Easyart.com to face Stelios in ‘easy’ court action

    David takes the stand against Goliath Easyart.com is to face easyGroup in the High Court next year to rebut allegations that it is profiting from the ‘easy’ name. ...
Lawsuit targets pension plan (Casper Star-Tribune)

    GREEN RIVER — A federal judge has authorized a class-action lawsuit over alleged cuts in pension benefits brought against Solvay Chemicals Inc., one of southwest Wyoming’s leading soda ash producers. ...
Sugar Land coed sues UT, claims she didn’t get in because she’s white (11 News Houston)

    The girl’s lawsuit aims at stopping the University of Texas from using race as a consideration in its admission process. It alleges the admission policy violates discrimination laws. ...
No Win No Fee Culture

    Council managers say no-win no-fee lawyers are making their work to give staff equal pay more difficult. Pay reviews are taking place across lots organisations to bring women’s pay into line with male...
Justice Department Settles Sexual Harassment Lawsuit Against Richmond, Missouri, Landlord (PR Newswire via Yahoo! News)

    The Justice Department announced today that Calvert Properties Inc. has agreed to pay $250,000 to settle a lawsuit alleging that its former president, Harold Calvert, of Richmond, Mo., sexually harassed female tenants...
Nation/World Briefs (Detroit News)

    WASHINGTON — Democratic lawmakers said Sunday that Congress should pass a second economic aid plan that would focus on helping homeowners avoid foreclosure and increasing spending on bridges, roads and transit systems....
Potholes leave driver with £1,000 repair bill

    A MOTORIST has been left facing a four-figure repair bill after his car was badly damaged on a potholed road… ...
£1m a year paid out for bungled cosmetic operations

    COMPENSATION paid to patients for bungled cosmetic surgery has averaged more than £1 million annually over the past decade, with claims awaiting settlement likely to push the figure even higher, research shows… ...
Libel suit against three for defaming Sonia in US (New Kerala)

    New York, April 8: The Indian National Overseas Congress (US) has filed a $100 million libel lawsuit in a New York court against three members of the Forum for Saving Gandhi’s Heritage...
DC court blooper 2 – MS verdict emailed two hours early

    Isn’t technology wonderful? The early escape of the Microsoft verdict was more widespread and serious than first appeared. Initially it seemed that the court’s techies had just made the documents available on the...