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News Corp settles phone hacking case

News Corp reaches a $139m (£91m) settlement with shareholders over complaints filed in relation to the UK phone hacking scandal.

 

Once Again, YouTube Prevails In Viacom Case

YouTube has once again beaten Viacom in the long-running copyright case that the companies have spent the last several years fighting. This marks the second time U.S. District Judge Louis Stanton has taken YouTube’s side in the case, agreeing that the streaming video provider was protected by “safe harbor” provisions of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act.

 

Family of teen killed by car awarded $90 million by jury

More than four years after a Prince George's County teen died after getting hit on her walk to school, her family was awarded tens of millions of dollars in a wrongful death suit, but the legal battle could be far from over.

 

Interim Martha Stewart Ruling Favors J.C. Penney

A New York State Supreme Court judge ruled that the retailer could at least temporarily sell Martha Stewart-designed housewares under the JCP Everyday label.

 

Jury rejects actress Junie Hoang’s lawsuit against IMDb for revealing her age

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A federal jury in Seattle on Thursday rejected a claim brought by a little-known actress who first lied about how old she was on the popular Internet Movie Database, then sued the company when it published her true age.

 

Ex-Elmo puppeteer faces new sex, drug claims

Kevin Clash, the ex-Elmo puppeteer who previously faced allegations of sex abuse, is once again at the center of a lawsuit.

 

Keith Olbermann Settles $50 Million Lawsuit Against Current TV and Al Gore

Keith Olbermann’s legal war against Al Gore, Joel Hyatt and Current TV is olber. Um, over. The perennially prickly anchor has reportedly settled the $50 million lawsuit he filed upon his termination from Current one year ago. Deadline Hollywood says Olbermann will walk away with a “significant payout,” but the exact amount won’t be known until someone leaks it.

 

Ex-'Price Is Right' model loses $8.5 million win

The price may not be right in this case. A Los Angeles Superior Court judge ordered a new trial Tuesday in the lawsuit brought by former "Price is Right" model Brandi Cochran, who was awarded nearly $8.5 million.

 

Martha Stewart to testify in trial over her brand

Eight years after Martha Stewart was released from prison for lying about a stock trade, the home diva is now facing another legal mess that may not be easy to clean up. Stewart, 71, took the stand in New York State Supreme Court Tuesday morning. She is at the center of a bitter legal battle between two of the nation's largest retailers - Macy's Inc. and J.C. Penney Co.

 

Half of $1B Apple awarded from Samsung invalidated

Galaxy Note

A federal judge on Friday slashed nearly half of the $1 billion damage award a jury ordered Samsung Electronics to pay Apple Inc. after a high-profile trial over the rights to the design and technology running some of the world's most popular smartphones and tablet computers. U.S. District Court Judge Lucy Koh lowered the damages awarded to Apple Inc. by $450.5 million for 14 Samsung products including some products in its hot-selling Galaxy lineup, saying jurors had not properly followed her instruction in calculating some of the damages.

 

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