(CN) - An Alabama teacher says in court the Birmingham News Company defamed him by falsely reporting that he taught geometric angles with a scenario about where one should stand to shoot President Barack Obama.
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(CN) - A federal judge has stayed claims that Famous Dave's overcharges patrons for drinks with a bogus 8 percent tax, while the barbecue chain's operator seeks a review by the Pennsylvania Department of Revenue. CHICAGO (CN) - Pharmaceutical companies do not have to pay sales representatives overtime, the 7th Circuit ruled, ruling that they qualified for the administrative exemption under the Fair Labor Standards Act.
WASHINGTON (CN) - The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service plans to list two plants, Umtanum desert buckwheat and White Bluffs bladderpod, as threatened, under the Endangered Species Act. WASHINGTON (CN) - President Barack Obama ordered all federal agencies to include public comments when determining if existing agency regulations should be modified or repealed. |
MANHATTAN (CN) - A federal judge granted a preliminary injunction late Wednesday to block provisions of the 2012 National Defense Authorization Act that would allow the military to indefinitely detain anyone it accuses of knowingly or unknowingly supporting terrorism. SAN JOSE (CN) - Apple forced MobileMe customers to switch to the iCloud but failed to ensure their email and log-ins would work, allegedly leaving tens of thousands in the lurch, a federal class claims. TUCSON, Ariz. (CN) - The FBI could have stopped convicted murderer and border activist Shawna Forde and her accomplices from killing a 9-year-old girl and her father during a home invasion, family members claim in Federal Court. (CN) - A Native American tribe wants to block a proposed wind power plant on protected California land that it says is home to hundreds of archaeological sites.
(CN) - The Big East Conference refuses to let the University of Pittsburgh leave its ranks early, even though it "has never required any school to provide" the full notice time, allowing previous unscheduled departures to hurt other members, the school claims in court.
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MANHATTAN (CN) - In a passionate opinion, a federal judge granted class certification status in a landmark trial opposing racial disparities in stop-and-frisk policing, and put the New York City Police Department on notice that they might face court oversight by the end of trial. (CN) - A class action that claimed Apple's iPhone inaccurately displayed network signal strength was dismissed by a federal judge, who ruled that the lawsuit lacked merit for breach of contract and other allegations. CHICAGO (CN) - Class counsel will receive 27.5 percent - or $55 million - of a $200 million settlement Motorola will pay to end a class action that claimed it inflated its share price by concealing the delayed introduction of new 3G phones. TUCSON, Ariz. (CN) - A federal judge rejected a conservative group's claim that the historic town of Tombstone faces a water crises because the U.S. Forest Service refuses to allow crews access to a wilderness area to repair springs damaged by wildfire and mudslides. SAN FRANCISCO (CN) - Though packaging for Fruit Roll-Ups and Fruit by the Foot snacks misleads consumers into believing they are made with real fruit, federal regulations allow for such labeling, even if not technically true, a federal judge ruled. (CN) - Los Angeles police officers did not have legal cause to impound and search a vehicle in which investigators later found two kilograms of cocaine, the 9th Circuit ruled. PHILADELPHIA (CN) - A federal judge struck down a counterclaim filed by a Pennsylvania nursing home against a former employee it said illegally wiretapped a grievance meeting following her termination. PITTSBURGH (CN) - A massive False Claims case over $11 billion in student aid is proceeding against one of the nation's largest providers of post-high school education. (CN) - Cincinnati police officers who were involved in a shootout with a motorcycle gang should not have their identities disclosed to the local newspaper, the Ohio Supreme Court ruled. |
(CN) - A federal judge refused to grant judgment to Electronic Arts in a civil class action that accuses the company of duping college athletes into signing away their rights to profit from their own images. SEATTLE (CN) - Domino's is off the hook in a proposed class action over illegal robocalling after a federal judge ruled that the pizza chain is not responsible for the actions of a telemarketing firm or the franchise that hired it. DENVER - The U.S. government refuses to protect the rare flathead pondsnail, a globally critically imperiled species that is found only in one lake in Montana, WildEarth Guardians claims in Federal Court. LOS ANGELES - The Los Angeles City Attorneys Association claims in Federal Court that the city has violated its collective bargaining agreement by unilaterally reducing wages approximately 15 percent through mandatory, unpaid furloughs since 2010. MANHATTAN - About six dozen companies including Residential Capital and GMAC Mortgage filed for federal bankruptcy this week, listing more than $1 billion in liabilities to unsecured creditors at Deutsche Bank and other entities. VANCOUVER, British Columbia - A man says he won $6,000 with a Sports Action Toto American Football ticket, but British Columbia Lottery Corp. refused to pay out because it misunderstands its own rules on what qualifies a "tie game." BOSTON - Peet's Coffee & Tea should not force baristas to share tips with shift supervisors, a class claims in Suffolk Superior Court. |
NEWARK (CN) - A federal class of defense contractors claim that Prudential Insurance teamed up with their employers to sell them worthless policies encumbered by wartime exclusions. 
MINNEAPOLIS (CN) - A Minnesota woman claims in Federal Court that her community forced her to remove signs in her yard supporting Occupy Wall Street, while allowing others to publicize their support for the troops or other causes. 
WOODLAND, Calif. (CN) - U.S. Bank used a protest at the University of California, Davis, campus to renege on its promise to keep a bank branch open there, the school claims in court. 
