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Lawsuit issue grows
The Office of the Police Complaints Commission has been hit with a recent "blizzard" of lawsuits that could undermine its ability to hold police officers accountable for their actions.
Updated: 06/02/2011 04:14A
ID for drowning victim
The Kenyan student who died in a tragic accident Sunday at Kawkawa Lake has been identified as Felix Odera. Odera had been a student at UBC since 2007, according to his Finance 3.0 webpage. Police say he fell off a dock at the lake Sunday afternoon
Updated: 06/02/2011 04:14A
OGI-SARIN: New Development in Belgian Court
In March 2011, the panel of three experts appointed by the Belgian court submitted their final report regarding the lawsuit filed by Sarin against OGI Systems. In line with the report, the panel has announced that the conclusions are favorable to OGI.
Updated: 06/02/2011 04:13A
Ghanaian dies in US train accident
An aspiring doctor was killed in a horrific subway accident yesterday when she passed out on a sweltering Upper East Side platform and fell onto the tracks -- realizing what happened too late to escape an uptown train bearing down on her.
Updated: 06/02/2011 04:13A
Woman dies in Rt. 309 pileup
ERIC CONOVER/Staff Photographer Helen Sparich, 71, a passenger in this 2008 Subaru Forester, was killed in a four-vehicle crash Wednesday around 11:15 am on Route 309 just south of Tamaqua.
Updated: 06/02/2011 04:13A
One injured in Asylum Township crash
The Wysox Volunteer Fire Department responded to a crash involving a pick-up truck and a tractor-trailer around 1:30 pm Wednesday on Route 187 near the Kilmer Hill intersection in Asylum Township, said Wysox Fire Chief Brett Keeney.
Updated: 06/02/2011 04:13A
Helmet law should be reinstated
the University of Pittsburgh found that the helmet law has cost the commonwealth an average of $18 million a year in hospital charges and $55 million a year in long-term care charges. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration,
Updated: 06/02/2011 04:13A
Court: Motorists can sue bars
Two justices and an organization seeking to curb lawsuit abuse disagreed with the decision. “Today, drunk drivers can evade personal responsibility for their actions and sue restaurateurs in New Jersey for serving them drinks,” said Ann Marie McDonald,
Updated: 06/02/2011 04:13A
Blog watch
If it makes anyone feel better, even Libyan dictator Moammar Gadhafi lost money in the 2008 market crash. Goldman Sachs reportedly invested $1.3 billion US of Col. Gadhafi's money and lost nearly all of it. The money was invested between January and
Updated: 06/02/2011 04:13A
Tiltware Fires Back at Phil Ivey
“Contrary to his sanctimonious public statements, Phil Ivey's meritless lawsuit is about helping just one player – himself. In an effort to further enrich himself at the expense of others, Mr. Ivey appears to have timed his lawsuit to thwart pending
Updated: 06/02/2011 04:12A
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