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A toxic legacy is fought out in court

Jul 2, 2012
A $25 billion lawsuit against a subsidiary of Anadarko, the giant oil and gas company, is about environmental pollution and bankruptcy. The tiny town of Avoca, Pa., one of the plaintiffs.

Unpaid interns file lawsuits

May 3, 2012
The unpaid internship is a common work experience for many college and graduate students. But now some are saying that businesses need to pay up.

Bank of America, Countrywide settle discrimination case

Dec 22, 2011
BofA's costs mount as it settles a mortgage discrimination suit against subsidiary Countrywide Financial.

Throw another lawsuit on the barbie

Oct 21, 2011
An Australian student is going after Facebook for holding on to data that is no longer on his profile. Max Schrems, a 24-year-old Australian law...

Computers step in for lawyers at GE

Oct 10, 2011
Learn the word cybersettlements. It's what GE's Oil and Gas division is trying out to see if a computers can help the company settle legal disputes...

Another lawsuit against AT&T

Sep 20, 2011
This one coming from regional carrier Cellular South in protest of AT&T's proposed takeover of T-Mobile. The suit was filed in DC court, the...

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We'll all be talking about net neutrality again soon

Sep 13, 2011
The Office of Management and Budget has approved the FCC's rules on net neutrality. That means in the next one to three weeks, the Federal Register...