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Asiana Airlines Passengers File Suit Against Boeing

80 passengers on Asiana Airlines flight 214 are being represented by a law firm who filed a suit against Boeing.…

Hidden Message in Wendy’s Logo

There is something paranoid in all of us that loves to discover hidden messages, even where they are lacking. That’s…

Congress Threatens to Curtail Government Surveillance Authority

Today members of Congress said that they never imagined that the National Security Agency would pick up and record millions…

Starbucks Accused of Discriminating Against Deaf Patrons

  A group of 16 frequent customers of Starbucks filed a lawsuit against the purveyor of “the world’s finest coffee.”…

Edward Snowden Seeks Asylum in Russia

National Security Agency leaker Edward Snowden requested asylum in Russia. This is the second time that Snowden submitted a request.…

SEC Seeks Former Goldman Sachs Trader with Civil Fraud Charges

The Securities and Exchange Commission is going after former vice-president of Goldman Sachs Fabrice Tourre for misleading investors – a…

No Death Penalty Yet for Ariel Castro

Kidnapping and murder suspect Ariel Castro was indicted again on hundreds of new criminal charges. Cuyahoga County Prosecutor Timothy McGinty…

Federal Court Strikes down EPA’s Exemption of “Biogenic Carbon Dioxide”

On Friday, the US Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit ruled in Center for Biological Diversity v. EPA that…

Federal Judge Stops Genital Searches in Guantanamo

On Thursday, Royce Lambert, chief judge of the U.S. District Court in Washington issued a 35-page opinion criticizing genital searches…

SEC Begins Loosening Solicitation and General Advertising Following JOBS Act

On Wednesday, July 10, 2013, the Securities and Exchange Commission lifted the 80-year ban on general solicitation and general advertising…

Attorney General in Pennsylvania Will Support Same-sex Marriage

Kathleen Kane, Pennsylvania’s attorney general, made a statement on Thursday that she “would not defend the state against a lawsuit…

Wegmans to Cut Health Benefits in Wake of Obamacare

Popular Northeastern grocery chain Wegmans has announced that in 2015, a year after President Barack Obama’s health care initiatives take…