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West Asks for New Trial on Defamation Verdict
PHILADELPHIA (CN) - Counsel for legal publishing giant Thomson West asked a federal judge Wednesday to overturn a $5 million verdict by a jury that found the publisher had defamed two law professors by publishing a legal supplement
Updated: 03/16/2011 09:28P
Man pleads guilty to summary violations in western Pa. crash that injured
AP PITTSBURGH — A driver charged in a western Pennsylvania crash that severely injured a woman who was on her way to her daughter's wedding rehearsal dinner last summer has pleaded guilty to two summary violations. Twenty-year-old Adam Mains of West
Updated: 03/16/2011 09:28P
Four friends witness deadly crash, try to help
CINCINNATI, OH (FOX19)-- "I've never seen anything like that in my life," said Mj Jergenson about the deadly crash on Sycamore St. Tuesday night that left a cab driver and his passenger dead. She and her friends say the crash looked like something
Updated: 03/16/2011 09:27P
Okla Senate approves ban on texting while driving
Ellis cited research that shows motorists who send text messages while driving are much more likely to be in an accident. Under his plan, first-time offenders could face a fine of up to $175, while a second violation could lead to fines of up to $500.
Updated: 03/16/2011 09:27P
Trial ordered in fatal street race
File photo A 20-year-old man accused for his role in a fatal street racing crash in Meadowvale, has been ordered to stand trial on a charge of criminal negligence causing death. Nigel D'Souza was ordered to stand trial recently in Brampton court and
Updated: 03/16/2011 09:26P
Ansel Adams, the 'lost negatives' and a $200m lawsuit
This being America, Mr Norsigian's reaction to the lawsuit was swift and uncompromising. He counter-sued, on the grounds that (according to a report in the Art Newspaper) Mr Turnage and the trust had been guilty of such crimes as "slander, defamation,
Updated: 03/16/2011 09:26P
WKBT News 8 - La Crosse, WIPolice ID 76-year-old survivor of NY bus crash
The man had been at Jacobi Medical Center in the Bronx, unable to communicate, since Saturday's accident on Interstate 95. A police statement said he was identified Tuesday as Kin Chai Mock of New York City. It said he was still in critical condition
Updated: 03/16/2011 09:26P
Unfolding Nuclear Catastrophe: America on Radiation Alert
America on radiation alert: Japan faces world's worst nuclear accident since Chernobyl as experts warn fallout may reach US --California 'monitoring situation closely' amid dramatic escalation of disaster --Japan's nuclear crisis now appears worse than
Updated: 03/16/2011 09:26P
Peter Snowden makes annual pilgrimage
The race is named in honour of Lyn Snowden's brother, tragically killed in a car accident at Branxton around six years ago. Snowden claimed the 2009 and 2010 versions with Shakes and Pictogram respectively. “The family goes up every year,” Snowden said
Updated: 03/16/2011 09:26P
2 prominent developers among 5 people killed when plane crashes at Long Beach
Two prominent real estate developers and a bicycle advocate were among five people killed Wednesday in the fiery crash of a twin-engine plane at Long Beach airport, a spokesman for one of the victims said. Developers Tom Dean and Jeff Berger,
Updated: 03/16/2011 09:26P
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