Litigation

SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) — Indiana Attorney General Greg Zoeller (ZEHL'-ur) says he'll defend the state's position on limiting who can sell cold beer against a lawsuit by a trade group representing convenience stores and gas station owners that contend...

Two truck drivers have sued one of Southern California's largest trucking companies, alleging they were denied breaks, lunch hours and overtime because they were treated as independent contractors rather than employees of Harbor Express Inc. The lawsuit...

A North Catasauqua patrolman is suing the borough after twice getting fired then reinstated, saying he's being harassed on the job in an effort to force him to resign. Officer Timothy Varga claims in a Northampton County lawsuit that his boss, Chief Kim...

LAS VEGAS -- A fuller-faced O.J. Simpson walked slowly into a courtroom here Monday wearing wrist shackles and a blue jail jumpsuit as he seeks a new trial in his sports memorabilia robbery and kidnaping conviction that sent him to prison. The disgraced...

LAS VEGAS -- O.J. Simpson arrived in a courtroom Monday morning in wrist shackles and dressed in a blue jail suit seeking a new trial in his 2008 sports memorabilia robbery and kidnapping conviction that sent him to prison. Several of his family members...

Casey Anthony's bankruptcy attorneys said Judge Belvin Perry "completely eviscerated" her chance of having a fair defamation trial in Orlando because of public comments he recently made about her first-degree murder case. Perry, the chief judge of the...

A West Easton resident who fits the description of a Republican candidate for Northampton County Council has sued county Sheriff Randall P. Miller for revoking the resident's license to carry a firearm. The "True Appellant" is not named in the suit,...

East Penn school directors have agreed to give up future property tax dollars from a proposed $140 million Costco-anchored shopping center in Lower Macungie Township to help make the tax- and job-generating development happen. The school board, with a...

Three candidates are running for the open seat on the bench created by the retirement of Richard Walsh. Jeffrey S. Evans, Jerrold A. Sulcove and Jeremiah Zook are registered Republicans and residents of Franklin County, Pa. The winning candidates in...

The family of the Derek Boogaard has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the National Hockey League, claiming the league is responsible for the brain damage the player suffered during six seasons as an "enforcer" and for his addiction to painkillers....

* Coal company takeover a big Czech privatisation scandal * Swiss government freezes $700 million in case * Czech authorities slow to cooperate, but bring charges * Defendants say they are innocent By Martin de Sa'Pinto and Jan Lopatka BELLINZONA,...

* Federal Circuit: Nintendo did not violate Motiva's rights * Motiva plans to pursue case in district court-lawyer By Jonathan Stempel May 13 (Reuters) - Nintendo Co, one of the world's largest makers of video game players, won a U.S. appeals court...