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Ethanol plant owners pay pollution fine
UNDATED (WSAU) The owners of an ethanol plant in Milton have agreed to pay $700000 to settle a state pollution lawsuit. The state Justice Department had accused United Ethanol of 15 air pollution law violations. They included the exceeding of emission
Updated: 11/08/2011 10:40A
West Virginia Nursing Home Challenges $91M Jury Award
Lawyers for Heartland of Charleston claim in a recent court filing that the defense misstated the earnings of the facility's parent company to inflame the jury. The Charleston Gazette reports that the filing also cites other trial errors.
Updated: 11/08/2011 10:37A
GOP War on Plaintiff Rights
Among the stories told in the film is the now-infamous story of the 81-year-old woman who was initially awarded $2.9 million - two days of coffee sales - in a lawsuit against McDonald's after she was severely burned by coffee served purposely and
Updated: 11/08/2011 10:36A
Hunters groups support Oregon order to shoot wolves
(AP) -- Three hunting groups are supporting the state of Oregon in a lawsuit trying to overturn state authority to shoot wolves that attack livestock. The Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation, the Oregon Hunters Association, and the Oregon chapter of the
Updated: 11/08/2011 10:36A
Judge OKs settlement of Virginia poultry antitrust case
(AP) -- A federal judge has approved the settlement of an antitrust lawsuit that challenged George's Inc.'s acquisition of a Tyson Foods poultry plant in Harrisonburg. The US Department of Justice filed the lawsuit in May.
Updated: 11/08/2011 10:36A
Oregon order to shoot wolves backed by three hunters groups
By AP Three hunting groups are supporting the state of Oregon in a lawsuit trying to overturn state authority to shoot wolves that attack livestock. Conservation groups are trying to overturn a department order to kill two wolves from the Imnaha pack
Updated: 11/08/2011 10:35A
SC Judge Orders Floyd Mayweather to Perform Community Service
In the lawsuit, Dash alleges that Mayweather unlawfully used a beat that Dash created, while entering the arena at two World Wrestling Entertainment events where Mayweather appeared. The judge ordered that the community service be carried out at the
Updated: 11/08/2011 10:35A
Adam Lambert Being Sued
Colwel Platinum Entertainment claims he was under a Music Services Agreement and a Co-publishing agreement with them prior to appearing on Idol, and has since violated the company's rights. The lawsuit happened after Lambert's representatives sent
Updated: 11/08/2011 10:34A
Bank of America settles overdraft lawsuit for $410 million
Bank of America customers that incurred overdraft fees over the past decade may soon receive a small refund after a federal judge approved a settlement to a class-action lawsuit brought against the Charlotte-based bank. The $410 million settlement will
Updated: 11/08/2011 10:30A
Bernard Madoff Victims File Suit Against JP Morgan
UPI/Monika Graff Former clients and victims of Bernard Madoff filed a class action lawsuit Monday, seeking $19 billion from JP Morgan Case & Co. According to Reuters, the lawsuit claims that JP Morgan—which was Madoff's bank for 20 years—intentionally
Updated: 11/08/2011 10:29A
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