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Teen Acquitted In Triple Fatal Crash
The Washington Evening Journal said the verdict was returned Thursday for Andrew Brock. Prosecutors said Brock was driving too fast on a gravel road and failed to halt at a stop sign on May 23, 2009. His pickup slammed into a sport utility vehicle,
Updated: 03/11/2011 12:55P
Vet who won $1.75M lawsuit against Schenectady cops dies
ALBANY, NY (AP) - A decorated Vietnam veteran who won a $1.75 million settlement in a brutality lawsuit against a scandal-ridden upstate New York police force has died. John Rodick's attorney tells the Times Union of Albany that the 65-year-old former
Updated: 03/11/2011 12:55P
Charlie Sheen Suing Producers of Two and a Half Men, Cites Labor Code Provision
In his recent firing from the hit CBS show “Two and a Half Men”, Charlie Sheen has filed a lawsuit for $100 million in lost wages plus more in punitive damages against Chuck Lorre Productions Inc. and WB Studio Enterprises Inc. As part of this suit,
Updated: 03/11/2011 12:55P
Reports: Rangers CEO out after seven months
AP ARLINGTON, Texas -- Media reports say Texas Rangers CEO Chuck Greenberg is leaving just seven months after he helped rescue the team from bankruptcy. Citing unidentified sources, the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, The Dallas Morning News and other
Updated: 03/11/2011 12:55P
Repeal of mandatory sentences urged in Florida
The group supports bipartisan bills (SB 1334, HB 917) that would eliminate harsh mandatory sentences for drug offenses and nonviolent crimes and increase substance abuse treatment for inmates. The legislation could save the state millions because about
Updated: 03/11/2011 12:54P
AstraZeneca Paying Big Over Seroquel Marketing
AstraZeneca marketed Seroquel's use "off-label," which means outside government-approved guidelines for what the drug is intended to treat. Introduced in the 1990s, Seroquel was thought then to produce fewer harmful side effects than existing drugs for
Updated: 03/11/2011 12:53P
Conditions for Ocampo six can be amended
ICC has clarified that the suspects remain free despite being summoned to appear before the pre-trial judges. The court's pre-trial division senior legal advisor Gilbert Bitii says the court has no reason to detain the suspects adding that they will
Updated: 03/11/2011 12:52P
Karadzic seeks more time to study materials at Hague trial
THE HAGUE, The Netherlands -- Bosnian Serb wartime President Radovan Karadzic on Thursday (March 10th) sought a delay of three more weeks to study thousands of pages in materials submitted recently by prosecutors at his war crimes trial. The court
Updated: 03/11/2011 12:51P
Op Ed: Publisher says Review seeks to control ad prices in Rancho Santa Fe
If the Rancho Santa Fe News' low ad rates were causing me to lose money, as his threatened lawsuit implies, why would I keep publishing it? His “package” is nothing but a scare tactic and also smacks of price collusion. If I were to charge what he
Updated: 03/11/2011 12:51P
Anthony Allegretti
RANCHO SANTA FE — In a David versus Goliath standoff, the Rancho Santa Fe News is facing the threat of a lawsuit by Anthony Allegretti, president and CEO of MainStreet Communications, which publishes 17 newspapers including the Rancho
Updated: 03/11/2011 12:51P
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