Franchise Owner of Panera Stores Settles Lawsuit
A discrimination claim filed by current and former black employees at Pennsylvania Panera Bread stores will be settled by the…
Legal News
Jerry Sandusky to be Sentenced October 9
A sentencing hearing has been scheduled for October 9 in the Jerry Sandusky case. Sandusky is the former assistant football…
U.S. Government Fights to Keep the Powers of Indefinite Military Detention
On Monday, the U.S. government filed a motion asking for a stay of the ruling of a federal judge made…
Court Denies Merrill’s Efforts to Wiggle Out of Paying $10.2 Million
On Monday, a petition filed by Merrill claiming the chairwoman of an arbitration panel had been biased in awarding $10.2…
Lawyers Face Malpractice Suit 21 Years after Death of Athlete
In 1991, Mississippi State University football player Rodney Stowers was carried off the field after fracturing his right leg in…
China Files WTO Case Against U.S.
A World Trade Organization case was filed by China on Monday that challenges anti-dumping measure from the United States. The…
Teacher Strike in Chicago Hits Second Week
The mayor of Chicago, Rahm Emanuel, is asking that the courts end the teachers strike that has kept students from…
Probe by OCC Focuses on Anti-Money Laundering System Used by JPMorgan
JPMorgan Chase & Co's monitoring system for suspect money transactions is being probed by the United States. The probe is…
NYSE Fined $5 Million to Settle Improper Information Leakage of SEC Market Data
SEC brings its first financial penalty against a U.S. exchange as the NYSE settled the improper access to market data…
ACLU Fights for Ku Klux Klan in Georgia
Last week, on Thursday, a Ku Klux Klan chapter sued the state of Georgia for rejecting the white supremacist group’s…
Preacher Arrested for Breaking Preaching Ban in Bourbon Street
New Orleans has an ordinance on Bourbon Street, an ordinance that is rarely invoked, but lays down that after dark,…
Colluding Private Equity Firms Given Last Chance to Reveal Material Facts
On Friday, responding to a heavily blacked-out version of a 217-page complaint released by private equity firms alleged to have…