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Dairy farmer plaintiffs want documents unsealed
AP | Updated: March 8, 2011 | BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) — Attorneys representing some Northeast dairy farmers in an antitrust lawsuit against a dairy cooperative and its marketing affiliate say the cooperative is misleading dairy farmers about the merits of
Updated: 03/08/2011 05:34P
Reverse Mortgage Lawsuit Filed Against HUD
The suit charges HUD with changing its procedures in 2008 to require surviving spouses not named on the reverse mortgage to pay the full loan balance in order to maintain their residence, even if the property's value has depreciated.
Updated: 03/08/2011 05:33P
Footballer's wife died after "tragic chain of events"
Denise Hendry, aged 43, whose husband was nicknamed "Braveheart" as captain of Scotland, endured an agonising seven-year battle with illness after the disastrous cosmetic surgery procedure in April 2002, Bolton Coroner's Court heard.
Updated: 03/08/2011 05:33P
Ohio prof settles lawsuit over plagiarism allegations
Court records show the university will pay the professor and that he's agreed to drop his lawsuit against the school in southwest Ohio. The professor, Jay Gunasekera, was stripped of his role as a graduate student adviser in the mechanical engineering
Updated: 03/08/2011 05:33P
Madoff Trustee Will Seek Approval to Start Victim Payouts
Picard likely will ask US Bankruptcy Judge Burton Lifland in Manhattan this month for permission to begin making payments from the $2.6 billion in cash and cash equivalents at his disposal, said David Sheehan, the trustee's lawyer.
Updated: 03/08/2011 05:33P
Charlie Sheen Hits Internet, Waves Machete Following Firing
“If it asked to be this way, then so be it, but I think they made a few mistakes leading up to this moment, then this is the OJ verdict of their biggest mistake.” Sheen plans to sue Warner Bros. TV, CBS and “… Men” Executive Producer Chuck Lorre,
Updated: 03/08/2011 05:33P
Two defendants dropped from college gang-rape suit
(AP) — Two defendants have been dropped from a lawsuit filed by a teen girl who says she was gang-raped by members of the De Anza College baseball team. The San Jose Mercury News reports that plaintiff's attorneys have decided not to pursue negligence
Updated: 03/08/2011 05:33P
LeBron Jordan Sues LeBron and Jordan
LJI insists in the lawsuit, filed yesterday in federal court in New York, that it had every right to market its shoes under the "Lebron Jordan" name. LJI points out that no one has trademarked the words "Lebron" and "James" together, and "you could not
Updated: 03/08/2011 05:32P
Ohio professor settles lawsuit over allegations
Court records show the university will pay the professor and that he's agreed to drop his lawsuit against the school in southwest Ohio. The professor, Jay Gunasekera (goon-uh-seh-KEHR'-uh), was stripped of his role as a graduate student adviser in the
Updated: 03/08/2011 05:32P
Lawsuit Alleges Gas Drilling Poisoned Family
In the lawsuit, the family claims more than 50 natural gas wells appeared without warning a few years ago within a 2-mile radius of the property. "When all the gas drilling started around our home, we started to experience health effects," Lisa Parr
Updated: 03/08/2011 05:32P
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