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Utilities employee sues after stairway injury
A lawsuit filed Sept. 8 in Galveston County District Court alleges Millennial Steel LLC and Ratjen Enterprises Inc. negligently designed, constructed and installed a staircase at Smith's workplace, the San Leon Municipal Utilities District.
Updated: 09/19/2011 01:35P
Woman helps relative paint house, sues after fall from scaffold
GALVESTON - After falling from a scaffold at her brother-in-law's house, Dickinson resident Sharla Kirklighter has filed a lawsuit. Recent court documents filed Sept. 9 in Galveston County District Court say Kemah local Henry Farroux told Kirklighter
Updated: 09/19/2011 01:35P
Corpus Christi police begin parking enforcement of drivers misuse disability
Under a new law that went into effect Sept. 1, it's a Class A misdemeanor for someone to use a manipulated disabled parking pass issued by a doctor. For example, changing an expiration date is not legal. Drivers caught and prosecuted could face up to a
Updated: 09/19/2011 01:35P
Australian government's immigration proposals accused of breaching human rights
He told a group of Sydney law students that the government's intentions to amend the Migration Act (which is the would b Leading refugee lawyer David Manne has accused the federal government of seeking to "strip bare" key protections for asylum seekers
Updated: 09/19/2011 01:35P
Schneiderman secures $1.8 million from Michaels craft stores
An investigation started in 2009 into deceptive advertising from craft retailer chain Michaels Stores has led to a $1.8 million settlement with New York state. Today, Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman announced that
Updated: 09/19/2011 01:35P
Greece in creditor talks after default warning
The IMF gave Greece an ultimatum on Monday to introduce more budget austerity to win the release of rescue funds and escape bankruptcy early next month. A protestor sets fire to copies of euro banknotes outside the Bank of Greece at the weekend.
Updated: 09/19/2011 01:35P
Just lucky sometimes
the value of a lawyer isn't so much the courtroom practice as all of the extraneous details. For example, in an automobile negligence case, lawyers typically assist their clients in processing Personal Injury Protection (PIP) applications,
Updated: 09/19/2011 01:35P
Violent Crime Statistics Drop Nationwide and Locally, FBI Says
The program also collects arrest data for the offenses listed above, plus 20 additional offenses that include all other crimes except traffic violations, according to the FBI. According to FBI Director Robert Mueller, Crime in the United States can
Updated: 09/19/2011 01:34P
Proposed Prop. 13 change irks locals
He used REITs, or real estate investment trusts, as an example. This tax designation for a corporate entity investing in real estate is designed to reduce or eliminate corporate income taxes. Villaraigosa's term as mayor expires in 2013,
Updated: 09/19/2011 01:34P
Bishops, spouses hold prayer service at the Colombia-Ecuador border
[Episcopal News Service] Vehicle and foot traffic flows uninterrupted on the bridge separating Colombia and Ecuador at Tulcn, a border town where annually thousands of Colombians cross over, seeking refuge from
Updated: 09/19/2011 01:34P
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