Read more civil lawsuits stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/13797/civil-lawsuits.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 6:26:16 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/74349/army-corps-negligence-led-to-katrina-flooding-judge.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIn an opinion that could open the federal government to billions in damage claims, a judge ruled today that the failure of the Army Corps of Engineers to maintain an outlet channel led directly to disastrous flooding in and around New Orleans in the wake of Hurricane Katrina in 2005....http://www.newser.com/story/74349/army-corps-negligence-led-to-katrina-flooding-judge.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 18 Nov 2009 20:30:51 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/71501/carly-simon-sues-starbucks.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagCarly Simon intended the 2008 album This Kind of Love to be her swan song, and she was excited about the record company that would release it: Starbucks-owned Hear Music. The coffee chain had wooed her with a big advance and promises of high exposure in stores, but instead Starbucks...http://www.newser.com/story/71501/carly-simon-sues-starbucks.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 12 Oct 2009 17:36:02 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/71235/lawsuits-over-chinese-drywall-mounting.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWith the controversy over Chinese drywall about to come to a head, the New York Times checks in on the issue and finds hundreds of lawsuits piling up around the country. The imported material, which became common as builders scrambled for supplies during the housing boom, is said to be...http://www.newser.com/story/71235/lawsuits-over-chinese-drywall-mounting.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 08 Oct 2009 9:00:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/70870/polanski-made-deal-to-pay-rape-victim-500k.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagRoman Polanski struck a deal to settle a civil lawsuit and pay his rape victim $500,000 after going on the lam, but it's not clear whether she received the entire sum. Court papers relating to the 1988 suit, which was settled in 1993, indicate that the fugitive director missed...http://www.newser.com/story/70870/polanski-made-deal-to-pay-rape-victim-500k.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 02 Oct 2009 17:53:12 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/70584/court-dismisses-dan-rathers-suit-vs-cbs.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagDan Rather's $70 million lawsuit against CBS is all but over after an appellate court in New York dismissed his case today. Rather's lawyer vowed to appeal the ruling in the breach of contract suit. Rather initiated the suit following his ouster as Evening News anchor in the wake of...http://www.newser.com/story/70584/court-dismisses-dan-rathers-suit-vs-cbs.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 29 Sep 2009 18:16:11 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/69091/guitar-hero-5-uses-cobains-image-illegally-love.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagKurt Cobain's widow, Courtney Love, says she plans to sue Activision for allegedly including the Nirvana frontman’s image in its Guitar Hero 5 without permission, MTV reports. “For the record this Guitar Hero shit is breach of contract on a Bullys part and there will be a proper addressing of...http://www.newser.com/story/69091/guitar-hero-5-uses-cobains-image-illegally-love.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 10 Sep 2009 16:58:02 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/68445/pfizer-pays-record-23b-fine-for-false-marketing.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagPfizer will shell out $2.3 billion—a record for a health care fraud settlement—over deceptive marketing of its drugs, the Los Angeles Times reports. Pfizer and one of its subsidiaries marketed four drugs based on off-label uses specifically prohibited by the FDA. The settlement with the Justice Department...http://www.newser.com/story/68445/pfizer-pays-record-23b-fine-for-false-marketing.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 02 Sep 2009 13:11:53 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/68411/trustee-set-to-gouge-madoffs-sons-brother.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThey're not accused of being in on the fix, but that's not stopping the court-appointed trustee of Bernard Madoff from going after the swindler’s sons and brother, CBS News reports. Trustee Irving Picard will file civil complaints against Mark, Andrew, and Peter Madoff and seek up to $50 million in...http://www.newser.com/story/68411/trustee-set-to-gouge-madoffs-sons-brother.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 02 Sep 2009 7:32:52 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/68107/23m-lawsuit-steinbrenner-stole-my-idea.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe former president of Madison Square Garden is suing George Steinbrenner for $23 million, accusing the Yankees boss of stealing his idea for a team-owned TV network, Newsday reports. Bob Gutkowski claims he brought the idea for what would become YES to Steinbrenner in the mid-'90s and was given assurances...http://www.newser.com/story/68107/23m-lawsuit-steinbrenner-stole-my-idea.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 29 Aug 2009 12:54:45 CDT