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     DALLAS (CN) - A federal judge refused to dismiss a composer's copyright suit against World Wrestling Entertainment over its use of his music in its "Legends of Wrestlemania" video game.     In July 2012, composer James D. Papa and his company, Papa Berg Inc., sued the WWE, Stephanie Music Publishing Inc., former professional wrestler Mich […]

     (CN) - The Miccosukee Indians must arbitrate claims a former tribal chairman embezzled millions from its Morgan Stanley accounts, a federal judge ruled.     The ruling, levied last week in Miami, centers around Billy Cypress, former chairman of the Florida-based tribe, and his relationship with the financial firm.     Cypress "mishandled and misapp […]

     (CN) - A Florida woman cannot pursue claims in the U.S., that several Americans raped her after a Bahamas hotel bar served her alcohol when she was underage, a federal judge ruled.     On the evening of Dec. 19, 2010, U.S. citizen Laura Montgomery and a female friend, both 17, arrived at the Atlantis Resort in Paradise Island, Bahamas. Even though the p […]