Beginning in 2002, Texas began saving blood samples collected from infants tested for birth defects. The Texas Civil Rights Project filed suit in 2009 over a claim blood samples were improperly collected and stored without parental consent and samples were used for scientific research. A settlement was reached later that year which led to the [...]
December 11, 2010
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Controversial rapper Dr. Dre is being sued by Paramount Recording Studios for $1,220, 500 for breach of contract, RadarOnline.com learned on Friday. COURT DOCUMENTS: Read The Lawsuit The lawsuit claims that the musician, also known as Andre Young, and his record label Aftermath Entertainment rented “recording studios and services” but failed to pay the agreed [...]
July 24, 2010
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Lawsuits, Music
A movement to impeach Georgia Attorney General Thurbert Baker is underway after Baker, a Democrat, refused to sign a multi-state lawsuit against the government for the new health care law. According to the Huffington Post (via Peach Pundit blog), Georgia Gov. Sonny Perdue, a Republican, petitioned Baker to sign on to the lawsuit that seeks [...]
April 2, 2010
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For a tiny Toronto software manufacturer nestled in the city’s grimy garment district, winning a $290 million court judgment against Microsoft is more than simply a long-awaited victory. “It’s a battle cry for the entrepreneur and every small company,” trumpets Loudon Owen, i4i’s chairman, just hours after learning of the U.S. federal appeals court‘s decision. [...]
December 25, 2009
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General, program