Crates, Lawsuits, Pigs, Pork, Food News

RICHMOND, Va. -- Smithfield Foods Inc., the world's largest pork producer, said Thursday it plans to end the practice of keeping pregnant hogs at the ...

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Man Sues Southwest Ranches For $1.25

Posted 12.06.2011

Read More: Frivolous Lawsuits, Southwest Ranches, Lawsuits, Southwest Ranches Detention Center, Broward County News, Man Sues for $1.25, Bill Di Scipio, Keith Poliakoff, Broward County, Bill Di Scipio Sues Southwest Ranches, Miami News

A Southwest Ranches resident has sued the upscale town and its mayor for $1.25, claiming they violated public records law -- and then didn't give him ...

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Smithsonian Dinosaur Movie Lawsuit Hinges On Missing $225,000

The Huffington Post | Arin Greenwood | Posted 11.29.2011

Read More: DC News, Imax, Dinosaur Lawsuit, District of Columbia, Museums, Patagonia, Lawsuits, Dc Around Town, Smithsonian, Dinosaurs, DC News

WASHINGTON -- Dinosaurs are wreaking havoc in the nation's capital, thanks in part, perhaps, to shoddy bookkeeping by the Smithsonian Institution. ...

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D.C.'s Anti-SLAPP Law Sees New Challenge In Court

The Huffington Post | Arin Greenwood | Posted 01.04.2012

Read More: Aclu, Law, Video, Dan Snyder, Lawsuits, D.C. Council, Anti-Slapp, D.C. Circuit Court, DC News

WASHINGTON -- The District of Columbia's anti-SLAPP statute is back in action. The withdrawal of Redskins owner Dan Snyder's defamation lawsuit aga...

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Arin Greenwood

Adams Morgan Lawsuit Looms: From Streetscape To Litigate?

HuffingtonPost.com | Arin Greenwood | Posted 12.24.2011

Read More: DC News, 18th St., Bid, Dc, Parking, Video, Crooked Beat, Lawsuits, Adams Morgan, D.C., DC News

WASHINGTON -- Robert Clayton is not satisfied with the no-interest loan money being made available to Adams Morgan businesses affected by the streetsc...

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I'm With Stupid: Earth's Continued Existence Foils My Future Plans

Todd Hartley | Posted 12.22.2011

Read More: Screech, Saved by the Bell, Family Radio, Poverty, Harold Camping, Lawsuits, Bailouts, End of the World, Doomsday Prophecies, Comedy News
Todd Hartley

So, are you guys still alive? Yeah, me too. I have to say, I'm a little surprised. I thought for sure Harold Camping was going to be right this time.

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Privately Run Prison Remains Idaho's Most Violent Lockup

AP | By REBECCA BOONE | Posted 12.10.2011

Read More: Idaho Prisons, Video, Cca, Prison, Corrections, Lawsuits, Corrections Corporation of America, Boise, Idaho Correctional Center, Prisons, Idaho, Idaho Crime, Corrections Corp. Of America, Crime News

BOISE, Idaho -- In the last four years, Idaho's largest privately run prison has faced federal lawsuits, widespread public scrutiny, increased state o...

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Nerd Sues Bully for Extorted Lunch Money 21 Years Later

Mark C. Miller | Posted 12.09.2011

Read More: Nerd, Frivolous Lawsuits, Bully, Lawsuit, School Bullying, Bullying, Lawsuits, Nerds, Comedy News
Mark C. Miller

"Just because you're great in sports and really handsome and get all the pretty girls doesn't mean you can pick on the less-fortunate geeks. Besides, one day one of those geeks might grow up and become successful enough to afford the very best lawyers and want payback."

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Dave Jamieson

'Breastaurant' Feud: Hooters Sues Rival For Stealing ‘Trade Secrets’

HuffingtonPost.com | Dave Jamieson | Posted 11.30.2011

Read More: Wings, Restaurants, Hooters, Chicken Wings, Beer, Lawsuits, Food, Trade Secrets, Business News

WASHINGTON -- Hooters, the restaurant chain famous for its scantily clad Hooters Girls, sued the partner of an upstart rival in Georgia federal court ...

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I'm With Stupid: Fetch Me My Dinner, Wench, I Mean Mom

Todd Hartley | Posted 11.26.2011

Read More: Children, Eviction, Lawsuits, Parents, Italy, Venice, Adults, Europe, Adico, Comedy News
Todd Hartley

Just the other day I read a story about an Italian man who, at the age of 41, not only still lives with his parents but has forced them to seek legal help to try to get him out of the house.

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D.C. Cab Drivers' Groups Sue Taxi Commission

The Huffington Post | Posted 11.20.2011

Read More: Vincent Gray, District of Columbia, Lawsuits, Taxicab, Taxicab Lawsuit, D.C. Taxicab Commission, Taxi, DC News

WASHINGTON -- Two D.C. taxicab drivers' associations are suing the D.C. Taxicab Commission, its chairman and D.C. Mayor Vincent Gray alleging unfair r...

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