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Stephen Baldwin Gets Coverage Suit Halted In Venture Row
s lawsuit against Gauthier Houghtaling & Williams LLP and actor Stephen Baldwin, ruling continued litigation could interfere with the parties' ongoing state lawsuits over a joint venture involving oil cleanup technology. Continental brought the suit in
Updated: 09/19/2011 11:00P
Philippines strike over oil prices flops
The Philippine National Police (PNP) also said the strike was “generally peaceful” except for complaints from motorists and drivers that militant students disrupted traffic in many parts of Metro Manila by lying down in major streets.
Updated: 09/19/2011 11:00P
Zocor Muscle Problems Range from Minor Aches to Rhabdomyolysis
Are victims of all Zocor muscle problems eligible for a Zocor lawsuit? According to recent data from the SEARCH scientific trial, patients taking the 80 mg dose of Zocor experienced a ten times greater risk of Zocor muscle problems than those taking
Updated: 09/19/2011 10:59P
Science is scarier than zombies
But director Steven Soderbergh (Traffic) assured him it would be different; that he and his writer wanted their movie Contagion (opening in November in New Zealand, starring Matt Damon, Gwyneth Paltrow and Jude Law) to convey the real risks of a global
Updated: 09/19/2011 10:57P
Feds to bring back-to-work bill if Air Canada strikes
Air Canada was pushed to the brink of bankruptcy two years ago, and it blamed heavy pension funding demands for its troubles. Its pension deficit is $2.1 billion. The airline argues that it faces higher costs than its rivals, in part because its roots
Updated: 09/19/2011 10:57P
Australian gov't faces mounting pressure over Migration Act amendaments
Were they to be enacted in law, one certainly could not rule out further challenge." The Migration Act change to give the immigration minister more discretionary powers and give legal certainty to offshore processing came after the High Court's
Updated: 09/19/2011 10:56P
Law School to focus on business through institute
In an effort to offer its students a program tailored to business law and to strengthen relationships with businesses, the University of Minnesota Law School will open the Corporate Institute in January. Amid shriveling state funds
Updated: 09/19/2011 10:56P
What s on Obama s tax list with Buffett rule
President Barack Obama is recommending a long list of US tax law changes, including a proposed new minimum tax on millionaires he termed the "Buffett rule," named after billionaire investor Warren Buffett. Obama's wide-ranging tax and budget proposals,
Updated: 09/19/2011 10:55P
Sony Adds Class-Action Waiver To Terms Of Service & User Agreement [Sony
Sony Network Entertainment has included in its TOS and User Agreement a waiver stating that the user can not participate in any class-action lawsuits against the gaming and content delivery portion of Sony. This applies to any class-action lawsuit
Updated: 09/19/2011 10:52P
Investigator sought in solar loan case
Lamar Smith, R-Texas, wrote a letter to Attorney General Eric Holder asking for an outside lawyer to probe Solyndra's bankruptcy case to determine "whether politics played a role in influencing the Obama administration to favor Solyndra over more
Updated: 09/19/2011 10:52P
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