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Entertainment News from AP SAN RAFAEL, Calif. (AP) - Prosecutors say a Northern California man has pleaded guilty to making death threats against Sen. Barbara Boxer. Marin County Deputy District Attorney Aicha Mievis tells the Marin Independent Journal
Updated: 10/25/2011 09:20P
Suit claims negligence in Taser-related death
A lawsuit filed in Albemarle County last week claims an Appomattox County Sheriff's deputy and the county itself are culpable in the death of a man shot by a Taser in late October last year. The plaintiff, Anita Russell, filed suit on behalf of Daniel
Updated: 10/25/2011 09:19P
Storage business sues Berkeley County Planning Commission
A storage business has sued the Berkeley County Planning Commission, claiming it violated two Berkeley County Circuit Court orders when the county ordered the company to submit a site plan for an
Updated: 10/25/2011 09:18P
Because whales are people too ...
The lawsuit asks the court to order the orcas released to the custody of a legal guardian who would find a "suitable habitat" for them. Overall, under prevailing US legal doctrine, animals under human control are considered property, not entities with
Updated: 10/25/2011 09:14P
Trial begins in federal lawsuit claiming excessive use of force by Birmingham
The trial in the federal civil lawsuit filed by Gulley against Hooper began this morning before US District Judge Abdul Kallon at the Hugo L. Black US Courthouse in downtown Birmingham. Opening arguments began after a jury was selected.
Updated: 10/25/2011 09:11P
Family sues hotel over peeping
Evangeline and Eric Vigil filed the lawsuit on Tuesday, saying they found a hole in the wall by the shower faucet and saw someone's eye looking at them after hearing noises while showering at a Ramada Inn in April 2010. The suit says Evangeline Vigil
Updated: 10/25/2011 09:07P
State agency issues citations for alleged violations at warehouses; workers
A few days after a state agency raided some Inland Empire warehouses, issuing citations for alleged violations of state laws, six workers filed a lawsuit in federal court in Riverside against the same centers on Oct. 18.
Updated: 10/25/2011 09:06P
Do SeaWorld's whales have constitutional rights?
John Gastaldo SeaWorld's orcas have been illegally enslaved for years and should be freed under the Constitution's 13th amendment, asserts a lawsuit that will be filed Wednesday in San Diego. The legal action, which is being taken by the People for the
Updated: 10/25/2011 09:05P
Case on hotline calls rests on definitions
Retired accountant Mel Shapiro's lawsuit against the city sought details on reports that came into a city hotline, including those listed as “substantiated/corrective action taken.” A Superior Court judge last month ruled the city must release more
Updated: 10/25/2011 09:03P
Rio Tinto accused over Bougainville 'war crimes'
A US federal appeals court has revived a lawsuit seeking to hold Rio Tinto responsible for human rights violations and thousands of deaths linked to a Bougainville copper and gold mine it once ran. A divided 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals in San
Updated: 10/25/2011 08:59P