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Ex-smoker wins $1.36M in asbestos-filter lawsuit
Lawyers for Don Lenney and his wife, Monica, said the verdict was a rare victory for plaintiffs who have sued over Kent's use of asbestos in its Micronite filters from 1952 to 1956. The cigarette's manufacturer, Lorillard Tobacco Co., says it has won
Updated: 03/10/2011 09:14P
SEC chairman: Former general counsel should not have worked on Madoff fallout
SEC Chairman Mary L. Schapiro said Thursday that, in hindsight, former general counsel David M. Becker, who inherited part of an investment account with Bernard Madoff, should have stayed out of the agency's work on the Madoff bankruptcy.
Updated: 03/10/2011 09:14P
Black legislators fire up State House rally opposed to immigration bill in
It would let a police officer determine someone's immigration status after stopping or arresting the person in connection with another state or local law. Among other provisions, the bill also would make it a crime to knowingly transport an illegal
Updated: 03/10/2011 09:12P
Pirates Charged In Death Of American Yachters
The men were turned over to the Justice Department Thursday after being held by the US military since the attack on the 58-foot yacht called Quest in the Arabian Sea on Feb. 22, 2011. The men allegedly attempted to hold four Americans hostage for
Updated: 03/10/2011 09:10P
Indictment says Texas jailer violated civil rights
A Justice Department statement issued Thursday says the indictment charges 33-year-old Raymond Quintero of San Antonio with two counts of violating the civil rights of detainees at the Bexar County Detention Center. The statement says Quintero is
Updated: 03/10/2011 09:10P
Two of three NAB bench judges from Balochistan
ISLAMABAD: While the Pakistan People's Party is calling it an act of discrimination against Sindh by the Punjab, the dismissal of NAB Chairman Justice (R) Deedar Hussain Shah was ordered by the three-member SC bench which had two judges belonging to
Updated: 03/10/2011 09:10P
Woman accidentally runs over, injures daughter
White Bear Lake police say the girl was being dropped off to catch a school bus in Birchwood Village when the accident happened Thursday morning. Police say the girl slipped on a patch of ice in front of the van. The St. Paul Pioneer Press reports the
Updated: 03/10/2011 09:10P
Federal judge overturns strip search award verdict
"We were pleased with the jury verdict and were disappointed that the judge felt it necessary to throw the verdict out," Dave O'Brien, Attorney said. In his decision, Bennett explains that he is not granting a new trial because he thinks the jury's
Updated: 03/10/2011 09:09P
Who should be the NAB chief?
Experts say if any political government insists on appointing any of its cronies or favourites as NAB chief, the government would definitely have many skeletons in its cupboard. “This would be a total denial of justice and corruption would never be
Updated: 03/10/2011 09:09P
Zardari launches confrontation with SC using Sindh Card
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court's decision to sack the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) chief, Justice (retd) Deedar Hussain Shah, has finally resulted in the Zardari-Gilani duo moving into the confrontation mode and as a first step, the Sindh Card
Updated: 03/10/2011 09:09P
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