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Energy Collective Entergy seeks $4.6 million in legal fees from state of Vermontvtdigger.orgby Anne Galloway | February 4, 2012 entergy needs to be stopped. can you imagine them wanting money for out lawyering our state – even after the hurricane disaster bringing vermont to her knees. they are so evil and cannot be trusted to [...]

Hackers attack law enforcement websites from Greece to Utah; 'Anonymous' group …Washington PostSALT LAKE CITY — Saboteurs stole passwords and sensitive information on tipsters while hacking into the websites of several law enforcement agencies worldwide in attacks attributed to the collective known as Anonymous. Breaches were reported this week …and more » View full post on [...]

CTV.ca Hackers take over law enforcement websites from Greece to Utah; 'Anonymous …Washington PostAnonymous is a collection of Internet enthusiasts, pranksters and activists whose targets have included financial Visa and MasterCard, the Church of Scientology and law enforcement agencies. Following a spate of arrests across the world, the group and …Hackers take over law enforcement [...]

Brisbane Times Queensland to meet legal fallout from Wivenhoe DamThe AustralianANNA Bligh says a government insurance fund would meet any legal claims if the Queensland floods inquiry finds Wivenhoe Dam operators erred in the lead-up to Brisbane's $5 billion floods, as a major legal firm urged victims to come forward for a …Ipswich City Council [...]

CTV.ca World court upholds German legal immunity from being sued in foreign courts …Washington PostTHE HAGUE, Netherlands — The UN's highest court confirmed Friday that Germany has legal immunity from being sued in foreign courts by victims of World War II Nazi atrocities. The International Court of Justice said that Italy's Supreme Court violated …World [...]

Daily Mail US treasure hunters must return $500million haul seized from seabed shipwreck …Daily MailBy Hannah Roberts But now a five year legal wrangle over the true ownership of a $500million treasure trove seized by American treasure hunters in 2007 has come to an end-with a US judge ruling that the 17ton fortune must be [...]

Indiana’s NewsCenter Millionaire from Houston legally adopts 42-year-old girlfriendabc13.comHOUSTON (KTRK) — A legal 'Twilight Zone;' that's what a Florida judge is calling a Houston millionaire's decision to adopt his 42-year-old girlfriend. Court records show 48-year-old John Goodman adopted Heather Hutchins in October.Legal twist: Boyfriend adopts his girlfriendStuff.co.nzMillionaire adopts girlfriend in 'surreal' move, allegedly to protect [...]

CNET EFF to help users retrieve legal files from MegaUploadCNETJust a day after MegaUpload's hosting companies agreed to hold off (for two weeks) deleting data from their servers, there's news that one of these companies–Carpathia Hosting–is assisting the EFF in its efforts to identify and locate legal files on …Copyrights: Legal hurdles to retrieving files [...]

SAN FRANCISCO – A federal judge in California on Jan. 27 dismissed a case in which the plaintiff, an American Express cardholder, sued the company after her calls to its support centers were transferred overseas without her knowledge (Pickman v. American Express Company, et al., No. 11-05326, N.D. Calif.; 2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 9662). View [...]

CBC.ca Copyrights: Legal hurdles to retrieving files from MegauploadLos Angeles TimesBut there are a host of legal and technical issues that remain to be addressed. For starters, if a Megaupload file is copyrighted, how can the company make sure that the person who claims it has the right to download a copy? The answer may [...]