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First Tamil migrant from the MV Sun Sea ordered deported
Under Canadian immigration law, the immigration board only has to find that there are "reasonable grounds to believe" the migrant was a member of the Tigers. In his ruling, adjudicator Michael McPhalen said the threshold had been met and ordered the
Updated: 03/08/2011 06:32P
Convergen's David G. Nance heads to courthouse again to block release of Texas
The News reported on Oct. 13, 2010 that Perry approved a $4.5 million award from the Texas Emerging Technology Fund to Convergen, despite the company's failure to win the endorsement of a regional screening board. Ten days earlier, the newspaper
Updated: 03/08/2011 06:31P
Contra Costa deputy's 'dirty DUI' arrests
Vorhauer wrote that he suspects Tanabe is receiving "financial benefits" from Butler's clients for arranging the DUI arrests. Tanabe has not responded to phone messages. It is not known whether he has an attorney. Tanabe, Butler and Wielsch all worked
Updated: 03/08/2011 06:30P
Justice Carlos Moreno to Speak on Shifts in Family Dynamics
(BUSINESS WIRE)--Newly retired Associate California Supreme Court Justice Carlos R. Moreno, whose support for same-sex marriage has been applauded by civil rights groups, will address the changing dynamics of family as part of a weeklong lecture series
Updated: 03/08/2011 06:30P
Elmhurst Police Report Arrests for Domestic Battery, DUI and Drugs
Gordon G. Hoppe, 55, 517 N. Warwick Ave., Westmont, was arrested and charged with driving under the influence of alcohol, improper lane use and driving with no insurance after a traffic stop at 1:22 am March 1 at Butterfield and Roosevelt roads.
Updated: 03/08/2011 06:29P
Bankruptcy Cramdown Returns in Proposed Servicer Settlement
If state attorneys general prevail in settlement talks with mortgage servicers, Elizabeth Warren would gain new authority to determine if borrowers should get principal writedowns... To continue reading, log in,
Updated: 03/08/2011 06:29P
Voices question authority, demand change in Hackensack
These funds were shifted to what was labeled group insurance/hospitalization in the Jan. 18 resolution approving the $1.75 million transfer. The city government has been compelled to raise funds to meet the legal costs stemming from the legal defense
Updated: 03/08/2011 06:28P
Arizona settles suit with payday lender Quik Cash
PHOENIX -- A major payday lender has agreed to pay as much as $170000 to settle a consumer fraud lawsuit filed by the Arizona Attorney General in 2009. The settlement announced Tuesday by Attorney General Tom
Updated: 03/08/2011 06:28P
Dad will defy Westboro church on court costs
Supreme Court justices pondered the vexing question of whether the father of a dead Marine from Westminster, Maryland, should win his lawsuit against the fundamentalist Westboro Baptist Church group that picketed his son's funeral.
Updated: 03/08/2011 06:28P
Cases of Bankruptcy Fraud
Summary: In Monroe, a businesswoman was charged with bankruptcy fraud among other charges. Harriet Lynne King, 49 was convicted for bankruptcy fraud, concealment of property, knowingly violating a bankruptcy law, false statements under a penalty of
Updated: 03/08/2011 06:28P
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