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Bruce Hornsby & the Noisemakers
1 with their very first single, and has some pretty tough things to say about social justice for a song you can probably hear within 15 minutes of walking into your neighborhood Kroger — Hornsby is a hit songwriter for hire (Don Henley's "The End of
Updated: 04/13/2011 12:58P
Bikes on Easements
McCasland says that real estate developers and utility districts have also signed on to the campaign. About the only opponents McCasland says his campaign has faced are trial attorneys, who would apparently hate to see an expanded Bikeways program that
Updated: 04/13/2011 12:58P
No Crown super-priority for HST in CCAA proceedings
One of the main issues before the SCC was how to resolve the apparent conflict between Section 18.3 of the CCAA (replaced on September 18, 2009 by the essentially identical new Section 37) and the GST deemed trust provisions of the Excise Tax Act3 (the
Updated: 04/13/2011 12:58P
No Crown super-priority for HST in CCAA proceedings
One of the main issues before the SCC was how to resolve the apparent conflict between Section 18.3 of the CCAA (replaced on September 18, 2009 by the essentially identical new Section 37) and the GST deemed trust provisions of the Excise Tax Act3 (the
Updated: 04/13/2011 12:58P
Downtown Jillian's restaurant owner files Chapter 11
Locally based FB&F Entertainment LLC, the operator of Jillian's restaurant and entertainment venue in downtown Indianapolis, is reorganizing under the protection of Chapter 11 bankruptcy. In its April 12 filing, the locally based company lists no
Updated: 04/13/2011 12:57P
Lawsuit: Arlington Heights cop's negligence led to rape of intoxicated girl
These are the claims of a lawsuit filed Tuesday in Cook County Circuit Court. The girl who says she was raped – referred to throughout the lawsuit only as “Jane Doe” – is suing the Village of Arlington Heights and police officer Mark Del Boccio for
Updated: 04/13/2011 12:57P
Law firm Bingham sues former client Frank McCourt
NEW YORK, April 13 (Reuters Legal) - The law firm Bingham McCutchen sued Los Angeles Dodgers owner Frank McCourt, a former client, seeking to score a preemptive strike against a potential malpractice lawsuit. The Boston-based law firm petitioned a
Updated: 04/13/2011 12:57P
Law firm Bingham sues former client Frank McCourt
NEW YORK, April 13 (Reuters Legal) - The law firm Bingham McCutchen sued Los Angeles Dodgers owner Frank McCourt, a former client, seeking to score a preemptive strike against a potential malpractice lawsuit. The Boston-based law firm petitioned a
Updated: 04/13/2011 12:57P
Lawrence lawsuit set for jury trial
MOULTON — The lawsuit former Lawrence County Payroll Clerk Baronica Warren filed against the Lawrence County Commission is set for a jury trial in Decatur June 13. The trial will begin at 9 am in the US Courthouse at 400 Well St. before Judge Virginia
Updated: 04/13/2011 12:57P
Appeals court overturns conviction, orders new trial in Iowa sheep farmer's
In her appeal, Hill argued that Lewis' testimony was hearsay and should not have been allowed at trial. The court agreed that Lewis' testimony "constitutes hearsay and is not admissible." The statements, the court said, were material to proving Blair's
Updated: 04/13/2011 12:57P