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Air Canada maintenance workers stage sit-in at MP's office
Airline Lodge 714, fear that the move to transfer hundreds of their jobs to Aveos -- the company created for plane maintenance as part of Air Canada's emergence from bankruptcy in 2004 -- could leave many of them without jobs in future.
Updated: 03/08/2011 04:17P
Raj Rajaratnam Insider-Trading Trial Begins in U.S. Court
March 8 (Bloomberg) -- Galleon Group LLC co-founder Raj Rajaratnam's criminal trial began today with about 110 potential jurors assembling in Manhattan federal court to answer questions about their views of Wall Street, hedge-fund managers and the
Updated: 03/08/2011 04:17P
Expats rejoice at legal blow to Mubarak
Ashraf Ameen, a legal expert, said the court verdict comes in line with the interim government's efforts to fight all forms of corruption and exploitation of power and influence. “The court verdict shows no one is above the law and everybody is equal
Updated: 03/08/2011 04:17P
TiVo to Offer Debt, Partly to Fund Litigation
NEW YORK—TiVo Inc. said it plans a convertible debt offering in part to fund continuing patent litigation, which has been made more costly by a recent lawsuit and complaint filed by Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) Corp. that could ultimately
Updated: 03/08/2011 04:16P
New trial ordered in Diamondhead death-by-cooking-oil case
Phil Bryant apparently has a problem with Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act.- 5:16 pm The Associated Press A Hancock County woman has won a new trial after a state appeals court ruled a trial judge erred in not allowing a jury to hear evidence to
Updated: 03/08/2011 04:16P
Modern divorce: Wiretapped teddy bears, $120000 in fines
alleging that she had violated not only Nebraska law but the federal Wiretap Act. Federal charges against one's ex-wife—especially charges that involve a teddy bear—aren't common, but the animosity had been building for years after the divorce.
Updated: 03/08/2011 04:16P
What were they thinking? How NOT to handle a bias complaint
Want to make sure a judge will rule against you in an employee's discrimination lawsuit? Just do what this company did. A sneak peek at the moral of the story: If you're going to fire somebody who's complained about discrimination, at least get your
Updated: 03/08/2011 04:16P
Widow suing woman suspected of driving off, pulling tow truck driver to death
The Gazette reported Tuesday that Dawn Renee Rose filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Detra Farries. It contends Farries was negligent and careless when she allegedly drove off with Allen Rose behind her two weeks ago. Investigators say Rose was
Updated: 03/08/2011 04:15P
High Court upholds Yunus dismissal
Yunus will appeal against the verdict in the Supreme Court, Barrister Rokanuddin Mahmud, a counsel fo The bench of justice Momtaz Uddin Ahmed and justice Gobinda Chandra Tagore passed the order after a three-day hearing, Star Online reported.
Updated: 03/08/2011 04:15P
Widow suing woman blamed in tow truck driver death
The Gazette reported Tuesday that Dawn Renee Rose filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Detra Farries. It contends Farries was negligent and careless when she allegedly drove off with Allen Rose behind her two weeks ago. Investigators say Rose was
Updated: 03/08/2011 04:15P
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