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Woman accused of texting while driving in crash that killed UW student
The October traffic crash that killed a UW-Madison student was caused by a woman who was texting while driving, according to a criminal complaint filed Tuesday. Authorities charged Stephanie M. Kanoff, 20, of Sun Prairie, with homicide by negligent
Updated: 05/25/2011 01:58A
Alcon prevails in Patanol patent case against Apotex
The lawsuit was filed following Apotex's filing of an abbreviated new drug application (ANDA) seeking approval for manufacturing and selling of a generic version of Alcon's Patanol prior to the expiration of US patent number 5641805, which is jointly
Updated: 05/25/2011 01:57A
South Korea MP sentenced over lewd remark
A group of female TV announcers had filed a lawsuit alleging that Kang Yong-Seok, 41, was guilty of defamation, a criminal offence in South Korea, after making lewd remarks. Kang reportedly made the comments while drinking with a group of female
Updated: 05/25/2011 01:57A
Judge clears way for Saggio Hills development in Healdsburg
City officials viewed that as a positive sign that Healdsburg Citizens for Sustainable Solutions, the group that brought the lawsuit, will end its legal battle. But Rachel Mansfield-Howlett, the attorney for the group, said it was too early to say
Updated: 05/25/2011 01:57A
RETURN OF NO MATCH
By Michael Patrick O'Brien, Esq. There are a couple of new developments of note in the field of immigration law. The Social Security Administration (SSA) has announced that it will resume the practice of sending “no match” letters to employers.
Updated: 05/25/2011 01:57A
'Lidle crash not fault of plane maker'
Their families had insisted the accident was caused when the plane's flight controls jammed. But after three hours of deliberations the jury rendered its verdict, bringing to close a trial that featured testimony from Lidle's widow and from a retired
Updated: 05/25/2011 01:54A
Falun Gong Says Cisco Aids Chinese Repression
This project has been dubbed the Great Firewall of China because of the way it ring-fences, monitors and controls Internet traffic across the nation's public network. It was designed to block Websites deemed objectionable or subversive by the Chinese
Updated: 05/25/2011 01:53A
Family Of Beaten SF Giants Fan Sues LA Dodgers
LOS ANGELES (CBS 5) - The family of beaten San Francisco Giants fanBryan Stow filed a lawsuit against the Los Angeles Dodgers on Tuesday in LA County Superior Court, claiming inadequate security was partially to blame for the attack.
Updated: 05/25/2011 01:53A
Fed probes allegations that Avon bribed officials-WSJ
Prosecutors in the southern district of New York's complex frauds unit in Manhattan and the Justice Department's fraud section in Washington are seeking more information on whether Avon employees had possibly violated the foreign corrupt practices act,
Updated: 05/25/2011 01:51A
Feds investigating Lake County officers
Kabella was a member of the department's interdiction unit, which specializes in identifying and stopping drug traffic on major thoroughfares in the area. At least two of the officers hold federal firearms dealers licenses. Authorities were unable to
Updated: 05/25/2011 01:51A