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Suit: Fla. not marketing Medicaid well
In 2001, federal health officials asked Florida to send letters to the parents of children on Medicaid who had not had a dental appointment for several months. The letters were sent this fall — ten years later. The state is fighting a class-action
Updated: 10/07/2011 04:20P
Lawsuit against city of Albany dismissed
A federal judge dismisses a lawsuit against the city of Albany filed by a developer who claimed the city violated his civil rights. In 2009 Joseph Howard started planning to build a 2-million dollar neighborhood of duplexes
Updated: 10/07/2011 04:11P
Former jail inmate claims he was beaten in federal lawsuit
A former Allegheny County Jail inmate who alleges he was beaten after trying to escape in April, 2010, filed a complaint today in US District Court alleging that his rights were violated, excessive force was used
Updated: 10/07/2011 04:05P
Fla. Republican Party inks deal with whistleblower
NEW YORK (AP) -- A brief mention of a new app that lets people design and send greeting through the mail with an iPhone is sending the stocks of greeting card companies tumbling. ... NEW CASTLE, Pa. (AP) -- Police in Pennsylvania are looking for WEAR
Updated: 10/07/2011 04:04P
Fla. waited 10 years to send Medicaid letters
In 2001, federal health officials asked Florida to send letters to the parents of children on Medicaid who had not had a dental appointment for several months. The letters were sent this fall - ten years later. The state is fighting a class-action
Updated: 10/07/2011 03:41P
Nashville Renasant head named in Silverton suit
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. filed suit in August against board members of Silverton Bank , an institution that lent to community banks before regulators closed it in May of 2009. Rick Hart, who serves president of the Tennessee division of
Updated: 10/07/2011 03:38P
Court Showdown Looms As Gessler, Johnson, Ortiz Square Off Over Colorado's
A late September lawsuit filed against Denver's Clerk and Recorder Debra Johnson by Colorado Secretary of State Scott Gessler attempts to stop Denver from mailing ballots to voters who were inactive in 2010. The action led a few high profile politicos,
Updated: 10/07/2011 03:33P
Judge removes hurdle to challenge of $3.4B Indian lands settlement
A federal judge has removed a hurdle for people challenging the federal government's $3.4 billion settlement of an Indian land mismanagement lawsuit, the largest government settlement in US history. US District Judge Thomas F. Hogan ruled in Washington
Updated: 10/07/2011 03:31P
DELAWARE: Judge tosses lawsuit by Georgetown officer over firing
A Sussex County judge today dismissed a lawsuit by a former Georgetown police officer who claimed he was unfairly fired after suing the town in another case. Christopher Cooper claimed he was retaliated against for his role in a secret December 2009
Updated: 10/07/2011 03:30P
Xcel Energy sues EPA over new emissions rules
Xcel Energy said it filed a lawsuit in Washington, DC today against the US Environmental Protection Agency, asking an appeals court to review of new federal regulations on emissions. Xcel complains that the regulations set a
Updated: 10/07/2011 03:30P