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Muslim Donut Franchisee Fights Pork

Owner told to serve breakfast sandwiches
or lose stores

Aug 1, 07 4:49 PM CDT
(Newser) - The owner of two Chicago-area Dunkin' Donuts is locked in a legal dispute with the company over conflicts between his religious beliefs and his breakfast menu, the Chicago Tribune reports. A franchisee since 1979, Walid Elkhatib has never served pork products; it wasn't until 2002 that Dunkin' Donuts insisted he... More »

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food • Islam • religion • discrimination • franchise • Muslim • lawsuit • Arabs • Dunkin' Donuts • Walid Elkhatib • donut • breakfast sandwiches • pork

Frustrated Cities Take Gangs to Court

Lawsuits requesting injunctions gain popularity in effort to preempt violence

Jul 30, 07 1:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - San Francisco, Fort Worth, and other cities are suing gangs in an effort to curb violence, winning injunctions forbidding members to ride in cars together and even talk to each other on the street. Courts have struck down citywide measures after critics argued they unfairly target minorities, but injunctions against... More »

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San Francisco • crime • gangs • Los Angeles • violence • lawsuit • Fort Worth • Wichita Falls • permanent injunctions • gang violence

Judge Mulls Second Suit Against Facebook Founder

ConnectU suing Mark Zuckerberg for stealing their code

Jul 26, 07 5:22 AM CDT
(Newser) - The former Harvard friends who unsuccessfully sued Facebook's founder two years ago for stealing their idea are trying again. They filed another suit in Massachusets federal court earlier this year; yesterday the judge said he'll rule in two weeks on whether to dismiss it. More »

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social networking • Internet • Facebook • Mark Zuckerberg • lawsuit • ConnectU • website • Harvard

$54M Pants Party Helps Pay Legal Fees

Slacks are most famous guest at fundraiser
for dry cleaners

Jul 25, 07 12:40 PM CDT
(Newser) - A guard stood watch over the most expensive pair of pants in the world at a fundraiser yesterday evening in Washington. Guests sipped cocktails, nibbled appetizers, and took photos with the notorious garment, which was so important to its original owner that he sued his dry cleaners for $54 million.... More »

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law • dry cleaners • lawsuit • pants • Chungs • lawyer • tort • tort law • tort law reform • free enterprise • custom cleaners • fundraiser

Texas Woman Sues 'Predator' Over Suicide

Brother shot himself when police, camera crew burst into home

Jul 24, 07 12:33 PM CDT
(Newser) - The sister of an alleged Texan pedophile who committed suicide when police and and an NBC camera crew tried to catch him in a sex-predator sting is suing the TV network for $105 million. Louis Conradt Jr., who was a local district attorney, was ambushed in his home when he... More »

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suicide • media criticism • lawsuit • sexual predator

Injured Veterans Sue US

Class action suit targets VA for 'shameful failures' in treatment

Jul 24, 07 4:53 AM CDT
(Newser) - Two veterans groups representing troops who have fought in Iraq and Afghanistan are suing the US government for "shameful failures" in medical treatment, Reuters reports. The Department of Veterans Affairs is swamped with a backlog of 600,000 health claims and is "abandoning" soldiers returning home, the class-action... More »

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Iraq • Afghanistan • veterans • veterans' health care • lawsuit • Department of Veterans Affairs • army hospitals • US government • US Army • soldier • medical treatment • Iraq veterans • Iraq war

Pearl Sues Al-Qaeda in Husband's Beheading

Killer, major bank named in NY lawsuit

Jul 19, 07 7:45 AM CDT
(Newser) - Mariane Pearl, widow of the Wall Street Journal reporter who was beheaded in 2002, has filed a suit in New York against Al-Qaeda for Daniel Pearl's "senseless kidnapping, torture and murder." Habib Bank—one of the biggest banks in Pakistan, which is linked to charities supporting terrorist groups—... More »

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terrorism • Pakistan • Wall Street Journal • kidnapping • Daniel Pearl • lawsuit • Marianne Pearl • Khalid Sheikh Mohammed • Sheikh Omar • Habib Bank • beheading

Children of Holocaust Survivors Sue Germany

Suit seeks money for psychological treatment

Jul 16, 07 8:29 PM CDT
(Newser) - An Israeli group is about to file a class action lawsuit against Germany on behalf of 15,000 children of Holocaust survivors in need of psychological treatment. The children suffer from depression and other problems stemming from being raised in dysfunctional homes. The suit, to be filed Sunday in Tel... More »

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Israel • Germany • Holocaust • children • lawsuit

LA Cardinal Apologizes to Abuse Victims

Record $660M deal means cardinal won't have to testify

Jul 16, 07 4:51 AM CDT
(Newser) - Cardinal Roger Mahony publicly apologized yesterday to the 508 plaintiffs in a sexual-abuse lawsuit the archdiocese of Los Angeles has agreed to settle for a record $660 million. Mahony, who met privately with many of the victims abused by clergy, said he wished their lives were like a videotape—"... More »

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Catholic Church • religion • sexual abuse • lawsuit • clergy abuse scandal

Suit Forces AOL to Let Users Log Off

Struggling provider pays $3 mil,
reforms cancellation procedure

Jul 12, 07 3:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - AOL paid a $3 million settlement to frustrated users ensnared by Byzantine cancellation procedures, and made it easier to cancel accounts, in a bid to avoid wider litigation yesterday. Customers attempting to ditch the service had met unending conversations with reps who were allegedly paid bonuses of up to $3,... More »

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Food Critic Grilled Over Steak Review

Steamed chef may force Philly writer
to reveal identity in court

Jul 3, 07 4:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - A miffed chef is suing the restaurant critic for the Philadelphia Inquirer after he reviewed a $15 slab of steak as "miserably tough and fatty." But the suit could be even more of a raw deal than expected for writer Craig LaBan, who was ordered to give a... More »

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free speech • libel • First Amendment • restaurant • Craig LaBan • Philadelphia Inquirer • deposition • chef • lawsuit • critic

Chefs Get Into Food Fight

New York restaurateur sues, claiming copycat ripped her off

Jun 27, 07 4:46 PM CDT
(Newser) - Rebecca Charles, chef/owner of the famed Pearl Oyster Bar in Manhattan, is taking her former sous-chef to court, claiming he knocked off her menu and decor for his own New York eatery. Lawyers for Charles, who is seeking unspecified financial damages, said that the owner of Ed's Lobster Bar had... More »

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food • intellectual property • cuisine • recipes • restaurant • chef • lawsuit • Rebecca Charles • Pearl Oyster Bar • Ed's Lobster Bar

Judge Catches Plaintiff With Pants Down

DC court rules against litigious fashion victim in $54M (law)suit

Jun 25, 07 12:28 PM CDT
(Newser) - "Satisfaction Guaranteed" applies only to reasonable demands, and $54 million for a pair of lost pants isn't reasonable, a judge ruled today in siding with the Washington, DC, dry cleaners sued by a disgruntled customer. Roy Pearson had originally asked for $65 million after a $10.50 alteration of... More »

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Washington DC • Roy Pearson • dry cleaners • court • lawsuit • pants

High Court Raises Bar for Investors' Suits

Companies trump shareholders for second time in a week

Jun 21, 07 3:14 PM CDT
(Newser) - Investors who accuse companies of fraud based on executives' misdeeds must show that they acted intentionally, the Supreme Court ruled today, making it easier for corporations to have shareholder lawsuits dismissed. The decision helps protect companies against frivolous suits by clarifying a 1995 law, the Times reports, but critics say... More »

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high school • free speech • investors • shareholders • football • business • telecom • sentencing • lawsuit • Tellabs • US Supreme Court

Duke Settles With Lacrosse Players

University hopes to 'eliminate possibility'
of future lawsuits

Jun 18, 07 3:50 PM CDT
(Newser) - Duke University has reached a settlement with the three lacrosse players falsely accused of rape last year. Reade Seligmann, Collin Finnerty, and Dave Evans, who were suspended last year, will receive an undisclosed amount from the university, which admitted with surprising directness that the deal is intended to close the... More »

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Duke University • Mike Nifong • rape • Duke rape case • Durham • Reade Seligmann • Collin Finnerty • Dave Evans • lawsuit • Duke lacrosse

DC Man Dons $54M Pants Suit for Day in Court

Tearful plaintiff draws crowd with case about misplaced clothing

Jun 13, 07 8:42 AM CDT
(Newser) - A man suing his dry cleaners for $54 million had to ask the judge for a break yesterday when he broke down crying as he testified about his loss—a pair of pants. The DC Superior Court trial has attracted international attention even though the case now technically concerns consumer... More »

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Roy Pearson • court • lawsuit • pants • consumer protection • dry cleaning

Plame Files Suit Against CIA

Ex-spy, publisher accuse agency
of interfering
with her memoir

May 31, 07 4:48 PM CDT
(Newser) - The former CIA agent whose cover was blown, leading to the perjury conviction of the vice president's former top aide, is suing the agency for interfering with the publication of her memoir. Valerie Plame Wilson and Simon & Schuster, the publisher of Fair Game, filed suit in federal... More »

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CIA • Valerie Plame • investigation • CIA leak investigation • Simon and Schuster • Lewis Scooter Libby • lawsuit

Ex-Producer Sues NBC Over 'Predator'

Ethical concerns about popular crime show led to firing, lawsuit says

May 30, 07 1:06 PM CDT
(Newser) - A former producer of "To Catch a Predator" is suing NBC, claiming she was fired for criticizing the popular show. Marsha Bartel says she expressed ethical worries about the way the program snares would-be child molesters in a cybersting, the Smoking Gun reports, and was fired shortly thereafter. She... More »

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ethics • television • NBC • To Catch a Predator • Perverted Justice • Marsha Bartel • lawsuit

Hillary Tied to Shady Donor

Lawsuit againt CEO reveals ethically questionable contributions

May 26, 07 7:10 PM CDT
(Newser) - The CEO of infoUSA, a large consumer information broker, has given Bill and Hillary Clinton almost $3 million over the past four years. But a recent legal dustup between Vinod Gupta and his company's shareholders over extravagant spending and political donations is revealing a relationship with the Clintons that, according... More »

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Hillary Clinton • presidential campaign • campaign finance • CEO • Bill Clinton • Vinod Gupta • infoUSA • telemarketing • shareholders • lawsuit • campaign contributions

Russia Sues Bank of New York
for $22 Billion

Reopening old case another sign of new tensions

May 18, 07 7:40 AM CDT
(Newser) - The Russian government hit the Bank of New York with as $22 Billion lawsuit in a Moscow court Wednesday—the latest in a wave of hostile moves some see as portending a new Cold War. With Russians irate over U.S. missile bases planned for Eastern Europe, East-West relations are... More »

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Russia • lawsuit • money laundering • Cold War • Bank of New York • missile bases

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