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Former Austal worker testifies about nooses, but defense knocks her for
The company is defending itself in a racial discrimination lawsuit filed by a former employee. (Press-Register/Victor Calhoun) MOBILE, Alabama — A former Austal USA employee testified for hours this morning that she endured a steady stream of racist
Updated: 01/10/2012 03:01P
BC-US--Islamic Law-Lawsuit,127
In an opinion issued Tuesday, the 10th US Circuit Court of Appeals found that Awad made "a strong showing" that he would prevail at trial. Backers of the amendment said it didn't specifically aim to block the use of Sharia law and that Awad was only
Updated: 01/10/2012 02:20P
Lawyers for 9/11 '20th hijacker' Mohammed Al-Qahtani sue to release Gitmo
The lawsuit, filed in Manhattan Federal Court on Monday by the Center for Constitutional Rights, said Mohammed Al-Qahtani was a victim “of torture and other profoundly cruel, inhuman, and degrading treatment." "The American public should now be
Updated: 01/10/2012 02:18P
ACLU: city of Pittsburgh agrees to pay $88000
The ACLU says in a statement Tuesday that the lawsuit by 13 other plaintiffs who rejected the settlement offer of $8000 per person for damages and attorney's fees will go forward. Diane Richard, a spokeswoman for the Pittsburgh Bureau of Police,
Updated: 01/10/2012 02:07P
Ravens WR Boldin wins case against ex-agent
Baltimore Ravens wide receiver Anquan Boldin has won a judgment of more than $280000 in a lawsuit filed in Florida against his former agent. The case was filed last year in federal bankruptcy court in Tallahassee against the agent, Darrell Eugene Wills
Updated: 01/10/2012 02:00P
BNP Paribas drops out of MBIA restructuring lawsuit
by KERRI PANCHUK BNP Paribas (BNP: 0.00 N/A) and bond insurer MBIA (MBI: 12.605 +3.40%) settled an ongoing legal dispute over MBIA's 2009 corporate restructuring Tuesday, making analysts more optimistic about MBIA's year ahead.
Updated: 01/10/2012 01:43P
ACLU Joins Perry Lawsuit Against Virginia Primary Rules
A subdivision in Orange County is facing a lawsuit related to a fatal boating accident. It's the fifth straight week for higher gas prices. The University of Virginia's Miller Center has made a new hire. A man reported missing from Albemarle County is
Updated: 01/10/2012 01:40P
Recent editorials from Texas newspapers
Berry, who stepped down from the bench in 2010, was appointed to preside over the Rockwell trial when Judge Mike Thomas, who regularly sits in Criminal District Court No. 4, became ill. The case carries a certain notoriety because of the awful crime
Updated: 01/10/2012 01:04P
Concussion suit filed against NFL
By SPORTS NETWORK PHILADELPHIA - A mass personal injury lawsuit has been filed by a group of former NFL players against the league in Philadelphia federal court. Hausfeld LLP, a firm representing 106 retired football players, filed a complaint that
Updated: 01/10/2012 01:03P
Woman says hotel gave drunken man her room key
AP NEW YORK -- A former investment banker who says she was sexually assaulted after a hotel desk clerk in Finland gave a copy of her room key to a drunken fellow guest because he claimed to be her husband filed a lawsuit against the Starwood hotel
Updated: 01/10/2012 12:44P
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