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Group of Richmond police officers files suit over OT pay
A group of 73 current or former Richmond police officers filed a class-action lawsuit alleging that the Police Department failed to properly compensate them for some overtime hours worked. The lawsuit, filed Monday in federal court in Richmond,
Updated: 09/21/2011 07:55P
34 Claiming Sexual Abuse By Priests File Suit Against Helena Diocese (9-21-11)
Thirty-four men and women who claim they were sexually abused by Catholic priests in Montana churches, schools and missions, filed a civil lawsuit against the Diocese of Helena. Forty-nine-year-old Dana Short claims she was abused when she was
Updated: 09/21/2011 07:54P
Drive a GM car? OnStar may soon be tracking your every move
data it has if it is requested by law enforcement agencies. The Wall Street Journal reported in May that auto maker BMW is considering collecting location data from the navigation systems installed in its cars to provide real-time traffic reports.
Updated: 09/21/2011 07:54P
Kyle Unger sues for wrongful conviction in murder of Manitoba teen
Mr. Unger's lawsuit claims police and prosecutors used faulty techniques to convict him. “The police defendants, the prosecuting defendants and (RCMP hair analyst Raymond) Cadieux individually, jointly and collectively breached the plaintiff's
Updated: 09/21/2011 07:54P
Gatti's widow Rodrigues considered a suspect, frozen out of his US assets
Until the lawsuit is resolved, we don't want the assets to go anywhere and to anyone." No matter what happens in the Quebec Superior Court regarding the settlement case of late boxer Arturo Gatti, his widow, Amanda Rodrigues, will not get any of his
Updated: 09/21/2011 07:53P
2 California police officers charged in death of homeless man
Cicinelli, who was 25 at the time, was shot during an on-duty gunfight during a traffic stop less than three weeks after graduating from the Police Academy, according to a 1997 article in the Los Angeles Times. If convicted of all charges,
Updated: 09/21/2011 07:53P
Lawsuit filed against Kent Breeze Wind Farm
TORONTO — A day after a local wind farm showcased its facility to the community, a family hit its parent company with a $1.5-million lawsuit. The Michaud family claims that living near Suncor's Kent Breeze Wind Farm, west of Thamesville, led to adverse
Updated: 09/21/2011 07:53P
Conservatives' new crime bill borrows from failed US model
Every year, a million Americans are imprisoned on drug charges, about a quarter of them for marijuana. The number spiked after mandatory minimum sentences were introduced in the 1980s. This huge, painful war on drugs has done nothing to reduce the
Updated: 09/21/2011 07:53P
Japan wades into S. China Sea feud
"It is very clear that a lot of traffic goes through that area." Japan and the Philippines have separate territorial disputes with China. Urabe said any discussion between the two countries about the South China Sea does not mean they are ganging up on
Updated: 09/21/2011 07:52P
Court: 17 tons of galleon silver should go back to Spain
An appeals court said Wednesday that 17 tons of silver coins that Tampa-based deep-sea explorers found in a sunken Spanish galleon must go back to Spain. Some guys love long hair on women, others prefer short. Some go nuts for the "no makeup" look,
Updated: 09/21/2011 07:52P
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