Topic: U.S. District Court

BP says Halliburton destroyed evidence behind Gulf oil spill

BP says Halliburton destroyed evidence that it did faulty cement work on the oil will that leaked into the Gulf. Halliburton denies claim.

Insider trading: Ex-Goldman board member arrested

Insider trading charges brought against former Goldman director Rajat Gupta. Charges stem from insider trading case that netted Raj Rajaratnam 11 years in prison.

How 'Made in USA' parts wound up in Iraqi bombs; US indicts Iranian ring

Radio frequency modules made in Minnesota turned up in 16 unexploded roadside bombs in Iraq. According to an indictment unsealed Tuesday in Washington, the culprit was an Iran-based ring.

BP settlement: BP to get $4 billion for oil spill cleanup

BP settlement: Anadarko Petroleum Coro., which had a has 25 percent working interest in BP's Macondo Prospect, the site of the Deepwater Horizon drilling rig explosion, will pay BP $4 billion toward cleaning up the Gulf of Mexico oil spill.

Jaycee Dugard sues feds over failure to monitor abductor

Jaycee Dugard suit: Had federal parole officers done their jobs, Dugard's lawyers allege, Dugard and her daughters would not have had to endure their years of captivity in a ramshackle compound tucked inside Garrido's backyard.

Did Troy Davis death-penalty case expose flaws in 'executive clemency'?

The Georgia Board of Pardons and Paroles stood firmly behind the 1991 murder conviction that put Troy Davis on death row. But the many doubts in the case have raised questions about 'executive clemency' as a fail-safe for the death penalty.

Stan Lee Media sues for 'Conan' rights

Stan Lee Media, the company founded by, but no longer affiliated with, comic book maestro Stan Lee, claims that ownership of the sword-wielding barbarian was illegally transferred to another company in 2002.

Police investigate Australia 'collar bomb' suspect's links to teenage girl's family [VIDEO]

According to court documents, Australia 'collar bomb' suspect Paul Peters – arrested in Kentucky Monday – once worked for a company with links to the father of Madeleine Pulver.

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Google Books deal to be reached

Google and publishers ordered to reach a settlement on Google's proposed digital library by Sept. 15.

Patents battle: Kodak wins round against Apple

Patents claims by Apple don't hold up, federal panel rules. Despite ruling that Kodak did not violate Apple's digital camera patents, Kodak stock falls.

Alabama immigration law faces legal challenge: Can it survive?

Federal lawsuits have been filed against five states that have passed tough anti-illegal-immigration bills. Here is the legal state of play for all five state laws:

Facebook lawsuit: Zuckerberg says evidence is phony

In Facebook lawsuit, Mark Zuckerberg calls shenanigans on Paul Ceglia's evidence. Will this derail the Ceglia / Facebook lawsuit?

NFL lockout causes cracks in fan loyalty

NFL lockout turns off fans: NFL fans are beginning to lose their patience and tune out as the NFL lockout continues.

Philly mob boss (reputed), others indicted

Philly mob boss: On Monday, in a move that could signal the end of Ligambi's run, the alleged mob kingpin, was named in an indictment built around gambling and loan-sharking operations.

FBI considers Unabomber in unsolved 1982 Tylenol-poisoning case

The FBI wants DNA from Ted Kaczynski for a 30-year-old unsolved case. The 'Unabomber' argues that his belongings, currently on sale, could exonerate him in the Tylenol case.

FBI set to kill secret-stealing Russian 'botnet.' Is your computer infected?

The FBI has seized control of a Russian cybercrime enterprise, but to kill it completely, officials may ask to rip some malware out of your computer. US diplomatic secrets could be at stake.

Jury rejects Mattel's Bratz doll copyright claim

Mattel claimed that the MGA Entertainment employee who designed the Bratz doll did so while employed at Mattel

Social Security IDs: fake. Tax returns filed: 117.

Social Security numbers were fraudulent, so were the income-tax returns. Tax-scammer and former inmate gets 57 months in prison.

Social Security fraud: Grandmother claimed fake son

Social Security recipient paid someone to pose as her son for 20 years so she could get $120,000 in Social Security disability.

Health care law's future: four scenarios

One year ago, President Barack Obama signed a sweeping health-care law to fulfill a long-standing Democratic pledge to ensure health-care coverage for all Americans.

Passage of the law was a major legislative victory for Obama and helped change the political landscape, but not always in the way Democrats had hoped. Republicans strongly opposed the law and successfully worked public skepticism about it into sweeping election victories in November.

Here's a look at the uncertain future of the health care law:

NFL head-butting all about millionaires vs. billionaires

National Football League players and team owners opted to keep talking, despite the expiration of the current contract. But in the $9 billion sport, the biggest stumbling block remains money.

Rod Blagojevich seeks to toss wiretaps

Rod Blagojevich faces an April 20 retrial on 23 charges, including that he tried to sell or trade an appointment to President Barack Obama's vacated US Senate seat.

Elvis Presley Enterprises continues to sue long after Elvis has left the building

Elvis Presley Enterprises is suing men in Florida, England, Wales, and elsewhere for infringement of intellectual property rights after circulation of box sets not authorized by Elvis Presley Enterprises.

Health-care repeal fails in Senate: What's the next GOP target?

The Senate rejected a bid to repeal Obama's health-care law on a party-line vote Wednesday. The GOP is ratcheting up pressure on potentially vulnerable Senate Democrats in 2012.

Opinion: US military's last barrier to equality: ban on women in combat

An outdated Pentagon policy bars women from more than 220,000 US military positions. Yet the Army is gaming the restrictions by attaching women to combat units. The current policy is a legal fiction that not only degrades equality, but combat efficiency. It's high time we rescind it.