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Paul's Picks - End of an era with passing of Lumet
Lumet is another one of those directors who very few know but everyone's seen his movies: Serpico, Murder On the Orient Express, Dog Day Afternoon, Network, The Verdict. Lumet was an iconic New York filmmaker. He made over 40 pictures,
Updated: 04/13/2011 03:20P
Broward man claims sex abuse by nun/teacher
Miami — A Broward County man claims in a lawsuit that a Dominican nun repeatedly groped and fondled him more than 30 years ago when he was in the first grade at St. James Catholic School in North Miami. The nun was the boy's teacher,
Updated: 04/13/2011 03:19P
Black Jacksonville firefighters sue city for discrimination despite ongoing
The federal lawsuit comes as the black firefighters, city and union are two years into court-ordered mediation before Senior US District Judge Harvey Schlesinger that is designed to forge a global resolution to years of racial problems in the fire
Updated: 04/13/2011 03:18P
Diocese still working to exit bankruptcy, Dialog cut
Attorneys for the Catholic Diocese of Wilmington and alleged victims of priest sexual abuse say there's more work to do before the diocese can exit bankruptcy. The diocese agreed in February to a $77 million settlement with nearly
Updated: 04/13/2011 03:17P
Kmart shopper claims automatic doors closed on her
Marcellee Meravy filed a lawsuit March 24 in St. Clair County Circuit Court against Sears Holding Management Corporation, doing business as Kmart. Meravy says she was visiting the Kmart in November 2010. As she entered the store, she says the automated
Updated: 04/13/2011 03:17P
Amsted Rail AFS-Keystone sued over retaliatory discharge claim
A former railroad worker has filed a $1.55 million lawsuit against Amsted Rail AFS-Keystone Inc. of Granite City saying he was fired for filing a workers' compensation claim. Rodney Baker filed athelawsuit April 1 in Madison County Circuit Court.
Updated: 04/13/2011 03:17P
DOJ Challenging Jail's Reading List
The ACLU's lawsuit claims that its publication, Prison Legal News, along with books sent to prisoners have been returned to the sender or discarded. In addition, the publication has been prohibited from sending detainees copies of the Prisoners™
Updated: 04/13/2011 03:17P
Vatican: Pope, others served in Wisconsin sexual abuse cover up
Tuesday the US State Department confirmed the Vatican had been officially served notice of a lawsuit filed against Pope Benedict XVI and two other Vatican officials relating to charges that Benedict and others failed to act against a priest guilty of
Updated: 04/13/2011 03:16P
Jay Walker Goes Nuclear: Priceline Founder Sues More Than 100 Companies
A lawsuit [PDF] against Citigroup, Discover, Wells Fargo, and two payment-services companies, T-Chek Systems and Orbiscom, saying the companies infringe two patents on a “Method And Device For Generating A Single-Use Financial Account Number.
Updated: 04/13/2011 03:16P
Man cut free from crash wreckage
A MAN was airlifted to hospital today after a crash between a car and a bus. Emergency crews rushed to the crash scene after a Stagecoach bus went off the road, through a fence and crashed on to its side down an embankment at the side
Updated: 04/13/2011 03:16P
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