A federal court judge has ordered the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to take action on its own 35-year-old finding that would prevent the livestock industry from pumping healthy animals with low-level antibiotics. Exposure to those antibiotics are associated with the development of antibiotic-resistant superbugs.
A Georgia student has begun a federal lawsuit against administrators of Alpharetta High School for removing him from the position of student body president after he proposed gay-friendly changes to prom.
A federal judge on Thursday ordered regulators to start proceedings to withdraw approval for the use of common antibiotics in animal feed, citing concerns that overuse is endangering human health by creating antibiotic-resistant superbugs.
Chevron's offenses in the drilling of a well that caused an offshore oil spill in November did not amount to negligence, Brazil's oil regulator said Thursday.
An Oracle Corp. investor sued the company and members of its board of directors on Thursday for allegedly trying to stonewall a whistleblower lawsuit that ultimately resulted in a $200 million settlement.
Twelve directors of Morgan Stanley have won dismissal of a shareholder lawsuit accusing them of letting the Wall Street bank overpay its employees even while accepting taxpayer-funded federal bailouts.
File sharing and allegedly copyright infringing Web site Megaupload wants to reestablish its now-downed site in order for people to retrieve their files, but so far, the government won't allow it. Carpathia, a server company who hosted the Megaupload content is more or less stuck with the 25 petabytes (that's 25 million gigaybtes) of content because of the ongoing legal battle related to Megaupload's alleged piracy.
A lawsuit that accused Goldman Sachs Group Inc. of defrauding investors was refused dismissal by a federal judge in Manhattan, according to the latest reports.
A white Mississippi teenager pleaded guilty Wednesday to fatally running over a man with a truck because he was black, and received a life prison sentence for a crime the presiding judge said left a great stain on the state.
Deion Sanders has reportedly shot back at the $200 million lawsuit filed by his estranged wife, Pilar, by saying she has no grounds to sue for defamation because his daughter Deiondra wasn't lying when she tweeted that Pilar was a gold digging h-e.
On Tuesday, three major online dating services announced that they will start screening their sites for sex offenders and other criminals. The online dating services have teamed with up the state attorney general to make their sites safer for customers. The effort to screen was brought on after numerous customers of the online dating sites were sexually assaulted.
In a unanimous decision, the U.S. Supreme Court said Wednesday landowners in Idaho seeking to build a home had the right to take the Environmental Protection Agency to court to challenge a clean up order.
The popular Mega Million lottery game didn't produce any winners on Tuesday night, which has resulted in the jackpot shooting up to $290 million for next week's drawing.
The Supreme Court rejected two patents on a method for monitoring a patient's blood to determine the best dosage for a drug, a decision that may affect the profitability of personalized medicine.
The Dutch Royal family is trying to return to their normal routines following Prince Johan Friso's avalanche accident on February 17th. Queen Beatrix, Johan Friso's mother, returned to her royal duties at the beginning of March, attending a meeting with the Prime Minister, and later opening up the new Explosive Ordnance Barracks in Soesterberg.
Berkshire Hathaway won dismissal on Monday of a shareholder lawsuit that stemmed from allegations former executive David Sokol profited by violating the company's insider trading policy.
The owners of the New York Mets settled a lawsuit Monday with Irving Picard, trustee for victims of Bernard Madoff's Ponzi scheme, for $162 million, avoiding a potential costly trial.
Chevron, before a recent leak off Brazil, was blamed for spilling about 3,000 barrels of oil last November. The detention of the foreign executives raises questions about Brazil's willingness to pursue offshore drilling.
A whistleblower with a pending lawsuit against BP PLC (NYSE: BP) in a federal court in Houston alleged the company has an offshore platform that faces present and imminent danger.
Ford Motor Co. has been sued in a federal class action lawsuit for allegedly selling E and F series trucks, including its popular F-250 and F-350 Super Duty trucks, with a defect in their fuel tanks known of since 2007, a complaint filed in Federal court Wednesday said.
A German court suspended a trial in which Apple alleged that Samsung Electronics copied the slide-to-unlock technology of its iPhone and iPad devices pending the outcome of a separate suit.
Samsung’s attempt to ban Apple’s devices in the Netherlands fell short of accomplishment, as the Hague District Court ruled against it. The court ruling is an important victory for Apple in its defense against Samsung.
