Friday, March 05, 2010Last Update: 10:31 PM PT

     Pollard Banknote Limited Partnership claims Scientific Games International used an invalid patent to acquire monopoly power in the scratch-off lottery industry, in which he tries to compete, in an antitrust complaint in Atlanta Federal Court.

     Warner Bros. and Netflix conspired to restrain trade by agreeing that Netflix would not rent or sell Warner movies until 28 days after they become available on DVD, a class action claims in Manhattan Federal Court.

     Olympic champ Mark Spitz claims Medco Health Solutions used his name to promote its products after their deal expired, and that Amplify Sports and Entertainment and Michael Neuman, sports agents, cut a secret deal with Medco to do that. Spitz demands more than $300,000 in Newark Federal Court.

     A man claims the ballot language for Prop. 14 in California's June primary, on a "top two" or "voter-nominated" primary system, is slanted to encourage passage of the proposition, in Sacramento Superior Court.

      Chattanooga-based Chattem pushes its Garlique diet supplement with false claims about its ability to reduce cholesterol, a class action claims in Los Angeles Federal Court.

     A woman claims that Mark Lane, of Austin, and his businesses, Capitol Motion Pictures and Fully Attired Film Group, misappropriated $177,000 she invested in a movie, in San Diego Federal Court.

     Mongoose Motorsports sells full-size replicas of Corvettes, and Corvette parts, without license or permission, General Motors says in a trademark complaint in Detroit Federal Court.

     Gary Headding and his company, Envision Direct, both of Newport Beach, "stole" $274,000 from two clients and defrauded three of $50,000 in unauthorized fees, the SEC says in Los Angeles Federal Court.

     A longtime employee claims that Andrews University, an Adventist school, fired her because she quit the Seventh-day Adventist Church, in Berrien County Court, Mich.

     A District of Columbia police officer responding to a domestic disturbance call threatened to take away a woman's children if she did not perform oral sex on him, she claims in DC Superior Court.

     Pepperidge Farm claims that The Gymboree Corp., which makes "Little Goldfish" children's clothes, violates trademarks for Goldfish crackers, in Manhattan Federal Court.

     Electronic Game Card pumped up its stock price through false and misleading statements, shareholders claim in Santa Ana, Calif., Federal Court.

     The TJX Companies are selling "counterfeit" Burberry items, Burberry says in a trademark complaint in Manhattan Federal Court.

     Orleans Homebuilders and a slew of affiliates filed for bankruptcy in Delaware, listing more than $100 million in debts.