The author of To Kill A Mockingbird sues a literary agent she says tricked her into assigning him the copyright on her Pulitzer Prize-winning book. Original post on bbc.co.uk Comments on reddit.com
Company owner, an ex-domain squatter, threatens libel suit to stop negative social media. Original post on arstechnica.com Comments on reddit.com
Last week Pirate Bay co-founder Gottfrid Svartholm was charged with hacking into companies and a bank. While it’s no surprise that the news traveled quickly through the media, one might have expected that Gottfrid himself would be one of the first to hear the news. But Gottfrid’s mother Kristina informs TorrentFreak that her son learned of the charges by watching TV news in his cell. Even today he still hasn’t seen a copy of the lawsuit. Original post on torrentfreak.com Comments on reddit.com
According to a new, comprehensive report by Lex Machina, more than half of all patent lawsuits in the US now come from patent trolls. Original post on zdnet.com Comments on reddit.com
A San Francisco-based startup is looking to kill off companies that buy and enforce patents in the technology sector but do nothing else with their IP. Original post on bgr.com Comments on reddit.com
The mother of a Bronx man killed when a police cruiser struck his dirt bike has filed a $50 million lawsuit against the NYPD. Original post on abclocal.go.com Comments on reddit.com
After first promising to put her on a plane to New York, where she was born and lived with her parents, CBP agents later told her father they could not return her to “illegals,” and gave him one hour to choose between having her sent back to Guatemala or to an “adoption center.” Fearing he would lose his child forever, and not knowing that CBP’s threats were illegal, Mr. Ruiz chose Guatemala. Original post on allgov.com Comments on reddit.com
Police in Moorhead, Minnesota, will return a $12,000 tip they seized from a struggling local waitress, her attorney said on Thursday. Original post on thefiscaltimes.com Comments on reddit.com
More,insulting,president,lawsuits,under,Morsi,than,Mubarak,-,Politics,,-,Egypt Original post on ahram.org.eg Comments on reddit.com
VERNAL — A man says Vernal police disrupted an intimate moment of mourning with his deceased wife of 58 years when they searched his house for her Original post on deseretnews.com Comments on reddit.com
From the blog Parenting: After almost losing her life to her parent’s poor judgement, a little girl has taken her family to task–and to court. 12-year-old Faith Carberry, of Langford, Ireland, filed a lawsuit against both her parents after sustaining severe injuries from a drunk driving accident caused by her own mother. On Wednesday, the liability suit was settled between her father, the owner of the car, and the Motor Insurance Bureau of Ireland. But the damages caused by her mother’s accident are still being assessed by the judge in the coming weeks. Original post on yahoo.com Comments on reddit.com
Police union initially called trooper’s actions unprofessional even though the cop was speeding at 120 mph to go to a second job Original post on reason.com Comments on reddit.com
A Central Florida Muslim businessman has filed suit against the U.S. Department of Homeland Security for the second time in almost four years in response to what he says are baseless and harassing detentions when he travels. Original post on orlandosentinel.com Comments on reddit.com
The U.S. Government on Friday asked a federal judge to dismiss a lawsuit over the killing of three American citizens in drone strikes in Yemen earlier this year: alleged Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula leader Anwar Al-Awlaki, his son Abdulrahman, and alleged AQAP magazine editor Samir Khan. The administration also threatened to invoke the State Secrets… Original post on politico.com Comments on reddit.com
Suit over domestic surveillance will reveal state secrets, say DOJ lawyers. Original post on arstechnica.com Comments on reddit.com
Delivery specialist FedEx has been accused of Original post on theatlanticwire.com Comments on reddit.com
Regardless if religious organizations abuse their agreement with the IRS or not, it is long past the time to end their government-sanctioned and taxpayer-funded entitlements once and for all. Original post on politicususa.com Comments on reddit.com
Officers Shannon Spalding and Daniel Echeverria allege in a federal lawsuit that supervisors disregarded their claims of corruption and then retaliated with do-nothing jobs after they went to the FBI about the wrongdoing. Original post on chicagotribune.com Comments on reddit.com
A court in Mexico City has denied an injunction that would allow Apple to continue using the Original post on phonearena.com Comments on reddit.com
Ashleigh Davis, who filed suit against the Leesburg Police Department and Lake County Sheriff’s Office, called her treatment excessive and humiliating. Original post on orlandosentinel.com Comments on reddit.com
Win or lose, it usually doesn’t cost a lot for patent trolls to bring spurious lawsuits against companies and technologists. In this guest post, Ben Lee of Twitter argues that it’s time for trolls to bear more of the costs they create with baseless lawsuits. Original post on gigaom.com Comments on reddit.com
eNews Park Forest serves an outstanding American community with news and timely information. Original post on enewspf.com Comments on reddit.com
Policy Updates Original post on al.com Comments on reddit.com
From Yahoo! News: (Reuters) – General Motors Co on Friday dismissed claims made in a $3 billion lawsuit filed by Saab’s parent that the U.S. automaker deliberately bankrupted the Swedish company by blocking a deal with a Chinese investor. GM, in a response filed in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan, said the automaker had the legal right to approve Saab’s transaction with China’s Zhejiang Youngman Lotus Automobile Co. Original post on yahoo.com Comments on reddit.com
CHESAPEAKE The president of Priority Chevrolet apologized Wednesday for the arrest of a customer in June whom the dealership mistakenly undercharged for an SUV and who resisted the company’s efforts to get him to sign a new, costlier contract. Original post on nyud.net Comments on reddit.com
Several reports over the weekend, including from The Sun and the Daily Mail, are claiming that actor Bruce Willis is considering taking legal action… Original post on macrumors.com Comments on reddit.com
