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  • March 2008

    • Starbucks Balks at Paying Back Barista Tips

      Seattle Post-Intelligencer  |  Mar 28, 08 9:41 AM CDT

      Starbucks Balks at Paying Back Barista Tips

      (Newser) - Starbucks is defying a California court ruling, arguing a judge has created a tempest in a tip jar, reports the Seattle Post-Intelligencer . The court ruled the coffee shop must pay nearly $100 million to California baristas forced to share tips with their supervisors. Similar suits have been filed in Minnesota and Massachusetts. Starbucks says it isn’t paying and is seeking an injunction against the ruling. More »

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      California  • lawsuit  • class action  • Howard Schultz  • barista  • tips  • labor code

    • WTC Developer Sues Airlines for 9/11

      CNN  |  Mar 28, 08 4:30 AM CDT

      WTC Developer Sues Airlines for 9/11

      (Newser) - The developer of the World Trade Center is suing airlines and airport security companies for $12.3 billion to cover his 9/11 losses, CNN reports. Larry Silverstein signed a 99-year lease on the site just six weeks before the attacks. He holds the defendants responsible for failing to prevent the terrorist hijackings that crashed the planes into the buildings. More »

    • Smashing Pumpkins Sue Virgin Over Pepsi Ads

      Guardian (UK)  |  Mar 26, 08 2:55 AM CDT

      Smashing Pumpkins Sue Virgin Over Pepsi Ads

      (Newser) - The Smashing Pumpkins are suing Virgin Records, claiming the company illegally used the band's name and music in ads for Pepsi and Amazon.com, the Guardian reports. The rockers' contract does not allow using the band in promotional campaigns such as the Pepsi Stuff ads, and members would “never grant such authority" that undermines "artistic integrity," the suit charges. EMI, which owns Virgin, declined to comment. More »

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      lawsuit  • advertising  • Amazon.com  • Pepsi  • The Smashing Pumpkins  • Billy Corgan  • Virgin Records

    • $100K Virginia Tech Offer Slammed as 'Insult' to Victims

      Virginian-Pilot  |  Mar 25, 08 3:20 AM CDT

      $100K Virginia Tech Offer Slammed as 'Insult' to Victims

      (Newser) - The state of Virginia is offering $100,000 to each family of the 32 students and teachers killed by a lone gunman in the Virginia Tech massacre, the Virginian-Pilot reports. If accepted, the settlement would prevent families from suing the state for negligence. One attorney called the offer "for a human life an insult, an absolute insult." More »

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      lawsuit  • school shooting  • Virginia  • Virginia Tech  • PTSD  • university  • Seung-Hui Cho

    • When Dumb Lawsuits Attack

      Daily Mirror (UK)  |  Mar 23, 08 5:00 AM CDT

      When Dumb Lawsuits Attack

      (Newser) - Emotional trauma because she used the men’s restroom? Surfer in pain after losing his wave? The Daily Mirror digs up the silliest lawsuits ever filed: Whale tale: After their 27-year-old son was found dead on the back of an orca, parents sued SeaWorld for depicting killer whales as huggable stuffed animals. My name’s Jackass, too! A man named "Jack Ass" sued MTV for plagiarizing adopted moniker. More »

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      list  • lawsuit  • Starbucks  • MTV  • civil lawsuits  • frivolous lawsuits  • Jackass  • litigation  • SeaWorld

    • Beatles Fight to Stop Historic Bootleg

      Miami Herald  |  Mar 22, 08 10:00 AM CDT

      Beatles Fight to Stop Historic Bootleg

      (Newser) - The Beatles are fighting to stop the release of recordings made at a German club just before they became the world's most famous band, the Miami Herald reports. The 1962 gig is historic for music buffs because it's the first time Ringo Starr played live with the band. A Miami company and a British promoter hope to sell the "lost" recordings, including eight songs never released as a single or an album, but the group's lawyers are digging in. More »

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      lawsuit  • concert  • Beatles  • Paul McCartney  • rock stars  • rock bands  • Ringo Starr  • Hank Williams

    • Gibson Sues Over Guitar Hero

      Associated Press  |  Mar 21, 08 1:00 PM CDT

      Gibson Sues Over Guitar Hero

      (Newser) - Gibson Guitar has sued Guitar Hero retailers, saying the Activision video games infringe on a patent it holds for a virtual-reality concert. The federal suit seeks to stop Wal-Mart, Target, Kmart, Amazon, GameStop, and Toys "R" Us from selling the games, reports AP. But Activision is fighting back—earlier this month it sued to have Guitar Hero declared free of patent violation. More »

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      lawsuit  • video game  • Wal-Mart  • Amazon.com  • Target  • Guitar Hero  • patents  • Activision  • patent infringement  • Toys 'R' Us  • Gibson

    • Starbucks Owes Baristas $100M in Tips

      Seattle Post-Intelligencer  |  Mar 21, 08 7:14 AM CDT

      Starbucks Owes Baristas $100M in Tips

      (Newser) - Starbucks will have to shell out more than $100 million to its baristas in California because they had to share the tip jar with supervisors, the Seattle Post-Intelligencer reports. A judge ruled that the coffee giant violated the state's labor code and ordered it to make amends to 120,000 low-wage workers over the last eight years. It's not clear how much each worker will get or whether the ruling will affect other states. More »

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      California  • lawsuit  • Starbucks  • coffee  • class action  • labor code

    • How to Get Booted From a Plane

      Times (UK)  |  Mar 19, 08 6:01 PM CDT

      How to Get Booted From a Plane

      (Newser) - If you've ignored the safety briefing on a flight, consider yourself lucky: A Ryanair passenger was kicked off a plane for talking during one. The Times of London runs down 10 silly reasons why fliers have gotten booted from their flights. Group cheers: Fans of a British soccer team broke out in a salute to underwear. More »

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      list  • lawsuit  • airline  • air travel  • travel tips  • frivolous lawsuits

    • Maddy Parents Win Apology— and $1.1M

      Times (UK)  |  Mar 19, 08 10:16 AM CDT

      Maddy Parents Win Apology&mdash; and $1.1M

      (Newser) - Two downmarket British tabloids ran front-page apologies to the parents of Madeleine McCann today. The Daily Express and the Daily Star apologized for carrying articles that suggested that Kate and Gerry McCann killed their missing daughter in Portugal last year. The company that owns the two newspapers also paid the McCanns $1.1 million in damages, plus legal fees, a spokeswoman for the family said. More »

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      lawsuit  • Madeleine McCann  • Kate McCann  • Gerry McCann  • tabloids  • apology  • libel  • Maddy

    • Google Sky Freed From Google Earth

      InformationWeek  |  Mar 14, 08 8:10 PM CDT

      Google Sky Freed From Google Earth

      (Newser) - Not only can stargazers store their telescopes, but now they can put away some of their software, too. Google has freed its Sky program from the Google Earth software, and computer-screen galaxy-watching can now be done simply via web browser. “This release makes Sky accessible to just about anyone with an Internet connection,” one Google rep tells InformationWeek. More »

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      Google  • lawsuit  • web browser  • Google Earth  • Google Sky

    • 'Bikini Anchor' May Sue NYC Over Cop Tussle

      New York Daily News  |  Mar 14, 08 5:20 PM CDT

      'Bikini Anchor' May Sue NYC Over Cop Tussle

      (Newser) - A former Philadelphia news anchor who allegedly punched a New York cop may be preparing to sue the city, the police department, and several individual officers—including the one she was originally charged with hitting. Alycia Lane's lawyer tells the Daily News the move allows her “to keep her options,” but she could seek $5 million over “economic injuries," a notice of claim filed this week states. More »

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      lawsuit  • New York  • Philadelphia  • assault  • Manhattan  • news anchor  • NYPD  • felony  • Alycia Lane  • Rich Eisen  • bikini

    • Diller Strikes Back at Liberty

      Wall Street Journal  |  Mar 14, 08 2:09 PM CDT

      Diller Strikes Back at Liberty

      (Newser) - Barry Diller struck back at Liberty Media in court yesterday, blaming CEO Greg Maffei for driving a wedge between himself and Liberty chairman John Malone by speaking “badly about our businesses and our managers.” The warring media magnates—once close partners—have been waging a court battle for control of Diller’s IAC/InterActiveCorp. The trial concluded today. More »

    • Gambler Sues Casinos for $20M

      Associated Press  |  Mar 9, 08 5:30 AM CDT

      Gambler Sues Casinos for $20M

      (Newser) - A former New York attorney is suing seven casinos for $20 million, claiming they helped woo her to the tables, and let her continue to play and lose despite an obvious gambling addiction. Workers at Atlantic City and Las Vegas gambling dens should have stopped her from blowing $1 million and destroying her career, she argues. "They knew I was going for days without eating or sleeping," she told AP. "I would pass out at the tables. They had a duty of care." More »

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      lawsuit  • New York City  • Las Vegas  • Minnesota  • casino  • IRS  • racketeering  • gambling addiction  • Atlantic City

    • Swiss Bank Drops Wikileaks Lawsuit

      Associated Press  |  Mar 6, 08 3:32 PM CST

      Swiss Bank Drops Wikileaks Lawsuit

      (Newser) - The Swiss bank that sued over private documents posted on Wikileaks.org has withdrawn the motion, the AP reports. Bank Julius Baer did not say why it pulled the case, but the cease-fire brings an end to a case that raised First Amendment questions when a judge ordered the site to remove the documents. Those questions later prompted the judge to revoke the injunction. More »

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      lawsuit  • Switzerland  • free speech  • First Amendment  • Wikileaks

    • Cold 'Remedy' Firm Settles Suit for $23M

      CNN  |  Mar 4, 08 3:10 PM CST

      Cold 'Remedy' Firm Settles Suit for $23M

      (Newser) - Herbal supplement company Airborne will pay $23.3 million to settle a class-action suit alleging false advertising but won't say it did anything wrong, CNNMoney reports. At issue was the company's claim its pills could cure colds. Airborne denies “any wrongdoing or illegal conduct,” but it will give customers their money back, said the Center for Science in the Public Interest, a plaintiff. More »

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      lawsuit  • drugs  • immune system  • common cold  • false advertising  • herbal medicine  • alternative medicine  • Airborne  • refund

    • Lawyers to OJ Publisher: See You in Court

      Reuters  |  Mar 4, 08 3:00 PM CST

      Lawyers to OJ Publisher: See You in Court

      (Newser) - Foiled If I Did It publisher Judith Regan's lawyers say she didn't do it—cough up their agreed-upon payment, that is. And they want their money, Reuters reports. The lawyers represented Regan in her case against News Corp., which canned her in the uproar surrounding the OJ Simpson confessional. She then sued the media giant for defamation and breach of contract. More »

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      lawsuit  • Rupert Murdoch  • News Corp  • OJ Simpson  • settlement  • HarperCollins  • If I Did It  • Judith Regan  • legal fees

  • February 2008

    • EBay Finally Settles Patent Suit

      Wall Street Journal  |  Feb 29, 08 12:17 PM CST

      EBay Finally Settles Patent Suit

      (Newser) - After years of legal battling that escalated to the Supreme Court, eBay has settled a patent-infringement lawsuit by e-commerce technology company MercExchange. The companies aren’t revealing the financial terms, but eBay will buy the three patents that led to the suit. The auction giant said the agreement won’t affect its 2007 results or 2008 financial guidance, reports the Wall Street Journal . More »

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      lawsuit  • US Supreme Court  • eBay  • patents  • patent infringement  • e-commerce

    • Vista Stumped Microsoft Bosses

      PC World  |  Feb 29, 08 3:00 AM CST

      Vista Stumped Microsoft Bosses

      (Newser) - Many Windows Vista users have struggled to make the operating system work with their hardware, and emails released this week reveal that even Microsoft bosses had a tough time, PC World reports. The emails have been made public as part of a lawsuit that claims Microsoft deliberately misled consumers by slapping "Vista Capable" stickers on machines that weren't capable of running many of the system's important features. More »

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      Microsoft  • lawsuit  • computer  • Microsoft Vista  • operating system  • hardware

    • Bahrain Arm Accuses Alcoa of Corruption

      Wall Street Journal  |  Feb 28, 08 10:47 AM CST

      Bahrain Arm Accuses Alcoa of Corruption

      (Newser) - A company controlled by Bahrain's government has filed a lawsuit in US federal court accusing metals giant Alcoa of a host of shady business practices, the Wall Street Journal reports. Pittsburgh-based Alcoa, one of the world's biggest aluminum companies, systematically overcharged Bahrain Aluminum for raw materials and funneled money to corrupt officials during a 15-year conspiracy, the suit charges. More »

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      lawsuit  • corruption  • bribery  • corporate governance  • bribe  • Alcoa  • Bahrain  • Jersey  • Alcan  • aluminum  • Royal Bank of Canada

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