The Michigan Supreme Court has decided to remove embattled Inkster Judge Sylvia James and has ordered her to pay restitution after she was found guilty of misconduct in April.
The Missouri Supreme Court struck down on Tuesday a $350,000 limit on jury awards for "pain and suffering" in medical malpractice cases, saying the law violates a patient´s right to a jury trial.
A New Orleans pension fund has asked a federal appeals court to reinstate a consolidated shareholder action against BP PLC´s officers and directors. A trial judge had thrown out the case on the ground that it should have been filed in the United Kingdom.
A federal judge in Connecticut has ruled that parts of the Defense of Marriage Act, which denies federal benefits to same-sex couples, are unconstitutional.
Lawyers for Apple Inc. and Samsung Electronics Co. delivered opening statements Tuesday in their high-stakes patent case, with Apple promising to prove that Samsung comprehensively copied the iconic iPhone and Samsung disputing the originality of the device.
From now on, making sexual jokes, hugging a reluctant employee or looking insistently at a young lady up and down will become reprehensible acts in France.
The European Commission on Tuesday stated that Visa Europe, a subsidiary of Visa, Inc., has breached EU antitrust laws.
Facebook shares have plunged nearly 40% since the company´s May 18 initial public offering, but the investors who have endured those losses may take some solace in knowing that big banks are also feeling the pain.
A federal judge refused on Monday to block an Arizona law banning most abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy, saying it does not impose a "substantial obstacle" to the procedure, and cleared the way for the statute to take effect on Thursday.
A small New York-based bank has filed a class action suit against 16 of the world´s largest banks, charging that it was hurt by their alleged manipulation of the Libor interest rate.
The Supreme Court signaled on Monday that it may review whether law enforcement officials may collect DNA samples from people who have been accused, but not convicted, of serious crimes.
Twitter shuts down the account of a journalist critical of a company that is partnering with Twitter: Big deal.
HSBC Holdings Plc, the British bank accused of helping drug lords in Mexico launder money, apologized to investors for compliance failings and set aside $2 billion more to cover the costs of fines and redress.
An assistant general counsel at St. Paul-based 3M Company has become caught up in a nasty legal fight between the company and its one-time outside counsel, Covington & Burling.
A federal appeals court threw out a Boston federal judge´s $30 million attorney fee award for plaintiffs´ lawyers in multidistrict litigation over oil-sludge damage to Volkswagen cars.
Three members of the Russian punk rock band Pussy Riot pleaded not guilty Monday to charges of hooliganism after performing a song criticizing President Vladimir Putin in a Moscow church, Russia´s state news agency reported.
An Ottawa County District Court Judge says he´s sorry for throwing a lawyer in jail last year during a court case. The lawyer only advised his client to exercise his Fifth Amendment right to remain silent.
James Holmes, the suspect in a mass shooting at a Colorado movie theater earlier this month, was charged with 24 counts of first degree murder and 116 counts of attempted first degree murder at a state court hearing in Centennial, a Denver suburb.
A Senate committee that successfully pressed for tighter regulation of the for-profit higher-education sector published a report Sunday that said the business had put shareholders before students.
Federal prosecutors looking into possible bribery of foreign officials by Avon Products Inc have asked to speak to Andrea Jung, the former chief executive and current full-time chairman, the Wall Street Journal reported on Sunday.
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