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Research space, condo proposal heads to City Council
The City Council narrowly approved it in 2006, but was forced to rescind the approval the following year because of a lawsuit from land-use watchdogs Bob Moss and Tom Jordan. The Superior Court ruled that the city should have reopened the project's
Updated: 10/03/2011 12:59P
Judge stays lawsuit against actor Stephen Baldwin over oil spill cleanup
A New Orleans federal judge has stayed a liability lawsuit against actor Stephen Baldwin over oil spill cleanup technology the actor claims he was tricked into selling. The order stays litigation brought on by the Continental Casualty Company against
Updated: 10/03/2011 12:59P
Islamic death row inmate says Ohio is not providing proper meals
Condemned inmate Abdul Awkal says in a lawsuit headed for trial early next year that the state's failure to provide halal meals is a civil rights violation. Awkal says he's entitled to meals prepared in specific fashion, such as meat from animals whose
Updated: 10/03/2011 12:58P
Pennsylvania Woman Wins 2-Cent Lawsuit Against Wal-Mart
Consumer activist Mary Bach was awarded $100 in damages and $80 in court costs Thursday, the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review reports. Bach, of Murrysville, says sausages she purchased last month in Delmont were listed at 98 cents, but she was charged $1 at
Updated: 10/03/2011 12:50P
California Pharmacists Association and California Medical Association Files
SACRAMENTO, Calif.--(EON: Enhanced Online News)--In what is a clear violation of law, California Department of Healthcare Services (DHCS) has repeatedly denied the California Pharmacists Association's (CPhA) and the California Medical Association's
Updated: 10/03/2011 12:50P
Lawsuit alleges Colo. hotel fired non-Hispanic workers under belief they were
AP DENVER — A federal lawsuit alleges that a hotel in western Colorado fired workers because the employers believed white and non-Hispanic workers were indolent. The US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission is seeking back pay for a group of
Updated: 10/03/2011 12:50P
Blackstone, KFC Lose Appeals to Supreme Court
Separately, a lawsuit against Blackstone Group The justices refused to review whether a US appeals court in New York used the wrong legal standard when it ruled that the lawsuit by investors could go forward. A federal judge initially dismissed the
Updated: 10/03/2011 12:49P
BofA, JP Morgan Faces Fresh Lawsuits Over Soured Mortgage Debt
The two largest US banks, JP Morgan Chase & Co. and Bank of America, were hit with fresh lawsuits by investors claiming losses on $4.5 billion mortgage debts. The two largest US banks, JP Morgan Chase & Co. and Bank of America, were hit with fresh
Updated: 10/03/2011 12:49P
Birmingham school board's Emanuel Ford drops suit against superintendent over
A lawsuit has been withdrawn after contending Birmingham Schools Superintendent Craig Witherspoon cannot order demolition of the old Parker High, without authorization from the school board. (The Birmingham News/Jeff Roberts) BIRMINGHAM,
Updated: 10/03/2011 12:48P
SD Court Asked To Reinstate Prairie Dog Lawsuit
by AP The South Dakota Supreme Court has been asked to reinstate a lawsuit filed by ranchers who want the state to control prairie dogs that invaded their land in the southwestern part of the state. A lawyer for the three dozen ranchers told the
Updated: 10/03/2011 12:48P