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Feds deny blame for killer Olympic National Park goat

Friday 27 January 2012 @ 2:12 pm
A $10 million wrongful death lawsuit claims the park was negligent for not removing the goat after it followed and harassed other hikers. [News Source]



Record tort award to be appealed

Friday 27 January 2012 @ 1:47 pm
Attorneys told a Tazewell County judge this week they will appeal the verdict in a personal injury lawsuit that awarded a Deer Creek man a record-setting $13.54 million in damages for the loss of his leg in a factory accident. Circuit Judge Paul Gilfallan on Thursday denied motions for a new trial in the case of Dustin Stone against MiTek Industries and Central Illinois Truss (CIT), the Deer ... [News Source]



Former councilman's lawsuit threatends funding for projects

Friday 27 January 2012 @ 12:25 pm
A former Petaluma city councilman who initiated two unsuccessful ballot measures to roll back sewer rates in 2008 and 2010 appears to have scored a victory, of sorts, by prompting the city to stop spending wastewater funds on certain activities which he claims are an illegal use of the money. [News Source]



Cablevision Systems Shareholder Alert: The Briscoe Law Firm and Powers Taylor, LLP Investigate Possible Breaches of …

Friday 27 January 2012 @ 11:58 am
DALLAS, Jan. 27, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Former United States Securities and Exchange Commission attorney Willie Briscoe , founder of The Briscoe Law Firm, PLLC , and the securities litigation firm of Powers ... [News Source]



Crew member from Concordia cruise ship files lawsuit over disaster

Friday 27 January 2012 @ 11:57 am
CHICAGO - A crew member from the stricken cruise ship Costa Concordia has filed a lawsuit in Chicago federal court against Carnival Cruise Lines and its Costa subsidiary. [News Source]



State found not liable in Northway fatal

Friday 27 January 2012 @ 10:28 am
The state Court of Claims has dismissed a wrongful death lawsuit filed against the state by the family of Alfred Langner, the Brooklyn man who froze to death after his car crashed off the Adirondack Northway in January 2007. [News Source]



Settlement Reached in KU Discrimination Lawsuit

Friday 27 January 2012 @ 10:21 am
A former associate vice provost at the University of Kansas has settled a discrimination lawsuit against the school. The Lawrence Journal-World reports that federal court records show Dilawar Grewal and the school have settled the lawsuit. Terms of the settlement were not released. [News Source]



Environmentalists File Lawsuit Against Naval Testing Along Northwest Coast

Friday 27 January 2012 @ 10:15 am
Several conservation groups and tribes are suing the National Marine Fisheries Service, contending the federal agency has unlawfully allowed harm to marine mammals by permitting the Navy to expand sonar use and carry out underwater practice drills. [News Source]



Moraga dog park plans focus of lawsuit

Friday 27 January 2012 @ 9:18 am
Proposed canine area causing headaches for residents; legal woes for town [News Source]



Settlement reached in KU discrimination lawsuit

Friday 27 January 2012 @ 9:03 am
The Associated Press The Associated Press LAWRENCE, Kan. A former associate vice provost at the University of Kansas has settled a discrimination lawsuit against the school. The Lawrence Journal-World reports (http://bit.ly/xU4k37) that federal court records show Dilawar Grewal and the school have settled the lawsuit. Terms of the settlement were not released. Grewal, who worked in information ... [News Source]



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