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ACC University of Maryland lawsuit hearing
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A judge in Prince George's County will hear arguments in a lawsuit over the University of Maryland's withdrawal from the Atlantic Coast Conference.
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Gary Cole claims he invented Doritos Locos Tacos
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The Doritos Locos Taco has been a smashing success for Taco Bell since they were rolled out last spring. According to ABC News, though, a Colorado state prisoner says it was all his idea.
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Alan Gross suit against Development Alternatives Inc. settled
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Alan Gross and his wife filed the lawsuit against the U.S. government and Bethesda, Md.,-based Development Alternatives Inc. in November. The suit is now settled.
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Paul Ceglia charged with fraud for claiming ownership of Facebook
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A New York man who was charged with fraud after filing a lawsuit claiming part ownership of Facebook wants a judge to stop the criminal case from moving forward.
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DC attorney general testifies in IMF protests case
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The D.C. attorney general is defending his office's handling of a lawsuit arising from the mass arrests of anti-globalization demonstrators in 2002.
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Harvey Palacio, "Kick Me" Lawsuit
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Intel workers secretly taped a "Kick Me" sign to the back of a co-worker as a prank, then kicked the confused man a number of times as employees at the Rio Rancho Intel plant laughed hysterically, according to a federal lawsuit.
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Developer alleges Army didn't stop Fort Detrick pollution
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A developer claims the Army failed to stop toxic chemicals from seeping into the groundwater near Fort Detrick.
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Virginia Tech lawsuit aimed at president to be heard by state Supreme Court
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Attorneys for the families of two students who were among the 32 killed that day want President Charles Steger to be held accountable for delaying alerting the Blacksburg campus of the first two shootings by student-gunman Seung-Hui Cho.
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ACLU sues MPD officer for 'attacking' 10-year-old boy
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Was it justified discipline or a police officer attacking a 10-year-old boy? The ACLU has filed a lawsuit claiming that while addressing students at Moten Elementary School, a D.C. police officer attacked the boy.
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Academics begin law clinic for Maryland farmers
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Following the lawsuit that brought national attention to Maryland farmers, a group of academics is working to find out what legal resources the stewards of Maryland's largest industry may want.
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State appeals Va. Tech jury verdict in shootings
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The state is asking the Virginia Supreme Court to set aside a jury's findings in favor of the families of two students who were slain in the April 2007 massacre on the Virginia Tech campus.
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D.C. sued over school closures
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A District of Columbia community group has sued the city in an attempt to stop the planned closure of 15 public schools, closures the group says will disproportionately affect minority, special education and low-income students.
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Morgan Harrington's parents update civil claim
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The parents of a Virginia Tech student who was killed after attending a concert in Charlottesville plan to discuss their civil litigation against a company that provided security at the show.
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Jury awards damages in Johnson & Johnson hip case
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Jurors on Friday awarded the damages in 65-year-old Loren Kransky's negligence and defective design suit against the giant health care company and its DePuy Orthopaedics subsidiary.
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Fight over farm continues in Montgomery County
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The owners of "Nick's Farm" say the school system has taken new steps to force them off their land. Nick Maravell and other neighborhood groups have been embroiled in a fight with the Board of Education over plans to turn the 20-acre farm into soccer fields.
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Virginia Tech lawsuit: Two Virginia Tech victims appeal to Supreme Court
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The state and attorneys representing two victims of the 2007 Virginia Tech massacre are seeking a hearing before the state Supreme Court.
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Megan Thode sues Lehigh University over C+ grade
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Getting a lower grade than you wanted for a college class is always cause for concern. For a student in Pennsylvania, it's cause for a $1.3 million lawsuit.
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Celebrity legal drama
CommentAttorney Johnathan Burns talked to Melanie and Jenny about the latest celebrity legal gossip happening in Hollywood.
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