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Watch your step: Court orders new trial in a case of a slippery shower stall
AP The Michigan appeals court has overturned a $62000 verdict and ordered a new trial in the case of a woman who fell and was hurt after rinsing her swimsuit at a Lansing YMCA in 2003. Milagros Dascola of Dimondale says she later noticed the floor was
Updated: 05/22/2011 04:11A
Watch your step: Court orders new trial in a case of a slippery shower stall
AP The Michigan appeals court has overturned a $62000 verdict and ordered a new trial in the case of a woman who fell and was hurt after rinsing her swimsuit at a Lansing YMCA in 2003. Milagros Dascola of Dimondale says she later noticed the floor was
Updated: 05/22/2011 04:11A
More than 5 years after Katrina changed school landscape, fired employees
the destruction of Hurricane Katrina led to huge changes in the way public schools are run in New Orleans, a trial is about to begin in a class-action lawsuit seeking damages for thousands of school employees who lost their jobs after the storm.
Updated: 05/22/2011 04:10A
Frustration grows as Slave Lake evacuation extended
Meanwhile, officials from the Transportation Safety Board in Alberta have been sent to investigate the crash of a helicopter involved in fighting fires. The pilot died in Friday's crash, claiming the week-old fire's first victim.
Updated: 05/22/2011 04:09A
Wilkes grad enjoys family moment
He also said there is a lot that can be learned from children and from the juvenile justice scandal in Luzerne County, noting that the county has already made great strides in changing its juvenile justice system for the better and is ahead of other
Updated: 05/22/2011 04:08A
Inmates' work at stables in scrutiny
While Allen said she feels using inmates to clean up after a major storm is an appropriate use of inmate labor, "mending fences and performing repairs should be the responsibility of the property owner and their insurance company.
Updated: 05/22/2011 04:07A
Yes for a second chance
The irony of it all is that the PN is thinking conservatively in terms of divorce, but on the other hand it is taking a liberal position as it is planning to enact a cohabitation law that will make it possible for same-sex relationships to be
Updated: 05/22/2011 04:07A
A No vote could spark off the 'Arab Spring' here too
This indignados wave has now spread to many Italian cities, mainly fuelled by Spanish students angry at mass unemployment and lack of opportunities in their country. Going by the comment blogs here in Malta, the issue making so many young people
Updated: 05/22/2011 04:07A
A No vote could spark off the 'Arab Spring' here too
This indignados wave has now spread to many Italian cities, mainly fuelled by Spanish students angry at mass unemployment and lack of opportunities in their country. Going by the comment blogs here in Malta, the issue making so many young people
Updated: 05/22/2011 04:07A
Teenage boy dies in moped crash
The rider, who is yet to be identified by police, collided with a lampost shortly before 6.33pm. Police were called to the collision, outside the Plough Inn pub just off the A19 in Hutton Henry, County Durham. The boy was rushed to hospital with
Updated: 05/22/2011 04:06A