After a continual increase in reported instances of laser pointers being shined into aircraft cockpits, the FAA today issues a notice that they will seek to impose civil penalties against those found committing these acts.
Spain said on Wednesday it was considering legal action against German regional authorities for blaming its produce for an E. coli outbreak that has killed 16 people in Germany, Sweden and other countries.
A House committee voted to cut off crop subsidies to growers with more than $250,000 a year in adjusted gross income on Tuesday -- a dramatic tightening of the farm safety net.
The US Supreme Court ruled 8-1 Tuesday in Global-Tech Appliances, Inc. v. SEB, SA that induced patent infringement requires knowledge that the induced acts constitute patent infringement.
Samsung Electronics has asked a U.S. court to force Apple Inc to hand over its next-generation models of the iPhone and iPad in the latest volley in a series of patent infringement suits between the two technology companies.
Within days of the arrest of former IMF head Dominique Strauss-Kahn on attempted rape and sexual abuse charges, details about the alleged victim appeared in publications around the world.
Pentagon sets stage for U.S. to respond to computer sabotage with military force.
The law school transfer system benefits individual law students, but it´s hardly a boon for the less-prestigious schools that invest in promising students only to see them leave following their first year.
UC Berkeley law professor Goodwin Liu´s decision is a victory for Senate Republicans. The GOP said Liu would bring an expansive view of rights to an already liberal-leaning 9th Circuit Court of Appeals.
Ratko Mladic, the former Bosnian Serb general accused of war crimes including masterminding the massacre of some 8,000 Muslim men and boys at Srebrenica in 1995, has been captured in Serbia after more than 15 years as one of the world´s most wanted fugitives.
Jared Lee Loughner, accused of a mass shooting in which he allegedly tried to assassinate U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords of Arizona, isn´t competent to stand trial, a federal judge ruled Wednesday.
Evidence that Dominique Strauss- Kahn´s encounter with a hotel maid may have involved force, including reports of blood at the scene, might damage any defense contention that she consented, former prosecutors said.
The U.S. Treasury made a small profit when it sold a portion of its shares in American International Group Inc on Tuesday, but it was unclear how its investment in the beleaguered insurer will ultimately fare.
Leaders of the Group of 8 industrialized countries are set to issue a provocative call for stronger Internet regulation, a cause championed by the host of the meeting, president Nicolas Sarkozy of France, but fiercely opposed by some Internet companies and free-speech groups.
State attorneys general told five of the nation´s largest banks on Tuesday they face a potential liability of at least $17bn in civil lawsuits if a settlement isn´t reached to address improper foreclosure practices, according to people familiar with the matter.
Earlier this month we reported that legal employment finally took a turn for the better in April.
A computer security researcher has found a flaw in Microsoft Corp´s widely used Internet Explorer browser that he said could let hackers steal credentials to access FaceBook, Twitter and other websites.
A 13-year-old girl was awarded $10m Tuesday after a Philadelphia Common Pleas Court jury determined she suffered a life-threatening reaction from taking Children´s Motrin brand ibuprofen a decade ago.
Violent crime is down 5.5 percent from 2009 to 2010, according to preliminary data released Monday but the US FBI - Federal Bureau of Investigation.
Yahoo! Inc. took too long to disclose an ownership change in its Asian assets that caused a 13% slump in the company´s stock, investors said.
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