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Widow settles suit against BP
The widow of Keith Blair Manuel, one of 11 crew members who died in the April 20 explosion of the Deepwater Horizon drilling rig, has settled her lawsuit against BP. Terms of the settlement weren't disclosed. US District Judge Carl Barbier of New
Updated: 03/15/2011 01:31A
'No breach' in gas hub clearing permits
Chief Justice Wayne Martin found the gas hub was in fact a "strategic proposal," and the permits were allowed on this basis. Mr Roe also claimed he had not been given notice of the application for the clearing permits by the chief executive of the
Updated: 03/15/2011 01:29A
Diaz Evans guilty on eight of nine counts
Around 8:30 pm Monday evening, a Kandiyohi County jury returned that verdict, along with guilty verdicts on a charge of use of deadly force against a peace officer and seven burglary and aggravated robbery charges, according to County Attorney Jenna
Updated: 03/15/2011 01:28A
NFL players' lawsuit hearing set
The players filed their request last week, hours before the lockout took effect Saturday, along with an antitrust lawsuit with hundreds of millions of dollars at stake if it goes forward. The case first went to Judge Richard Kyle, who recused himself
Updated: 03/15/2011 01:28A
Bankrupt Trooien gets reprieve from GE Capital
Trooien, head of JLT Group Inc. in St. Paul, is not the first Twin Cities developer felled in the commercial real estate crash nor the largest, but he was a big personality and one of the more eclectic. He grabbed headlines for his stubborn and very
Updated: 03/15/2011 01:28A
Man drops false arrest lawsuit
MADISON - A former La Crosse man has dropped his false arrest lawsuit against the city of La Crosse and a police officer. Travis Kranz, 23, now of Bolingbrook, Ill., claimed officer Teri Roden pressured a woman Kranz danced with at Brothers Bar to make
Updated: 03/15/2011 01:26A
Media to access juror info in Bonds case
A judge has granted the media access to detailed questionnaires that prospective jurors fill out before testimony begins in the upcoming Barry Bonds perjury trial. US District Court Judge Susan Illston on Monday granted media requests about the
Updated: 03/15/2011 01:26A
Friends of mother killed ecstatic over arrest two months later
Las Vegas, NV (KTNV) - Some say she was trying to run from justice, but a Las Vegas woman is finally being held accountable for a wreck that killed one and severely injured another. While the 31-year-old was arrested more than two months after the
Updated: 03/15/2011 01:26A
Reality TV producer should be extradited to Mexico in wife's death, US Justice
The US Justice Department on Friday filed a 45-page extradition memorandum in US District Court supporting Mexico's extradition request, outlining the legal issues in the case, and summarizing the evidence presented by the Mexican government.
Updated: 03/15/2011 01:26A
'You're the one, Em': Brad Womack proposes to Emily Maynard in the tear
By Daily Mail Reporter He caused major controversy when he rejected DeAnna Pappas and Jenni Croft in his first Bachelor spell in 2007, but Brad Womack finally found the woman of his dreams when he proposed to Emily Maynard, last night.
Updated: 03/15/2011 01:25A
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