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Breaking: Food Safety Victory Over Monsanto and GE Beets
In a major victory for sustainable farmers everywhere, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals just issued a summary order upholding the previous decision in a long-running lawsuit over the impacts of genetically engineered (GE) “Roundup Ready” sugar beets.
Updated: 05/24/2011 10:17A
Last-Ditch Attempt To Block Massey Merger
"That demonstrates clearly that Alpha has no intention of pursuing the derivative lawsuit claims," says Badge Humphries, who represents the Manville Personal Injury Trust and other shareholders who filed suit. The merger potentially leaves the
Updated: 05/24/2011 10:17A
Estella Warren in custody after fleeing DUI arrest
Actress-model Estella Warren is currently in police custody after attempting to escape a DUI arrest. Los Angeles police sources told TMZ that Warren crashed her Toyota Prius into three parked cars just before
Updated: 05/24/2011 10:16A
Supreme Court confirms limited liability of financial regulators
The liability of financial regulators has been much discussed in recent years in light of the economic and financial crisis, which saw multiple financial institutions fail and governments forced to step in to save such institutions from bankruptcy.
Updated: 05/24/2011 10:15A
Supreme Court confirms limited liability of financial regulators
The liability of financial regulators has been much discussed in recent years in light of the economic and financial crisis, which saw multiple financial institutions fail and governments forced to step in to save such institutions from bankruptcy.
Updated: 05/24/2011 10:15A
Jefferson County sues over 2009 courthouse fire
Jefferson County's lawsuit contends that a worker for one of the companies was welding copper downspouts when nearby combustibles ignited the landmark in the Ohio River city of Madison. The 2009 fire destroyed the 1855 courthouse's bell tower and
Updated: 05/24/2011 10:14A
US court seeks information from Infosys on B1 visas
The development comes at a time when Infosys is facing a lawsuit by a former employee Jack Palmer, alleging that he was asked by the firm to sign on documents which said workers went to the US to have meetings rather than to work there.
Updated: 05/24/2011 10:13A
Fed's Hoenig: US Banks Need To Get Back To Core Business
Furthermore, to prevent repo runs in the shadow banking system, bankruptcy law should be revised to eliminate the automatic stay exemption for riskier mortgage-related repo collateral. "The proposal...will not take all risks out of the financial system
Updated: 05/24/2011 10:13A
A sampling of editorials from Arkansas newspapers
During that time period, state, county and city law enforcement agencies will work together to ensure that Arkansans are buckling up. Nationally in 2009, according to National Highway Traffic Safety Administration statistics, 53 percent of fatally
Updated: 05/24/2011 10:12A
$10 Million Verdict Against Johnson amp; Johnson Unit For Toxic Motrin
Her family didn't know at the time that Children's Motrin had been linked to Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis (TEN) and Stevens-Johnson Syndrome (SJS), severe allergic reactions that can cause patients' skin to burn off, leave patients blind and disfigured.
Updated: 05/24/2011 10:11A
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