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Dead Train Victim Being Sued For Flying Body Parts Injury

A 58-year old woman in Illinois has won an appeals court ruling that will allow her to sue a dead teen who was hit by an Amtrak train. The 18-year-old was in Chicago when he ran out in ... continue

BitTorrent defense attorney changes mind and becomes copyright troll

Mike Meier, a DC defense attorney, was once considered a champion of BitTorrent users rights and was even on the list of lawyers recommended by the Electronic Frontier Foundation's web site. He also wasn't shy about calling ... continue

Poor RIM, just can’t seem to catch a break, is now being sued over BBX trademark

If there ever was a Charlie Brown of the tech world one would have to vote for it to be RIM. No matter which way it turns lately the company seems to be constantly kicking at the ... continue

Muhammad Ali Faces New Fight After Being Sold ‘Leaky’ Mansion [Video]

Thirty years after he retired from the ring, Muhammad Ali is facing a new bout - this time in a courtroom. The 69-year-old boxing legend has filed a lawsuit against a couple who sold him his Kentucky ... continue

Mortgage Fraud On The Rise As Lawsuits Continue To Mount

A recent U.S. Treasury report shows an increasing number of lawsuits surrounding mortgage-backed security. The study also found that when lawsuits are not filed investors are making other demands to recover their investments. According to the department's Financial Crimes ... continue

Finally someone with balls is fighting the AT&T acquisition of T-Mobile. Surprise, it’s the DoJ.

Typically when businesses move to acquire another company it is pretty smooth sailing, even if the deal has to be approved by various US agencies. Even when IBM sold off its laptop business to the Chinese company ... continue

Golden Globe Awards Lawsuit Goes To Trial

Dick Clark Productions and the Hollywood Foreign Press Association are officially going to trial to determine who has the rights to negotiate television deals on behalf of the Golden Globe Awards. A U.S. District judge decided to send ... continue

Casey Anthony Legal Bills Go Unpaid, Some Waived

Casey Anthony not only got away with the murder of daughter Caylee Anthony, it looks like she's also gotten away with stiffing the court system over her check-fraud case for which she was found guilty and sentenced ... continue

Diabetes Drugs Manufacturer Facing Hundreds Of Lawsuits Over Cancer Claims

Takeda Pharmaceuticals CO. LTD halted sales in June of their popular diabetes drug Actos as the company faces hundreds of lawsuits due to growing suspicion that the pill raises the risk of developing bladder cancer. Actos is a top ... continue

HTC to Apple: Try Competing Instead of Suing Everyone In Sight

Apple loves to sue their competitors, whether their going after HTC or Google or Samsung and various other mobile phone company's the firm has chosen to exercise their rights in front of the ITC time and time ... continue

[Inevitable] Twitter Sues Website “Twiter”

Shady domains using similar names to established, larger sites are nothing new- web users often find themselves navigating into unfamiliar waters due to a simple typo, and many of the sites capitalizing on this habit are not ... continue

SOMA Loft in San Francisco recovers $1.4m in Damages for Construction Defects

A modern live/work condo building's association of homeowners in San Francisco recovered significant damages for faulty construction yesterday, allotting around $700,000 per unit for repairs. Insurance companies for the builder, general contractor and subcontractors funded the settlement, which ... continue

Should doctors be able to gag patients online?

One of the more frightening aspects of the ever more free exchange of information on the internet is the apparent impulse in many to stifle this open dialogue, particularly many who have a great deal of power, ... continue

Judge throws out doctor’s defamation lawsuit against patient’s son

Pissed off consumers can take a deep breath and keep ranting, for now- a judge in North Dakota has thrown out a defamation lawsuit brought by a doctor against a man who complained to websites and regulatory ... continue

Beyoncé getting sued $100m over abandoned videogame

Welcome to Videogame Lawsuits Day here at The Inquisitr! Fresh from Sony getting slapped with a lawsuit, here's news that Beyoncé "I would love to do some kind of fitness game" Knowles is being sued for $100 ... continue

Here come the lawyers: First lawsuit against Sony over PlayStation hack

Sony's PR nightmare over its hacked PlayStation Network just took its next logical step: the first lawsuit being filed against the company. If you haven't been following, Sony's PlayStation Network has been down for over a week ... continue

Taco Bell lawsuit drops, chain taunts law firm in full page ad

Back in January, Taco Bell and a southern law firm got completely embroiled in a very public drama over the contents of Taco Bell's beef taco filling. The firm alleged that the stuff in Taco Bell's tacos was ... continue

US International Trade Commission: Apple Didn’t Violate Nokia Patents

The U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) ruled on Friday that Apple did not violate five patents Nokia accused the company of ripping off. According to the complaint, the patents involves electronic devices, mobile phones, computers and portable ... continue