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Axing of Vt cop shooting lawsuit enables appeal
AP - March 11, 2011 11:05 AM ET BRATTLEBORO, Vt. (AP) - The family of a Vermont man shot to death by state troopers is clear to ask the 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals in New York to overturn the dismissal of civil lawsuit against the state police and the
Updated: 03/11/2011 12:19P
Quincy driver arrested in hit and run incident early Monday
Brenda I. Nunley, 20, of 709 Kentucky, was arrested Thursday on charges of driving with a suspended license, leaving the scene of a property damage accident and improper lane use. Nunley is accused of leaving the scene after driving a 2000 Ford into
Updated: 03/11/2011 12:19P
Alabama Pays $1M For Freak Accident That Killed SC Mom
State officials confirm to The Associated Press that the money was paid to compensate for the death of Jo Maureen Fisher in the freak accident. It occurred as the 33-year-old woman was traveling through the state with her husband and two young children
Updated: 03/11/2011 12:19P
Department of Justice committed to preventing abuses by dominant health care
On February 25, 2011, the US Department of Justice Antitrust Division (DOJ) filed its first case since 1999 that alleges a monopolist is engaging in traditional anticompetitive unilateral conduct. The DOJ filed a complaint and proposed consent decree
Updated: 03/11/2011 12:19P
Road fund crooks jailed
Andries Maswanganyi, Abdul Amed and two others were involved in the misappropriation of millions of rands from the North West Guardian, Estate and Road Accident Fund between 2003 and 2006. Amed, a former lawyer, had the stolen money deposited into his
Updated: 03/11/2011 12:19P
Sources: Chuck Greenberg to step down
Greenberg, with the backing of an ownership group that includes Ray Davis and Bob Simpson (who are co-chairs of the board), won an auction over a group that included Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban in bankruptcy court last August, and was unanimously
Updated: 03/11/2011 12:19P
Allstate Introduces GoodForLife(SM) in Illinois; New Financial Product is Life
GoodForLife takes the complexity out of protecting families from the unexpected by bundling life insurance with severe accident and critical illness benefits in one simple and affordable product. And, if all goes as planned, at age 65 GoodForLife
Updated: 03/11/2011 12:19P
Adopting laws against organized crime
In the 2011 report, which was released last week, the US government again made suggestions to the Bahamian government to reform the criminal justice system in this country. "However, a need still exists to reduce the long delays in resolving
Updated: 03/11/2011 12:19P
Attacks on TN Fishermen: HC Dismisses Petition
The bench comprising Chief Justice MY Eqbal and Justice TS Sivagnanam said as held by the court in two writ petitions on February 24, "the relief sought for cannot be granted as it involves bilateral relations between two neighbouring countries and
Updated: 03/11/2011 12:19P
Three Texas Firefighters Suspended After Crash
SAN ANTONIO (March 11, 2011)--Three San Antonio firefighters have been suspended for driving too fast and not buckling up while responding to a fire. Fire Chief Charles Hood says the firefighters were involved in a wreck last year that injured one of
Updated: 03/11/2011 12:19P