Friday August 08th 2008, 8:05 pm
Lawyers for a Canadian citizen held at the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay went to court Friday seeking to force Canada's prime minister to bring him home before he can be put on trial there. The lawsuit in Federal Court wants Prime Minister Stephen...
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Lawsuit demands Canada bring back Gitmo detainee (San Francisco Chronicle)
Lawsuit filed to overturn Oklahoma’s out-of-state water sales ban (Dallas Morning News)
Friday August 08th 2008, 6:37 pm
A lawsuit seeking to overturn Oklahoma’s moratorium on out-of-state water sales was filed Friday, one day after Irving and the city of Hugo, Okla., agreed to what is believed to be the first water sales agreement between an Oklahoma water authority and a Texas customer.
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Citizens lawsuit certified as class action (New Orleans Times-Picayune)
Friday August 08th 2008, 6:15 pm
A lawsuit against Louisiana Citizens Property Insurance Corp. charging that the company failed to pay contractor overhead and profit in some claims adjustments has been certified as a class action in state court.
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Court Dismisses Lawsuit Filed by Tim Burton’s Ex (Fox News)
Friday August 08th 2008, 4:09 pm
A long-running lawsuit filed by Tim Burton's ex-girlfriend over his assets should be dismissed, an appeals court has ruled.
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Lawsuit against court justice likely to continue (phillyburbs.com)
Friday August 08th 2008, 4:08 pm
TRENTON, N.J. - A judge Friday indicated she won't dismiss a lawsuit filed by a teenager against a state Supreme Court justice.
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Federal judge dismisses Texas wind farm lawsuit (AP via Yahoo! Finance)
Friday August 08th 2008, 2:33 pm
A federal judge dismissed a conservation group's lawsuit challenging two wind farm projects under construction in a southern coastal Texas county, clearing the way for their completion by year's end.
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Ex-Bush aide files lawsuit over ‘Swing Vote’ movie (USA Today)
Friday August 08th 2008, 11:46 am
A former aide to President Bush filed a copyright lawsuit over the Kevin Costner and Kelsey Grammer movie Swing Vote on Thursday, claiming elements of its plot and marketing were stolen from him.
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Qwest agrees to pay $40M more to settle lawsuit (AP via Yahoo! Finance)
Friday August 08th 2008, 11:43 am
Qwest Communications International Inc. has agreed to pay an extra $40 million to settle a class-action securities fraud lawsuit filed by shareholders, according to a regulatory filing.
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Lawsuit against court justice likely to continue (Daily Record)
Friday August 08th 2008, 11:27 am
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) -- A judge Friday indicated she won't dismiss a lawsuit filed by a teenager against a state Supreme Court justice.
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Sugarland founder files $1.5M lawsuit against band (Lexington Herald-Leader)
Friday August 08th 2008, 11:20 am
A founder of the country band Sugarland is suing the two current members of the popular group for $1.5 million. According to a lawsuit filed late last month in U.S. District Court in Atlanta, Kristen Hall was to get a cut of the group's profits even after she left in 2005 for a solo career. The lawsuit says Hall, who founded the band in 2002, has an agreement with Jennifer Nettles and ...
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