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Big Pharma's Crime Spree: Drug Makers Pushing Products For Unapproved Uses

Bloomberg | David Evans | Posted 11.09.2009 | Business


Pfizer and Lilly lead a parade of U.S. companies that have paid $7 billion in penalties after promoting drugs for uses not approved by the FDA. This u...

When Hollywood Calls Morals Into Question: A Lesson From the Book of Jon

Amber Holley | Posted 11.07.2009 | Entertainment


Amber Holley

However regressed our mores might be from years past, I think most folks know amoral conduct when they see it, and sorry, Discovery Talent, this ain't it.

Barnes And Noble Lawsuit: Spring Design Sues Over Nook eReader

Mashable | Posted 11.03.2009 | Technology


Spring Design, makers of the Alex dual-screen eReader, are suing Barnes & Noble over their Nook eBook reader, another dual-screen device announced the...

Chevron's Man in Ecuador: Felon, Drug-Trafficker, and Liar, Oh My!

Han Shan | Posted 10.31.2009 | Green


Han Shan

To defend itself in a major environmental lawsuit in Ecuador, it appears that American oil giant Chevron is employing methods -- and people -- that are as dirty as the toxic waste pits it left scattered across the rainforest floor.

How Trudie Styler Is Winning Hearts and Minds at ... Chevron?

Michael Brune | Posted 10.29.2009 | Green


Michael Brune

As Joe Berlinger's Crude continues to rack up favorable reviews, a captivating email back-and-forth has been revealed between Trudie Styler and executives at Chevron.

AP Files Lawsuit Over Video Of Grenade Detonation At Wisconsin Prison

AP | SCOTT BAUER | Posted 10.26.2009 | Media


MADISON, Wis. ? The Associated Press filed a lawsuit Monday against the Wisconsin Department of Corrections seeking the release of a video that shows ...

Guantanamo Bay: College Division

Stu Kreisman | Posted 10.26.2009 | Media


Stu Kreisman

Is a school entitled to discipline a student? Of course -- if a crime is committed. But let's get real here. We're talking about freedom of speech on the Internet.

The Big Dawg Seeks Big Bucks From Electronic Arts for Unauthorized Use of His Identity

Gregory Gabriel | Posted 10.23.2009 | Media


Gregory Gabriel

Cleveland Browns fan, John Big Dawg Thompson, recently sued Electronic Arts video game makers because their Madden NFL 09 contains an image of a fan dressed in a costume resembling his own.

Student Blogger Shut Down and Sued by Butler University Over Free Speech

Stu Kreisman | Posted 10.19.2009 | Media


Stu Kreisman

Jess Zimmerman is a junior at Butler University. Last year he wrote criticisms of Butler's administration in an anonymous blog. We now have the first case of a university suing a student over online free speech.

A Bad Deal for the MTA and Its Riders

Gene Russianoff | Posted 10.16.2009 | New York


Gene Russianoff

NYPIRG's Straphangers Campaign joined in a lawsuit this week objecting to the rotten deal that the MTA struck this past June for the rights to build over the Vanderbilt Yards in Brooklyn.

Chris Rock's Good Hair Gets Tangled in Suit -- One Lawyer's Thoughts

Chad Fitzgerald | Posted 10.16.2009 | Entertainment


Chad Fitzgerald

Regina Kimbell sued Chris Rock last week, claiming that Rock's new documentary about black hair, Good Hair, copies her 2006 documentary My Nappy Roots.

How to Live On $0 a Day: Bailouts for the Rest of Us

Lesley Stern | Posted 10.15.2009 | Comedy


Lesley Stern

It doesn't really matter why you need the money, all you know is that life as you know it will cease to exist if you don't get your hands on a big chunk of cash. Yesterday.

Too Many Lawsuits? My Foot

Amitai Etzioni | Posted 10.06.2009 | Politics


Amitai Etzioni

Republicans seek to limit medical malpractice lawsuits. But actually, for every patient who sues, there are several who should but don't.

Three-Judge Panel Hears Challenge To Hillary Clinton's Eligibility To Serve As Secretary of State

Huffington Post | Elyse Siegel | Posted 09.16.2009 | Politics


A three-judge panel is hearing a case Wednesday morning that challenges Hillary Clinton's "constitutional eligibility" to serve as the government's Se...

God Sues Congress

Maggie Van Ostrand | Posted 09.12.2009 | Comedy


Maggie Van Ostrand

"I decided to sue when My communications to humans were ignored by the few whose personal agendas were believed by the many," God said.

Chevron's 'Dirty Tricks Operation' in the Amazon

Han Shan | Posted 10.19.2009 | Green


Han Shan

Unfortunately for Chevron, the truth has a way of bubbling to the surface, like crude in the steamy jungles of Ecuador.



NFL's Redskins Sue Season Ticket Holders Who've Lost Their Jobs

washingtonpost.com | James v. Grimaldi | Posted 10.19.2009 | Business


On Oct. 8, the Redskins sued Hill in Prince George's County Circuit Court for backing out of a 10-year ticket-renewal agreement after the first year. ...

Water Utilities Lack Proper Filters For Weed-Killer

Huffington Post Investigative Fund | Danielle Ivory | Posted 11.04.2009 | Green


Results from a federal drinking water monitoring program show that many public water companies are ineffective at removing a widely used weed-killer f...

CRUDE: The Film Chevron Doesn't Want You to See

Han Shan | Posted 09.26.2009 | Green


Han Shan

This documentary chronicles the epic legal battle to hold Chevron accountable for its systematic contamination of the Ecuadorian Amazon.

Welcome to the Facebook Law Suit Sweepstakes (You May Have Already Won!)

eSarcasm | Posted 09.20.2009 | Comedy


eSarcasm

Five Southern Californian Facebook users are suing Facebook, charging the social network with violating their privacy by allowing them to use Facebook.

SBA Goes to Federal Court of Appeals to Withhold Phone Records

Lloyd Chapman | Posted 09.11.2009 | Business


Lloyd Chapman

Anytime you want to look at what the Small Business Administration is doing, you have to go to federal court to get it. Clearly they have something to hide.

Diane Schuler Was OK At Restaurant Before Taconic Crash: Police

AP | FRANK ELTMAN | Posted 09.08.2009 | New York


GARDEN CITY, N.Y. — Police investigating a head-on highway crash that killed a suburban mother and seven other people said Friday she was fine a...

Taconic Drunk Driver Diane Schuler Was Diabetic, May Have Suffered Stroke, Says Lawyer

AP | FRANK ELTMAN | Posted 09.06.2009 | New York


GARDEN CITY, N.Y. — She couldn't have been drunk and stoned. Her husband had never seen her intoxicated before. And there were absolutely no mar...

Bastardi Family To Sue In Diane Schuler Taconic Car Crash [UPDATE]

Posted 09.03.2009 | New York


UPDATE 8/5, 4:33pm: The lawyer for the family of Michael and Guy Bastardi, two of the three victims in the car struck by Diane Schuler on the Taconic ...

Birther Conspiracy Reaches the Mainstream

Mike Papantonio | Posted 08.28.2009 | Politics


Mike Papantonio

Fringe Democrats looked ridiculous when they suggested McCain wasn't eligible to be president because he was born in Panama. The grown-ups in Democratic leadership put a quick end to that.