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Appeals Court Agrees With Funeral Home In Lawsuit
The Funeral Home moved for summary judgment, and the trial court granted the motion, finding that the Funeral Home had affirmatively negated an essential element of Ms. Jackson's claim by showing that it did not owe a duty to her under the
Updated: 10/16/2011 11:11A
Heenan Blaikie | McDonald's corporation Hit With Fat Lawsuit
McDonald's Corporation in the US paid out US $8.5 million in February, 2005 to settle two lawsuits related to its use of trans fats. The fast-food chain announced in September, 2002 that it would adopt a cooking oil with less trans fat by February,
Updated: 10/16/2011 10:58A
Heenan Blaikie | Delaware Decision Signals Possible Limitations on Rights of
Troy Corp permitted a company to remove from a former director the provision in the company by-laws of a right to advancement of litigation-related expenses when defending against a fiduciary-based law suit filed by the company.
Updated: 10/16/2011 10:58A
California: Boehner's Costly Attorney Files Motion in Defense of Marriage Act
The filing Friday in San Francisco's US District Court comes in a lesbian federal employee's lawsuit that claims the government wrongly denied health insurance coverage to her same-sex spouse. Karen Golinski says the law under which her spouse was
Updated: 10/16/2011 10:49A
Manny Pacquiao - Manny Pacquiao Sued By Former Accountants
Top boxer Manny Pacquiao has been hit with a lawsuit from his former accountants over allegations of unpaid fees. The Filipino sportsman allegedly called in financial experts last year (10) to sort out his tax issues. The accountants claim they found a
Updated: 10/16/2011 10:31A
Lawsuit Filed in Death of San Antonio Police Officer
On the one year anniversary of the crash that killed San Antonio police Officer Sergio Antillon, an attorney for his parents filed a lawsuit in district court against several people who may have directly or indirectly had a hand in
Updated: 10/16/2011 10:30A
Cherry apologizes to former hockey enforcers
Cherry apologized for comments made about a trio of former National Hockey League enforcers that had them pondering a lawsuit and that set off a week's worth of withering criticism of the CBC hockey analyst. "I gotta admit I was wrong on a lot of
Updated: 10/16/2011 10:29A
Red Wing superintendent no longer defendent in federal lawsuit
While Red Wing School District continues to face a civil lawsuit over the high school's unofficial “wangsta” days, Supt. Karsten Anderson will no longer be listed as a defendant. MINNEAPOLIS — While Red Wing School District continues to face a civil
Updated: 10/16/2011 10:24A
Lawmakers taking second shot at congressional maps
AP Utah lawmakers returning to finalize new congressional districts continue to be dogged by partisan bickering, public outcry and lawsuit threats. Legislators will reconvene Monday after a two-week break in hopes of passing congressional boundaries
Updated: 10/16/2011 09:40A
City Hiring Law Firm to Defend Against Union Lawsuit
The Service Employees International Union and the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees filed a lawsuit against the city last month, demanding Measure L be invalidated. City Attorney Bill McClure wants to retain Renne, Sloan,
Updated: 10/16/2011 09:36A