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Jury awards $19 million to paraplegic man who sued when insurance company
LOS ANGELES (AP) - A jury awarded a paraplegic former Marine more than $19 million Wednesday in a ruling against his insurance company, which had refused to pay the bulk of a $38150 claim he submitted as a result of a lengthy hospital stay,
Updated: 03/16/2011 09:25P
Jury awards paraplegic former Marine $19 million
By Staff and wire report AP LOS ANGELES — A jury awarded a paraplegic former Marine more than $19 million Wednesday in a ruling against his insurance company, which had refused to pay the bulk of a $38150 claim he submitted as a result of a lengthy
Updated: 03/16/2011 09:25P
LRT Balintawak, Roosevelt stations to resume operations in 2 weeks
After being shut down last month following an accident involving two coaches, the Light Rail Transit's (LRT) Balintawak and Roosevelt stations in Quezon City may resume operations in two weeks, the LRT Administration said. In a news release posted on
Updated: 03/16/2011 09:25P
6 Children, 2 Adults In Rollover Accident
The woman driver was air lifted to a hospital with life threatening injuries to her head, back and neck, fire rescue crews said. Another adult also was air lifted to the hospital. The single-vehicle accident happened at about 3:30 pm on Wednesday.
Updated: 03/16/2011 09:25P
Town of Menasha seeks court order to raze Fox Inn
The town filed a lawsuit in January seeking permission to raze the building and recoup the costs from the building's owner, Chandrakant Patel of Neenah. “This is standard process for condemnation,” said George Dearborn, town community development
Updated: 03/16/2011 09:25P
FIRST ON WITN: Judge Rules In Favor Of Big Rock Tournament
A judge in Carteret County has dismissed a lawsuit disputing just who won last year's Big Rock Blue Marlin Tournament. Citation originally won the tournament with a record catch of 883 pounds, but that was disqualified after it was learned a crewmember
Updated: 03/16/2011 09:24P
Widow mourns the loss of husband killed in high speed chase
CINCINNATI, OH (FOX19) - The family of the taxi driver killed in an overnight crash in downtown Cincinnati is in mourning Wednesday. The family called the accident "senseless" saying they believe that police should have called off the chase that
Updated: 03/16/2011 09:24P
Watermelons spilled in wreck
VANDALIA — A semi truck accident around 6:30 pm Wednesday led to a large volume of watermelons being spilled on the highway, the Ohio Highway Patrol said. The accident was at the
Updated: 03/16/2011 09:24P
House Leader Gives Sen. Ultimatum On Redistricting
House Speaker Billy McCoy has given the Senate an ultimatum: approve his chamber's redistricting plan as is, or the matter will immediately go to the US Department of Justice. McCoy, D-Rienzi, released a statement Wednesday informing Republican Lt. Gov
Updated: 03/16/2011 09:24P
Family of dead Mexican migrant sues US government
The family of Anastacio Hernandez says in the wrongful-death lawsuit filed Wednesday in San Diego that authorities used excessive force to detain the 42-year-old construction worker as he was being escorted to Tijuana, Mexico, last May.
Updated: 03/16/2011 09:24P