MLB sued by brewer over sponsorship deal
NEW YORK CITY — Anheuser-Busch is suing Major League Baseball in a dispute over the brewer's decades-long sponsorship. The maker of Budweiser claimed in a suit filed Friday that MLB agreed in April ...
View ArticleLawyer: Brunei prince ‘betrayed’ by ex-lawyers
NEW YORK CITY — Brunei’s Prince Jefri Bolkiah was exploited by two thieving British attorneys who took advantage of his trust and vulnerability as he faced the legal “fight of his life,” one of his...
View ArticleABA, NALP wrangle over law grad data
As American Bar Association President Stephen Zack said, those attending the ABA’s annual meeting in Toronto this week can earn an entire year’s worth of continuing education credit, network with...
View ArticleDeciding wind dispute is no breeze
Several questions still need to be answered before Monroe County Supreme Court Justice John J. Ark reaches a final decision in a case brought by a wind energy company against the town of Italy in Yates...
View ArticleJustices won’t reinstate award against Hustler
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court won’t reinstate an award against a racy magazine in a dispute over nude pictures of a model published after she was killed by her professional wrestler husband. The...
View ArticleJudge disqualifies MLK estate lawyer from case
ATLANTA (AP) — A judge has ruled that a lawyer for the estate of Martin Luther King Jr. cannot participate in a dispute over the ownership of King’s Bible and Nobel Peace Prize. The slain civil rights...
View ArticleSupreme Court to hear dispute over state tax collection
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday agreed to consider a dispute over how a state may tax the income that its residents earn in another state. In a case that could affect how taxes are...
View ArticleCourt to weigh gov’t duty to settle bias claims
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Supreme Court said Monday it will consider a dispute over the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s duty to try and settle charges of job discrimination before filing...
View ArticleComptroller gets involved in FairPoint dispute
The comptroller of New York is urging FairPoint’s biggest shareholder to encourage the company to treat its workforce fairly. Thomas DiNapoli expressed concerns about union allegations that FairPoint...
View ArticleSupreme Court hears dispute over security check pay
WASHINGTON — Workers who fill customer orders for Internet retailer Amazon might be out of luck in their quest to be paid for time they spend going through security checkpoints each day. Several U.S....
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