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Some restaurant chains fail, others thrive post-recession
That's not fallout from a corporate bankruptcy. The restaurant that sits on top of a campus hill always closes between quarters. Upstairs, professor John Self is in his office. He teaches hospitality and studies why restaurant chains fail – something
Updated: 03/08/2011 08:06A
Merchants File Legal Brief in Support of Durbin Amendment
by RSS Feed by Email WASHINGTON – The Merchants Payments Coalition, of which NACS is a founding member, filed an amicus brief on March 4, telling the court that TCF National Bank's lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the Durbin Amendment
Updated: 03/08/2011 08:05A
Amcor and Visy strike a deal with plaintiffs on courthouse steps
The negotiations delayed the start of a Federal Court trial dealing with alleged cartel behaviour by the companies. It was anticipated to be one of the biggest civil damages cases in Australia. Late yesterday Tony Bannon, SC, for the class action,
Updated: 03/08/2011 08:05A
Legal community remembers Sola
Sola was a partner with the firm Weaver Simmons, where he specialized in criminal law. His death was announced during proceedings at the Sudbury courthouse March 2. Ontario Court Justice Randall Lalande took an opportunity to say a few words about Sola
Updated: 03/08/2011 08:04A
Jury struggling over Moran verdict gets more time
THE jury in the murder trial of the gangland widow Judy Moran will resume deliberations for a seventh day after struggling to reach a unanimous verdict. A Victorian Supreme Court Justice, Lex Lasry, agreed to allow jurors to return to court on
Updated: 03/08/2011 08:03A
Dad who threw daughter off bridge 'disordered'
ARTHUR Freeman was mentally incompetent when he committed the "horrific act" of throwing his four-year-old daughter Darcey off Melbourne's West Gate Bridge, a court has heard. In the opening day of the Supreme Court murder trial, defence lawyer David
Updated: 03/08/2011 08:03A
Resident sues Des Moines over sewage in Prospect Park
Public health and safety are endangered by the failure of city workers to fix sewage problems at a north Des Moines park, according to a lawsuit filed in Polk County District Court. Des Moines resident Ta-Yu Yang alleges in the lawsuit that the city
Updated: 03/08/2011 08:02A
The Sorry State Of Health Of US Medicine The American Journal Of Medicine
As the debate about healthcare in the United States rages, four insightful articles in the March 2011 issue of The American Journal of Medicine strive to add reasoned arguments and empirical research findings to the dialog. The issue leads off with the
Updated: 03/08/2011 08:01A
The Sorry State Of Health Of US Medicine The American Journal Of Medicine
As the debate about healthcare in the United States rages, four insightful articles in the March 2011 issue of The American Journal of Medicine strive to add reasoned arguments and empirical research findings to the dialog. The issue leads off with the
Updated: 03/08/2011 08:01A
Moran jury deliberates for seventh day
THE jury in the murder trial of gangland widow Judy Moran will resume deliberations for a seventh day after struggling to reach a unanimous verdict. Victorian Supreme Court judge Lex Lasry agreed late yesterday to allow jurors to return to court today
Updated: 03/08/2011 08:00A
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