| August 26, 2010 |
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Judge lets former Hooters employees' lawsuits proceed
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| Two former female Hooters employees who filed a lawsuit against Hooters alleging weight discrimination can proceed with their cases after a Macomb County Circuit judge declined a Hooters’ request to dismiss the cases. Hooters of Roseville Inc. and ... |
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| August 19, 2010 |
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Appeals Court Upholds $65 Million Verdict for Woman in 2007 Crash
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| The 2nd District Court of Appeal has upheld a $65 million verdict for a Wauchula woman injured in a 2007 traffic crash. #forumnumcom h6 { width: 250px; float: left; margin: 18px 10px 0 0; padding: 10px 0 15px; border-bottom: none; border-top: 9px ... |
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| August 16, 2010 |
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Long Beach to pay nearly $8 million to man who was in prison for 24 years on wrongful murder conviction
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| Posted By Joseph Tosti |
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| The city of Long Beach agreed Wednesday to pay nearly $8 million to settle a lawsuit filed by a man who spent 24 years in prison after being wrongly convicted of murder based largely on the testimony of a jailhouse informant. Thomas L. Goldstein was ... |
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| August 16, 2010 |
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Molestation Award Against Catholic Church is Upheld
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| Posted By Joseph Tosti |
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| Howard v. American National Fire Inc. Co. (2010) , Cal.App.4th [Nos. A121569 and A123187. First Dist., Div. Four. Aug. 11, 2010.] JAMES HOWARD et al., Plaintiffs and Appellants, v. AMERICAN NATIONAL FIRE INS. CO. et al., Defendants and Appellants. ... |
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| August 13, 2010 |
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UNF professor's survivors win $6.2 million medmal verdict against Hospital
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| An Alachua County jury returned a $6.2 million medical malpractice verdict Wednesday against Shands at the University of Florida hospital in Gainesville in favor of the survivors of a University of North Florida Business School professor who died ... |
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| August 12, 2010 |
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Olympic swimming group named in sexual misconduct lawsuit
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| Posted By Joseph Tosti |
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| SAN JOSE, Calif., Aug. 12 (UPI) -- The organization that oversees events to develop Olympic swimming contenders has been named in a lawsuit alleging sexual misconduct, a report says. Colorado Springs, Colorado-based USA Swimming was named as a ... |
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| August 09, 2010 |
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$4.7M Award in Near Drowning at Jackson Motel
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| A Hinds County Circuit Court jury has awarded $4.7 million to the parents of two children who nearly drowned in 2007 in the swimming pool at the La Quinta Inn in Jackson It's believed the children left their room to go to the lobby to get the free ... |
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| August 04, 2010 |
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Stun Gun Lawsuit Settled for $750,000
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| Posted By Joseph Tosti |
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| MOUNT VERNON, Ill., Aug. 3 (UPI) -- A lawsuit alleging a Jefferson County, Ill., sheriff's deputy used a stun gun on three teens has been settled, records show. Deputy David Bowers was accused in Mount Vernon of using a stun gun on the teenagers and ... |
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| August 03, 2010 |
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Las Vegas widow sues Toyota over floor mat in crash
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| A Las Vegas woman is suing the Toyota Motor Corp. and a Henderson Toyota dealership after her husband was killed in a December car crash, alleging the death was the result of a faulty accelerator and floor mat. Kim Levine and her attorney, Gerald ... |
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| August 02, 2010 |
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Former waitresses at Bronx strip club Sin City claim bosses demanded sexual favors: lawsuit
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| Slinging booze to horny strangers was actually the best part of working at Sin City. Waitresses at the Bronx jiggle joint were routinely groped by depraved managers who stole their tips and demanded sexual favors in the club's Champagne Room, they ... |
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| July 30, 2010 |
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Suicide's family sues Catholic church
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| The family of an alleged victim of priestly sexual abuse who killed himself filed a wrongful death suit Thursday against the Catholic diocese of Pittsburgh. Michael Unglo's family said the diocese and Bishop David Zubik should have continued to pay ... |
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| July 30, 2010 |
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Ex-secretary gets $23K in lawsuit
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| Almost four years after filing a civil suit against former Lafayette Police Chief Randy Hundley and the department, Jeanette Luque was awarded $23,000 in a settlement. Luque, Hundley's former secretary, filed the lawsuit in September 2006, just ... |
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| July 29, 2010 |
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Lawsuit, speed allegations hang over Greyhound
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| Six bus passengers injured in last week's horrific accident on Highway 99 filed a lawsuit Wednesday against Greyhound as another passenger charged that the bus driver was speeding just before the crash. The lawsuit, filed in Sacramento County ... |
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| July 29, 2010 |
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AUTO OWNERS INSURANCE COMPANY v. MUNROENo. 09-3427. Argued Feb. 17, 2010. -- July 22, 2010
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| Posted By Joseph Tosti |
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| After Joshua Munroe and his wife entered a settlement agreement that released those who allegedly caused a severe tractor-trailer accident from any individual liability above their liability insurance coverage, Auto-Owners Insurance Company brought ... |
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| July 28, 2010 |
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$7 Million Settlement in Shooting of Groom on Wedding Day
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| The 2006 shooting of Sean Bell, the unarmed black man shot in his car and killed by police officers early on the morning of his wedding day, is one of the most controversial in recent New York City history. On Tuesday, the city agreed to pay more ... |
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