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Some power plant blast lawsuits settled
(AP) - Attorneys say lawsuits brought by the families of five of six workers killed in a Connecticut power plant explosion last year have been settled. The Hartford Courant reports (http://cour.at/sS99ah ) that the undisclosed settlement terms were
Updated: 11/13/2011 04:09P
Lawsuit against Bozeman police contends cover-up following use of stun gun
A man who filed a lawsuit against the Bozeman Police Department contending two officers used a stun gun without justification and left him with a serious head injury has filed additional motions contending Police conspired to cover up what happened.
Updated: 11/13/2011 04:09P
Columbia bar faces costly fines for H2O violations
The Columbia Daily Tribune reports ( http://bit.ly/tPcpaB) that the Missouri Attorney General's Office and the Missouri Department of Natural Resources filed a lawsuit Oct. 31 against Frank Davis, owner of The Upper Deck. The lawsuit contends the bar
Updated: 11/13/2011 04:07P
Public nuisance or public defender?
"It costs $10000 just to file a lawsuit. Not everyone can afford it. I've got a lot of money (though). This is not an issue." Kalamazoo attorney Robert Callahan, who represents the township's insurance carrier, said he is not sure what to think of
Updated: 11/13/2011 03:48P
Judge Okays Lawsuit Against Millard School District
Reporter: AP A federal judge says a jury will hear a lawsuit against an Omaha school district, alleging high school administrators violated students' free speech rights. The Nebraska chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union sued on behalf of
Updated: 11/13/2011 03:47P
Penn State Faces Civil Suit Over Sandusky Scandal, Paterno Cover-Up
"A civil rights lawsuit," said Shubin, "is a way in which victims of abusers can hold perpetrators, and those who enabled and covered for them, accountable when all other systems have failed them." In this case, the university as a whole will be sued
Updated: 11/13/2011 03:36P
Judge lets race, gender discrimination complaints against Austal go to trial
According to court records, she began making $12 an hour and received 6 raises, eventually reaching $19 an hour. The shipbuilder fired her in August 2008, however, after discovering that she had lied about her criminal history on her employment
Updated: 11/13/2011 03:31P
Debate on the ethical issue of investing in lawsuits
Where the suit is a personal one, this is usually a case of the lawyer effectively financing his client who might otherwise not be able to afford to go to court. Corporate litigation finance, however, is a somewhat different game.
Updated: 11/13/2011 03:28P
Bar In Columbia Faces Costly Fines For H2O Violations
The Columbia Daily Tribune reports that the Missouri Attorney General's Office and the Missouri Department of Natural Resources filed a lawsuit Oct. 31 against Frank Davis, owner of The Upper Deck. The lawsuit contends the bar operated a septic tank
Updated: 11/13/2011 02:56P
Columbia bar owner could face millions of dollars in fines for violating clean
The Columbia Daily Tribune reports (http://bit.ly/tPcpaB ) that the Missouri Attorney General's Office and the Missouri Department of Natural Resources filed a lawsuit Oct. 31 against Frank Davis, owner of The Upper Deck. The lawsuit contends the bar
Updated: 11/13/2011 02:46P