The Associated Press
Friday, May 24, 2013
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - A bank accused of losing $200 million of retirees' money through bad investments has agreed to put $25 million back in South Carolina's accounts and give the state discounts on future fees under a new, 10-year contract with the state, according to a copy of the settlement obtained Thursday by The Associated Press.
The Associated Press
Friday, May 24, 2013
CHICAGO (AP) - An 87-year-old grandmother took on billionaire Donald Trump. And on Thursday, she lost.
The Associated Press
Friday, May 24, 2013
GREENSBURG, Pa. (AP) - A federal judge on Thursday awarded a Polish Hill man $7,500 in damages for a beating he received from an Allegheny County Jail guard.
The Legal Intelligencer
Friday, May 24, 2013
Former Penn State assistant football coach Mike McQueary has responded to Penn State's position that the university did not fire him over his testimony related to the Jerry Sandusky sex-abuse scandal, demanding "strict proof" that the university fired him only once his contract was over.
The Legal Intelligencer
Friday, May 24, 2013
The state Supreme Court affirmed without an opinion Tuesday a lower court ruling that workers' compensation judges have no vested rights in pay increases, and therefore no recourse to collect on a rescinded raise.
The National Law Journal
Thursday, May 23, 2013
The Supreme Court on Monday ruled in favor of deferring to administrative agencies in determining the scope of their own jurisdiction, issuing a 6-3 decision that featured a sharp dissent from Chief Justice John Roberts Jr.
The Associated Press
Thursday, May 23, 2013
GREENSUBRUG, PA. (AP) - Five Highmark customers claim the insurance giant and 37 other Blue Cross Blue Shield affiliates are violating federal antitrust laws and conspiring to drive up premiums by squelching competition in Western Pennsylvania and elsewhere.
The Associated Press
Thursday, May 23, 2013
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) - A group of Connecticut organizations that support gun rights, pistol permit holders and gun sellers has filed a lawsuit in federal court against Gov. Dannel P. Malloy and other state officials, arguing the state's new gun control law violates their constitutional rights.
The Associated Press
Thursday, May 23, 2013
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) - The Republican-controlled Florida Legislature scored a victory Wednesday in a long-running battle over how lawmakers drew up new districts for themselves and Congress.
The Legal Intelligencer
Thursday, May 23, 2013
New York-based Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler is seeking to remove a trade secrets case filed against it from state court in Pittsburgh to federal court in the Western District of Pennsylvania.