Friday September 28th 2007, 9:38 pm
The jury in Anucha Browne Sanders?s lawsuit against Madison Square Garden and Isiah Thomas deliberated for seven and a half hours, but did not reach a verdict.
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Jury in Garden Lawsuit to Continue Deliberations (New York Times)
Marsh Wins Dismissal of Most of Bid-Rigging Lawsuit (Update2) (Bloomberg.com)
Friday September 28th 2007, 7:56 pm
Sept. 28 (Bloomberg) -- Marsh & McLennan Cos., the world's largest insurance broker, won dismissal of almost all of a customer lawsuit inspired by Eliot Spitzer that accused the company of colluding with insurers to fix prices.
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NHL unfairly controls teams’ Web sites: lawsuit (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Friday September 28th 2007, 7:52 pm
The National Hockey League is violating antitrust laws by seeking to control the Web sites that promote its teams, Madison Square Garden, home of the New York Rangers, charged in a lawsuit filed on Friday.
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MSG files lawsuit against NHL (AP via Yahoo! News)
Friday September 28th 2007, 7:24 pm
The NHL violated antitrust laws and is acting like "an illegal cartel" by monopolizing control of team promotions, Madison Square Garden claimed in a lawsuit Friday.
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Grisham Named in Lawsuit Over Book (San Francisco Chronicle)
Friday September 28th 2007, 6:10 pm
Novelist John Grisham has been named in a libel lawsuit filed over a nonfiction best seller he wrote about the 1982 murder of a cocktail waitress. The lawsuit, filed Friday morning in U.S. District Court, also names several other defendants, seeks...
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Grisham named in lawsuit over book (AP via Yahoo! News)
Friday September 28th 2007, 5:44 pm
Novelist John Grisham has been named in a libel lawsuit filed over a nonfiction best seller he wrote about the 1982 murder of a cocktail waitress.
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Buca, SEC settle lawsuit (bizjournals.com via Yahoo! Finance)
Friday September 28th 2007, 4:15 pm
The Securities and Exchange Commission has settled a lawsuit alleging that Buca Inc.’s accounting practices violated securities laws, the restaurant chain said Friday.
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Treece recuses himself as judge from GE lawsuit (bizjournals.com via Yahoo! Finance)
Friday September 28th 2007, 3:15 pm
The judge in a days-old lawsuit between General Electric Co. and one of its former area suppliers recused himself Friday because of stock conflicts.
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SEC, Buca Settle Securities Lawsuit (AP via Yahoo! Finance)
Friday September 28th 2007, 2:37 pm
Buca Inc., operator of Buca di Beppo Italian restaurants, said Friday the Securities and Exchange Commission settled a lawsuit alleging violations of federal securities laws.
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P&G Files Lawsuit Against Ultreo (AP via Yahoo! Finance)
Friday September 28th 2007, 11:31 am
Procter & Gamble Co. said late Thursday it filed a lawsuit against Ultreo Inc., claiming the toothbrush manufacturer is misleading consumers and dental professionals with false advertising.
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