Commission fines service provider Rs 5L.
CHANDIGARH: The transfer of a mobile phone connection became a bone of contention between a consumer and a telecom company. Finding that it had not been transferred, the UT state consumer commission imposed a heavy fine of Rs 5 lakh as punitive damages on Reliance Communication, Chandigarh. ...

IRAQ - June 30 - 4 Iraqis Sue Over Abu Ghraib Treatment.
Four Iraqi men are suing US military contractors who they say tortured them while they were detained in Abu Ghraib prison, according to lawsuits being filed in US courts. The lawsuits allege the contractors committed violations of US law, including torture, war crimes and civil conspiracy. The scandal over...

US court to hear innovator firm Upaid's case against Satyam.
Byline: N Shivapriya MUMBAI: A small innovator company, which Satyam Computer Services once worked for when the dotcom boom started in 1997, has now come back to haunt the billion-dollar technology services firm. The innovator firm, Upaid, has filed a lawsuit in a Texas court alleging that...

ExxonMobil spills, scores.
The U.S. Supreme Court invoked the ire of 33,000 Alaskans who were hoping to score $75,000 each in belated compensation for the losses incurred by the 1989 Exxon Valdez oil spill in Prince William Sound. In a 5-3 decision, the highest court in the land ruled that the company...

Bear Stearns, Deloitte sued over hedge fund losses.
NEW YORK: The liquidators of two Bear Stearns Cos mortgage hedge funds that collapsed last year, filed suit on Monday against the company and its auditor, Deloitte & Touche, seeking to recover over $1 billion in losses. The suit, filed in U.S. District Court in Manhattan, accuses...

Employee lawsuit coverage.
Most physicians have a feeling that they carry too much insurance and that most of their policies are too expensive. The policies you should have and how much they should cost will be covered in next month's column, but no matter what is in your insurance portfolio...

Old client files forgery lawsuit against Satyam.
Byline: N Shivapriya MUMBAI: A small innovator company, which Satyam Computer Services once worked for when the dotcom boom started in 1997, has now come back to haunt the billion-dollar technology services firm. The innovator firm, Upaid, has filed a lawsuit in a Texas court alleging that...

Administration offers plan to shore up Medicare.
In response to a warning that the Medicare trust fund is in financial trouble, the Bush administration recently proposed legislation that would tie physician payments to quality, cap medical liability damages, and encourage nationwide adoption of electronic health records. Health and Human Services Secretary Mike Leavitt submitted...

Bush administration proposes Medicare reforms.
In response to a warning that the Medicare trust fund is in financial trouble, the Bush administration recently proposed legislation that would tie physician payments to quality, cap medical liability damages, and encourage nationwide adoption of electronic health records. Health and Human Services Secretary Mike Leavitt submitted...

Cato Supreme Court review, 2006-2007.
9781933995083 Cato Supreme Court review, 2006-2007. Cato Institute 2007 363 pages $15.00 Paperback KF8742 The libertarian Cato Institute's Center for Constitutional Studies presents the sixth volume of their annual critique of key Supreme...