LOS ANGELES - A lawyer for Roman Polanski is accusing the Los Angeles Superior Court of bias and prejudice against the movie director and is seeking removal of his case to the California Judicial Council for resolution.

Jan. 6 (Bloomberg) -- Noble Group Ltd. ?s shipping unit was sued by California over environmental damage caused by the 53,000 gallons of fuel oil that spilled from the company?s container ship into the San Francisco Bay.

Prevented from doing business at Port Everglades, a California stevedoring company has taken Broward County to court. Metro Cruise Services contends Broward is violating federal interstate commerce laws by extending favoritism to the existing stevedoring companies that serve the cruise lines at the port, creating a ''classic oligopoly.'' The companies...