International Business News - Lawsuit http://www.ibtimes.com All articles are copyrighted by IBTimes.com 400 100 http://www.ibtimes.com/ http://www.ibtimes.com/images/top_logo_ibt2_3.gif Communities and child health advocates around the country had pinned their hopes on Rhode Island prevailing in its landmark lawsuit against the lead paint industry. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080706/r-i-lead-paint-loss-gives-industry-huge-win.htm Sun, 06 Jul 2008 14:22:27 EDT Dismissing privacy concerns, a federal judge overseeing a $1 billion copyright-infringement lawsuit against YouTube has ordered the popular online video-sharing service to disclose who watches which video clips and when. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080704/court-orders-youtube-to-give-viacom-video-logs.htm Fri, 04 Jul 2008 07:52:12 EDT A Delaware judge on Thursday granted preliminary approval of a proposed settlement in a shareholder lawsuit against mortgage lender Countrywide Financial Corp. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080703/del-judge-mulls-settlement-in-countrywide-lawsuit.htm Thu, 03 Jul 2008 18:59:42 EDT Savient Pharmaceuticals Inc. said Thursday an appeals court upheld a lower court's decision to dismiss a class action lawsuit against the drug developer, originally filed in 2002 and alleging fraud. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080703/savient-claims-appeals-court-decision.htm Thu, 03 Jul 2008 16:19:54 EDT Dismissing privacy concerns, a federal judge overseeing a $1 billion copyright-infringement lawsuit against YouTube has ordered the popular online video-sharing service to disclose who watches which video clips and when. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080703/court-orders-youtube-to-give-viacom-video-logs.htm Thu, 03 Jul 2008 15:57:33 EDT Health advocates and Rhode Island officials say it will be much harder to eliminate childhood lead poisoning after the state Supreme Court overturned a landmark jury verdict that could have led to a multibillion-dollar cleanup of lead paint. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/84673-lead-paint-lawsuit.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080703/r-i-lead-paint-ruling-ends-hope-of-costly-cleanup.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080703/r-i-lead-paint-ruling-ends-hope-of-costly-cleanup.htm Thu, 03 Jul 2008 00:53:17 EDT Attorney General Mike Cox on Wednesday sued Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and accused the state's largest health insurer of breaking the law when it shifted $125 million to help buy a workers' compensation insurance company. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080702/michigan-ag-sues-blue-cross-over-for-profit-deal.htm Wed, 02 Jul 2008 18:16:23 EDT Gov. Joe Manchin wants the West Virginia Supreme Court to clarify whether DuPont has the right to be heard as it appeals $196.2 million in punitive damages, about half the amount a jury awarded in a case involving health threats from a former zinc smelting plant. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080702/w-va-gov-seeks-review-of-400m-dupont-case.htm Wed, 02 Jul 2008 15:19:05 EDT The Detroit Public Schools has filed a lawsuit against 13 individuals and businesses that alleges few or no services were delivered for more than $45 million that was paid out. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080702/detroit-schools-lawsuit-seeks-proof-of-work.htm Wed, 02 Jul 2008 13:27:32 EDT The woman in a sex tape featuring Verne Troyer--best known for his role in the "Austin Powers" movies--says she allowed celebrity Web site TMZ to broadcast snippets of the tape. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/84484-people-verne-troyer-lawsuit.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080702/tmz-allowed-to-repost-portion-of-actors-sex-tape.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080702/tmz-allowed-to-repost-portion-of-actors-sex-tape.htm Wed, 02 Jul 2008 17:50:16 EDT Gov. Joe Manchin wants the state Supreme Court to review part of a nearly $400 million judgment against DuPont. He wants it to clarify whether defendants have a constitutional right to be heard--not just the right to file a petition--when they are hit with punitive damages. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080702/w-va-governor-seeks-review-of-400m-dupont-case.htm Wed, 02 Jul 2008 12:19:34 EDT Koppers Holdings Inc., a maker of wood treatment products and chemicals, said Wednesday it received a favorable ruling related to a civil lawsuit in Mississippi. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080702/koppers-receives-favorable-ruling-in-lawsuit.htm Wed, 02 Jul 2008 10:53:16 EDT ResCare Inc., which provides residential, training and support services to people with physical and mental disabilities, said late Tuesday it will record legal charges in the second quarter. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080702/rescare-expects-2q-charge-for-legal-matters.htm Wed, 02 Jul 2008 09:59:39 EDT Florida's attorney general alleged Tuesday that Countrywide Financial Corp., the nation's largest mortgage lender, engaged in deceptive practices that left borrowers in the state with mortgages they couldn't afford. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080701/fla-ag-says-countrywide-deceived-borrowers.htm Tue, 01 Jul 2008 15:47:18 EDT A federal appeals court has thrown out a $785,000 award to a woman who blamed her mother's cancer death on contamination from a wood treatment plant in Mississippi, one of hundreds of such cases against the facility's owner. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080701/court-tosses-785-000-award-over-cancer-death.htm Tue, 01 Jul 2008 14:12:57 EDT A judge has ruled against Wal-Mart in a class-action lawsuit, saying the discount retailer violated state labor laws more than 2 million times, including cutting worker break time and "willfully" allowing employees to work off the clock. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080701/minn-judge-rules-against-wal-mart-on-work-breaks.htm Tue, 01 Jul 2008 16:48:16 EDT Rhode Island's Supreme Court on Tuesday overturned a first-in-the-nation jury verdict that found three former lead paint companies responsible for creating a public nuisance, rejecting a closely watched case that had been seen as a bellwether for potential suits across the country. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080701/r-i-high-court-overturns-lead-paint-verdict.htm Tue, 01 Jul 2008 19:00:54 EDT The Missouri governor's former chief of staff filed a lawsuit Monday on behalf of embryonic stem cell research critics that seeks to delay spending from a state life-sciences research fund. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080630/mo-lawsuit-asks-court-to-clarify-stem-cell-limits.htm Mon, 30 Jun 2008 18:12:30 EDT Florida will be taking legal action against Countrywide Financial Corp. for what Attorney General Bill McCollum calls misleading and unfair trade practices. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080630/florida-attorney-general-sues-lender-countrywide.htm Mon, 30 Jun 2008 17:51:16 EDT Ground beef purchased at a suburban Kroger Co. grocery store sickened a woman with E. coli, according to a lawsuit filed Monday against the nation's largest traditional grocery chain. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080630/ohio-woman-files-e-coli-lawsuit-against-kroger.htm Mon, 30 Jun 2008 17:31:35 EDT