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Anti-Planking Act of 2011: End of Planking in the Philippines?
On September 19th, 2011, a general transport strike brought traffic to a standstill in many towns and cities throughout the Philippines. It was organised by Pinag-isang Samahan ng mga Tsuper at Opereytor Nationwide (PISTON), a group concerned by rising
Updated: 09/20/2011 11:17A
Trial Opens Against Scientists For Italy Quake
De Bernardinis in one of seven scientists and other experts who went on trial on manslaughter charges for allegedly failing to sufficiently warn residents before a devastating earthquake that killed more than 300 people in central Italy in 2009.
Updated: 09/20/2011 11:17A
Health groups weigh in on cigarette label suit
Several public health groups are weighing in on a lawsuit over graphic cigarette warning labels that include the sewn-up corpse of a smoker. The groups say the government has a strong interest in more effectively informing people about the effects of
Updated: 09/20/2011 11:17A
Living wills: FDIC approves final rules
“Rapid and orderly resolution” means a reorganization or liquidation of the Covered Company under the Bankruptcy Code that can be accomplished within a reasonable period of time and in a manner that substantially mitigates the risk that the failure of
Updated: 09/20/2011 11:17A
Newpage - a good old fashioned free-fall Chapter 11 case
Running contrary to the “new normal” in larger restructurings, NewPage filed for bankruptcy protection without a pre-arranged or pre-negotiated exit solution, such as a back-stopped rights offering or a stalking horse bidder for a sale of the
Updated: 09/20/2011 11:17A
Brazil's postal reforms become law, as strikes continue
In a statement, ECT said the reforms would provide it with the “business tools to compete with more responsive and efficient service delivery for the entire population”. The state-owned company said: “The Post Office will operate abroad and in the
Updated: 09/20/2011 11:16A
Cellular South adds another antitrust lawsuit against AT&T
The regional carrier filed an antitrust lawsuit in the District Court in Washington, DC on Monday. Cellular South is in the company of the US Department of Justice, Sprint Nextel and the attorney generals from nine states in the fight against AT&T's
Updated: 09/20/2011 11:16A
Transplant lawsuit filed against UPMC in W. Pa.
PITTSBURGH (AP) - A western Pennsylvania couple filed negligence lawsuits Tuesday against the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center-Presbyterian Hospital and University of Pittsburgh Physicians. The lawsuits allege that UPMC allowed an April 2011
Updated: 09/20/2011 11:16A
DigiNotar goes bust
The bankruptcy filing is also about protecting VASCO's trust, as CEO T. Kendall Hunt alludes in a statement: "Although we are saddened by this action and the circumstances that necessitated it, we would like to remind our customers and investors that
Updated: 09/20/2011 11:16A
DigiNotar goes bust
The bankruptcy filing is also about protecting VASCO's trust, as CEO T. Kendall Hunt alludes in a statement: "Although we are saddened by this action and the circumstances that necessitated it, we would like to remind our customers and investors that
Updated: 09/20/2011 11:16A
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