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 Trustee Sues 
 Ruth Madoff 
 for $44M 

Bankruptcy trustee says fraudster's wife received more than she'll admit to

Jul 29, 09 4:14 PM CDT
(Newser) - The trustee in the Bernie Madoff case sued the swindler's wife today to demand the return of $44 million to bilked investors, Newsday reports. The complaint doesn't allege criminal activity by Ruth Madoff but says she directly received funds from her husband’s multi-billion-dollar Ponzi scheme. Ruth Madoff gave up... More »

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fraud • lawsuit • Ponzi scheme • investment fund • defrauding investors • Bernard Madoff • Ruth Madoff

(Newser) - The GOP has settled with Jackson Browne for using the left-leaning singer’s “Running on Empty” in campaign ads for John McCain in the 2008 election, Billboard reports. As part of the agreement—whose cash value is unknown—the GOP pledged to “respect and uphold the rights... More »

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John McCain • GOP • lawsuit • Republican Party • campaign advertising • Election 2008 • Jackson Browne • Running on Empty

Judge: CIA Used Fraud to
Get Wiretap Case Dismissed

Orders Tenet to explain misleading actions on wiretap suit

Jul 21, 09 9:23 AM CDT
(Newser) - US District Judge Royce Lamberth released hundreds of secret filings yesterday, saying the CIA falsely claimed that state secrets were involved in a 15-year-old wiretapping lawsuit, McClatchy reports. The agency allowed the judge to continue believing that an agent involved in the case was undercover, when in reality that cover... More »

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CIA • George Tenet • federal courts • lawsuit • wiretap • undercover • Leon Panetta • wiretapping • U.S. District Court • Royce Lamberth

 Roethlisberger 
 Sued Over 
 Sex Assault 

Big Ben denies allegations

Jul 21, 09 9:02 AM CDT
(Newser) - A Nevada hotel employee is suing Ben Roethlisberger for sexual assault and battery, Pro Football Talk reports. Andrea McNulty claims the Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback lured her to his hotel room, then forced her to have sex. Roethlisberger’s lawyer denies the allegations: “Ben has never sexually assaulted anyone; especially... More »

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NFL • Ben Roethlisberger • football • Pittsburgh Steelers • lawsuit • sexual assault • Andrea McNulty

(Newser) - The New York attorney general has told Charles Schwab he will sue the brokerage for civil fraud over its marketing of securities to clients, reports the Wall Street Journal. Andrew Cuomo alleges that Schwab's brokers had little understanding of the financial instruments and then failed to inform clients that the... More »

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debt • lawsuit • Andrew Cuomo • liquidity • brokerage • Charles Schwab Corp • auction-rate securities • brokers • financial crisis

JACKSON ROUNDUP

 Rowe Sues 
 Fake 'Friend' 

Plus, investigation turns criminal, doctor flees California

Jul 17, 09 9:16 AM CDT
(Newser) - Let the Michael Jackson lawsuits begin. Ex-wife Debbie Rowe filed a defamation suit against Rebecca White, Radar reports. White who claimed to be a friend of Rowe's, publicized an e-mail in which she said Rowe wrote, “Do I want the kids? Hell no.” Rowe denies being friends with... More »

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entertainment • celebrity • lawsuit • Michael Jackson • Debbie Rowe • Conrad Murray • Katherine Jackson • Joe Jackson • Prince Michael Jackson • Paris Michael Jackson • Blanket Jackson • celebrity death • Prince Michael Jackson II

Judge Quashes Trump's Suit Against Author

The Donald took issue with being called mere multi-millionaire

Jul 16, 09 2:48 PM CDT
(Newser) - Donald Trump will have to live with being regarded as somewhat less astronomically wealthy, the Philadelphia Inquirer reports, after a judge today dismissed his defamation suit against Timothy O’Brien, author of TrumpNation. O’Brien estimated that Trump is worth $150-$250 million; Trump says he’s worth billions, and claimed... More »

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real estate • Donald Trump • libel • publishing • lawsuit • real estate development • billionaire • millionaires • The Donald • Timothy O%u2019Brien • TrumpNation

OPINION

 To Fix Health Care,  
 Fix Malpractice Mess 

But that requires ignoring special interests—an unlikely scenario

Jul 15, 09 9:08 AM CDT
(Newser) - If we’re going to reform health care, we need to contain the vast costs of a malpractice system that chiefly benefits trial lawyers, writes Philip Howard in the Wall Street Journal. As it stands, “billions of dollars are wasted in ‘defensive medicine,’” and 60%... More »

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health care • Congress • health care costs • lawsuit • health care reform • malpractice • trial lawyers

(Newser) - Family members of dozens of black and Hispanic children turned away from a suburban Philadelphia swim club plan to sue the club for discrimination, the Philadelphia Inquirer reports. The director of the camp has turned down the club's invitation for the campers to return. "The children are permanently scarred,... More »

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discrimination • children • Pennsylvania • lawsuit • summer camp • Valley Swim Club • Creative Steps Day Camp

(Newser) - A Hollywood producer has filed a lawsuit claiming he wrote the original pilot for ABC’s hit series Lost—in 1977, TMZ reports. Anthony Spinner says ABC passed on the series three times, then created a knockoff in 2004 with Touchstone Television. Spinner, who’s seeking a share of royalties,... More »

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entertainment • Lost • ABC • lawsuit • Touchstone Television • Anthony Spinner

Paris Swears She Hyped Pledge This!

Party girl testifies
in court, tells judge
he's 'the best ever'

Jul 10, 09 5:36 PM CDT
(Newser) - Paris Hilton testified in a Miami courtroom today that she's an Aquarius, she's creative, and she promoted the 2007 clunker Pledge This! "more than I ever plugged anything in my life." The party girl/heiress defended herself against a lawsuit that claims she failed to hype the $7.... More »

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Paris Hilton • Miami • court • lawsuit • NBC Local

(Newser) - Massachusetts has challenged the constitutionality of the federal Defense of Marriage Act, which defines marriage as a union between a man and a woman, saying it interferes with a state's right to define and regulate marriage, the Boston Globe reports. “In enacting DOMA,” the lawsuit reads, “... More »

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gay rights • gay marriage • United States • Massachusetts • lawsuit • constitutionality • Defense of Marriage Act • same-sex couples

(Newser) - The fan kicked out of Yankee Stadium last August for trying to use the bathroom during God Bless America won a moral victory (and a payday) today, NY1 reports, with the Yankees and New York City settling the man’s discrimination suit. The team publicly stated that it has no... More »

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Boston Red Sox • New York Yankees • Yankee Stadium • lawsuit • bathroom • baseball

 LiLo Sued Over Fake Tanner 

Chemist says formula is stolen

Jul 7, 09 11:49 AM CDT
(Newser) - Lindsay Lohan’s latest career venture has hit a speed bump, the St. Petersburg Times reports: A Florida chemist is suing Lohan for allegedly stealing her formula to create the actress’ sunless tanner. Jennifer Sunday says she was working on a deal with Lohan’s partner, Lorit Simon, that fell... More »

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entertainment • Lindsay Lohan • celebrity • lawsuit • tanning • Sevin Nyne • Lorit Simon • Jennifer Sunday

Ruth Madoff May Not Keep Her $2.5M For Long

Victims can still sue swindler's wife to recoup losses

Jul 2, 09 11:05 AM CDT
(Newser) - When she leaves her Manhattan penthouse, Ruth Madoff will have a mere $2.5 million to her name—and she might not have that for long either, Newsday reports. Madoff’s deal with the government—in which she’ll gives up more than $80 million in assets, keeping just the... More »

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bankruptcy • lawsuit • Fairfield • Ponzi scheme • Bernard Madoff • Ruth Madoff • trustee • bankruptcy trustee

Judge Backs Salinger, Blocks Catcher Sequel

Novel about Holden Caulfield can't be published in US

Jul 1, 09 5:18 PM CDT
(Newser) - Another court triumph for JD Salinger: A federal judge has blocked the US publication of an unauthorized sequel to The Catcher in the Rye. The judge, who had issued a temporary restraining order last month, issued a more permanent injunction against the novel by Swedish author Fredrik Colting, reports the ... More »

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lawsuit • author • The Catcher in the Rye • JD Salinger • Fredrik Colting

(Newser) - Recent lawsuits are bringing the reliability of police dogs’ noses into question, USA Today reports. Since 2004, three men have been released after wrongful convictions based partially on scent evidence, and two current federal suits target a well-known Texas deputy who works with his dogs across the nation. “It’... More »

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Texas • lawsuit • wrongful conviction • forensics • scent • evidence • bloodhound • police dog • Keith Pikett

 Perez Sorry for Gay 'F Word' 


Jun 25, 09 7:58 AM CDT
(Newser) - Celeb blogger Perez Hilton has apologized for using the "F word" gay slur in his dust-up with the Black Eyed Peas. Band manager Polo Molino has been charged with assault for allegedly punching Hilton after the gossip maven dissed Will.i.am after a video awards show in Toronto.... More »

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hate crime • lawsuit • assault • Perez Hilton • Black Eyed Peas • Will.i.am • anti-gay slur • GLAAD • polo molino

Woman Sues Hasselbeck
Over Cookbook Plagiarism

Says View co-host stole celiac disease idea

Jun 23, 09 3:12 PM CDT
(Newser) - A woman who sent Elisabeth Hasselbeck a cookbook to help deal with an autoimmune disorder now claims The View co-host pirated the ideas for her own tome, the Boston Herald reports. Self-published author Susan Hassett’s federal lawsuit claims she sent Living With Celiac Disease to Hasselbeck in 2008, and... More »

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plagiarism • lawsuit • cookbooks • celiac disease • Elisabeth Hasselbeck • Susan Hassett

(Newser) - The Justice Department has asked a federal judge to dismiss a lawsuit seeking to unearth the bones of Geronimo from his Oklahoma tomb and rebury them in his native New Mexico, the BBC reports. The Apache leader’s descendants also name Yale University and the Skull and Bones society, which... More »

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Department of Justice • Yale University • lawsuit • Native American • Skull and Bones • Fort Sill • Geronimo

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