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Guatemalans sue US over experiments
The lawsuit was filed on Monday by lawyers for seven Guatemalan plaintiffs. But there is a high possibility that the number of the plaintiffs could reach to hundreds. Last year, the United States apologized for the "reprehensible" experiments,
Updated: 03/15/2011 11:08A
ID cards to fight illegal immigration
Islanders will have to show an ID card before they move house or change jobs, if new plans to control immigration are approved by the States. As part of the biggest shake-up of housing and employment law for several decades, the Chief Minister's
Updated: 03/15/2011 11:08A
Reves Heir Alleges Dallas Museum of Art Conspired To Acquire Art Collection
Last Friday, Arnold Leon Schroeder Jr., the sole aire to the Reves family, filed a federal lawsuit allegding that the Dallas Museum of Art and former president of UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dr. Kern Wildenthal, bullied Wendy Reves into leaving her
Updated: 03/15/2011 11:06A
Georgia Supreme Court considers whether online travel firm is shortchanging
ATLANTA (AP) - Atlanta attorneys asked Georgia's top court Monday to find that online travel companies have shortchanged the city on hotel and occupancy taxes, saying that Atlanta is owed millions of dollars in fees from Hotels.com and other online
Updated: 03/15/2011 11:05A
Do You Know Your Insurance Coverage for a Natural Disaster?
After going through a destroying calamity like the recent Japan Tsunami, bankruptcy is the only thing that literally remains with you. Badly damaged thousands of cars and homes in the recent Tsunami make us aware of our security.
Updated: 03/15/2011 11:05A
Michael Moore Settle Lawsuit
Michael Moore has settled a lawsuit stemming from video footage used in his healthcare documentary Sicko out of court. The director took aim at the US healthcare system in the 2007 film, comparing it negatively to Britain's publically-financed National
Updated: 03/15/2011 11:04A
Cocoa bodies say Ivory Coast crisis worsening
/Hereward Holland (GHANA - Tags: CRIME LAW SOCIETY BUSINESS) The political crisis in top cocoa producer Ivory Coast has deteriorated, three cocoa industry bodies said in a joint statement on Tuesday. The Federation of Cocoa Commerce,
Updated: 03/15/2011 11:04A
Winter Blamed for Steakhouse's Bankruptcy Filing
Angelo & Maxie's, a sumptuous name on the New York steakhouse scene, has filed to reorganize under bankruptcy protection, a sign that Manhattan's dining business has been about as chilly as the past season's wintry weather. No, really.
Updated: 03/15/2011 11:04A
Freedom from Religion goes after senior citizens
The Freedom From Religion Foundation is threatening a lawsuit over praying before meals at a Cheboygan, Wisconsin, senior citizen center. But the center already has strong legal counsel. Mat Staver, chairman of Liberty Counsel and dean of Liberty
Updated: 03/15/2011 11:03A
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Reports: Corbett, Legislature sued over adultBasic
Tom Corbett and other state officials have been named as defendants in a lawsuit for allowing the expiration of adultBasic, a state health insurance program for the working poor. The suit was filed Monday in Commonwealth Court by three plaintiffs,
Updated: 03/15/2011 11:01A
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