A federal judge has ordered a China-based maker of drywall to pay $55,000 in penalties and attorney fees – and to stop doing business in the United States – as punishment for refusing to take part in court proceedings over …
If the vehicle you just bought turns out to be a lemon, you’ll have less time after this weekend to seek damages from the manufacturer and you won’t get as much money. The restrictions that went into effect Saturday drew …
The U.S. Supreme Court will hear two appeals that would make it easier for targets of patent suits to collect attorneys’ fees, agreeing to consider steps that some companies say would deter groundless litigation. The court today said it will …
Toyota Motor Corp. is set for final approval of a settlement, valued at as much as $1.63 billion by plaintiff lawyers, with U.S. consumers who claimed that recalls related to sudden, unintended acceleration caused their vehicles to lose value. U.S. …
Perdue Farms is seeking up to $2.5 million in attorney fees following its victory in a poultry pollution case that had been closely watched by environmentalist and agriculture interests for its potential impact on the industry, a company spokeswoman said …
Damage payments from the compensation fund for BP’s massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico have been stopped temporarily as the fund says it needs time to follow a court order that part of the settlements be set aside …
Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker has signed a bill designed to limit attorneys’ fees after a well-known lemon law lawyer collected more than $150,000 in an auto-repair dispute. The measure, part of Walker’s special legislative session on jobs, requires judges to …
The city of Albuquerque has spent nearly $900,000 on a former police officer since an investigation began into whether he killed his wife. Levi Chavez is charged with the murder of his wife, had only been an Albuquerque officer for …
A Peoria woman who once faced the death penalty is suing authorities who accused her of killing an infant she was babysitting. Last year, a Maricopa County Superior Court judge dismissed the murder case against Lisa Randall after an expert …