Lawsuit accuses famous chef of fraud
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NEW YORK  &#151; Celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay is accused of faking scenes for a new reality television show in which he was supposed to "makeover" failing restaurants in a week's time as his confrontations with staff were recorded, according to a lawsuit on Tuesday.
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An author who claims Jerry Seinfeld's wife plagiarized her cookbook has sued the famous couple, finding no humor when the comedian compared the three-name author to the three-name killers of John Lennon and Martin Luther King Jr.
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A hot dog restaurateur who advertised that he was selling foie gras despite the city's ban on its sale has become the first to be cited.
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A US lawyer sues hit TV show Law and Order for $15m (Â£10.4m) saying he was portrayed as "crooked".
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The Securities and Exchange Commission has filed enforcement actions against Royal Ahold NV and three former executives, alleging fraud and other violations stemming from the Dutch food giant&#39;s massive accounting scandal.
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Two of Spain's top chefs appear in court to answer allegations of financing a terrorist organisation.
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An online university that supposedly granted a business degree to a cat has been sued for consumer fraud. The lawsuit was filed by the Pennsylvania Attorney General&#39;s Office against Dallas-based Trinity Southern
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A Michigan-based executive for PepsiCo Inc. of Purchase and two former executives of PepsiCo&#39;s Frito-Lay division were sued by federal regulators yesterday for allegedly helping Kmart falsify its earnings.
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A Vietnam veteran shown in a documentary criticizing Sen. John Kerry's anti-war activities filed a libel lawsuit against the movie's producer Monday, saying the film falsely calls him a fraud and a liar.
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THE US Securities and Exchange Commission has filed a fraud lawsuit against Lord Black, the ousted chief executive of Hollinger International and his top deputy, accusing the men of improperly diverting funds from the newspaper publisher over a period of
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In a case that involves issues as lofty as the First Amendment and as basic as which cut of meat was served, a restaurant critic is being sued for libel for describing a $15 piece of beef as "miserably tough and fatty."
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Actress-singer Jennifer Lopez has  been sued for fraud and breach of contract by an ex-husband,  who claims she hired him to manage her restaurant just long  enough to get it up and running, then fired him.
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Two investors have sued a filmmaker for allegedly misleading them about plans for a documentary on the life of presidential candidate John Kerry.
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GlaxoSmithKline PLC committed fraud by withholding negative information and misrepresenting data on prescribing its antidepressant Paxil to children, according to a lawsuit filed Wednesday by New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer.
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Actress and singer Jennifer Lopez is being sued by her first husband for &quot;luring&quot; him into working for her. Ojani Noa was allegedly sacked by JLo as manager of her restaurant just after he got it up and running.
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The CIA officer whose identity was leaked to reporters sued Vice President Dick Cheney, his former top aide and presidential adviser Karl Rove on Thursday, accusing them and other White House officials of conspiring to destroy her career.
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A man has been arrested over threats made against celebrity chefs Jamie Oliver and Rick Stein, claimed by a group of Cornish nationalists, police said Tuesday.