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Suit says Ore. state hospital patient mistreated
AP A $10 million lawsuit alleges a patient at the Oregon State Hospital was overmedicated, mistreated and as a result suffered permanent damage from two heart attacks in one week. The Salem Statesman Journal reports the suit (http://stjr.nl/sKElp1
Updated: 11/03/2011 11:18A
Tuscaloosa man whose case changed mental health care in the US has died
A man whose lawsuit over mental health conditions in Alabama led to landmark changes in treatment nationwide has died at 57. Wyatt was 15 in 1970 when he became the plaintiff in a federal lawsuit filed against the Alabama Department of Mental Health.
Updated: 11/03/2011 11:15A
Michigan Supreme Court seeking information on emergency manager law
AP Lansing— The Michigan Supreme Court hasn't formally decided whether it will take over a lawsuit challenging the state's new law granting more powers to emergency managers appointed to run troubled cities and schools. Gov. Rick Snyder asked the court
Updated: 11/03/2011 11:14A
Hit King Hit With Lawsuit
Pete Rose is being sued by a dentist, Dr. Armen Terteryan in Los Angeles small claims court. The suit was filed on Oct. 28, according to court documents obtained by News 5. The cause of the suit isn't spelled out in the documents, but according to TMZ,
Updated: 11/03/2011 11:14A
Dallas judge dismisses Ross Perot Jr.'s lawsuit against Mark Cuban
A Dallas judge dismissed a lawsuit Thursday in which Dallas billionaire Ross Perot Jr. alleged that Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban was mismanaging the team's finances. In a signed order dismissing the case, Judge Craig Smith said
Updated: 11/03/2011 11:14A
Lawsuit looms after plane crash report
The wreckage of the Acklins Blue Air Charter being removed from Lake Killarney following the plane crash over a year ago. Guardian File photo The families of the nine men killed in a plane crash in Lake Killarney over a year ago intend to sue the
Updated: 11/03/2011 11:13A
State warns county officials: Jail subject to closure
On Oct. 27, a state jail inspection official issued a warning that, without major improvements, a lawsuit will be filed next spring to close the Fulton County Jail. Randy Rankin, coordinator for the 16th Judicial District Criminal Detention Facilities
Updated: 11/03/2011 11:13A
Alamo Bid Rejected
TEXARKANA, Ark. — A federal judge in Texarkana has refused to block a civil lawsuit against jailed evangelist Tony Alamo, who was convicted of transporting underage girls across state lines. Alamo is being sued by six women he took as his “wives” when
Updated: 11/03/2011 11:11A
Shaq sues former employee over leaking personal emails
The lawsuit was filed against Shawn Darling in Miami-Dade Circuit Court. It seeks an injunction barring Darling from providing O'Neal's emails to anyone, unspecified damages and the return of all O'Neal's private electronic messages.
Updated: 11/03/2011 11:10A
Ottawa clinic infection scare triggers lawsuit
(CBC) A law firm has launched a class action lawsuit against an Ottawa doctor whose alleged lax infection prevention practices led to a hepatitis and HIV scare involving more than 6800 people. Merchant Law Group LLP is representing two former patients
Updated: 11/03/2011 11:10A
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