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Anderson mayor claims defamation in lawsuit
ANDERSON, Ind. (The Herald Bulletin) - Anderson Mayor Kris Ockomon, who lost re-election Tuesday, is suing a woman for defamation after a lawsuit she filed against him, 24-Hour News 8's news partner, The Herald-Bulletin , reports.
Updated: 11/11/2011 07:19A
RPT-INSIGHT-Risk, lax oversight riddle MF Global's past
Parsing the earlier litigation for clues about MF Global's business practices is tricky because alleged malfeasance by an account holder -- as was the case with Cosmo and several other traders -- doesn't necessarily imply liability for the brokerage.
Updated: 11/11/2011 07:16A
Disabled Ore. veteran wins hiring practice lawsuit versus state hospital | The
AP PORTLAND, Ore. — A US Army reservist has won a settlement from a state hospital over failures to consider his status as disabled when weighing his application for a promotion two years ago. The Oregonian reports that by state law, hiring manger
Updated: 11/11/2011 07:16A
Redistricting Lawsuits Could Delay Primary in '12
RALEIGH — If history is any guide, North Carolina is headed for a lawsuit-riddled election cycle next year. One of the consequences could be a delayed primary for state offices, a possibility that could hurt
Updated: 11/11/2011 07:13A
State of Florida sued over tuition
The lawsuit challenges a Florida Board of Education policy that forces certain US citizens to pay out-of-state tuition because their parents are undocumented immigrants. The policy is the result of regulations implemented by the state's Education
Updated: 11/11/2011 07:11A
Disclosure Insight Maintains Medium Risk Rating on Microsemi
The report states, “Acquisition activity; concentrated revenue; and a patent infringement lawsuit support our opinion of a Medium Risk - Negative Bias rating for MSCC. MSCC has reported 9 business acquisitions and 6 asset acquisitions for $1.7 billion,
Updated: 11/11/2011 07:10A
Fired GRTC official says he tried to prevent irregularities
Kurt Pastuszak of Henrico County is seeking $260000 in a lawsuit filed Oct. 20 in Chesterfield County Circuit Court against GRTC and its chief executive officer, Eldridge F. Coles. In the lawsuit, Pastuszak said he was escorted from the building and
Updated: 11/11/2011 07:07A
Bed Bug Lawsuit Moves Forward in Des Moines
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - A judge has certified class-action status for a lawsuit filed on behalf of 300 current and former residents of two Des Moines apartment complexes over a bedbug problem. Thursday's ruling is expected to spur new
Updated: 11/11/2011 07:04A
Rehberg drops wildfire lawsuit against Billings
Denny Rehberg's lawyer said Thursday that the Republican congressman is dropping his lawsuit against the city of Billings for the way firefighters handled a 2008 wildfire on his land, a legal drama that had been unfolding amid the biggest campaign of
Updated: 11/11/2011 07:03A
10 Days Remain before Deadline in Case Against Bank of America, says Hagens Berman
According to the lawsuit, BAC, Merrill Lynch & Co. and Countrywide Financial sold $28 billion in mortgage-backed securities to AIG. After analyzing data from hundreds of thousands of loans, in Jan. 2011 AIG allegedly informed BAC that it felt the risk
Updated: 11/11/2011 06:43A