Civil Trials
French Jewish students take legal action against Twitter
Mar 21, 2013 14:27 EDT
A Jewish student group has announced it was taking further legal action against Twitter over the global networking site's failure to respond to a French court order to hand over data to help identify the authors of anti-Semitic tweets.
Citigroup to pay $730 mn to settle suit
Mar 19, 2013 09:29 EDT
US banking giant Citigroup said Monday it will pay $730 million to settle a class-action suit by bondholders related to the 2008 financial crisis.
Citigroup to pay $700 million to settle suit
Mar 18, 2013 19:12 EDT
US banking giant Citigroup said Monday it will pay $730 million to settle a class-action suit by bondholders related to the 2008 financial crisis.
US top court rejects appeal in $220,000 piracy case
Mar 18, 2013 18:11 EDT
The US Supreme Court refused Monday to take up the case of a woman ordered to pay a $220,000 fine for illegally downloading music off the internet.
Court to hear suit against Germany by Afghan raid victims
Mar 18, 2013 09:58 EDT
A German court will begin examining Wednesday a multi-million-euro class action lawsuit by relatives of victims of a deadly air strike in Afghanistan ordered by NATO's German command.
Filipina nanny set for US trial against Sharon Stone
Mar 15, 2013 20:37 EDT
A US judge cleared the way for a Filipina former nanny of Sharon Stone to go to trial against the US actress for wrongful dismissal and harassment, including racist abuse.
US military members suing over Japan nuke disaster
Mar 15, 2013 07:21 EDT
US service members are suing the Tokyo Electric Power Co. for more than $2 billion on grounds the utility lied about the dangers of helping clean up the nuclear disaster that struck two years ago, a newspaper reported Thursday.
Pope Francis must excise abuse 'cancer': US victim
Mar 14, 2013 16:31 EDT
The Catholic Church has an opportunity to begin to excise the "cancer" of sex abuse under its new pope, a US victim who just won a $1 million settlement and his lawyer said Thursday.
US church pays abuse victims $10m as cardinal in Rome
Mar 13, 2013 05:49 EDT
The Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles has agreed to pay nearly $10 million to four men who alleged they were molested by a former priest in the 1970s, their lawyers said Tuesday.
Church pays $10m to US Catholic abuse victims
Mar 13, 2013 05:01 EDT
The Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles has agreed to pay nearly $10 million to four men who alleged they were molested by a former priest in the 1970s, their lawyers said Tuesday.
US church agrees abuse payout, as cardinal in Rome
Mar 12, 2013 20:53 EDT
The Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles has agreed to pay nearly $10 million to four men who alleged they were molested by a former priest in the 1970s, their lawyers said.
Church pays $10m to US Catholic abuse victims
Mar 12, 2013 19:42 EDT
The Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles has agreed to pay nearly $10 million to four men who alleged they were molested by a former priest in the 1970s, their lawyers said Tuesday.
New research program aims to combat brain injuries
Mar 11, 2013 17:44 EDT
The National Football League joined GE, a world leader in medical imaging, on Monday in launching a $60 million research program aimed at improving diagnosis and treatment of traumatic brain injuries.
Court dismisses Nokia patent claims against HTC
Mar 09, 2013 03:33 EST
Taiwan's top smartphone maker HTC said on Saturday a German court had dismissed two patent infringement complaints brought against the company by Finnish phone giant Nokia.
Witnesses claim torture under Haiti ex-dictator 'Baby Doc'
Mar 07, 2013 18:03 EST
Witnesses testified Thursday against an absent Jean-Claude Duvalier, in a hearing aimed at determining whether the former Haitian dictator will stand trial for crimes against humanity.
Anglo American slapped with another silicosis lawsuit
Mar 07, 2013 17:12 EST
Eighteen miners who claimed they contracted deadly silicosis working at an Anglo American gold mine in South Africa slapped the firm with a class action lawsuit on Thursday, lawyers said.
Promoters sue over cancelled Gaga Indonesia show
Mar 06, 2013 01:13 EST
Concert promoters are suing insurers in the United States for breach of contract over an Indonesian concert by Lady Gaga canceled last year due to a threat by Islamic hardliners.
MPs give green light for secret courts
Mar 05, 2013 03:09 EST
MPs voted in favour of controversial proposals to grant more civil courts permission to scrutinise secret evidence in private.
Haiti ex-dictator 'Baby Doc' ill after hearing: source
Mar 04, 2013 19:02 EST
Former Haitian dictator Jean-Claude Duvalier fell ill after a court hearing last week and may miss the next hearing in a probe into allegations of torture and graft, a supporter said Monday.
S. Korean 'comfort women' sue Japan rock band
Mar 04, 2013 03:03 EST
A group of South Korean women forced into wartime sexual slavery by Japan filed a defamation suit Monday against a little known, far-right Japanese rock band for calling them prostitutes.
