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Fitch Downgrades Dynegy Two Notches After Co's Warning
Fitch Ratings downgraded Dynegy Inc. (DYN) two notches to one of the lowest ratings in junk territory and left the door open to further cuts, a day after the power generator said it may be forced to seek bankruptcy protection. The agency Wednesday cut
Updated: 03/09/2011 05:18P
Judge tentatively rules Safeway not at fault in drunken driving death
A Santa Rosa judge has tentatively ruled in favor of Safeway in a wrongful death lawsuit brought by the family of a 22-year-old Calistoga native who was killed in a crash by a teenage drunken driver whose friend bought beer from the store
Updated: 03/09/2011 05:17P
Recommended: Verizon to refund fraudulent text messaging charges
As a result, Verizon Wireless has begun offering refunds to its customers and "filed a lawsuit Monday in federal district court in Phoenix outlining an ongoing scheme that used Premium SMS campaigns to defraud Verizon Wireless and its customers,
Updated: 03/09/2011 05:17P
Heelys, Inc. Reports Fourth Quarter and Fiscal 2010 Year-End Financial Results
This increase was primarily the result of an increase in production and consumer advertising costs to support marketing campaigns in the US and Europe ($2.4 million for the three months ended December 31, 2010, compared to $925000 for the three months
Updated: 03/09/2011 05:16P
Nancy Grace Sued For $15 Million Over 'Swift Justice' (Exclusive)
Nancy Grace has been served with a $15 million lawsuit for allegedly not honoring an agreement to have her long-term associate, Patricia Caruso, act as executive producer of her new syndicated show Swift Justice. Caruso filed the lawsuit yesterday in
Updated: 03/09/2011 05:15P
A $250M suit claims American Apparel honcho used teen for sex
Notoriously lewd American Apparel founder Dov Charney allegedly held a former female employee as a sex slave in his Manhattan apartment shortly after she suffered a nervous breakdown, according to a lawsuit filed in Brooklyn.
Updated: 03/09/2011 05:15P
Payouts Mount in St. Louis LODD Suit Against Gear Maker
That widow, Laura Morrison, originally settled a lawsuit in St. Louis Circuit Court after receiving a $3 million settlement. But after a trial over the other death — and reports that defects in self-contained breathing equipment and safety gear were
Updated: 03/09/2011 05:14P
Justice Dept. Seeks Expedited Treatment For Legal Challenges To The Health Law
The Obama administration is asking a federal appeals court in Atlanta to act swiftly on a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the government's health care overhaul (3/9). A federal appeals court could hear Florida's challenge to the Affordable
Updated: 03/09/2011 05:13P
Tribune Co's Bankruptcy enters Confirmation Stage
Summary: The highly publicized case of Tribune Co's bankruptcy case is finally set to be presented before a judge for its confirmation hearing. A confirmation is where the bankruptcy judge signs off a plan for reorganization that was agreed upon by the
Updated: 03/09/2011 05:12P
3 sons of executed OFW guilty in drug case
In addition, the Regional Trial Court of San Pablo City in Laguna ordered the three — Sandrex Contemplacion, 37, and twin brothers Jun-Jun and Joel, 30 — to pay a fine totaling more than $10000. The convicts are the sons of Flor Contemplacion,
Updated: 03/09/2011 05:12P
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