Wednesday, March 10, 2010Last Update: 3:20 PM PT

      Presstek CEO Edward Marino disclosed inside information to an investment manager, who dumped Presstek shares before the public announcement, the SEC claims in Boston Federal Court.

     Harold Haynes claims Je'Caryous Johnson and I'm Ready Productions violated copyright and mangled the script of his play, "Love on the Rocks," and performed it as "Love Overboard," without compensating him, in Houston Federal Court.

      Heritage Auction Services sued Benson Hopp, Henry Vaccaro, Vintage Associates and the Internal Revenue Service, seeking a declaration of who really owns Michael Jackson memorabilia that it auctioned off on consignment, and whether any of it was stolen, in Dallas Federal Court.

     A woman claims Compass Group USA dba Chartwells Dining Services fired her for complaining of her boss's sexual predations, including violating her with a dildo, in Chicago Federal Court.

     Greg Garrison Productions and Barrump-Bump Publishing claim Howard West and Shapiro/West Productions owe more than $1 million in commissions for "Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts," in Santa Monica Superior Court.

     The Public Patent Foundation claims Adobe Systems is "deceiving the public about patent coverage for its products" by marking them with "expired and inapplicable patent numbers," in a 143-page complaint in Manhattan Federal Court.

     RCN Corp. is selling itself too cheaply to ABRY Partners, for $1.2 billion or $15 a share, shareholders say in Delaware Chancery Court.

     International Speedway Corp., which owns and operates NASCAR races around the country, stiffs workers for overtime at its Chicagoland Speedway, a class action claims in Cook County Court.

     Charles Wallert claims Dr. William Ballance Jr., Bluewater Recordings, and Bobby Tomlinson dba The Embers owe him $472,650 for his work as a producer, in New York County Court.

     Wireless Ink Corp. claims Facebook and Google violate its wireless technology patent, in Manhattan Federal Court.