OCT
25
2011

Grumpy mum sues over eBay fraudster´s playboy lifestyle

The Versace and Prada clothes seemed a little lavish for a teenager. Then there was the Louis Vuitton luggage, the limousines, the penthouses overlooking Sydney Harbour. How on earth could a 14-year-old schoolboy afford this celebrity lifestyle, his mother wondered.

OCT
25
2011

Groupon sues ex-sales managers it claims defected to Google, took secrets

Groupon Inc. accused two former sales managers in a lawsuit of taking confidential trade secrets with them when they quit the Internet coupon company to join a competing venture run by Google Inc.

OCT
25
2011

Apple tells German Cafe´s logo infringes trademarks

Apple Inc., maker of the iPod and iPad, has sent a cease- and-desist letter to the owners of a Bonn, Germany, cafe, Geek.com technology news website reported.

OCT
24
2011

Legal aid bill ´to hit families, women and children´

A coalition of lawyers and charities has attacked planned government changes to the legal aid system as "disturbing" for children, women and families.

OCT
24
2011

Baker & Hostetler awarded another $44.7m for Madoff work

Irving Picard, the trustee seeking money for victims of Bernard Madoff´s fraud, and his law firm were awarded another $45.3m of fees by the judge overseeing the liquidation of the imprisoned Ponzi schemer´s investment advisory firm.

OCT
24
2011

Brazil doctors found guilty of killing patients

A jury convicted three Brazilian doctors of killing four patients by removing their organs, which prosecutors said were used for transplants at an expensive private clinic.

OCT
24
2011

What happens when a law firm dies but its debt lives on?

It´s a question that could come up more frequently as the grim economics of the legal industry forces firms to weigh all options – even if that means, alas, shuttering its doors.

OCT
24
2011

Nigeria village files $1bn water pollution suit against Shell

A Nigerian village on Tuesday filed a lawsuit in US federal court against Royal Dutch Shell PLC alleging the oil company polluted a drinking water well with benzene at levels 900 times the limits set by the WHO - World Health Organization.

OCT
21
2011

8 lessons from the women on Wall Street Conference

This year´s blowout, held at the Marriott Marquis hotel in Times Square, didn´t disappoint.

OCT
21
2011

Top banks accused of colluding on ATM fees

A New Jersey man sued Bank of America, JPMorgan Chase and Wells Fargo on Wednesday on behalf of ATM users, accusing the banks of colluding to fix the fees they charge customers to withdraw money.

OCT
21
2011

EU regulators raid banks in anti-competition inquiry

A number of banks across Europe have had their offices raided by European Union regulators in an anti-competition investigation.

OCT
21
2011

Obama: ´Gaddafi death ends painful chapter for Libyans´

US president Obama has said that the death of Colonel Gaddafi marks a new chapter for the people of Libya.

OCT
20
2011

Woman sues IBM for $1.1m over claim she was told to ´get breasts out´

A woman who says her IBM supervisor told her to show her breasts to get more sales claims colleagues sat and watched while her life was ruined.

OCT
20
2011

US man sues Burger King over needles

A US soldier in Hawaii says he got something dangerous with his burger, fries and soda when he ordered a Burger King value meal.

OCT
20
2011

Bieber´s girl Gomez granted restraining order

A judge has granted Selena Gomez a temporary restraining order from a man with a history of mental illness who police say threatened the singer-actress.

OCT
20
2011

Wedding singers so loud they made guests sick

The three opera singers booked for NZ$4944 were meant to provide a sophisticated musical interlude at Virginia and Alan Lynch´s wedding.

OCT
20
2011

Lindsay Lohan´s probation revoked

Lindsay Lohan sported a new accessory after a judge revoked her probation: Handcuffs.

OCT
19
2011

Viacom tells court YouTube deliberately violated copyrights

Viacom told an appeals court that Google´s YouTube willfully violated copyrights by letting users post videos of television shows without authorization.

OCT
19
2011

Italian PM cleared in tax fraud case

Milan judge on Tuesday cleared Italian PM Silvio Berlusconi of charges of tax fraud and misappropriation of funds related to his commercial broadcast company, Mediaset.

OCT
19
2011

Regulation: The Legal Economy’s Best Friend?

Legal chieftains at U.S. companies say the long reach of state and federal regulators, even more than the still struggling economy, will be the top factor that draws businesses into court battles in the next year.

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