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Judge: Atlantic Club casino can seek new buyer

Fri, 17 May 2013 19:16:27 -0400

MAYS LANDING, New Jersey - After paying an $11 million advance to a struggling Atlantic City casino it intended to buy, the parent company of the world's largest online poker website was left with nothing for its troubles Friday when a judge ruled the casino had the right to scrap the deal.

Texas sues BP for damages related to oil spill

Fri, 17 May 2013 17:57:57 -0400

HOUSTON - Texas on Friday became the fifth state to sue British oil company BP over the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill, seeking damages related to the worst offshore oil spill in U.S. history.

Judge delays ex-BP engineer's trial

Fri, 17 May 2013 16:30:06 -0400

NEW ORLEANS - A federal judge has agreed to postpone the trial of a former BP engineer charged with deleting text messages about the company's response to its 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.

Feds sue NY fish company

Fri, 17 May 2013 14:34:03 -0400

NEW YORK - The federal government says a New York City company has been processing fish under unsanitary conditions.

ND man sentenced to prison in illegal workers case

Fri, 17 May 2013 05:34:28 -0400

FARGO, North Dakota - A judge says a Fargo construction company owner must serve prison time for employing and housing illegal workers.

Cuban prisoner settles lawsuit against Md. company

Thu, 16 May 2013 19:21:43 -0400

WASHINGTON - An American imprisoned in Cuba settled a lawsuit Thursday against the company he was working for when arrested, a lawsuit that claimed he wasn't properly warned about or prepared for the risks of working in the communist nation.

Koster seeks closer monitoring of ex-Mamtek CEO

Thu, 16 May 2013 18:23:11 -0400

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri - Missouri prosecutors want a judge to let them keep closer tabs on the former head of a failed artificial sweetener plant in Moberly.

Dow to appeal $1.2 billion damages order

Thu, 16 May 2013 16:33:48 -0400

KANSAS CITY, Kansas - A federal judge has ordered Dow Chemical Co. to pay $1.21 billion in damages after it lost a class-action lawsuit that accused it of conspiring to fix prices.

Bill would limit lawsuits over lead contamination

Thu, 16 May 2013 16:10:20 -0400

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri - A Missouri-based lead mining company could be shielded from punitive damages in state lead contamination lawsuits under a bill sent to Gov. Jay Nixon.

Freeh hired by plaintiffs against Browns owner

Wed, 15 May 2013 19:53:23 -0400

KNOXVILLE, Tennessee - Former FBI Director Louis Freeh's firm has been hired by trucking companies suing Cleveland Browns owner Jimmy Haslam's company, Pilot Flying J.

Plaintiffs in Pilot lawsuit hire ex-FBI head Freeh

Wed, 15 May 2013 19:08:57 -0400

KNOXVILLE, Tennessee - Former FBI Director Louis Freeh's firm has been hired by trucking companies suing Pilot Flying J over allegations that the nation's largest diesel fuel retailer bilked customers out of rebates.

5 convicted in Kansas City stock fraud case

Wed, 15 May 2013 16:55:34 -0400

KANSAS CITY, Missouri - A jury on Wednesday convicted the founder of a Kansas City company and four associates of cheating investors by selling them millions of dollars of worthless stock and spending the money on themselves.

Judge considers harsher sentence for Ohio CEO

Wed, 15 May 2013 16:50:36 -0400

CINCINNATI - A former Ohio CEO convicted of inflating stock prices and losing investors millions cried Wednesday as he tried to convince a judge that he doesn't deserve more than one week in prison, arguing that he never meant to hurt anyone and that he's in financial ruin.

More charges in contraband tobacco scheme

Wed, 15 May 2013 16:04:16 -0400

OXFORD, Mississippi - Two Kentucky men and a tobacco company have been indicted for their alleged involvement in the trafficking of contraband cigarettes.

W.Va. tobacco case plaintiffs win 1 of 6 claims

Wed, 15 May 2013 15:15:49 -0400

CHARLESTON, West Virginia - A jury has found that plaintiffs in a West Virginia mass litigation tobacco trial proved only one of six claims.

Pittsburgh mayor gives home makeover docs to feds

Wed, 15 May 2013 13:38:19 -0400

PITTSBURGH - Mayor Luke Ravenstahl has given a federal grand jury a canceled $12,000 check and a contract he has for home improvements.

A look at EU investigation of oil price fixing

Wed, 15 May 2013 13:10:53 -0400

The European Union's executive arm, the Commission, on Tuesday said it had raided the offices of a number of oil industry companies for possible price-fixing.

Helena judge hears arguments over milk freshness

Wed, 15 May 2013 13:09:36 -0400

HELENA, Montana - A Helena judge heard arguments Tuesday over a California-based food distributor's challenge of a rule that says milk sold in Montana must be stamped with a "sell-by" date of 12 days after it is pasteurized.

Appeals court dismisses greenhouse gases lawsuit

Wed, 15 May 2013 10:38:07 -0400

JACKSON, Mississippi - A federal appeals panel has upheld the dismissal of a lawsuit filed by a group of Mississippi Gulf Coast residents and landowners who alleged that emissions by energy companies contributed to global warming, which intensified Hurricane Katrina, which, in turn, damaged their property.

Quinnipiac poll: Va gov job approval rating slips

Wed, 15 May 2013 06:17:40 -0400

RICHMOND, Virginia - Gov. Bob McDonnell has dipped to his the lowest job-approval rating in two years in a statewide poll released Wednesday by Quinnipiac University, but he appears unharmed by his ties to the top executive of a troubled nutritional supplements maker who lavished gifts on McDonnell and his family.

Trade group files suit over cold beer sales law

Tue, 14 May 2013 20:30:20 -0400

SOUTH BEND, Indiana - Indiana convenience stores and gas stations seeking the right to sell cold beer to customers filed a federal lawsuit Tuesday aimed at lifting a ban on the practice.

Chains grapple with how to improve safety

Tue, 14 May 2013 19:04:23 -0400

NEW YORK - While several more global clothing chains on Tuesday were announcing that they agreed to a historic pact to improve factory conditions in Bangladesh, U.S. retailers were scrambling to come up with their own safety plans.

US judge in Ore. dismisses movie pirating lawsuit

Tue, 14 May 2013 17:39:38 -0400

MEDFORD, Oregon - A federal judge has dismissed a movie company's Internet piracy complaint against 34 Oregonians, saying the company was unfairly using the court's subpoena power in a "reverse class-action suit" to save on legal expenses and possibly to intimidate defendants into paying thousands of dollars for viewing a movie that can be bought or rented for less than $10.

Health board takes no action on Tulsa dentist

Tue, 14 May 2013 17:36:04 -0400

OKLAHOMA CITY - Members of the Oklahoma Board of Health met in secret Tuesday to discuss an oral surgeon whose dirty clinics caused a health scare but took no action against his license and said there was no sense of panic among those examining his offices at Tulsa and Owasso.

EU probes oil companies for possible price-fixing

Tue, 14 May 2013 14:15:27 -0400

LONDON - European anti-trust authorities have launched investigations into at least three oil companies on suspicion of price-fixing.