Read more lawsuit stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/5049/lawsuit.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorSun, 22 Nov 2009 3:34:21 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/74454/fla-jury-philip-morris-must-pay-ex-smoker-300m.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA South Florida jury today ordered Philip Morris to pay $300 million to a former smoker, agreeing that the tobacco company's negligence was the cause of her emphysema. The award for Cindy Naugle, 61, is the largest to date among thousands of lawsuits filed in the state against tobacco companies....http://www.newser.com/story/74454/fla-jury-philip-morris-must-pay-ex-smoker-300m.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 19 Nov 2009 21:21:53 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/74398/manager-i-warned-nic-not-to-buy-that-castle.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe business manager Nicolas Cage is suing for fraud is suing the actor right back, claiming he warned Cage he would have to make $30 million a year to support his extravagant lifestyle. Samuel J. Levin’s suit also claims he cautioned the actor—who recently lost two New Orleans homes...http://www.newser.com/story/74398/manager-i-warned-nic-not-to-buy-that-castle.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 19 Nov 2009 9:33:49 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/74351/verizon-ads-sneaky-but-ok.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA series of Verizon ads that rip AT&’s 3G network are “sneaky,” a judge ruled today, but aren’t misleading and can stay on the air. AT&T had tried to shut down the “There’s A Map For That” spots, but won’t get its way—at least until Dec. 16, when there’s...http://www.newser.com/story/74351/verizon-ads-sneaky-but-ok.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 18 Nov 2009 21:01:11 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73872/prejean-throws-smiling-tantrum-on-larry-king.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagShowing she could also win top honors in a Miss Passive-Aggression pageant, Carrie Prejean last night blanked out Larry King's questions about her recent lawsuit settlement by repeatedly calling King "inappropriate"—all the while flashing a blindingly white smile. Prejean's pageant smile only faltered a bit when a gay caller...http://www.newser.com/story/73872/prejean-throws-smiling-tantrum-on-larry-king.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 12 Nov 2009 5:29:00 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73690/jon-gosselin-sues-tlc-for-5m.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagHow is an unemployed single dad with eight mouths to feed, a lot of partying to do, and an Ed Hardy habit to support supposed to pay the bills? Jon Gosselin has one idea: Countersue TLC for $5 million. The Jon and Kate Plus 8 network is already suing him...http://www.newser.com/story/73690/jon-gosselin-sues-tlc-for-5m.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 10 Nov 2009 10:42:55 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73469/shatner-reads-the-real-levi.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe Tonight Show got the last laugh on Levi Johnston. The soon-to-be Playgirl model threatened to sue if Conan O’Brien didn’t retract Wednesday’s poetry session, featuring William Shatner dramatically reading Levi’s supposed Tweets. So O'Brien admitted they were actually written by “a clever impostor posing as the witty Levi Johnston”—...http://www.newser.com/story/73469/shatner-reads-the-real-levi.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 06 Nov 2009 7:29:18 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73398/prejean-may-sue-this-time-over-sex-tape.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagOnly a day after Carrie Prejean dropped her lawsuit against the Miss California Pageant, she's ready for another. The dethroned Miss California’s lawyer says, thanks to sex tape rumors, they may sue for breach of contract. “It seems as if someone has acted in an unethical and unlawful manner by...http://www.newser.com/story/73398/prejean-may-sue-this-time-over-sex-tape.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 05 Nov 2009 9:51:07 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73339/sex-tape-got-prejean-to-settle-suit.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagToday’s decision by former Miss California Carrie Prejean to drop a lawsuit against the pageant came after one of its lawyers showed Prejean a sex tape that TMZ says it obtained “months ago but decided not to post … because it was so racy.” As part of the deal—which,...http://www.newser.com/story/73339/sex-tape-got-prejean-to-settle-suit.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 04 Nov 2009 18:51:36 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73285/prejean-pageant-drop-lawsuits.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagHave we heard the last of Carrie Prejean? Probably not, but the former Miss California and pageant producers have dropped their dueling lawsuits. A statement says they “wish each other the best in their future endeavors,” but gives no word on the settlement reached. A source tells Radar Prejean decided...http://www.newser.com/story/73285/prejean-pageant-drop-lawsuits.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 04 Nov 2009 8:12:41 CST