U.S. Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer had a conflict of interest under federal law when he heard arguments in a case this week despite his wife's ownership of stock in a company involved in the dispute.

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A 51-year-old Vermont woman who was left a quadriplegic after the car she was driving was rear-ended almost six years ago has been awarded a $43.1 million jury verdict against the manufacturer of a car seat that allegedly collapsed during the crash.

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A case before the Minnesota Supreme Court has broad implications on whether documents held by a private company should be made public if the work the firm is doing is funded by taxpayers.

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A Delaware bankruptcy judge on Tuesday approved the sale of most of the assets of failed battery maker A123 Systems Inc. to the U.S. arm of Chinese auto parts conglomerate Wanxiang Group Corp. for nearly $257 million.

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A judge ruled Thursday that bankruptcy proceedings for A123 Systems can move forward after the advanced battery maker reduced the fee that would have to be paid to the lead bidder for its assets should the deal fall apart.

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The Minnesota Court of Appeals backed a small-town newspaper group Tuesday in an open records case involving how units of government farm out work to contractors.

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