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Corrected: Pennsylvania sued for axing low-income health plan
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Pennsylvania's governor and other state politicians have been sued in a class action suit after 41000 residents lost health coverage following the state's axing of an insurance program for low-income workers.
Updated: 03/15/2011 06:07P
1st smoking case reaches Fla. Supreme Court
The RJ Reynolds Tobacco Co. on Tuesday asked the justices to reverse a $28.3 million verdict won by the family of a deceased smoker in Pensacola. The 1st District Court of Appeal affirmed the verdict in December, siding with the family of Benny Martin,
Updated: 03/15/2011 06:07P
Jailers Face Liability for Removing Muslim's Scarf
The Pasadena-based court found that a federal judge improperly dismissed Souhair Khatib's lawsuit, which alleging violations of the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act, a federal law designed to protect the religious freedom of
Updated: 03/15/2011 06:06P
'Blood money' tradition might help resolve US-Pakistani row over Raymond Davis
The trial court is due to convene Wednesday. Zardari's weak government, struggling to survive in the face of economic turmoil, waning support from political allies and a resilient homegrown insurgency, fears a backlash from the country's intensely
Updated: 03/15/2011 06:06P
Man Sentenced 10-15 Years for Manslaughter
Family members of Mary Grayer were upset after the verdict handed down by the judge was less than what they wanted, life in prison. Family says, “7 years, how much they get for dope, more than that, 7 years, the system ain't right.
Updated: 03/15/2011 06:05P
Woman accused of daughter's abuse to stand trial
A woman charged with the abuse of her nine-year-old daughter has been committed to the High Court for trial. The woman's lawyer tried to argue for a time extension in Waitakere District Court in Auckland but was turned down by the Judge.
Updated: 03/15/2011 06:05P
Family files lawsuit against MPTF after elderly woman falls, dies
LOS ANGELES - A lawsuit has been filed on behalf of the surviving family members of an Alzheimer's disease patient who died last year following a fall at the Motion Picture & Television Country House and Hospital in Woodland Hills, court papers show.
Updated: 03/15/2011 06:05P
Day Laborers from Danbury Get $650000 Settlement
A $650000 settlement to eight immigrant day laborers in Danbury will send a message to cities considering immigration policies, says a Yale student lawyer. On Sep. 19, 2006, a Danbury police officer posing as a contractor picked up 11
Updated: 03/15/2011 06:05P
Corbett's unreal budget for higher education
Corbett believes that the State System of Higher Education can continue to operate with a 50 percent cut in revenue. Gov. Corbett, in his March 8 budget address, stated, "I am also calling on employees in the State System of Higher Education to
Updated: 03/15/2011 06:04P
James Marshall Accutane Trial: Actor Taking Legal Action
It began as ulcerative colitis, a form of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), and after taking a second course of Accutane it ultimately resulted in emergency surgery to remove his colon. The two other plaintiffs in the case are Kelly Andrews and Gillian
Updated: 03/15/2011 06:04P
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