Lobbyists against "patent trolls" are pushing the US Congress to pass legislation to reduce or prohibit companies who are seeking to extort fees other firms for the patents they own or possess rights to, Bloomberg said.
Reuters said that the justices of the US Supreme Court are split on whether they should broaden the current patent laws in the country to protect companies from patent trolls.
Officials of the city of Miami has vowed to remove the annual Ultra Music Festival from their city following a violent incident that caused a security firm employee to have brain injuries and a suspected drug overdose of a 21 year-old festival goer, Reuters said.
Ex-Penn State President Graham Spanier claimed in his lawsuit against Pennsylvania Attorney General Kathleen Kane that their former legal representative Cynthia Baldwin's actions resulted to a violation of their right to a fair trial, The Chicago Tribune said.
