Madoff Relatives and Others Are Sued for $69 Million The trustee seeking to recover money for people who were defrauded by Bernard L. Madoff filed lawsuits against investors, employees and Madoff family members.
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Abuse Case Against Chilean Priest Will Not Be Revived A judge in Santiago had thrown out the case four plaintiffs had brought against the Rev. Fernando Karadima, saying there was insufficient evidence.
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Handguns for 18-Year-Olds? The N.R.A.’s argument that people 18 to 20 years old have a constitutional right to buy weapons and carry them in public is breathtakingly irresponsible.
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Zimbabwe: Mugabe Accused Of Breaking Power-Sharing Deal Morgan Tsvangirai filed a lawsuit against President Robert Mugabe on Thursday that accuses him of violating the Constitution and their power-sharing agreement.
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Mr. Feinberg and the Spill Kenneth Feinberg is making solid progress as the administrator of BP’s $20 billion compensation fund for victims of the gulf oil spill.
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Mike Leach Expects Depositions in Texas Tech Suit to Clear His Name Mike Leach, Texas Tech’s former head coach, says filings in his lawsuit over his firing will clear his name; the other side says the same documents are devastating to his case.
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William Hohri, Advocate for Internees, Dies at 83 Mr. Horhri, a veteran of a World War II internment camp for Japanese-Americans, was the lead plaintiff in a lawsuit that claimed $27 billion in damages for internees.
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Oracle Wins Copyright Case With SAP, and $1.3 Billion Damages A federal jury awarded Oracle $1.3 billion in damages in its copyright infringement case.
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Tau Epsilon Phi Members Take Leader to Court Members say the national executive director for the past 13 years, George Hasenberg, is operating the fraternity for personal gain.
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Litigation Finance A response to an article about investors who bankroll other people’s lawsuits in the hope of sharing in the winnings.
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Estate of Marcelo Lucero, Slain Immigrant, Sues Suffolk The lawsuit by the estate of Marcelo Lucero, killed by a teenager who was part of a group hunting Hispanics to beat up, claims the police failed to adequately protect Hispanics.
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Ground Zero Workers Agree to Settle Health Lawsuits The approval by workers who sued the city and its contractors over health damages clears the way for payouts totaling at least $625 million.
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Joe Miller Sues to Stop Alaska Vote Certification Joe Miller, the Republican candidate in the Alaska Senate race, asked a federal judge for a preliminary injunction stopping officials from certifying the election.
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Dell Faces New Questions Over Faulty Computers A court case against the computer maker was unsealed, indicating that customers were sold defective equipment and the criteria the company used for fixing the problems.
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Cuomo Sues Steven Rattner in Pension Fraud Case New York’s attorney general is suing Steven L. Rattner over a kickback scheme involving the state’s pension system.
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