Thursday Thoughts
Good morning all! Well, one final down and two more to go! I have one at 1:15 this afternoon and…
Japanese Subsidiary of UBS Pleading Guilty to Fraud
On Wednesday, UBS made history by earning the dubious honor of becoming the first global bank in the last two…
Court Rules for Warrantless Use of Cell Phone Location Data
On Friday, in a blow to privacy activists, U.S. District Judge Ellen Segal Huvelle ruled during a retrial that in…
Insurers File Lawsuit to Avoid Paying in School Sex Abuse
In a lawsuit unsealed Tuesday at the Brooklyn federal court, two insurers, the Travelers Casualty and Surety Company of America…
Another Key Apple Patent in the Apple Samsung War Ruled Invalid by Patent Office
Apple’s position in the Smartphone wars against Samsung seems to be growing more tenuous every day. On Wednesday, Samsung submitted…
Texas Troopers Sued for Public Cavity Search
Two women from Texas are filing a lawsuit following an invasive and humiliating 'roadside boy cavity search' by state troopers.…
Piers Morgan Loses it on Gun Lobbyist Larry Pratt
Piers Morgan has been trying to get members of the NRA to come onto his show following the Sandy Hook…
Time Declares Obama Man of the Year, then Praises his Shrewdness
Time Magazine has declared their annual Person of the Year, choosing Barack Obama. The move is not surprising, but their…
FBI Arrests 26 People for Immigration Fraud; 21 from Law Firms
In a press release from the FBI, 26 people have been charged by federal prosecutors with filing hundreds of asylum…
Dillard’s Agrees to $2 Million Settlement in Discrimination Case
It was announced earlier this week that the department store Dillard's Inc. will pay $2 million to settle charges that…
Ke$ha Claims She was Forced to Sing Lyrics to “Die Young”
Singer Ke$ha has come out and said that she did not want to sing the lyrics, which are incredibly controversial,…
Executive from AU Optronics Convicted of Price-Fixing Scam
On Tuesday, the Justice Department announced that an executive from the Taiwan company of AU Optronics has been found guilty…