Tuesday, June 09, 2009Last Update: 6:09 PM PT

     Shawn Helms claims FasterThanMonkeys swiped "iScore" baseball scorekeeping application for the iPhone. Helms, of Texas, says the Los Alamitos, Calif.-company misappropriated trade secrets, in Dallas County Court.

     A woman claims her boss at Brown Eagle Corp. sexually harassed her, made her "listen to a sexually suggestive song in his office that provoked her to vomit," and fired her because she would not have sex with him at work, in Baton Rouge Federal Court.

     Activision Entertainment claims that Double Fine Productions took $15.4 million in advances to develop the game "Brutal Legend," then demanded another 9 months and $7.6 million more to deliver it, late, in a contract suit Santa Monica Superior Court.

     Thirty-four plaintiffs say they or their decedents were killed or injured by taking the prescription drug Byetta for diabetes. They sued Amylin Pharmaceuticals and Eli Lilly in Los Angeles Superior Court.

     Three women say Corinthian Colleges denied them benefits and promotions because they rejected manager William DeFusco's sexual impositions, in Franklin County Court, Columbus, Ohio.
      U-Haul and its manager Alton Birchell allowed workers to strip, sexually assault and harass a naturalized U.S. citizen co-worker because he's from Iran, the man claims in Kansas City, Kan., Federal Court.
     
     Class-action complaints alleging Labor Code violations have been filed against these defendants: Executive Assurance, in Los Angeles Superior Court; 24 Hour Fitness, and Integrated Healthcare Holdings/Western Medical Center - Santa Ana, in Orange County Court, Calif.; Harris Ranch Beef Co., in Fresno County Court; Nelimed Pharmaceutical, in Sonoma County Court, Calif.; BET Interactive/Viacom, and Harvard Protective Services, in Manhattan Federal Court; and Liberty Maintenance, in Kings County Court, Brooklyn.
     (Companies not separated by commas are defendants in the same case.)

     Indymac Mortgage extended loans it knew borrowers couldn't repay, homeowners facing foreclosure claim in a class action in Clark County Court, Las Vegas.

     A landlady says Universal Property and Casualty Insurance wrongfully denied a property damage claim for more than $15,000 after a renter died and his body was not discovered for some time, in Palm Beach County Court, Fla.

     Sixty homeowners say KB Home Sacramento built defective houses in the Pennington Ranch development in Live Oak, Calif. They demand more than $50,000 in repairs per home, in Sutter County Court.

     Robert Hollier tipped Wayne Dupuis to a merger between Warrior Energy and Superior Energy and Dupuis made $41,800 by trading on the inside information, the SEC claims in Lafayette, La., Federal Court.

     Quad/Tech claims Q.I. Press Controls, and Print2Finish violate patent on a color registration system for a printing press, in Philadelphia Federal Court.
     Saint-Gobain Glass France claims Pittsburgh Glass Works violates three patents on automotive glass, in Pittsburgh Federal Court.
     
     Orbusneich Medical claims Boston Scientific violated patent and breached a confidentiality agreement on a coronary stent, in Boston Federal Court.

     Pardee Homes claims Beazer Homes' "Smartliving" and "Buy Now ... Live Smart" ads violate Pardee's "Livingsmart" trademark, in Las Vegas Federal Court.

     Famous Band Shoes Stores filed for bankruptcy in St. Louis, listing more than $10 million in debts.
     
     Freeman Road Development LLC filed for bankruptcy in Chicago, listing more than $50 million in debts.