A decade after a group of smokers from Massachusetts sued Philip Morris USA to try to force the cigarette maker to pay for lung cancer screenings, the case will finally be heard by a jury.
A national songwriters' organization sued a handful of bars nationwide this week, accusing them of violating federal law for failing to pay fees to use copyrighted music.
Faced with another massive sick-out by teachers, the Detroit school district filed a lawsuit Wednesday to try to stop absences that have kept thousands of students at home and left parents scrambling for child care and other quick remedies.
A settlement has been reached in a lawsuit over whether "Happy Birthday to You" -- one of the best-known and beloved songs in the world -- is owned by a music publisher who earned millions by enforcing its copyright.
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) -- Details of New Jersey's proposed $225 million settlement with Exxon Mobil over pollution around refineries in Linden and Bayonne were posted online Monday, starting the clock on a legal process that will stretch into June and giving vocal opponents an opportunity to persuade a judge to kill the deal.
Last night on 'Vic Dibitetto on Jersey,' the Manalapan comedian discussed the Gloucester county woman who is suing her parents to force them to pay her college tuition.
NEW YORK (AP) -- A former McDonald's worker acquitted of charges he placed shards of glass into a police officer's Big Mac nearly a decade ago has won a $437,000 settlement from the city after arguing the officer fabricated the story to win money by suing the fast food restaurant.