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Can feral cats and the iPhone save Tokyopop?
This week, Levy told Publishers Weekly's Calvin Reid that the Borders bankruptcy left Tokyopop cash poor: “They owe us a significant amount of money. We're not a big company and with less cash than we planned, we had to regroup to survive.
Updated: 03/08/2011 11:01A
Rep. Alcee Hastings Sued for Sexual Harassment of Former Aide
The lawsuit, filed in US District Court for the District of Columbia, also accuses Hastings of retaliating against Packer after she rebuffed him -- threatening her job with the panel and marginalizing her. The harassment allegedly included unwanted
Updated: 03/08/2011 11:01A
Tracy sponsors tort reform bill that would address 'venue shopping' abuse
"This would bring a logical, common sense approach where the lawsuit has to be filed where one of the parties resides or where the case arose," Tracy said. The Republican from Mount Sterling is an attorney herself and believes the current system is
Updated: 03/08/2011 11:01A
TCF defends Durbin challenge
TCF National Bank, a subsidiary of TCF Financial Corp. in Wayzata, filed legal briefs in federal court in South Dakota on Friday challenging a motion by the US Department of Justice to dismiss TCF's case against a section of the Wall
Updated: 03/08/2011 11:01A
Jordan: A Measure of Reform
As for protecting freedom of expression, the new government has done nothing so far, seemingly satisfied with having eliminated criminal sanctions from the Press and Publications Law in 2007. But that is not enough. The popular uprisings sweeping the
Updated: 03/08/2011 11:01A
Victims can expect long reparation waits
Eventually, according to Timaru collections figures released by the Ministry of Justice. More than 540 reparation orders made in Timaru courts are yet to be paid in full and $483069, which includes overdue payments, payments not due yet,
Updated: 03/08/2011 11:00A
PROFILE-Turkey's Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan
Erdogan projects his Justice and Development Party, known as the AK Party, as a Muslim version of Europe's Christian Democrat parties, and denies critics' accusations its long-term goal is to roll back Turkey's secularism. -- Voting in the wake of the
Updated: 03/08/2011 11:00A
Election day updates: Memphis goes to the polls to decide future of schools
Arthur Quinn, a criminal defense lawyer, said he voted for the referendum. "Basically because I think it's right -- it's the right thing for our community," said Quinn. Quinn said suburban residents could look at some of the successful MCS schools like
Updated: 03/08/2011 10:59A
Marmolejo Retrial: Jury Selected, Opening Statements To Begin
More than 70 potential jurors arrived at the Justice Center in Downtown San Antonio at 10 am Monday morning. Once the jury was picked, opening statements were supposed to last well into Monday evening. But because jury selection lasted six hours
Updated: 03/08/2011 10:58A
Locking Up Young People Not The Answer
better support programs to help keep young people away from a life of crime in the first place. The council and other groups, including the Canadian Bar Association, are opposed to Conservative government amendments to the Youth Criminal Justice Act.
Updated: 03/08/2011 10:58A
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