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Groups troubled by N.J. Supreme Court pick
Products liability lawyer Anne Patterson once represented gun makers in a lawsuit brought by the city of Camden. STATUS: Nominated to a seat on the New Jersey Supreme Court in May 2010. The state Senate refused to give her a hearing until Gov.
Updated: 05/31/2011 01:04P
$60 Million A.G. Edwards Settlement Gets Appeals Court OK
The original lawsuit, filed in 2005, alleged that mutual-fund companies had made payments to AG Edwards. The lawsuit alleged that "[t]he undisclosed kickbacks paid to Defendants created unmanageable and continuing conflicts of interest and breaches of
Updated: 05/31/2011 01:04P
Rapper Sean Kingston in Critical Condition After Jet Ski Crash
On Sunday, rapper Sean Kingston was involved in a terrible jet skiing accident in Miami. He was taken to a nearby hospital after crashing into a bridge, and was listed in critical condition. He has since left the trauma unit for ICU, with his condition
Updated: 05/31/2011 01:04P
One person dies in Goodfellow crash
Novak Djokovic received an unexpected gift on Monday at the French Open, as the ... St. Louis (KSDK) -- One person died in a crash on Goodfellow, at Selber Court, in north St. Louis. Accident reconstruction has been called to the scene.
Updated: 05/31/2011 01:04P
Missouri Deputy Fire Chief Wins Discrimination Lawsuit
A black deputy fire chief in St. Louis has won $350000 in a racial discrimination lawsuit. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that a St. Louis jury Friday awarded Charles Coyle $300000 for actual damages in the lawsuit in which Coyle claimed he was
Updated: 05/31/2011 01:04P
Reverend: Ersland Feels Alone, Believes Nobody Thinks Of Him
A reverend who visited with the now convicted murderer said Ersland told her he was shocked when he heard the guilty verdict last week. Rev. Lorna Robinson, who visited Ersland in the Oklahoma County Jail, said the 59-year-old man feels “down and
Updated: 05/31/2011 01:04P
Sean Kingston still critical after weekend crash
MIAMI (AP) ” A publicist for Sean Kingston is offering the latest on the hip-hop singer who's been hospitalized since crashing his watercraft into a Miami Beach bridge over the weekend. Joseph Carozza said Tuesday that Kingston remains in critical
Updated: 05/31/2011 01:03P
Driver Deciding Whether To Get On S.P.I.D. Crashes Into Barrier
CORPUS CHRISTI - Police were called to the scene of an accident around 12:15 this morning on the SPID frontage road between Ayers and Kostoyrz. Police say the driver of an SUV got off the highway, back on, and then off again.
Updated: 05/31/2011 01:03P
More Than Two-Dozen Die When Bus Plunges Into Pond
The accident happened near a village called Hajo, about 25 miles west of Gauhati, the capital of Assam state. Local villagers were the first to arrive on the scene and they pulled out 26 bodies.
Updated: 05/31/2011 01:03P
Head-On Crash in Madera County; Driver Facing DUI Charges
A total of six people were sent to the hospital after the CHP says a driver crashed head-on with two other cars. It happened shortly before 5 pm Monday on Avenue 12, near Road 39 1/2, in Madera County. Officers say they received calls from witnesses
Updated: 05/31/2011 01:03P