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Jury Selection Set To Begin Today In Reardon Case
Jury selection is expected to begin Tuesday in a lawsuit brought by the first of about 90 adults who say that, as children, they were sexually brutalized by Dr. George Reardon under the guise of medical research at St. Francis Hospital and Medical
Updated: 03/08/2011 07:48A
Gaston County man pleads guilty to DWI fatal wreck that killed 17-year-old girl
Gaston County District Attorney Locke Bell says 29-year-old Howard Clay Pasour will spend between 21 and 28 years in prison. Pasour also pleaded guilty Monday to habitual driving while intoxicated and two counts of serious injury by a vehicle.
Updated: 03/08/2011 07:47A
Milwaukee teachers union drops Viagra suit
The Milwaukee teachers union has dropped a lawsuit seeking to get its taxpayer-funded Viagra back. The union sued in July 2010 to force the school board to again include the erectile dysfunction drug and similar pills in its health insurance plans.
Updated: 03/08/2011 07:46A
Austin Bice search intensifies in Madrid
According to a report on KGTV, the ABC television affiliate in San Diego, CA, the FBI announced on Monday, March 7, 2011 that it is working closely with law enforcement authorities in the Spanish capital, and have a number of scientific and
Updated: 03/08/2011 07:45A
"Bad lawsuits cost good jobs" fight taken to the Capitol
California Citizens Against Lawsuit Abuse are kicking off their "Bad Lawsuits Cost Good Jobs" campaign. Lee Ky operates Doughnuts To Go in Reedley, California. Despite the fact Ky has been confined to a wheelchair her entire life, her shot was the
Updated: 03/08/2011 07:45A
School system civil trial opens
Schwartz is retained by the school district's insurance, said Onslow County Schools spokesman Barry Collins. “Attorney fees are paid by our insurance company, something I think many people do not understand, and we do not pick the attorney,
Updated: 03/08/2011 07:44A
Federal court rejects $6.5 million jury verdict against state regulators
On May 29, 2008, plaintiff filed the lawsuit against defendants under 42 USC § 1983, alleging violation of its First and Fourteenth Amendment rights and also alleging violations of Pennsylvania law, including intentional interference with prospective
Updated: 03/08/2011 07:44A
Federal court rejects $6.5 million jury verdict against state regulators
On May 29, 2008, plaintiff filed the lawsuit against defendants under 42 USC § 1983, alleging violation of its First and Fourteenth Amendment rights and also alleging violations of Pennsylvania law, including intentional interference with prospective
Updated: 03/08/2011 07:44A
A Fire Side on Immigration - Essay by Daryl Williams
The typical refrain I hear is that the law must be enforced because we are law-abiding people. I do not think the issues are so clear or singular, so I want my friends to know why I do not join in their dmarche. I do not understand the policy that
Updated: 03/08/2011 07:41A
Three environmental groups sue Austin-area power plant
The authority's general manager, Tom Mason, denies the allegations and vows to fight the lawsuit in court. Ranchers and some scientists suspect decades of sulfur dioxide emissions from the plant have killed area plant life, including thousands of pecan
Updated: 03/08/2011 07:39A
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