Recent Updates
-
Dispute over rights to Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan goes to court
Business Law 08/29/2017Tom Clancy's widow wants a court to rule that the author's estate is the exclusive owner of the rights to his famous character Jack Ryan.News media outlets report that Alexandra Clancy's lawsuit says that the author's estate should be the sole benefi...
-
Court: FAA must reconsider regulating airline seat size
Business Law 08/23/2017An appeals court panel said Friday that federal officials must reconsider their decision not to regulate the size of airline seats as a safety issue.One of the judges called it “the Case of the Incredible Shrinking Airline Seat.”The Flyer...
-
British cybersecurity expert pleads not guilty to US charges
Business Law 08/23/2017A British cybersecurity researcher credited with helping curb a recent worldwide ransomware attack pleaded not guilty Monday to federal charges accusing him of creating malicious software to steal banking information three years ago.Marcus Hutchins e...
-
Nevada pot regulators back in court as supplies dwindle
Business Law 08/23/2017Nevada's marijuana regulators are headed back to court in a turf battle with liquor wholesalers over exclusive rights to distribute pot products to the state's new recreational retailers.Nevada's Taxation Department says the protracted legal fight ha...
-
Supreme Court deadline nears for suit over wetland loss
Business Law 08/03/2017A Louisiana flood board is nearing a deadline for asking the U.S. Supreme Court to review its lawsuit seeking to make oil and gas companies pay for decades of damage to coastal wetlands.Federal district and appeals courts have rejected the lawsuit, w...
-
Court raises chances of diesel bans in German city
Business Law 08/03/2017A court opened the door on Friday for possible bans on older diesel cars in the German city of Stuttgart, a major auto industry center, upholding a complaint by an environmental group.The city's administrative court ordered the state government in Ba...
-
Justices turn away GM appeal over ignition switches
Business Law 07/21/2017The Supreme Court on Monday turned away an appeal from General Motors Co. seeking to block dozens of lawsuits over faulty ignition switches that could expose the company to billions of dollars in additional claims.The justices without comment left in...
-
Supreme Court says cities can sue banks under anti-bias law
Business Law 05/23/2017The Supreme Court ruled Monday that cities may sue banks under the federal anti-discrimination in housing law, but said those lawsuits must tie claims about predatory lending practices among minority customers directly to declines in property taxes. ...
-
Supreme Court: Cities can sue banks under fair housing law
Business Law 05/03/2017The Supreme Court has ruled that cities may sue banks for predatory lending practices among minority customers that lead to foreclosures, declines in property taxes and dips in property values. The justices' 5-3 ruling Monday validates a novel approa...
-
Facebook loses search warrant challenge in New York court
Business Law 04/03/2017Facebook has lost a legal fight against a New York City prosecutor who sought search warrants for hundreds of user accounts. The New York state Court of Appeals on Tuesday ruled that while the case raised important questions about privacy it was "con...
-
Oklahoma tribe sues oil companies in tribal court over quake
Business Law 03/23/2017An Oklahoma-based Native American tribe filed a lawsuit in its own tribal court system Friday accusing several oil companies of triggering the state's largest earthquake that caused extensive damage to some near-century-old tribal buildings. The Pawn...