Writing for the majority of a 7th Circuit panel, Judge Richard Posner said interest in self-defense extends outside the home.
But the FTC is not expected to reach a deal soon on the more contentious issue of whether the company tweaks its search results to disadvantage rivals.
The deferred prosecution agreement with the DOJ could yield new information about a failure at the bank to police transactions linked to Mexico, sources said.
ENTERTAINMENT – Shuman v. Sony Music Entm’t
COMPLAINT – Earl Shuman is the co-author of the song, “Hey There Lonely Girl,” which has been a hit for different artists in the 60s, 70s and 80s. He claims that Alicia Keys’ song, “Girl on Fire,” quotes “Lonely Girl” without credit, and infringes his copyright. (C.D. Cal.)
CONTRACTS – Geneva Wood Fuels LLC v. Earth Care Prods. Inc.
OPINION – A forum selection clause that covered “legal actions brought to enforce or construe any of the provisions” of an equipment supply contract, does not apply to tort actions related to an explosion at a facility designed by defendant. (D. Me.)
ERISA - Stephens v. US Airways Group Inc.
OPINION - In putative class action, pilot who received delayed distribution of lump-sum retirement benefits was not representative of class because he was the only pilot who exhausted his remedies under the plan. (D.D.C.)
ADMINISTRATIVE LAW – Kloeckner v. Solis
OPINION – The Supreme Court has ruled that a federal employee claiming that an agency action (appealable to the Merit Systems Protection Board) violated antidiscrimination protections of the Civil Service Reform Act, must seek judicial review in the district court, not in the Federal Circuit. (U.S.)
MEDICAL MALPRACTICE - Carmichael v. West
COMPLAINT - A complaint has been filed against physician alleging physician should have delivered child more timely, via caesarean section. Vaginal delivery exposed the child to higher likelihood of contracting mother’s HIV. (D. D.C.)
The petition, filed with the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, says Jose Padilla's military detention and his treatment in custody were unconstitutional.
The charges against Huakang "David" Zhou and his firm is the latest action by the regulator as it cracks down following a rash of accounting scandals at U.S.-listed Chinese companies.
A coalition of seven eastern states led by New York said in a letter that the agency should have issued new guidelines to address methane emissions.
Evan Dooley made a series of bets in wheat futures, even though he knew he did not have money to cover potential losses, according to the U.S. Attorney's office in Chicago.
The demise of Arthur Andersen made prosecutors skittish about indicting the likes of HSBC, but new research suggests convictions don't cause company failures.
A local landowner had sued the pipeline operator for fraud, alleging that the material to be carried on it is not crude oil but diluted bitumen.
Wanxiang Group still needs regulatory clearance to acquire the U.S. battery maker, which was funded partly with federal money.
The founders of the speech-recognition software company are contending that they lost their life's work due to the bank's failure to detect certain accounting irregularities.
The battle revives the threat that holdouts will stall future debt restructurings.
Villanova Law is given a two-year probation penalty by the Association of American Law Schools for falsifying admissions data.
In a brief order, the 2nd Circuit denied The Home Depot's request for expedited arguments and a decision on its appeal.
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