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Lawsuit: American Apparel's Charney and Forced Sex
A young woman is accusing the founder of the American Apparel clothing chain of forcing her to have sex with him for the better part of a year. The woman is suing Dov Charney for $260 million. According to a report in the New York Daily News,
Updated: 03/09/2011 10:41A
Dynegy board changes, stock drops on Ch.11 warning
The company's stock fell 5 percent in premarket trading on Wednesday after Dynegy warned it could seek bankruptcy protection if it were unable to amend or replace its existing loan facility. The company's shareholders recently rejected a $665 million
Updated: 03/09/2011 10:39A
Waccamaw Elementary students mourn death of classmates
Students lowered flags to half-staff at Waccamaw Elementary School on Wednesday morning in memory of the two children and their parents who died in a head-on collision with a school bus on Tuesday.
Updated: 03/09/2011 10:38A
Victim sues ex-paramedic who took his foot from crash scene
A lawsuit filed late last week for Lambert by Melbourne attorney Jack L. Platt says Economou's act was "outrageous and went beyond the bounds of decency ... was odious and utterly intolerable in a civilized society." At a sentencing hearing in May 2009
Updated: 03/09/2011 10:38A
Pediatrician Mel Levine's Suicide Note Claimed Innocence
Up until the end Dr. Mel Levine, the pediatrician who was said to have molested thousands of children in his care, claimed he was innocent. The suicide note left behind says the wrongful accusations are what led him to shoot himself in the head just
Updated: 03/09/2011 10:37A
Dynegy (DYN) Shares Drop on Potential Chapter 11 Bankruptcy
The full explanatory text about the potential bankruptcy from their 10-K is: "In light of our likely non-compliance, we are attempting to amend or replace our existing Credit Facility. If we are able to amend our Credit Facility or enter into a new
Updated: 03/09/2011 10:37A
Dearborn Republican sues Facebook for shutting down account during election
Moughni, who finished fourth in the Republican primary with only four percent of the vote, filed a lawsuit against the social networking website last month in Wayne County Circuit Court. Feb. 24, The Detroit News: "In an attempt to overthrow the
Updated: 03/09/2011 10:37A
Texas law firm sued for allegedly filing incorrect Jones Act lawsuit
A Mexican national is filing a lawsuit against a Texas law firm for improperly filing a lawsuit against his employer causing his workers' compensation benefits to be terminated. Juan Puga filed suit against The Hastings Law Firm and Tommy R. Hastings
Updated: 03/09/2011 10:36A
Two children die of suffocation while playing hide-and-seek
BM Vasava, Sub-Inspector at Makarpura police station, said, "Three children of one Yadav family were playing hide-and-seek and apparently tried to hide in a bag last evening. Their mother had gone to the market." Upon returning home, the mother noticed
Updated: 03/09/2011 10:35A
Firm fined over 'avoidable' accident that crushed man's arm
Daniel Ali, 35, from Laindon suffered the injury when he became caught on an unguarded conveyor belt while working as a process operator at Coolrec UK Ltd, in Harvey Road, Burnt Mills Industrial Estate, Basildon, on 4 April 2008.
Updated: 03/09/2011 10:34A
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