BNP Paribas Closing in on Settlement with U.S. Government
The French bank BNP Paribas SA is bound to pay between $8 billion and $9 billion to settle with authorities…
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Tennessee Governor Signs Three Employment Laws
The governor of Tennessee, Bill Haslam, signed three new employment laws, according to a release from the law firm Proskauer…
Transgender Woman Discriminated Against by Cabela’s
A decision was made back in March by the Federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) that Cabela’s discriminated against a…
Woman Claims Ex Tricked Her with Fake Wedding
The owner of Nolita boutique in Manhattan, Anya Ponorovskaya, claims that her lawyer ex tricked her into thinking they were…
Redskins Trademark Gets Punted
After eight years of trying, plaintiff Amanda Blackhorse has scored a win against the Redskins - in the USPTO (scroll…
SunTrust Agrees to $1 Billion Agreement over Mortgage Loan and Foreclosure Abuses
The US Department of Justice announced this week that the DOJ, The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), the…
FDA Tells How to Tweet About Prescription Drugs and Devices
The USFDA has published draft guidance (scroll down to read the draft) telling Pharma companies how to tweet about their…
Judge Criticizes J.C. Penney Execs for “Colossal and Abject Failure”
On Monday, New York state court Judge Jeffrey Oing ripped apart J.C. Penney for its failed attempt to sign Martha…
Former Bengals Cheerleader, Sarah Jones, Loses Defamation Lawsuit
Sarah Jones, a former Cincinnati Bengals cheerleader, lost her defamation case against a gossip website. The case stemmed from the…
Apple Reaches Settlement in E-Book Antitrust Case
An out-of-court settlement was reached between Apple Inc. and complainants in a class action lawsuit regarding e-book price-fixing allegations, according…
Expert Legal Team Created to Investigate Apple Case in Ireland
An international legal team has been assembled by Ireland’s Department of Finance to fight the State’s following the European Commission’s…
Washington Making Legal Marijuana Available in July
Marijuana growers are preparing for the first week of July in the state of Washington, which is when the first…