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When the Doctor Faces a Lawsuit
By PAULINE W. CHEN, MD “You've been named in a malpractice lawsuit,” said the hospital administrator on the other end of the line. The family of a patient I had seen briefly a year before believed that a colleague's decision not to operate hastened her
Updated: 12/15/2011 07:00A
Jury deliberates in $1 billion lawsuit against Microsoft
AP file Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY — Jurors deliberating Wednesday in a Utah company's $1 billion federal antitrust lawsuit against Microsoft Corp. appeared confused, sending at least five questions to the judge, one of which couldn't be answered.
Updated: 12/15/2011 06:56A
Dec. 15: FOIL Turmoil, Merchants Party, Scholar Athletes and More
Just days after making headlines for being the subject of a lawsuit, the Malverne school district is under scrutiny again, this time for failing to answer several Freedom of Information Law requests. Learn more about this story, as well as a holiday
Updated: 12/15/2011 06:55A
Florida judge backs off decision to use Sharia Law in mosque lawsuit
(CBS Tampa) - A Tampa-area judge who originally planned to use Sharia law to decide a lawsuit against a mosque cited that the court would not intervene in a church matter and ordered the case to be dismissed. Hillsborough Judge Richard Nielsen altered
Updated: 12/15/2011 06:55A
Howell woman files lawsuit after son allegedly gets kicked out of class for
By David Ashenfelter A Howell woman has filed a federal lawsuit against her school district and a high school teacher for kicking her son out of class in October 2010 because her son's religious beliefs prevent him from accepting homosexuality.
Updated: 12/15/2011 06:53A
Overpayment must be discussed in open meeting
Barbara Petersen, president of the First Amendment Foundation in Tallahassee and an legal expert in Florida's Sunshine Law, said Wednesday that the commission cannot go behind closed doors unless a lawsuit has already been filed, which it has not.
Updated: 12/15/2011 06:51A
Council Votes to Reveal Red Hill Legal Fees
By Ryan McGreal At last night's Council meeting, Ward 4 Councillor Sam Merulla executed his notice of motion to make public the city's costs related to its lawsuit against the Federal Government over the Red Hill Valley Parkway.
Updated: 12/15/2011 06:47A
ORIX CAPITAL MARKETS, LLC v. AMERICAN REALTY TRUST, INC.
Appellant Orix Capital Markets, LLC filed this action seeking to vacate the amended judgment in a prior lawsuit between it and appellee American Realty Trust, Inc. The core issue is whether the amended judgment is void because the trial judge allegedly
Updated: 12/15/2011 06:45A
Club owners aren't having a nice day
Brandon Thompson, co-owner of Have a Nice Day Cafe, fired off a lawsuit this month to prevent two other owners from allegedly pocketing extra cash and from removing him from the board. The nightclub has been having some PR problems: Some residents and
Updated: 12/15/2011 06:43A
Groups sue state for failure to investigate hundreds of cases of alleged abuse
Vermont Legal Aid and Disability Rights Vermont have filed a lawsuit in Washington Superior Court against the state for failing to adequately investigate cases of reported abuse, neglect and financial exploitation of vulnerable adults.
Updated: 12/15/2011 06:40A
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