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• Supreme Court backs Wal-Mart

  June 20, 2011 12:26 PM

  WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court has ruled for Wal-Mart in its fight to block a massive sex discrimination lawsuit on behalf of women who work there. The court ruled unanimously Monday that the lawsuit against Wal-Mart Stores Inc. cannot proceed as a class action, reversing a decision by... more »

• Man to get $795,000 settlement from Denver

  May 3, 2011 1:46 PM

  DENVER (AP) - A man who says he was beaten by Denver police is getting $795,000 under a settlement with the city. The city council unanimously approved the agreement Monday night. The Denver Post reported that it's one of city's largest settlements in a police brutality case. Alexander Landau... more »

• Former exec to stand trial in $1.8M paving scheme

  April 16, 2011 2:09 PM

  BRIGHTON, Colo. (AP) - The former president of a paving company has been ordered to stand trial on charges of participating in a scheme to bilk Adams County taxpayers out of $1.8 million on road projects. The Denver Post reports Jerry Rhea appeared in court in Brighton on Friday... more »

• Suit filed over Colorado clean energy standard

  April 4, 2011 3:06 PM

  DENVER (AP) - Two groups and a Morrison businessman are challenging Colorado's renewable energy standard. They said Monday that they've filed a lawsuit in federal court asking a judge to declare the law unconstitutional. They argue the Colorado law mandating that larger utilities get 30 percent of their energy... more »

• Former Qwest CEO sues his attorneys

  March 23, 2011 1:55 PM

  NEWARK, N.J. (AP) - Former Qwest Communications CEO Joseph Nacchio is suing the lawyers who represented him in his insider trading case, claiming they were negligent and "grossly overbilled" him. Bruce Nagel, the 61-yeqar-old's new attorney, filed the malpractice lawsuit in U.S. District Court in Newark Wednesday. It claims... more »

• Lawsuit over LPGA "female at birth" requirement

  October 13, 2010 4:38 PM

  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - A transgender woman is suing the LPGA over a requirement which states that all competitors must be "female at birth." Fifty-seven-year-old Lana Lawless underwent gender reassignment surgery in 2005. She filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court in San Francisco on Tuesday claiming that the... more »

• Instruments from Elvis' embalming to be auctioned

  July 21, 2010 9:43 AM

  Instruments used in Elvis Presley's autopsy and embalming are going up for auction in Chicago, including the "John Doe" toe tag used after the original was stolen amid the chaos at the hospital following his death. Leslie Hindman Auctioneers will hold the auction Aug. 12, four days before the... more »

• Colorado will share in $173 million settlement

  June 24, 2010 7:10 PM

  DENVER (AP) - Colorado and 32 other states will share a $173 million antitrust settlement with computer chip makers. Attorney General John Suthers said Thursday the states have settled a lawsuit accusing six manufacturers of artificially pushing up the price of dynamic random access memory chips, or DRAM chips.... more »

• Do Happy Meal toys make kids fat?

  June 22, 2010 1:50 PM

  Are the toys in your child's Happy Meal making him fat? The Center for Science in the Public Interest says they are. The Washington-based consumer advocacy group threatened to file a lawsuit against McDonald's Tuesday, charging that the fast food chain "unfairly and deceptively" markets the toys to children. ... more »

• Denver's "The Fray" settle suit against ex-manager

  May 21, 2010 4:36 PM

  Members of The Fray have settled a lawsuit against the band's former manager. Documents filed in U.S. District Court this week didn't disclose terms. The Denver-based band had accused Gregg Latterman of failing to disclose a deal with a music publisher that awarded him hundreds of thousands of dollars from... more »

• Attorney agrees to pay in service dog dispute

  March 30, 2010 2:47 PM

  A federal court has approved a consent decree with a Colorado Springs attorney accused of violating the Americans with Disabilities Act. The consent decree resolves a lawsuit filed Nov. 3 that alleged Patric LeHouillier wouldn't allow veterinarian Joan Murnane, her husband or her attorney into his office because Murnane... more »

• "Psychic" charged in securities lawsuit

  March 4, 2010 6:50 PM

  Federal regulators are accusing a man of bilking $6 million from more than 100 investors while calling himself "America's Prophet" and claiming to possess psychic powers to predict the stock market's highs and lows. The Securities and Exchange Commission filed a lawsuit Thursday against Sean David Morton and three... more »

• Anthem Blue Cross sued over price hikes

  March 1, 2010 7:21 PM

  A group suing Anthem Blue Cross claims California's largest for-profit health insurer is manipulating coverage and forcing patients into policies with higher deductibles but fewer benefits. Consumer Watchdog filed the lawsuit Monday in Ventura County Superior Court. It accuses Anthem of violating a state law requiring health insurers to... more »