NY's "Naked Cowboy" sues M&Ms maker for $6 million
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New York City street performer "The Naked Cowboy" is suing Mars Inc. for $6 million over the use of his trademark look -- white underwear, cowboy boots and a hat -- by a blue M&amp;M candy on a Times Square billboard.
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The company will pay $2.6 million after being charged with selling shoddy voting equipment that broke down on election day.
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Liza Minnelli is suing her former driver and bodyguard for $250,000 (Â£124,000) for breach of contract.
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Electronics giant anonymously won Ipix's patents on digital imaging technology for $3.6 million at bankruptcy auction.
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A Texas teenager shown bare-breasted on "The Guy Game" video game has sued its designer and distributor and manufacturers of the machines on which it is played in an attempt to halt further sales.
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A strip club manager paralyzed in a triple shooting is suing the National Football League, the Tennessee Titans and suspended football player Adam "Pacman" Jones, claiming they're responsible for his injuries.
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The $5.6 billion deal is part of an effort by G.M. to raise money and focus on its core business.
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NEW YORK: American Express Company, the travel and financial services giant, said yesterday it was suing Visa and MasterCard over anti-competitive business practices.
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Jeans and apparel maker Levi Strauss & Co. is suing Polo Ralph Lauren Corp. for allegedly copying the denim maker's trademarked pocket stitching design, Women's Wear Daily reported on its Web site.
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U.S. securities regulators on Friday sued a partnership and one of its founders, alleging they made bogus offers to buy such well-known entities as Sony Corp.  and Playboy Enterprises Inc.  in an effort to manipulate their stock prices.
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A former sales representative for Mantra Films Inc. and Girls Gone Wild has filed a sexual harassment lawsuit against the two companies, their founder, Joe Francis, and another individual.
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Johnson & Johnson JNJ.N has sued   Boston Scientific BSX.N and Abbott Laboratories Inc. ABT.N,   seeking at least $5.5 billion in damages related to J&J's   failed bid to acquire medical device maker Guidant Corp.
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NTP Inc, which last year won a $612.5 million settlement from the maker of Blackberry, has sued four of the top U.S. mobile service providers for infringing eight patents related to wireless e-mail.
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Penthouse International Inc., the former publisher of the men's magazine, was sued by the Securities and Exchange Commission yesterday for improperly booking $1 million in revenue in the first quarter of 2003.
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A former girlfriend of comedian Bill Maher sued him for &#36;9 million on Thursday, saying he enticed her to give up a successful career as a flight attendant with false promises to marry her and buy her a home in Beverly Hills.
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. (antiTainment) The former business manager for Marlon Brando is seeking a $3.5 million claim against the legendary actor&#39;s estate on charges of sexual harassment and breach of contract.
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An adult Web site publisher is suing Google, saying the search engine company made it easier for users to see the site&#39;s copyrighted nude photographs without paying or gaining access through the proper channels.