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U.S. to pay $2.5 million in photo editor's 2001 anthrax death
AP Miami • More than a decade after tabloid photo editor Robert Stevens became the first victim of the 2001 anthrax attacks, the US government has agreed to pay his widow and family $2.5 million to settle their lawsuit, according to
Updated: 11/29/2011 06:27P
schools' money will remain in limbo
29, 2011 11:40 AM The fate of $13 million that's been lingering in limbo for four years likely won't be determined any time soon because resolution of the lawsuit that's tying up the Cave Creek schools' money could be more than a year away.
Updated: 11/29/2011 06:26P
Charities' foster care programs end
Catholic bishops in Illinois are dropping their lawsuit against the state for requiring Catholic Charities agencies to provide their services to same-sex couples. The agency will end its adoption and foster care programs. At issue was the agencies'
Updated: 11/29/2011 06:26P
Government sued
Belmont Abbey College is suing the federal government over a new regulation that requires employer health insurance plans to provide free coverage of contraceptives and sterilization, even if it may be contrary to their religious beliefs.
Updated: 11/29/2011 06:26P
Former Hostages Sued By Kidnapper
A convicted kidnapper who is serving an 11-year sentence claimed in a lawsuit that the couple he took hostage breached an oral agreement in which they had agreed to hide him from police for an unspecified amount of money. Jesse Dimmick invaded the
Updated: 11/29/2011 06:23P
Neighbour begins lawsuit
A man wrongly implicated in the crimes of sex killer Russell Williams has launched a nearly $1.6 million lawsuit. Larry Jones, who was Williams' next-door-neighbour, says he suffered emotional and mental stress after coming under suspicion in a series
Updated: 11/29/2011 06:22P
Assured Guaranty Files Suit Against JPMorgan
Municipal bond insurer Assured Guaranty Ltd. has filed suit against JPMorgan Chase Bank NA with regards to the sale of mortgage-backed securities by Bear Stearns & Co. JPMorgan acquired Bear Stearns in 2008. In July 2010, Assured sued
Updated: 11/29/2011 06:21P
Judge greenlights suit challenging same-sex marriage law
29 (Reuters) - A conservative religious group may proceed with a lawsuit seeking to overturn New York's law legalizing same-sex marriage, a state judge has ruled. New Yorkers for Constitutional Freedoms, a non-profit advocacy group founded by Christian
Updated: 11/29/2011 06:20P
AL Power Customers May See Refund on Upcoming Bill
The power company got the money from a lawsuit it won against the US Department of Energy. Commissioners say the amount you get back will depend on how much electricity you use. The commission still needs to figure out when customers will get the
Updated: 11/29/2011 06:20P
ACLU sues bus agency over refusal of 'Boycott Israel' ad
NEW YORK (JTA) -- The American Civil Liberties Union filed a lawsuit against a Michigan bus agency that refused to post an advertisement calling for a boycott of Israel. The lawsuit was filed Monday in Detroit federal court, the Detroit Free Press
Updated: 11/29/2011 06:17P