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LOS ANGELES – A California federal judge on Jan. 26 denied a motion to certify a class of Harley-Davidson motorcycle owners who claim that a defect in the construction of their bikes has caused “severe wobbling” (Steven C. Bruce, et al. v. Harley-Davidson Motor Company, Inc., No. 09-6588, C.D. Calif.). View full post on LexisNexis® [...]

Kansas Immigration Law: Kansas's Business Owners Ask Legislators To Start …Huffington PostAn architect of state and local laws cracking down on illegal immigration is a leading Republican officeholder in Kansas, but business groups in his home state are asking legislators to move in the opposite direction by starting an unusual program …and more » View full [...]

OKLAHOMA CITY – The owners and operators of a durable medical equipment (DME) company in Oklahoma were sentenced Jan. 26 to a year in prison and ordered to pay restitution for their participation in a health care fraud scheme against Medicare (United States of America v. Adedayo O. Adegboye, et al., No. CR-11-030, W.D. Okla.). [...]

Sydney Morning Herald Costa Concordia's owners fend off shipwreck legal pressureVancouver SunGIGLIO ISLAND, Italy – Europe's biggest cruise ship operator on Wednesday sought to distance itself from a disaster in which up to 32 people are feared to have died, as legal pressure mounted on the company. Grilled by a Senate committee in Rome, …Legal [...]

SANTA ANA, Calif. – The Fourth District California Court of Appeal on Jan. 17 affirmed a trial court decision to deny class certification to a group of mobile home owners who claim to have suffered water damage to their properties, concluding that the trial court did not err by finding that “common issues did not [...]

Numerous small- and medium-size business owners have joined a growing chorus of activists and lawmakers who oppose the Citizens United ruling, showing that the business community does not uniformly support the Supreme Court decision, say advocates for campaign finance reform. View full post on Law.com – Newswire

Hannibal officials file legal action against owners of crumbling City Hall …Quincy Herald WhigThe city of Hannibal has taken legal action against the California couple who own City Hall's deteriorating next-door neighbor. City Attorney James Lemon said the city filed a complaint against Jim and Sheryl Love last month in circuit court for …and more » [...]

In a decision sure to make canine lovers rejoice and veterinarians cringe, a Texas appeal court has ruled that value can be attached to the love of a dog, overruling a 120-year-old case in which the Texas Supreme Court held that plaintiffs can only recover for the market value of their pets. View full post [...]

The NBA season appears doomed after players rejected the latest offer for a new collective bargaining agreement and announced they hired Boies, Schiller & Flexner for a possible antitrust suit. Is the fact that David Boies was on the owners’ side in the last major sports labor dispute a problem? View full post on Law.com [...]

The 6th Circuit has reinstated Fourth Amendment and procedural due process claims brought by a dog-owning couple in Kentucky, based on a warrantless seizure, without consent, of their dogs by an animal services agency. View full post on Law.com – Newswire