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Groups reach settlement with Fola Coal to end lawsuit over mountaintop mining
Two environmental groups have settled a lawsuit with Fola Coal Co. over runoff from a mountaintop removal mining operation. The agreement filed Wednesday in Charleston must be reviewed by US District Judge John Copenhaver.
Updated: 11/30/2011 04:08P
Second Republican lawsuit connected to recalls filed
AP MADISON — Republicans have filed a second lawsuit to require any recall elections for state legislators to be conducted in newly drawn districts, a move that would favor their party. The lawsuit filed Wednesday in Waukesha County district court
Updated: 11/30/2011 04:06P
Tim McGraw No Longer a Curb Records Artist
[See our earlier story on the lawsuit HERE.] Chancellor Russell Perkins made the ruling in Davidson County Chancery Court following a four-hour proceeding. Tim and wife Faith Hill were in attendance. Today's decision is part of ongoing lawsuits between
Updated: 11/30/2011 04:03P
WREX.com – Rockford's News LeaderIll. State Police settle wrongful conviction suit
AP CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) - The Illinois State Police has agreed to pay $2.5 million to settle a lawsuit by a former death row inmate who spent 17 years in prison for killing a young couple before a judge freed him because of faulty
Updated: 11/30/2011 04:03P
tentative deal with Boeing
The National Labor Relations Board filed a lawsuit earlier this year alleging that Boeing violated labor laws by opening the South Carolina line. The agency claimed that Boeing was punishing Washington state workers for past strikes and said the
Updated: 11/30/2011 04:03P
Ally sued by FGIC over $3.8 billion mortgage debt
In a second lawsuit, FGIC sued Ally unit Residential Funding Co over two 2005 home equity loan-backed notes it insured that were issued and sold to investors for $853.8 million and $577.5 million. FGIC said Residential Funding misrepresented the
Updated: 11/30/2011 04:02P
Billy Graham hospitalized for possible Pneumonia
Thanks to a grant from Norton Healthcare, this story and others are available in real-time closed captioning on WDRB. ASHEVILLE, NC (AP) -- A spokesman for the Rev. Billy Graham says the longtime evangelist has been taken to a hospital near his home in
Updated: 11/30/2011 04:01P
SEC Resolves Fraud-Based Lawsuit Against Chicago-Area Hedge Fund Adviser And
Although called debt securities, this investment was in reality a loan from the fund to Paridon. The debt securities were also not permitted investments for the fund, were not disclosed and consented to by the fund, and were improperly marked up by
Updated: 11/30/2011 04:01P
Billy Graham hospitalized with possible pneumonia
"While no date has been set for discharge, Mr. Graham is looking forward to returning home to spend the upcoming Christmas holidays with his family," the hospital statement said. Graham was hospitalized in May for treatment of pneumonia.
Updated: 11/30/2011 03:34P
Court: Tim McGraw can keep recording during lawsuit
(AP) - Country music star Tim McGraw has won a court ruling in Nashville allowing him to keep recording while a lawsuit against him by Curb Records continues. Chancellor Russell Perkins ruled Wednesday after a four-hour hearing that McGraw can sign
Updated: 11/30/2011 03:23P