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Bias case plaintiff expected to admit theft
RYAN J. FOLEY | AP The lead plaintiff in a class-action discrimination lawsuit filed by black workers against the state of Iowa is expected to plead guilty today of using her position at Iowa Workforce Development to carry out a fraud scheme in which
Updated: 12/28/2011 05:07A
Suit in US bullying case was settled for $225000
AP A lawsuit brought by the parents of Phoebe Prince, a 15-year-old Irish immigrant in Massachusetts who committed suicide after relentless bullying, was settled for $225000, according to documents made public Tuesday. The settlement with the town of
Updated: 12/28/2011 02:27A
County sues over toxic storage on river
Named as defendants in a lawsuit filed in Judge Caroline Baker's 295th state District Court are International Paper Co., McGinnes Industrial Maintenance Corp., Waste Management of Texas, and Waste Management Inc. "The day of reckoning is here," said
Updated: 12/28/2011 02:27A
City not responsible in Transpo bus stabbing, lawyer argues
A lawsuit filed by Daniel McGlynn and his family members cites the city, the bus driver and the 17-year-old girl who stabbed McGlynn during an altercation on a No. 12 bus on June 12, 2009. The girl eventually pleaded guilty to aggravated assault,
Updated: 12/28/2011 01:57A
Sissonville woman will drop lawsuit
A woman who sued the Kanawha County Commission and the City of Charleston for damaging her property while looking for evidence in the 2003 sniper case has decided not to pursue the lawsuit any further. Sandra Shaffer, 59, of Sissonville, also plans to
Updated: 12/28/2011 01:08A
Parents may join lawsuit over death at Busch home
LOUIS -- The Missouri Court of Appeals has ruled that the parents of a woman who died at the home of former Anheuser-Busch CEO August Busch IV may join a wrongful death lawsuit filed on her son's behalf. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported that the
Updated: 12/28/2011 01:04A
Perry sues to get on Virginia 2012 ballot
By REUTERS Texas Governor Rick Perry filed a federal lawsuit on Tuesday seeking to get on Virginia's 2012 primary election ballot after failing to qualify by last week's deadline. The Republican presidential candidate failed to get the 10000 verifiable
Updated: 12/28/2011 01:03A
LCD screen makers settle price-fixing lawsuit
In a group of lawsuits that eventually were consolidated into one federal case in the Northern District of California, officials in the eight states alleged that the Japanese, Korean and Taiwanese companies conspired along with certain affiliates of
Updated: 12/28/2011 01:02A
Judge denies WVU's motion in suit
A Rhode Island judge denied West Virginia's motion to dismiss a lawsuit filed by the Big East that had served to counter a suit filed by the university to hasten a move to the Big 12. Judge Michael Silverstein denied the motion on all grounds,
Updated: 12/28/2011 01:02A
Perry sues to get on Virginia 2012 ballot
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Texas Governor Rick Perry filed a federal lawsuit on Tuesday seeking to get on Virginia's 2012 primary election ballot after failing to qualify by last week's deadline. The Republican presidential candidate failed to get the
Updated: 12/28/2011 12:31A
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