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# Lawsuit

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# How Much??
New York mother launches $900 trillion lawsuit against city
Fausat Ogunbayo, 46, wants €682 trillion from the city, claiming her two sons were wrongfully removed from her care.
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Feb 10th 2012, 3:49 PM
# whale of a time
Killer whales sue Seaworld for 'slavery'
The case is being taken by PETA who argue that animals should have the same constitutional protections as humans.
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Feb 7th 2012, 9:34 AM
# What the...
Man adopts his own girlfriend in US legal battle
A judge said the “surreal” move takes an ongoing court case “into a legal twilight zone”.
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Feb 2nd 2012, 9:41 PM
# Phoebe Prince
$225,000 settlement for Phoebe Prince's parents
The parents of the Irish schoolgirl, who died by suicide after being bullied in school, settled the lawsuit with her school district in Massachusetts in November – but the amount has only just been revealed.
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Dec 29th 2011, 6:21 PM
# Lawsuit
21 ex-players to sue NFL over concussions
Former pros including Patrick Surtain and Oronde Gadsden have accused the organisation of deliberately omitting or concealing evidence linking concussions and long-term neurological problems.
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Dec 24th 2011, 2:47 PM
# Lawsuit
US woman sues clinic over 'implanted memories' claim
The 31-year-old claims that therapists made her believe she had participated in Satanic rituals and suffered sexual abuse through hypnosis.
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Dec 3rd 2011, 10:40 AM
# J-Biebz
Bieber will take paternity test to prove the kid is not his son – report
It’s the latest development in an ongoing saga or “a lot of crap on the internet” as Bieber put it….
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Nov 7th 2011, 11:47 AM
# J-Biebz
Justin Bieber denies claims he fathered child with fan
Representatives of the 17-year-old star called a paternity suit “malicious, defamatory, and demonstrably false”.
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Nov 2nd 2011, 10:34 AM
# Ageism
Actress suing IMDb for revealing that she is 40
An actress, who (unsurprisingly) wishes to remain anonymous, has filed a lawsuit against IMDb’s parent company, Amazon, for revealing that she is “over the hill” – her words, not ours.
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Oct 19th 2011, 12:50 PM
# Lawsuit
US to sue over a dozen banks over mortgages: report
The lawsuit, reported in the New York Times, relates to alleged misrepresentation of the quality of mortgages during the boom.
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Sep 2nd 2011, 1:07 PM
# NOTW
US senator demands investigation into possible 9/11 phone-hacking
Highly-regarded senator Jay Rockefeller says the fallout from the News of the World raises ‘serious questions’.
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Jul 13th 2011, 8:09 AM
# NOTW
MPs to quiz cops on failure to investigate phone-hacking
The assistant commissioner of the Metropolitan Police will be grilled on why he chose not to reopen inquiries in 2009.
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Jul 12th 2011, 9:01 AM
# News Corp
Shareholders sue News Corp over hacking scandal
A group of News Corporation shareholders are suing the media conglomerate over what they claim are large-scale governance failures surrounding the British phone-hacking case.
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Jul 11th 2011, 8:42 PM
# Apple
Suit brought against Apple over iPad and iPhone user 'tracking'
Two Apple customers have launched a suit against the company, asking for an injunction to disable the tracking in devices – and damages for violating their rights.
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Apr 26th 2011, 12:53 PM
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The Daily Fix: Tuesday
In today’s Fix: more bad news from the IMF; Cork toddler cleared of rare cancer by US treatment; and New York police make further grim discoveries in Long Island.
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Apr 12th 2011, 8:06 PM
LIVE
Blogger mounts $105m legal action against Huffington Post and AOL
Jonathan Tasini is seeking $105m in damages on behalf of over 9,000 bloggers.
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Apr 12th 2011, 7:27 PM
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British family demand not to be served by hotel staff 'of colour'
Legal action taken by a waiter is halted by a judge. Waiter says he was told not to serve the family.
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Apr 8th 2011, 5:30 PM
LIVE
Casino cocktail waitresses sue over skimpy outfits
Modelling agency was drafted in to decide who should stay and who should go after new flapper outfits were introduced, lawsuit claims.
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Apr 1st 2011, 9:00 PM
# Your Say
Poll: Should the state and banks be made to pay for reckless lending?
Ads placed in tomorrow’s papers will look for homeowners to take part in a landmark ‘reckless lending’ case. Do you think it’s fair to expect the state and the banks to pay?
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Mar 23rd 2011, 10:19 AM
# American Apparel
American Apparel founder in $250 million 'sex slave' case
Dov Charney conducts business meetings in the nude and refers to his female employees as ‘sluts’ and ‘whores’. Now he’s facing a $250 million lawsuit from one of them.
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Mar 9th 2011, 10:56 AM
# Lawsuit
Sex in the City suit exposes Sachs to claims of discrimination
Goldman Sachs hit with lurid allegations of sex discrimination.
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Sep 16th 2010, 9:55 AM
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