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Sexual harassment suit filed against FL congressman
A public-interest group that investigates and prosecutes government corruption has filed a lawsuit on behalf of a woman who alleges she was sexually harassed for two years by Democratic Congressman Alcee Hastings of Florida. In the suit filed Monday,
Updated: 03/09/2011 10:53A
British pair crash out of Paribas Open
Anne Keothavong and Heather Watson suffered both lost at the first qualifying round stage of the BNP Paribas Open on Monday. Keothavong suffered a 6-4 6-1 defeat to Puerto Rican wild card Monica Puig, a 17-year-old ranked over 300 places below her in
Updated: 03/09/2011 10:52A
Keeping Score: Plaintiff Lawyers 'Recognized' For Cooper Suit Result
This "honor" was apparently calculated "based on nationwide data compiled by American Lawyer Media's Verdict Search, a leading guide to US courtroom verdicts." Farrar & Ball won a $32.8 million verdict from Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. in March 2010 for
Updated: 03/09/2011 10:52A
Suspected drunk driver causes fatal head on crash
A Lewiston man died Tuesday after a two car crash near Clarkston. Washington State Patrol said James Cornelia was driving on the Red Wolf Bridge around 9:30 PM when he slammed into a guardrail. Troopers said the impact sent Cornelia's car over the
Updated: 03/09/2011 10:52A
Local man killed when Navy vehicle crashes in Calif.
John Winchell, an uncle of Mychael Flint, tells The Post-Star of Glens Falls that the 21-year-old sailor died in Monday's accident at Camp Pendleton near San Diego. Navy officials say the names the dead sailors won't be released until later Wednesday.
Updated: 03/09/2011 10:51A
Betty Larson Tours guilty in bad check case
The restitution debt cannot be discharged in bankruptcy, which is where the now-defunct company has landed after a financial scandal in which dozens of people lost hundreds of thousands of dollars. But whether the victims in the bad check case ever
Updated: 03/09/2011 10:51A
SEC porn sting netted workers in 7 cities
By Ed O'Keefe The 33 Securities and Exchange Commission employees and contractors reprimanded last year for accessing pornography on agency computers worked in Washington, DC and six regional offices, according to documents released as part of a
Updated: 03/09/2011 10:49A
CONSUMER HEALTH: Internet Drug Scams Can Make You Sick
Last June, for example, FDA investigators uncovered a bogus Internet pharmacy advertising it could sell the popular flu medication Tamiflu without a prescription. An inspection of the shipped product showed that it wasn't Tamiflu, a Roche (RHHBY)
Updated: 03/09/2011 10:46A
Employee: American Apparel founder forced me into sex slavery
American Apparel founder Dov Charney was hit with a blockbuster lawsuit that alleges he made a teen employee perform sex acts on him on her 18th birthday. The lawsuit demands $250 million and accuses Charney of keeping a teenager as a sex slave.
Updated: 03/09/2011 10:46A
Dynegy may file for bankruptcy protection if it can't meet creditors' earnings
The power provider predicted Wednesday in a filing that it won't likely meet its threshold for earnings before taxes, debt and amortization, particularly in the third and fourth quarters of this year. The Houston company has been hurt by sliding power
Updated: 03/09/2011 10:46A
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