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Atty: Stuntman, Empire State Bldg settle lawsuit
A lawyer and a spokeswoman for the skyscraper's owners did not immediately respond to telephone and email messages Tuesday. Heller says Corliss is pleased with the resolution. In 2006, authorities said Corliss got into the building wearing an elaborate
Updated: 05/31/2011 02:37P
Jurors struggling in genocide trial in Kansas
(AP) - A federal jury apparently is struggling to reach a verdict on both counts in the immigration fraud trial of a Kansas man accused of lying about his involvement in the 1994 genocide in Rwanda. Jurors in the trial of Lazare Kobagaya
Updated: 05/31/2011 02:37P
Immigration proposal that died in Texas could get second life
Texas is one of more than a dozen states where Republicans have sought to tighten immigration laws a year after Arizona passed a high-profile crackdown on illegal immigration. "If Texas had followed the Arizona path of prejudice, xenophobia and
Updated: 05/31/2011 02:37P
Courtney Love sued over Twitter comments…again
Rhonda Holmes, a US attorney, filed a lawsuit against Love after the musician claimed Holmes had been “bought off.” Holmes was hired by Love to represent her and to investigate whether money had been stolen from the estate of her late husband,
Updated: 05/31/2011 02:36P
Father sues Provena, water heater manufacturer over tot's death
The father of a toddler who died last year after allegedly being scalded in 138-degree bathwater, has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the manufacturer of the water heater and the Provena Mercy Medical Center doctor who treated the girl.
Updated: 05/31/2011 02:36P
Brad Jones Answers Your Questions
So, if you have a question for Brad Jones, ask it in the comment section below, or email mattc@patch.com. Is there any type of investigation going on to see why the highway starts deteriorating through the white painted lines?
Updated: 05/31/2011 02:36P
Sara Buske moves to drop accounting firm from suit against divorce attorneys
the suit she filed against RSM and the Feldman, Wasser, Draper & Cox, a Springfield law firm. She sued RSM and the Feldman firm in 2010 claiming that both defendants bungled matters related to her 2008 divorce from her then-husband, Thomas Buske.
Updated: 05/31/2011 02:36P
Fluctuations in Individual Retirement Account did not modify property
295243, the Michigan Court of Appeals affirmed the trial court's decision not to modify the parties' property settlement agreement after the market value of the defendant's IRA increased by nearly $1.4 million. As part of their divorce,
Updated: 05/31/2011 02:35P
Judge tosses blood test in drunken driving case against Indianapolis officer
INDIANAPOLIS — A judge has thrown out a blood-alcohol test used to support drunken driving charges against an Indianapolis police officer involved in a fatal crash. Marion Superior Court Judge Grant Hawkins ruled Tuesday that the test
Updated: 05/31/2011 02:35P
Low Ratings, Hidden Treasures: Bonds You Need To Own
Standard & Poor's and Moody's Investors Service cheered the credit bubble right up until it burst, and yet investors continue to trust their declarations about which investments are safe (rated with at least one “A”) and which are not (rated “BB+” or
Updated: 05/31/2011 02:35P
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