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  • Court OKs Class-action Suit Over Apartment Leases

    Court OKs Class-action Suit Over Apartment Leases

    National News 06/05/2013

    An appeals court has certified a class-action lawsuit that seeks to invalidate provisions that are routinely included in apartment leases signed by University of Iowa students. The Iowa Court of Appeals ruled Thursday that tenants of landlord Tracy B...

  • Court Upholds Rifle Sales Reporting Requirement

    Court Upholds Rifle Sales Reporting Requirement

    National News 06/01/2013

    A federal appeals court panel has unanimously upheld an Obama administration requirement that dealers in southwestern border states report when customers buy multiple high-powered rifles. The firearms industry trade group, the National Shooting Sport...

  • Court stays out of Planned Parenthood funding case

    Court stays out of Planned Parenthood funding case

    National News 05/28/2013

    Indiana will likely stop defending a law that stripped Medicaid funds from Planned Parenthood after the Supreme Court declined to hear the case Tuesday, an attorney who represents the nation's largest abortion provider said. Indiana is among more tha...

  • Court denies second hearing on Medi-Cal rate cut

    Court denies second hearing on Medi-Cal rate cut

    National News 05/25/2013

    A federal appeals court on Friday denied a second request by California doctors, pharmacists and hospitals seeking to undo the state's 10 percent provider rate cut for treating the poor. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals denied an appeal from med...

  • Judge OKs class-action settlement over Skechers

    Judge OKs class-action settlement over Skechers

    National News 05/23/2013

    A federal judge approved a $40 million class-action settlement Monday between Skechers USA Inc. and consumers who bought toning shoes after ads made unfounded claims that the footwear would help people lose weight and strengthen muscles. U.S. Distric...

  • Court: EPA can stop some power plant modifications

    Court: EPA can stop some power plant modifications

    National News 04/01/2013

    A federal appeals court says government regulators can try to halt construction projects at power plants if they think the companies didn't properly calculate whether the changes would increase air pollution. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency ...

  • SC court nixes James Brown estate settlement

    SC court nixes James Brown estate settlement

    National News 03/01/2013

    The South Carolina Supreme Court on Wednesday overturned a settlement divvying up the multi-million dollar estate of James Brown, saying a former attorney general didn't follow the late soul singer's wishes in putting together the deal. Attorney Gene...

  • Djokovic back on his favorite court in Australia

    Djokovic back on his favorite court in Australia

    National News 01/16/2013

    Same Grand Slam, same court, same result. Only the year was different for Novak Djokovic — and the amount of time he needed on the bright blue hard surface at Rod Laver Arena. The Australian Open defending champion took his first step toward winning ...

  • The Rosen Law Firm Announces Securities Class Action

    The Rosen Law Firm Announces Securities Class Action

    National News 10/13/2012

    The Rosen Law Firm, P.A. today announced that a class action lawsuit has been filed on behalf of all persons or entities who purchased OCZ (OCZ) common stock or call options, or sold OCZ put options, between July 10, 2012 and October 10, 2012, inclus...

  • Appeals court removes key civil service protection

    Appeals court removes key civil service protection

    National News 08/24/2012

    A federal appeals court ruling that has taken key civil service protection away from government employees involved in national security work will have far-reaching implications, advocates for federal workers say. Tom Devine, legal director of the Gov...

  • Use new drug sentencing law in crack cases

    Use new drug sentencing law in crack cases

    National News 06/21/2012

    The Supreme Court says criminals who were arrested but not yet sentenced for crack cocaine offenses should be able to take advantage of newly reduced sentences. Corey A. Hill and Edward Dorsey were arrested in 2007 and 2008 for selling crack cocaine ...

  • UK top court rejects Assange bid to reopen case

    UK top court rejects Assange bid to reopen case

    National News 06/14/2012

    Britain's Supreme Court rejected WikiLeaks chief Julian Assange's bid to reopen his extradition case on Thursday, meaning the controversial anti-secrecy campaigner could be sent to Sweden by the end of the month. Assange is wanted for questioning in ...

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