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Giles board says plaintiffs in Ten Commandments lawsuit should have to
Lawyers for the board filed court papers Tuesday objecting to a request by a student and a parent to remain identified only as Doe 1 and Doe 2, the pseudonyms they used in a lawsuit claiming the display violates church-state separation.
Updated: 10/12/2011 03:05A
More than 150 school districts sue Texas over funding
AUSTIN, Texas — A coalition of more than 150 school districts said Tuesday it has filed a lawsuit against the state over a school-funding system it says is unfair, inefficient and unconstitutional. The coalition represents more than one in 10 Texas
Updated: 10/12/2011 03:03A
Grandmother sues drug agents over 2009 raid in Colorado Springs in which she
COLORADO SPRINGS — A grandmother who suffered a heart attack when drug agents stormed her home has filed a lawsuit claiming the officers' tactics were "extreme, unreasonable and outrageous." Rose Ann Santistevan, 71, is suing for medical expenses and
Updated: 10/12/2011 03:03A
In brief: Topeka repeals abuse ordinance
Austin, Texas – A coalition of more than 150 Texas school districts said Tuesday it has filed a lawsuit against the state over a school funding system it says is unfair, inefficient and unconstitutional. The coalition represents more than one in 10
Updated: 10/12/2011 03:02A
BP gets upper hand in Russian court battle
October 12, 2011 – MOSCOW (Reuters) - A Russian court is expected to throw out a $2.8 billion lawsuit against two BP executives on the board of the British major's Russian joint venture, TNK-BP , a lawyer for BP said on Wednesday.
Updated: 10/12/2011 03:01A
Lawsuit continues in fatal crash of big church van
Consumer advocates say the van also has been subject to hundreds of lawsuits. Plaintiffs' lawyer Roger A. Dreyer said the Sacramento case is crucial to holding the company accountable when, in his view, federal regulation of manufacturers has softened.
Updated: 10/12/2011 03:00A
Restraining order granted
Linda Turley, the attorney representing the family in the estimated $10 million lawsuit, requested an injunction against the defendants in July, arguing they had “maintained regular communications” with the plaintiffs since the case began.
Updated: 10/12/2011 02:55A
State AG files suit against owners of defunct gas station
FORSYTH — Missouri Attorney General Chris Koster filed a lawsuit against the owners of a defunct gas station in Walnut Shade late last week. Carthel and Sandra English own the now-closed gas station and convenience store
Updated: 10/12/2011 02:52A
CBS 3 Springfield - WSHMMerck Australia wins appeal in Vioxx lawsuit
The 2010 judgment - which awarded Graeme Peterson 287000 Australian dollars ($285000) in compensation - had opened the door for claims from hundreds of other litigants in a lawsuit against US pharmaceutical giant Merck & Co. over the arthritis
Updated: 10/12/2011 02:50A
Merck Australia wins appeal in Vioxx lawsuit
The 2010 judgment — which awarded Graeme Peterson 287000 Australian dollars ($285000) in compensation — had opened the door for claims from hundreds of other litigants in a lawsuit against US pharmaceutical giant Merck & Co. over the arthritis
Updated: 10/12/2011 02:38A