International Business News - Sued 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 A stadium vendor has settled a lawsuit by the family of a girl paralyzed in a car accident caused by a drunken New York Giants fan for $26 million. The amount of the settlement had been sealed until Wednesday, when a state appellate court overturned a lower court's decision to keep the settlement private. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081204/nj-girl-paralyzed-in-crash-by-giants-fan-gets-26m.htm Thu, 04 Dec 2008 07:58:47 EST A stadium vendor has settled a lawsuit by the family of a girl paralyzed in a car accident caused by a drunken New York Giants fan for $26 million. The amount of the settlement had been sealed until Wednesday, when a state appellate court overturned a lower court's decision to keep the settlement private. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081203/nj-girl-paralyzed-in-crash-by-giants-fan-gets-26m.htm Wed, 03 Dec 2008 21:18:45 EST A perfume company is claiming Prince and his music publisher failed to honor a contract to help market a fragrance named for the album "3121." The breach-of-contract lawsuit was filed Monday by Revelations Perfume and Cosmetics Inc. in New York. The company says it licensed Prince's name, likeness and the album title "3121" to market its fragrance. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/177122-people-prince-sued.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081118/perfume-maker-sues-prince-over-contract-in-ny.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081118/perfume-maker-sues-prince-over-contract-in-ny.htm Tue, 18 Nov 2008 09:18:26 EST A perfume company is claiming that Prince and his music publisher failed to honor a contract to help market a fragrance named for the album "3121." The breach-of-contract lawsuit was filed by Revelations Perfume and Cosmetics Inc. in New York. The company says it licensed Prince's name, likeness and the album title "3121" to market its fragrance. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081117/perfume-maker-sues-prince-over-contract-in-ny.htm Mon, 17 Nov 2008 19:26:57 EST The head of a Kentucky-based Ku Klux Klan organization led a failed plot to kill the co-founder of the Southern Poverty Law Center, which tracks hate groups and challenges white supremacists, a former Klan member testified Thursday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081113/civil-trial-for-kentucky-klan-group-begins.htm Thu, 13 Nov 2008 14:42:17 EST The 28-acre compound that the nation's second-largest Ku Klux Klan outfit calls home features a high gate with armed guards, a stage for the group's annual gatherings and an open field for burning crosses. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081111/no-2-klan-group-on-trial-in-ky-teens-beating.htm Tue, 11 Nov 2008 15:40:47 EST A Massachusetts man has filed a federal lawsuit against the father of New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady for allegedly failing to pay him about $600,000 in sales commissions and business expenses. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081106/father-of-patriots-qb-brady-sued-in-insurance-case.htm Thu, 06 Nov 2008 10:21:26 EST The mother of a teen killed in a crash is suing a restaurant where the other driver allegedly drank too much before the head-on collision. Ercilia Velora Norrid seeks up to $7 million and other damages in her wrongful death and negligence suit against Wingsport LP, doing business as Buffalo Wild Wings Grill & Bar. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081104/texas-restaurant-sued-after-teens-killed-in-crash.htm Tue, 04 Nov 2008 10:53:35 EST Republican congressional candidate Monty J. Lankford and his medical equipment company are being sued for $1.8 million for what a Tennessee bank calls fraudulent practices. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081030/bank-sues-tenn-congressional-candidate-for-1-8m.htm Thu, 30 Oct 2008 18:15:04 EDT The estate of a deceased Macy's heir has sued Jay Leno and others, claiming NBC's "Tonight Show" host was illegally sold the scion's valuable 1931 Duesenberg automobile. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081015/macys-heirs-estate-sues-jay-leno-over-car.htm Wed, 15 Oct 2008 15:02:52 EDT The accusations of a woman who says Nevada's governor once threatened to rape her are "simply false," Gov. Jim Gibbons said Wednesday. An investigation two years ago that resulted in no criminal charges should speak for itself, the governor said in a statement. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/153198-nevada-governor-sued.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081015/nev-governor-sued-for-allegedly-threatening-rape.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081015/nev-governor-sued-for-allegedly-threatening-rape.htm Wed, 15 Oct 2008 21:57:35 EDT A Malaysian court ordered the country's former king Wednesday to settle a $1 million debt to a bank in a landmark verdict that ended a centuries-old tradition shielding the country's royal sultans from legal prosecution. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081015/malaysia-ex-king-must-pay-debt-in-landmark-trial.htm Wed, 15 Oct 2008 09:13:20 EDT A South Dakota Highway Patrol trooper who killed a man after a chase near Harrold in October is being sued by the man's fiancee. Trooper Ryan Lantz shot Anthony LaRocco when LaRocco aimed a gun at short range at officers. Although a pellet gun, it closely resembled a .380-caliber semiautomatic pistol. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080916/sd-state-trooper-sued-over-shooting-death.htm Tue, 16 Sep 2008 16:04:38 EDT The U.S. Justice Department has filed a lawsuit in Manhattan against a major apartment developer, alleging it unlawfully discriminated against disabled people in the design of one of its buildings. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080814/lawsuit-over-access-for-disabled-at-nyc-building.htm Thu, 14 Aug 2008 10:43:29 EDT The company founded by the New York businessman known in the hip-hop world as "Jacob the Jeweler" has sued Wyclef Jean, claiming he owes money for watches and jewelry he bought. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080730/new-york-jewelry-company-sues-wyclef-jean.htm Wed, 30 Jul 2008 13:40:28 EDT California is seeking nearly $1.7 million from an import company for allegedly smuggling fruit that could contain a harmful pest. The lawsuit alleges that New Jersey-based Bombino Express Worldwide imported unmarked packages of mangoes and yams from India that had not been treated to kill the Oriental Fruit Fly. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080721/calif-sues-food-importer-over-fruit-fly-danger.htm Mon, 21 Jul 2008 18:16:17 EDT The producer of the hit reality series "Survivor" and "The Apprentice" has been sued in Los Angeles by his former business partner. Conrad Riggs filed the lawsuit against Mark Burnett on Monday. Riggs claims he is owed more than $70 million for his contributions to their joint efforts. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080708/survivor-producer-sued-by-ex-partner-for-70m.htm Tue, 08 Jul 2008 09:59:51 EDT The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission is accusing San Juan Coal Co. of discriminating against female workers at its coal mine near Waterflow in northwestern New Mexico. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080703/eeoc-alleges-n-m-mine-discriminates-against-women.htm Thu, 03 Jul 2008 16:01:55 EDT The Massachusetts attorney general is suing Option One Mortgage Corp., alleging the subprime mortgage lender deceived consumers into taking out extremely risky loans. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080603/mass-ag-sues-subprime-lender-option-one.htm Tue, 03 Jun 2008 16:25:41 EDT Microsoft's satellite imagery project was sued over the "TerraServer" name, by a small North Carolina company alleging that the firm was using its name which is already registered. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080508/microsoft-sued-imagery-project-trademark-terraserver.htm Thu, 08 May 2008 15:30:34 EDT