Reprisal Suit Vs. W-B Gets Boost: Judge Rejects City's Claim That Suit By Denise Carey Meant to Overturn County Court Decision.
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By Terrie Morgan-Besecker, Wilkes-Barre, Pa., Times Leader  Sep. 12--WILKES-BARRE -- A federal magistrate has recommended that Denise Carey be permitted to continue with a lawsuit that said the city retaliated against her for speaking out against the closure of a fire station near her home.
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By Monica Chen, The Herald, Rock Hill, S.C.  Mar. 2--The York County Council's approval of a new solid-waste management plan this week could push the county into a third legal dispute over landfills.
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A judge on Tuesday denied the Federal Election Commission's request that she temporarily set aside a ruling striking down several government rules on political fund raising.
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U.S. District Judge Florence-Marie Cooper of the Central District of California Friday denied a motion by the Austrian government to dismiss a lawsuit charging it with wrongful possession of valuable artwork ...
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By Monica Chen, The Herald, Rock Hill, S.C.  Feb. 24--The city of Rock Hill withdrew a lawsuit against York County on Friday -- a day after a state agency permitted a controversial landfill in the city that was at the heart of the legal fight.
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By David Scharfenberg, Cape Cod Times, Hyannis, Mass.  May 26--Opponents of the Cape Wind proposal filed a lawsuit in Barnstable  Superior Court yesterday seeking to overturn a key decision in favor of the  project by the state's top environmental official.
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By Sylvia Lim, The Bradenton Herald, Fla.  Dec. 16--MANATEE -- County officials Friday were pointed in their response to a court order asking the county to back up its hearing officer's rejection of the proposed Manatee Technical Institute campus on Caruso Road.
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A federal judge dismissed a class-action lawsuit against the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers over levee breaches after Hurricane Katrina
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By Farrish, Jessica  FAYETTEVILLE - A lawsuit filed Oct. 23 in Fayette County Circuit Court to halt Phase I of a controversial plan by Land Resource Co. to develop some of the land overlooking the New River Gorge.
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By Julia Oliver, The Charlotte Observer, N.C.  Mar. 4--Union County has asked a court to uphold its growth-control ordinance in response to a developer's suit challenging its legality.
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The Minnesota Court of Appeals on Tuesday refused to reinstate a lawsuit against the Minnesota Vikings for the actions of its trainers before the Aug. 1, 2001, death of NFL lineman Korey Stringer.
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SANTA MARIA - A judge denied two defense motions to dismiss the Michael Jackson child molestation case and also rejected their bid to delay the trial, keeping alive a Jan. 31 trial date.
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By Rex Springston, Richmond Times-Dispatch  Feb. 17--An environmental group is asking a court to throw out a state decision that aided Newport News' plans to develop a $235 million reservoir in King William County.
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A Massachusetts Land Court judge yesterday rejected a request by the Glass Slipper strip club to stop a developer from tearing down the defunct and dilapidated Gaiety Theatre nearby.
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A federal judge in Los Angeles on Thursday rejected a bid by class action attorney Melvyn Weiss and his law firm to have their criminal conspiracy trial moved to New York
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Council members voted Tuesday to appeal a judge's refusal to grant a preliminary injunction to the city in its attempt to block the Angels from adding Los Angeles to their name.
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The federal judge hearing the SCO Group's suit against IBM (NYSE: IBM) has denied IBM's motion for a partial summary judgment. If granted, the declaration likely would have ended the courtroom wrangle.