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Beebe residents lose lawsuit against Union Pacific; tried to blame railroad
AP BEEBE, Ark. — A group of Beebe residents who sued Union Pacific over claims the railroad was responsible for flooding in their subdivision have lost their case. The Daily Citizen (http://bit.ly/q2Yavf ) reports that a federal jury in Little Rock
Updated: 09/21/2011 04:01P
SC Supreme Court Hears Arguments On Fairness Of Inman's Death Sentence
The state's high court took the bench to hear arguments about the trial of Jerry Buck Inman, 40, who pled guilty to raping and killing a Clemson student in her off campus apartment in May 2006. Inman raped and strangled Tiffany Souers, then 20,
Updated: 09/21/2011 04:01P
Bass Pro Outdoor World accused of racial discrimination
The Equal Opportunity Commission, a federal agency charged with enforcing anti-discrimination laws in employment, filed a lawsuit in US District Court in Houston on Wednesday. The lawsuit alleges that qualified African-Americans and Hispanics were
Updated: 09/21/2011 04:01P
Tampa reservoir settlement may not have votes for approval
Mark Sharpe said earlier this week he would have been the fifth vote that would have sealed the deal for a $30 million settlement between Tampa Bay Water and HDR Engineering in a lawsuit over cracks in the regional
Updated: 09/21/2011 04:01P
Bass Pro Outdoor World named in federal discrimination suit
By AP Bass Pro Outdoor World is accused in a federal lawsuit filed of discriminating against qualified black and Hispanic job applicants since 2005. (Press-register, Kate Mercer) HOUSTON -- Retail chain Bass Pro Outdoor World is accused in a federal
Updated: 09/21/2011 04:00P
Will Romney dodge health care bullet?
Many states including Alabama, Georgia and Arizona have been forced to pass immigration policing laws, to interrupt the huge cost of public assistance to foreign nationals, which the Congress has failed to do. by hbevis September 21, 2011 9:02 PM EDT
Updated: 09/21/2011 04:00P
Judge: Release records of allegation against Williams
David Williams sexually abused her while acting her as a criminal-defense lawyer. The office investigated the claims at the time and said it found no grounds to conduct a criminal investigation. Williams, now the Republican candidate for governor,
Updated: 09/21/2011 04:00P
Feds say Full Tilt Poker site was Ponzi scheme, plan to seize Glendora
The popular Full Tilt Poker website illegally raided player accounts to fund operations and make lavish payments to its owners, Justice Department lawyers said in a revised civil lawsuit filed in New York. Over four years, the company used $444 million
Updated: 09/21/2011 04:00P
Saab wins approval for bankruptcy protection
A Swedish appeals court has given the green light for beleaguered carmaker Saab to reorganise under bankruptcy protection, delaying what had appeared to be the company's imminent demise. "The appeals court reverses the district court ruling and allows
Updated: 09/21/2011 04:00P
Discrimination Lawsuit Against Capitol Police Board Dismissed
A judge for the US District Court for the District of Columbia dismissed a 2010 age discrimination lawsuit against the US Capitol Police on Tuesday. The genesis of the suit dates to September 2009, when the Library of Congress police
Updated: 09/21/2011 03:59P
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