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Brookland Greens residents awarded $23.5m in settlement case
Justice Karin Emerton approved the settlement scheme in the Supreme Court, today, May 23. Casey Council ($13.5 million) and the EPA ($10 million) have agreed to share the monetary burden. Law firm Slater and Gordon will take $6 million, leaving $17.5
Updated: 05/23/2011 03:05A
Way out of courts' gridlock | Philadelphia Inquirer | 2011-05-23
This problem only gets worse when there are fewer judges, and justice delayed is justice denied. Part of the answer may be what's known as alternative dispute resolution, including arbitration and mediation. In arbitration, the parties agree to submit
Updated: 05/23/2011 03:05A
Tinicum police chase ends in fatal crash in Philadelphia | Philadelphia
An SUV pursued by Tinicum Township police sped through a red light in Southwest Philadelphia Sunday and crashed into a sedan, killing the car's driver and injuring a passenger, police said. The chase began around noon after officers
Updated: 05/23/2011 03:05A
Man dies after hit-and-run crash in Enfield
Detectives believe the driver headed towards the A10 following the crash, at around 11.30pm, and have appealed for information and eyewitnesses to come forward. The BMW involved is likely to have suffered damage to its front end, police say,
Updated: 05/23/2011 03:05A
Bikie boss Troy Mercanti to be released from prison in August
Mercanti's lawyers had argued that he should be immediately released from prison, but Justice Stephen Hall said today that by his calculations, Mercanti was eligible for release four months after the date April 3. The Department of Corrective Services
Updated: 05/23/2011 03:05A
Inquirer Editorial: Police protect their own | Philadelphia Inquirer | 2011-05-23
But she never got so much as a traffic ticket, and her suspension - if Fuentes signs off on it - would be her first penalty at the hands of her bosses. Agency supervisors were reportedly well-acquainted with both cases. Information about the I-295
Updated: 05/23/2011 03:05A
Inquirer Editorial: Police protect their own | Philadelphia Inquirer | 2011-05-23
But she never got so much as a traffic ticket, and her suspension - if Fuentes signs off on it - would be her first penalty at the hands of her bosses. Agency supervisors were reportedly well-acquainted with both cases. Information about the I-295
Updated: 05/23/2011 03:05A
Foxconn blast in Chengdu plant kills 3
Foxconn said on Monday that local authorities are investigating the cause and extent of damages from the accident. They do not believe the blast was deliberate. The company said it is now focusing on compensating employees and making sure the factory
Updated: 05/23/2011 03:05A
Hearing today to look at oil pipeline plan
In a lawsuit filed Wednesday, Friends of the Earth, Corporate Ethics International and the Center for International Environmental Law allege that the State Department has dithered in fulfilling a Freedom of Information Act request for correspondence
Updated: 05/23/2011 03:05A
'Tree of Life' takes top prize at Cannes | Philadelphia Inquirer | 2011-05-23
AP CANNES, France - American director Terrence Malick's expansive drama The Tree of Life won the top honor at the Cannes Film Festival on Sunday, and Kirsten Dunst took the prize for best actress for Melancholia, an apocalyptic saga.
Updated: 05/23/2011 03:05A
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