Facebook Inc. is asking a New York appeals court to block the largest set of search warrants the company says it has ever received, as the tense relationship evolves between social media and law enforcement.
Read More »Ex-N.Y. Governor Spitzer must face Greenberg defamation suit
Ex-American International Group Inc. Chief Executive Officer Maurice Greenberg defeated a bid by Eliot Spitzer to throw out a lawsuit accusing him of making defamatory statements in a campaign to damage Greenberg’s reputation.
Read More »Pandora sued by record companies over music made before 1972
Pandora Media Inc., the biggest online radio service, infringed copyright with its use of music recorded before 1972, including songs by the Beatles, the Rolling Stones and the Grateful Dead, a group of record companies claimed in a lawsuit.
Read More »NHL sued by insurer over defense of concussion lawsuits
The National Hockey League was sued by an insurer seeking to limit its duty to defend the league in lawsuits alleging it concealed the long-term effects of concussions and failed to warn players of the risks.
Read More »Mortgage accord faces delay on modified loan issue
Bank of America Corp.’s $8.5 billion settlement with mortgage-bond investors will be delayed almost two weeks after American International Group Inc. and other objectors asked a judge for a hearing to address loan modifications excluded from the accord.
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Read More »Miramax, Weinsteins sue Time Warner over ‘Hobbit’ films
Walt Disney Co.’s Miramax and its founders, Harvey and Robert Weinstein, sued Time Warner Inc. for $75 million over claims they were deprived of their proper share of revenue from “The Hobbit” films.
Read More »Bank of America $8.5B MBS accord looked minuscule, objectors say
Bank of America Corp.’s $8.5 billion settlement with mortgage-bond holders “looked minuscule” to sophisticated investors, a lawyer for opponents of the agreement told a Manhattan judge.
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Read More »Judge rejects gambling referendum language
A judge threw out a legal challenge to the wording of a referendum to go to voters next month that would authorize casino gambling’s expansion in New York state.
Read More »Judge blocks New York state parks’ outdoor smoking ban
New York’s ban on outdoor smoking in state parks was blocked by a judge after a smokers’-rights group argued that the Office of Parks, Recreation & Historic Preservation exceeded its authority.
Read More »U.S. properly withheld ‘20th hijacker’ images, court says
U.S. District Judge Naomi Reice Buchwald ruled that the photos and videos of Mohammed al-Qahtani were properly classified by the Defense Department and the Federal Bureau of Investigation as being in the interest of national security.
Read More »New York’s high court to hear appeals in fracking cases
An intermediate-level appellate court in Albany in May affirmed lower-court rulings upholding the bans.
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