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Voice Software Pioneer Says Amazon Used Its Technology in Alexa

A voice software technology developer is suing Amazon.com Inc., saying the e-commerce giant infringed on patents when developing software for the Alexa digital assistant. VB Assets LLC, which owns the rights to some of the technology developed by voice software …

Suit: Generic Drug Makers Used Code to Fix Price Increases

BOSTON — Representatives of some of the nation’s largest generic drug manufacturers used code words to collude with competitors to divvy up market share and coordinate price increases according to a federal lawsuit. The code words were used in internal …

Federal Suit Over Pot, Property Values Could Have Broad Implications

A federal trial in Colorado could have far-reaching effects on the United States’ budding marijuana industry if a jury sides with a couple who say having a cannabis business as a neighbor hurts their property’s value. The trial set to …

Federal Suit Alleges Las Vegas Bus Stop Shelters Too Close to Busy Roads

A man who lost a leg at age 15 when he was struck by a vehicle as he sat on a Las Vegas, Nev., bus stop bench is suing for damages, saying that the shelters were built dangerously close to …

Truck Driver in Tracy Morgan Crash Wants Federal Case Stayed

The truck driver charged in a New Jersey highway crash that injured comedian-actor Tracy Morgan and killed another man filed a request Friday to delay a federal lawsuit while his criminal case proceeds in state court. Kevin Roper’s attorney filed …

Safe Setbacks at Issue in Suit over Oklahoma Wind Farm Plan

Seven central Oklahoma landowners filed a federal lawsuit against several companies planning wind farms, expressing concern for the health and safety of local residents. The lawsuit filed in Oklahoma City by the Oklahoma Wind Action Association names several companies associated …

Relatives of Montana Man Sue Hospital Over Death

Relatives of a Montana man who died of a drug overdose following surgery at a hospital in Cody, Wyo., have filed a federal lawsuit claiming negligence by the hospital and medical personnel who gave him an opiate patch. The estate …

Ohio City Pays $150K to Settle Harassment Claim

City officials in Columbus, Ohio have approved paying $150,000 to settle a federal sexual-harassment lawsuit involving a municipal court judge. The Columbus Dispatch reports that former court reporter Brenda Williams sued two years ago, claiming there was a hostile workplace …

Shippers File Lawsuit Over Damaged Moroccan Fruit

Delaware officials recently celebrated growing shipments of Moroccan clementines to the port of Wilmington, but it’s not always smooth sailing in the fruit import business. A group of fruit shippers and exporters has filed a federal lawsuit in Wilmington against …

Ohio Owners Sue State Over New Exotic Animal Law

Four owners of exotic animals in Ohio are suing the state’s agriculture department and its director over a new law regulating the dangerous wildlife. The owners claim the law threatens their property rights and freedom of speech. They say it …