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South Orange Rescue Squad lawsuit tossed
HILLSBOROUGH -- A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by the South Orange Rescue Squad against Orange County after the director of Orange County Emergency Services ordered the squad to stand down. The Rescue Squad, which was located in
Updated: 04/13/2011 10:09A
Lawsuit: Florida Video Firm Paid Homeless Men $50 to be Beaten by Scantily
A video company paid homeless men $50 to be filmed while scantily clad women punched, kicked and whipped them, according to a lawsuit filed this month in a Florida court. Lawyers for two homeless men said the website www.shefights.net sells videos on
Updated: 04/13/2011 10:09A
The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation Honors Jim Lehrer, Sandra Day O'Connor
WILLIAMSBURG, Va., April 13, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation will present the Churchill Bell on April 30 to three outstanding American citizens: journalist Jim Lehrer, former Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor and
Updated: 04/13/2011 10:09A
Israel's High Court blocks state from deporting pregnant foreign workers
The High Court of Justice retracted on Wednesday an Israeli policy mandating that a pregnant foreign worker who stops working to give birth loses her work visa for 90 days after the birth. During that time, the woman must leave Israel
Updated: 04/13/2011 10:09A
J. Jeffrey Rice attends mediation workshop
Rice is certified as a civil trial advocate by the National Board of Trial Advocacy and is certified in civil trial law, business litigation and construction law by The Florida Bar Board of Certification. He is licensed to practice in the US District
Updated: 04/13/2011 10:08A
Bloggers in a huff
LONDON: Arianna Huffington, her website and AOL are on the receiving end of a $US105 million ($100 million) lawsuit by a group of bloggers unhappy that she sold the Huffington Post in February for $US315 million and they weren't paid a penny.
Updated: 04/13/2011 10:07A
Colonial BancGroup demands BB&T return $300 million
By Russell Hubbard -- The Birmingham News The Colonial BancGroup bankruptcy, now more than 18 months old, has hit another snag: the final resting place of about $300 million that was secreted deep inside what was once Alabama's second-largest bank.
Updated: 04/13/2011 10:06A
Daniels: Immigration bill should focus on employers
"If they accidentally caught somebody who was breaking the immigration law, the feds were going to turn them loose anyway," he said. Focusing on employment instead of law enforcement eliminates the concerns -- "valid or not" -- that the bill would lead
Updated: 04/13/2011 10:05A
APNewsBreak: Pa. spends less time on gas drilling permit requests, accused of
State regulators testified recently as part of a lawsuit filed by residents and environmental groups over a permit for an exploratory gas well near the Delaware River in northeastern Pennsylvania. The environmental agency has denied few requests to
Updated: 04/13/2011 10:05A
Jury deliberations hit Day 4
AP SAN FRANCISCO -- Jurors will try again to reach a verdict in the Barry Bonds perjury trial when they return to the courthouse for the start of their fourth day of deliberations. The eight women and four men are scheduled to return at 8:30 am Pacific
Updated: 04/13/2011 10:04A
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