A federal judge in Washington apologized for administrative missteps in a case accusing a government adviser of leaking classified information about North Korea.

Reversing a lower court judge, an appeals court in Seattle ruled that Tremont Group Holdings and others must face tort and state securities law claims brought by FutureSelect Portfolio Management., a Redmond, Wash.-based investment advisor that lost $195 million of its clients' money in Bernie Madoff's Ponzi scheme.

A judge sided with Google in a dustup over the idea for its 'Hangouts' feature but is giving plaintiffs a chance to amend their complaint.

A judge has dismissed Penguin's copyright infringement claims against American Buddha, a nonprofit that makes hundreds of books available for free, including four titles by Penguin. The loss comes two years after Penguin won a Second Circuit ruling that was supposed to help book publishers combat online piracy.

Football players gained more yardage Friday against Electronic Arts Inc. during their second round of oral arguments at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.

Daniel Morel, who shot to fame for his shots of the devastating 2010 earthquake in Haiti, has notched an important win in his closely watched copyright battle with news organizations that published the photos. In addition to vindicating Morel's copyright claims, the ruling may have important implications for users of social networking sites like Twitter.