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Former Sunshine employees dispute company's allegations
The reply to defence by the plaintiffs includes statements Scurfield purportedly made in an e-mail shortly after the incident which the plaintiffs say are representative of what he said to the patrollers on the hill. The e-mail referred to them as "low
Updated: 03/16/2011 10:16A
Solitary confinement of Sask. woman 'cruel': BCCLA
According to the 2005 Management Protocol for Women Offenders, women can be placed in long-term solitary confinement for up to 23 hours a day if they're identified as a safety risk; no such program exists for male prisoners. All of the women currently
Updated: 03/16/2011 10:15A
Donald Sterling admits he knows nothing about hoops
Sterling was testifying in the wrongful termination lawsuit brought by former Clippers GM Elgin Baylor. Sterling, according to the Los Angeles Times, said he was unaware of Baylor's Hall of Fame career when he hired him. When the name of Baylor's
Updated: 03/16/2011 10:13A
Lawsuit Filed Against Botswana's Anti Sodomy Law
Normally tranquil Botswana has plunged into a fierce public debate about whether homosexuality is "un-African", sparked by a new lawsuit against the country's sodomy law. Wedged between liberal South Africa, which allows gay marriage, and conservative
Updated: 03/16/2011 10:12A
Will Next Week's Budget Help Business?
Much of the new law concerns business taxation -- including reducing capital allowance rates by 2%, and changes to the taxation of foreign subsidiaries and foreign branch profits for corporation tax purposes. These latest have caused some furore in the
Updated: 03/16/2011 10:11A
Traffic Law Reforms Could Mean Taking Driving Test With An Automatic
However, that may change with the reforms to the Ley de Trnsito that is now before a legislative commission, though Monge is one of the opponents to the change. "I hope they will keep the prohibition", says Monge of the new law that could be ready by
Updated: 03/16/2011 10:10A
Letters: March 16, 2011
I am really curious about the need for using over 10 percent of the front page and 40 percent of page 8 to embellish coverage of details about Tyler Thompson's lawsuit against Neal Wanless over violation of a fencing contract between the two parties.
Updated: 03/16/2011 10:09A
New Stream Capital Files for Chapter 11
New Stream Capital LLC, a hedge-fund management firm based out of Ridgefield, Connecticut, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, in an effort to restructure a large amount of debt. New Stream Capital LLC, a hedge-fund
Updated: 03/16/2011 10:06A
Jackson Hewitt considering bankruptcy
Jackson Hewitt Tax Service Inc., the second-largest tax preparer in the US, is considering filing for bankruptcy. Jackson Hewitt Tax Service Inc., the second-largest tax preparer in the US, is considering filing for bankruptcy.
Updated: 03/16/2011 10:06A
Utah Enacts Anti-Immigrant Bill
Utah's Republican-controlled legislature approved the laws earlier this month. Immigrant rights activists are expected to challenge provisions that force law enforcement officers to check the immigration status of people stopped for violations.
Updated: 03/16/2011 10:05A
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