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Women need a voice against abuse
Sexual harassment of women in the workplace is covered by the Vishaka Guidelines issued by the Supreme Court of India in 1997. The guidelines were the result of years of effort by activists following the gang rape of Bhanwari Devi, a social worker who
Updated: 09/20/2011 07:38A
Survivor to testify in CT home invasion trial
A doctor whose wife and two daughters were killed in a home invasion in Connecticut is expected to testify in the trial of one of two men charged with the crime. Dr. William Petit is scheduled to testify Tuesday in New Haven Superior Court in the trial
Updated: 09/20/2011 07:37A
Movie lines that work in real life
Also good for: When your teen comes home late with a story about traffic on the Northway. (MIRAMAX FILMS) Times Union writer Tim O'Brien pulls out "Not any more!” from "The Pink Panther" to get a laugh at his house when something breaks.
Updated: 09/20/2011 07:37A
Family makes plea in fatal hit-and-run accident
The fatal accident occurred on Aug. 25 on Southwest Eighth Street at 57th Avenue. Police said Victor Cruz, 35, was crossing the street at about 8:23 pm, when he was struck by a vehicle. Police said the driver then fled the scene.
Updated: 09/20/2011 07:37A
Hit and run accident in New Iberia leaves 4-year-old died; driver arrested
The hit-and-run accident that left a 4-year-old boy dead has resulted in charges of leaving the scene of an accident against the New Iberia man who was driving the car which hit the child. Police say it is still unclear how the child managed to get out
Updated: 09/20/2011 07:37A
MedCorp owner bids to get back his company
MedCorp's owner, Richard Bage, is trying to buy back the assets of his ambulance company in Bankruptcy Court. The owner of MedCorp Inc. is trying to buy the assets of his ambulance company, which tumbled into Chapter 11 bankruptcy this summer,
Updated: 09/20/2011 07:36A
New state voting maps don't meet federal standard
The Justice Department took issue with the maps for Congress and the Texas House, but it agreed with the state attorney general that maps for the Texas Senate and State Board of Education met requirements under the federal Voting Rights Act. But the
Updated: 09/20/2011 07:36A
New state voting maps don't meet federal standard
The Justice Department took issue with the maps for Congress and the Texas House, but it agreed with the state attorney general that maps for the Texas Senate and State Board of Education met requirements under the federal Voting Rights Act. But the
Updated: 09/20/2011 07:36A
Smell of success for 3D perfume container
The IP High Court has reversed a trial decision in which the Patent Office had rejected the registration of a three-dimensional (3D) trademark consisting of the bottle used for Jean-Paul Gaultier Classique perfume products.
Updated: 09/20/2011 07:36A
Secondary reputation in coffee plunger not “distinctly tied” to BODUM mark
DKSH's coffee plunger was in fact packaged and branded to distinguish it from Bodum's plunger and, therefore, in the opinion of the trial judge, consumers would not be misled or deceived. Bodum appealed to the Full Court. There were two significant
Updated: 09/20/2011 07:36A
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