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Local Jeweler Files for Chapter 11
By KMJ News Longtime Valley business Warner Company Jewelers announced Tuesday that it has filed for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy due to a long period of financial issues. The company's largest creditor, WestAmerica Bank, filed suit against the company
Updated: 09/20/2011 07:47P
Tories roll nine bills into massive crime legislation
9) The Preventing the Trafficking, Abuse and Exploitation of Vulnerable Immigrants Act: It would authorize immigration officers to refuse work permits to vulnerable foreign nationals when it is determined they are at risk of humiliating or degrading
Updated: 09/20/2011 07:47P
Attorney general denies sale to controversial hospital chain
Parties objecting to the sale before a bankruptcy judge noted that Prime tends to cancel contracts with health insurers and charge higher prices for its services. If the sale went through and Prime canceled contracts, many area patients would rely on
Updated: 09/20/2011 07:45P
Merlin Olsen family settles asbestos lawsuit
The family of Hall of Fame football player and actor Merlin Olsen has settled a lawsuit with several asbestos companies that they say caused the rare form of cancer he contracted late in life. Attorneys for Olsen's wife and three children filed a
Updated: 09/20/2011 07:44P
Boko Haram: Bomb scare rocks National Assembly
The situation caused a traffic gridlock at the entrances of the National Assembly as hundreds of cars attempted to flee the complex at the same time. Workers without cars walked briskly towards the main gate, looking exhausted. A Senator retorted while
Updated: 09/20/2011 07:43P
Work safety spins out of control
Instead, you will be held responsible if you are a "person conducting a business or undertaking", or PCBU, and if you 'influence' work. This also doesn't make sense. It's a new and untested concept both at law and in a practical sense.
Updated: 09/20/2011 07:42P
Work safety spins out of control
Instead, you will be held responsible if you are a "person conducting a business or undertaking", or PCBU, and if you 'influence' work. This also doesn't make sense. It's a new and untested concept both at law and in a practical sense.
Updated: 09/20/2011 07:42P
Committee member's comments prompt suit
On the advice of the municipal attorney, the Manalapan Township Committee will forward a lawsuit to its insurance carrier so the firm can determine whether to provide the defendant in the case with a defense under the terms of a municipal policy.
Updated: 09/20/2011 07:41P
Justin Lin No Longer Helming Terminator
One of the caveats involved in the rights deal with Pacificor (which spent $29.5 million to win the rights in bankruptcy court) is that certain rights revert back to Cameron due to a stipulation in copyright law that if you assign your rights,
Updated: 09/20/2011 07:40P
'Fast' Schedule Forces Justin Lin To Exit 'Terminator,' But He Might Be Back
One of the caveats involved in the rights deal with Pacificor (which spent $29.5 million to win the rights in bankruptcy court) is that certain rights revert back to Cameron due to a stipulation in copyright law that if you assign your rights,
Updated: 09/20/2011 07:40P