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KCTV 5US judge tosses $322M asbestos lawsuit verdict
Entertainment News from AP By HOLBROOK MOHR AP JACKSON, Mississippi (AP) - A Mississippi judge has thrown out a $322 million lawsuit verdict that had been hailed as the largest asbestos award for a single plaintiff in US history.
Updated: 01/04/2012 12:03A
Retired judge drops suit in real-estate deal
A retired Allegheny County judge on Tuesday dropped his lawsuit against a longtime family friend who he had said defrauded him out of more than $500000 through phony Florida real estate deals. An attorney for former Common Pleas Judge Robert P. Horgos,
Updated: 01/04/2012 12:00A
Miss. judge tosses $322M asbestos lawsuit verdict
(WTW) — A Mississippi judge has thrown out a $322 million lawsuit verdict that had been hailed as the largest asbestos award for a single plaintiff in US history. The case began to unravel last year after defense lawyers asked the Mississippi Supreme
Updated: 01/03/2012 11:29P
Ecuador court upholds $9.5 bn ruling against Chevron
The lawsuit on behalf of Ecuadoran Amazon communities was originally filed in New York in 1993. Separately, some of the original plaintiffs are also appealing, claiming that the amount Chevron was ordered to pay was insufficient.
Updated: 01/03/2012 11:27P
Ecuador court upholds ruling against Chevron
The lawsuit deals with pollution of the rain forest by energy company Texaco, which Chevron bought in 2001. Chevron denounced the appeals court's decision and said it will continue to seek recourse in other courts outside Ecuador.
Updated: 01/03/2012 11:27P
US judge tosses $322M asbestos lawsuit verdict
The case began to unravel last year after defense lawyers asked the Mississippi Supreme Court to remove the presiding judge because he allegedly neglected to disclose that his parents had been involved in similar asbestos litigation against one of the
Updated: 01/03/2012 10:50P
Woman sues Honda in unlikely place: small claims
But rather than being one of thousands in a class-action lawsuit, she took her case Tuesday to small claims court. Experts said Heather Peters has a better chance of winning her case in a court with more relaxed standards and could get a payout many
Updated: 01/03/2012 10:43P
Lawsuit: Illinois cop issues ticket, asks for date
By Michael Tarm A suburban Chicago police officer used a $132 speeding ticket he issued to track down a woman and ask her for a date, saying the least he could do for costing her so much money was to buy her dinner, a lawsuit filed by the woman alleges
Updated: 01/03/2012 10:37P
Civil lawsuit filed against Gastineau, PSA and Sheriff's Department
Los Angeles-based attorney John West, from the office of Gloria Allred, filed the personal injury lawsuit on Dec. 13 in San Bernardino Superior Court on behalf of the unnamed girl and her father. Defendants named in the lawsuit are Gastineau, PSA,
Updated: 01/03/2012 08:53P
Top Local Stories of 2011
Here are the results: Just when you think former Canyon County Prosecutor John Bujak's story can't get any more complicated, another lawsuit is filed, another action is investigated or another unexpected piece of information comes to light.
Updated: 01/01/2012 02:17A
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