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B.C. Children Award At Nearly $1 Million, More Lawsuits Likely
And the union representing BC's social workers says more lawsuits are likely as the policy focus remains on a family-centred approach —and BC's premier advocates a "families first" agenda — making child removal fraught with difficulty.
Updated: 10/20/2011 07:00P
Court strikes down Nebraska's funeral-picketing ban
Thursday's opinion came in an appeal of a lawsuit filed by Shirley Phelps-Roper, the daughter of the founder of the Topeka, Kan.-based group that regularly protests at the funerals of fallen soldiers. Phelps-Roper had asked for a preliminary injunction
Updated: 10/20/2011 06:57P
League of Women Voters sues over Wis. photo ID law
In its lawsuit filed in Dane County Circuit Court, the League's state chapter contends that Gov. Scott Walker and the Republican-led Legislature had no authority to bar a class of people _ those who don't have an appropriate photo ID _ from voting.
Updated: 10/20/2011 06:56P
Alberta dumps millions in big tobacco shares
Courtesy Industry Canada Leo de Bever, CEO of the Crown corporation, said the province is making the move as it prepares to file a lawsuit against big tobacco to recover health-care costs for smoking-related illnesses. Holding such shares while
Updated: 10/20/2011 06:54P
Lawsuit over beating at Denton State School can proceed
AP FORT WORTH — A woman's lawsuit can proceed against the state of Texas after her mentally disabled son was paralyzed during a near-fatal beating in a state facility, her attorney said Thursday. A judge in Denton denied the state's
Updated: 10/20/2011 06:53P
Opinion: Now is Not the Time for US Soccer Fans to Abandon Charlie Davies
News of the lawsuit was met with shock and disbelief amongst the same supporters who rallied around him just two years ago. Davies has every right to seek damages from the hosts (if the facts prove their responsibillty under state and federal law) for
Updated: 10/20/2011 06:51P
BEAUMONT: Appeal dismissed in lawsuit against website
A California appellate court has dismissed an appeal by Urban Logic Consultants, a consulting firm to the city of Beaumont, in a case that involved a community group that maintains a website critical of the firm and city's relationship.
Updated: 10/20/2011 06:51P
Lawsuit filed against ID requirements for voting
The League of Women Voters' Wisconsin chapter has filed a lawsuit challenging the state's new law requiring voters to present photo identification at the polls. The lawsuit, filed in Dane County Circuit Court on Thursday, asks a judge to declare the
Updated: 10/20/2011 06:50P
Four council hopefuls make their cases
Two City Council incumbents stressed their civic bona fides and accomplishments in office during a pre-election debate, while two newcomers took aim at them on topics such as crime, a neighboring power plant and a long-running lawsuit that could
Updated: 10/20/2011 06:47P
Suit over man struck from wheelchair by county police settled out of court
A lawsuit against the Albemarle County Police Department brought by Charlottesville resident Gerry Mitchell has been settled out of court. Mitchell received an undisclosed amount of money following a 2007 incident in which he was knocked out of his
Updated: 10/20/2011 06:47P
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