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Easton Area School District says Michele Vulcano Hall has no case in lawsuit
She had an emergency certificate and was working toward her full certification, but due to “lifelong specific learning disabilities” it takes her “longer than most people to complete testing and educational requirements.” Her lawsuit, filed Dec.
Updated: 03/17/2011 05:26P
Real Property: Tax Sale – Notice
Where a purchaser of real property at a tax sale challenged the grant of summary judgment in a quiet title action to the holder of a deed of trust on the property, the trial court could not have granted summary judgment on the
Updated: 03/17/2011 05:25P
Domestic Relations: Child Support – Extracurricular Expenses – Vague Order
with no limitation as to the amount but allowed the mother to make all of the decisions as to the child's extracurricular activities, the order was too vague and the trial court should have either limited the scope of activities covered by .
Updated: 03/17/2011 05:25P
Lawsuit Suggestions for Ivy-Obsessed Parents
In case you haven't heard, the mother of a four-year-old girl has sued a pricey Manhattan preschool. Why? For harming her daughter's chances of getting into an elite private school and, in turn, an Ivy League college.
Updated: 03/17/2011 05:25P
Victim in fatal fire identified
Haynes died as a result of smoke inhalation and thermal injuries, said Jackie Freeland, Precinct 3 Justice of the Peace. Freeland ordered an autopsy since the body was too badly burned to identify. Old medical records were used to confirm the victim's
Updated: 03/17/2011 05:25P
UN Chief Allocates Funds for Peacebuilding in Guatemala
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has announced a $10 million contribution from the United Nations Peacebuilding Fund to support efforts to entrench the respect of human rights and strengthen the security and justice systems in Guatemala.
Updated: 03/17/2011 05:25P
SC reserves verdict on cancelling 2G licences
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court reserved its verdict on petitions seeking cancellation of 2G spectrum allocation to all 122 mobile service licence-holders in 2008 after questioning the first-come-first-serve (FCFS) policy. The government, however
Updated: 03/17/2011 05:24P
Culture changes make their demands, says traffic chief Praveen Sood
Police have not taken the incident lightly but have booked the accused under the Indian Penal Code for criminal offence. This should make people think before resorting to violence over road rage. A traffic cop has to manage traffic.
Updated: 03/17/2011 05:24P
Ethics chief reviews GOP complaint against Bullock
His campaign finance forms filed with the state show he is raising money, but he left the spot on the form blank that asks him to state which office he is seeking. Republicans have filed a complaint alleging that is illegal.
Updated: 03/17/2011 05:24P
Five Reasons Why Second Liens are Important to the Mortgage Settlement
This is the cramdown debate in 1999: Misplaced concerns about the riskiness of HLTV lending and the destabilizing effects of reloading and churning have led some in Congress to advocate altering personal bankruptcy law to allow cram-down—or bifur-
Updated: 03/17/2011 05:24P