Mesa Police Department Settles Wrongful Death Lawsuit in Police S

On August 23, 2003 Martha Madrigal called 911 after her 15 year old son Mario had threatened suicide with a knife. http://www.azlawyermarketing.com/2009/06/mesa-police-department-settles-wrongful.html

Following the Money Difficult in Ecuador Lawsuit

Ask any investigative reporter how best to get to the heart of any controversial issue, and he’ll say, “Follow the money.”  Doing that has been difficult, however, when it comes to the Amazon Defense...

James Asanuma sues KFC over free chicken giveaway

James Asanuma from Los Angeles has filed a lawsuit against KFC for their free chicken giveaway deal that they launched back in May. He said the whole free giveaway was nothing but a scam to get chicken customers to spend more money."The lawsuit, filed today in L.A. County...

'Catcher in the Rye' Sequel Prompts J.D. Salinger to Sue Author

J.D. Salinger, the 90 year-old infamously reclusive author, is suing the author of an unauthorized sequel to his novel The Catcher in the Rye. 60 Years Later: Coming Through the Rye by the pseudonymous John David California is the alleged unauthorized sequel and is...

US Department Stores Give Away $175m in Free Makeup

Yes, you read that correctly, and no, there's no catch. Department stores in the US are being forced to give away $175 million worth of free makeup, fragrance and beauty products beginning Tuesday January...

American Apparel Woody Allen Ad Costs $5 Million in Settlement

American Apparel's Woody Allen ad costs the hipster fashion-favorite  $5 million in settlement with the direcetor.  On Monday, May 18 it was settled that American Apparel will shell out $5 million to the...

Joe Satriani Sues Coldplay Over 'Viva La Vida' Tune

Joe Satriani is suing Coldplay over claims that the UK band's song "Viva La Vida" rips off Satriani's 2004 hit "If I Could Fly". Is this a baseless accusation or did Chris Martin & co steal from master...

Tweet This: You are being sued!

Can you defame someone in 140 characters or less?  Apparently so, according to designer Dawn Simorangkir, who has alleged that eccentic rocker Courtney Love has started a smear campaign against her on Twitter...

Torture tape delays U.S.-UAE nuclear deal, say U.S. officials

"A videotape of a heinous torture session is delaying the ratification of a civil nuclear deal between the United Arab Emirates and the United States, senior U.S. officials familiar with the case said. In the tape,...

Transsexual wins $500,000 lawsuit

The American Civil Liberties Union had argued the case on Schroer's behalf. Paul Cates with the ACLU's Lesbian and Gay Rights Project said the ruling was significant because a federal judge said that discriminating against someone for changing genders is sex discrimination...

LIC subway rape victim files suit against MTA

A Queens judge has thrown out a suit against the MTA and two of its employees filed by a woman who was raped on the platform of the G train's 21st Street stop and accused onlooking transit workers of not doing...

Maid of the Mist Accused of Hundreds of Counts of Perjury

A complaint has been filed in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia charging Maid of the Mist President, Christopher Glynn, Maid of the Mist’s VP of Marketing, Timothy P. Ruddy, and Maid of the Mist Controller, Robert J. Schul, with hundreds...

Civil lawsuit filed against BP by the US for oil spills in Alaska

The United States has, this afternoon, filed a civil lawsuit against BP Exploration for causing oil spills off the North Slope of Alaska. The Justice Department, filed on behalf of the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the US Department of Transportation are...

Michael Vann Hubbard, Vancouver man shot by police: family sues

It has now been revealed that Michael Vann Hubbard, the man shot to death by Vancouver police last week, was not a criminal and his family are preparing to file a wrongful death lawsuit against the City of Vancouver and the Vancouver police department. ""My father was not a...

Amazon sued by Discovery for Patent Infringement

This story created buzz in the technology and online biz. Many people look forward to what will happen and this opened up the issue about reinforcing the patent law. " A lawsuit was filed in U.S. District Court in Delaware claiming Discovery founder John Hendricks was the...

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