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From the time when a statement by Massachusetts' attorney-general announcing a lawsuit against five major banks began appearing on the newswires, shares of the financial institutions being sued actually went up slightly.

The Massachusetts attorney general has filed a lawsuit against five large U.S. banks accusing them of deceptive foreclosure practices, a signal of ebbing confidence that a multi-state agreement can be worked out.

Jerry Sandusky's The Second Mile charity has settled a lawsuit filed by a man claiming to be a victim of sex abuse, Bloomberg is reporting.

Looks like more trouble for American Airlines. Just days after the company announced it will file for bankruptcy, a family sued American Airlines after their relative died from eating an in-flight meal.

A state judge is allowing a conservative group in New York to proceed with a lawsuit to overturn New York's new law legalizing gay marriage.

The attorney for accused child molester Jerry Sandusky could consider seeking a plea deal as more and more victims come forward with allegations, according to a report.

After The Social Networks' endless scenes of depositions, Jesse Eisenberg should have a pretty firm grounding in the legal system.

A Canadian native group is suing Royal Dutch Shell Plc for what it said was a failure by the oil major to live up to environmental funding agreements tied to Shell's massive northern Alberta oil sands developments.

The investor group Melrose 2 is suing Paramount Pictures, claiming it put up $375 million to finance the Transformers movies and other projects, but hasn't received any of the profits.

The first lawsuit against Jerry Sandusky and Penn State over child abuse allegations has been filed, according to the Associated Press.

A Swedish woman claiming to be Elvis Presley's real daughter has sued the King of Rock and Roll's estate in a Tennessee federal court, claiming more than $130 million in damages.

While some prefer to put the past behind them, others, like Kris Humphries, prefer to rid of the past altogether by annulling his marriage Kim Kardashian, rather than filing for divorce.

Former U.S. Marine and Medal of Honor recipient Dakota Meyer is suing a former employer, defense contractor BAE Systems OASYS Inc., because the company slandered his character after he tried to get a job, according to reports.

The Obama administration on Tuesday appealed a U.S. judge's ruling and injunction that blocked tobacco companies from having to display graphic images on cigarette packs and advertising, such as a man exhaling smoke through a hole in his throat.

Jesse Eisenberg brought more attention to the movie Camp Hell than its makers might have wished when he filed a lawsuit against Lions Gate Entertainment and Grindstone Entertainment.

Joran van der Sloot, the man suspected of killing Natalee Holloway 2005, filed a $10 million lawsuit today against Chilean and Peruvian authorities, as well as Ricardo Flores, the father of his alleged second murder victim.

Justices hear case that could affect the statute of limitation for filing certain insider trading claims.

The Federal Communications Commission will allow AT&T to withdraw its application for merger with T-Mobile USA after the commission originally said it couldn't, a person familiar with the matter told The Wall Street Journal.

Just as the sexual harassment allegations against him were beginning to fade, Herman Cain was faced on Monday with a new scandal when a Georgia businesswoman claimed to have had a 13-year affair with him -- and now several news outlets are reporting that he is reassessing whether to stay in the race for the Republican presidential nomination.

Atlanta businesswoman Ginger White came forward Monday to tell her story of a 13-year affair with Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain. White, however, has a history of financial trouble and bankruptcy that may threaten her credibility.

Three prospective school teachers have appealed to Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao to end discrimination against people with HIV after they said they were wrongly denied teaching jobs because their employers discovered they had the virus that causes AIDS.