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Chirac case adjourned for months
Paris - The corruption trial of former French president Jacques Chirac was adjourned Tuesday for several months after the court accepted to refer a constitutional question raised by one of Chirac's co-accused to a higher court.
Updated: 03/08/2011 10:30A
Teachers drop Viagra lawsuit
The Milwaukee teacher's union has dropped its lawsuit to give male teachers access to free Viagra. The union sued the Milwaukee district school board in 2010, with the aim of
Updated: 03/08/2011 10:29A
Rajaratnam in court for insider trading trial
He also fought, unsuccessfully, to suppress the FBI's secretly recorded phone conversations from trial. The case is USA v Raj Rajaratnam et al, US District Court for the Southern District of New York, No. 09-01184. (Additional reporting by Basil Katz)
Updated: 03/08/2011 10:29A
Tuesday Reading: An Odd New Diet Fad
Each weekday morning, we gather them together here so you can quickly scan the news that could hit your wallet. A new diet fad involves injecting yourself with hormones. (New York) A lawsuit over bicycle lanes on a big Brooklyn street. (New York)
Updated: 03/08/2011 10:29A
Moms: Put us both on the birth certificate
Thirty-nine-year-old Heather Lynn Martin Gartner and 40-year-old Melissa McCoy Gartner filed the Polk County lawsuit on behalf of Mackenzie, who was born in September 2009. They first filed in May 2010. The Des Moines Register says that case was
Updated: 03/08/2011 10:29A
Business Owners Have Something to Bark About
Now, business owners can enjoy added peace of mind when their pets are along for the ride. Starting March 8, 2011, they can protect their dogs and cats with Progressive's free Pet Injury coverage. How it works: If your dog or cat is hurt in a vehicle
Updated: 03/08/2011 10:28A
Coke, Cox on DiversityInc Top 50
“These 15 groups participate in activities with business partners, such as rolling out new products and packages with Market Impact Teams.” Cox Communications “continues to show unwavering commitment to improving diversity and inclusion in its
Updated: 03/08/2011 10:27A
UBM Decides Not to Appeal Judgment in Lawsuit against Howell
20, 2010, the Second Intermediate People's Court of Beijing ruled that, due to its various anti-competitive practices against Howell, including disseminating false propaganda and carrying out acts of business defamation, UBM shall publish an
Updated: 03/08/2011 10:27A
Lime Wire Settles Some Legal Claims
Lime Wire shut down last year, but the file-sharing site's lawyers are still fighting off the music companies, which are looking for huge damages. That fight got a bit simpler last week: Lime Wire agreed to a settlement with a group of
Updated: 03/08/2011 10:26A
Seeing in the Dark
Outside the Capitol last night, in the glow of candles carried by several hundred quiet demonstrators, churchmen talked about historic persecution of poor people forced from their homes by political winds and treacheries of the day.
Updated: 03/08/2011 10:26A
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