Court filings in Astor feud made public
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A judge wants the old, smelly couch and tattered nightgowns that became symbols of the family feud over the care of 104-year-old philanthropist Brooke Astor thrown out, according to court papers made public Thursday.
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The son of Brooke Astor, a   104-year-old millionaire New York society doyenne, sought on   Thursday to recover his guardianship status, removed by a court   amid allegations he kept his mother in squalid conditions.
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IBM and the plaintiffs in the case of Cooper et al v. the IBM Personal Pension Plan and the IBM Corporation have filed a notice with the United States District Court for the Southern District in Illinois.
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New YorkÂs immigration court illustrates the crunch that judges face in big cities where complicated cases like asylum crowd the docket.
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Company says changes were made due to information that came to light during the trial and to address concerns raised by the judge.
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New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer has sued Marsh, alleging that the world&#39;s largest insurance broker steered unsuspecting clients to insurers with whom it had lucrative payoff agreements, and that the firm solicited rigged bids for insurance
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By Hugh Lessig, Daily Press, Newport News, Va.  Feb. 10--RICHMOND -- A Roanoke attorney has filed ethics complaints against two influential Hampton Roads senators, alleging they have a conflict of interest in the ongoing debate over eminent domain reform.   Sens. Thomas K.
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By Kenneth C. Crowe II, Albany Times Union, N.Y.  Jun. 8--Editor's note: This story first appeared on timesunion.com Wednesday night.
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Justices' representing opposing factions on the court argued issues in front of student and national TV.
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One of the nationâs best-known plaintiffâs lawyers, Richard Scruggs, is ensnared in legal drama involving federal conspiracy and bribery charges.
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Internal documents about the safety of Prozac were given years ago to federal regulators and to lawyers suing Eli Lilly & Company.
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The Justice Department is using secret evidence in its ongoing legal battles over secrecy with the American Civil Liberties Union, submitting material to two federal judges that cannot be seen by the public or even the plaintiffs, according to documents released yesterday.
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Saying the city had created its "own little Guantanamo on the Hudson" during the Republican National Convention, a lawyer Monday filed a lawsuit on behalf of nearly 2,000 people arrested at demonstrations.
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Maurice R. Greenberg and Howard I. Smith were sued, becoming the sole plaintiff in a case seeking more than $1 billion in damages.
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A row between the British and Spanish governments 50 years ago over Gibraltar has been revealed in official archives.
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Family matters made public: As eager cousins wait for a slice of the $15 billion cake that is the Pritzker Empire, Circuit Court Judge David Donnersberger has ruled that the case will be conducted in open court.
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Federal regulators are expected to bring charges this week against two former employees of the mutual fund unit of the old FleetBoston Financial Corp. -- and settle with three others -- in connection with a long-running investigation of improper market-timing trading at the former bank's Columbia funds unit, according to attorneys and officials involved in the case.