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Cult Economist Jailed for Hiding Rare Coins Says They’re His Now

The 58 rare coins at the center of two federal lawsuits are exceptionally valuable. Now a bankrupt company’s receiver wants them. And an antique dealer wants them. And so does Martin Armstrong, a self-taught economist with a cult following who …

Chinese Court Rejects Apple Lawsuit Over iPad Name

A court in southern China has rejected a lawsuit by Apple Inc, accusing a Chinese technology company of infringing its iPad trademark, a newspaper reported on Tuesday, the latest move in a protracted tug-of-war over the name. The Intermediate People’s …

Wis. Court: Claims Can Go to Attorney General’s Headquarters

Talk about your legal technicalities. Three state doctors are fighting a malpractice suit by arguing their patient sent a claim notice to the state Justice Department’s headquarters in Madison. The doctors contend state law says such notices must be mailed …

Pennsylvania Cop in Court on Staged Cycle Theft

A Pittsburgh-area police officer has pleaded not guilty to a federal mail fraud indictment charging him with staging a motorcycle theft so he could collect nearly $15,000 worth of insurance. Federal prosecutors in Pittsburgh say suspended Kennedy Township Officer Frank …

Abracadabra! Dutch Magician Fined for Copyright Infringement

A magician has been fined (euro) 12,205 ($16,725) by a Dutch court for putting a rival’s trick up his sleeve and trying to pass it off as his own. Hans Klok was sued for copyright infringement over a routine in …

Court Upholds Jury Verdict in $10M Colo. Wal-Mart Case

A truck driver who slipped and fell on ice and grease while making a delivery to a Wal-Mart store in northern Colorado can collect a nearly $10 million award after the state Supreme Court upheld a jury verdict in the …

Michigan Students Will Watch Supreme Court Insurance Dispute Case

Students from some Thumb communities are going to school at the Michigan Supreme Court. The court is taking justice on the road Thursday by hearing a case at the Tuscola Technology Center in Caro, 100 miles from the state capital. …

Miss. Court Weighing Damage Limitations

The Mississippi Supreme Court has asked attorneys for more information as it considers whether the state’s limitation on damages in civil cases is constitutional. In an order last month, the court asked attorneys for Sears, Roebuck and Co., and for …

Samsung Seeks to Block Sale of New iPhone 4S

Samsung said it will file court injunctions in France and Italy seeking to block the sale of Apple’s latest iPhone amid an intensifying patent fight between the smartphone giants. Samsung plans to file preliminary injunctions in Paris and Milan asking …

Mass. Court Reinstates $675,000 Damages for Downloading

An appeals court reinstated a $675,000 verdict against a Boston University student who illegally downloaded 30 songs and shared them on the Internet, but left the door open for the trial judge to reduce the award again. Joel Tenenbaum, of …