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Cruise lawyer dismisses 'bizarre' $1 billion lawsuit
A lawyer for Tom Cruise poured scorn on a $1 billion lawsuit alleging that filmmakers stole a screenwriter's work to create a blockbuster "Mission: Impossible" film, calling the legal action "bizarre."
07 February 2014
In US, 'natural' food may be anything but
In the United States, pre-packaged foods loaded with artificial ingredients and chemicals can make it onto grocery store shelves boasting the label "natural."
06 February 2014
Same-sex couples sue Florida for right to wed
Six same-sex couples filed suit against the US state of Florida Tuesday for refusing to let them marry.
22 January 2014
Hollande says may sue magazine over affair claim
French President Francois Hollande told AFP Friday he was considering legal action against Closer after the magazine said he was having an affair with an actress.
10 January 2014
Turkey considers compensating Kazakhstan for spoilt vacation
The Turkish government is ready to consider Kazakhstan’s claims against Turkish Qualitum Tour company.
28 December 2013
Swatch wins compensation from Tiffany's in contract row
Swiss watchmaker Swatch Group has won a lawsuit against US jewellery group Tiffany & Co over a failed joint venture to jointly design and market luxury watches.
23 December 2013
Tom Cruise settles lawsuit over 'abandoning' daughter
Tom Cruise has reached a settlement with a magazine publisher he sued for $50 million in libel damages over claims he abandoned his daughter Suri after his divorce, the star's lawyer said Friday.
22 December 2013
Australia deli sued over 'semen' in bottled water
An Australian woman is suing a deli after drinking bottled water that allegedly contained semen, lawyers said Friday, with claims that DNA showed it matched the owner of the business.
20 December 2013
Chinese star wins US website apology over sex claims
A US-based Chinese news agency has apologized to award-winning actress Zhang Ziyi for claiming she slept with top Chinese officials for money and gifts, a publicist said Wednesday.
19 December 2013
Chinese companies owe $1.6 million in payments to their Kazakhstan employees
Kazakh-Chinese company AktobeMunaiGas owes more than 250 million tenge ($1.6 million) to its Kazakhstan staff.
29 November 2013
Taiwan firm sues Samsung for patent infringement
A Taiwanese electronics company said Wednesday it has filed a lawsuit against South Korean tech giant Samsung for allegedly infringing on its optics technology patents.
20 November 2013
EU countries resist extradition of fugitive Kazakhstan tycoons
Some of the EU countries are resisting extradition of fugitive Kazakhstan tycoon.
07 November 2013
A controversy surrounding property confiscation of Kazakhstan's fugitive tycoons
Kazakhstan wants to start confiscating property of fugitive tycoons without getting a court verdict.
06 November 2013
Arrested Kazakhstan students in Boston transferred to same cell
Imprisoned in USA, Dias Kadyrbaev and Azamat Tazhayakov have been transferred to the same cell after months of solitary confinement.
04 November 2013
ENRC calls Kazakhstan inspector Darkwing Duck and promisses to sue him
ENRC corporation is threatening to sue an environmental inspector from Pavlodar Oblast.
03 November 2013
Lawsuit after 6 million bottles of Aussie wine down drain
Global drinks giant Treasury Wine Estates was Monday facing a class-action lawsuit from Australian shareholders after oversupply issues forced six million bottles of wine to be poured down the drain.
28 October 2013
Execution drugs spark controversy as supplies dwindle
The US is turning to new drugs for lethal injections as supplies of the current standard dwindle, sparking lawsuits from death row prisoners that the changes will cause undue suffering.
11 October 2013
Jury finds Jackson promoter not liable for icon's death
A California jury on Wednesday dismissed a lawsuit brought by Michael Jackson's family seeking massive damages from tour promoter AEG Live over the pop legend's 2009 death.
03 October 2013
Australian tycoon to sue Murdoch, claims wife 'Chinese spy'
Flamboyant Australian billionaire Clive Palmer on Thursday said he plans to sue Rupert Murdoch over unflattering allegations and claimed the media mogul's estranged wife is a Chinese spy.
05 September 2013
Microsoft joins Google in US spying suit
Microsoft on Friday said that a battle to shed light on secret US government requests for Internet user data would play out in court after failed peace talks.
31 August 2013