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Vineland may face suit in arson at Loyle Lanes

Friday 3 September 2010 @ 3:13 pm
VINELAND -- The owners of the Loyle Lanes Bowling Center are taking steps to sue the city, claiming mistakes by the city's Fire Prevention Bureau prevented timely notification to firefighters that the Delsea Drive business was on fire last January. [News Source]



New hope for a restored Jamaica Bay

Friday 3 September 2010 @ 3:13 pm
Threatened with a lawsuit from several environmental organizations, the city and state have agreed in principal to upgrade sewage treatment plants on Jamaica Bay in the hope of improving water quality. [News Source]



Federal judge tosses state police harassment complaint

Friday 3 September 2010 @ 3:02 pm
A federal judge in Pittsburgh ruled yesterday that a state trooper waited too long to file a lawsuit alleging that her superiors delayed a sexual harassment investigation so that its target could retire with a higher pension rather than face punishment. [News Source]



Lawsuit Charges St. Vincent’s Execs Fleeced Failing Hospital

Friday 3 September 2010 @ 2:16 pm
Attorney Yetta Kurland filed a freedom of information lawsuit on Aug. 16, demanding that the New York State Department of Health and its commissioner, Richard Daines, make public “any and all documents” relating to the closing of St. Vincent’s Hospital. [News Source]



Second Lawsuit Challenges New Vendor Rules for City Parks

Friday 3 September 2010 @ 2:14 pm
A group of artists has filed a second lawsuit challenging the Department of Parks’ new rules limiting where they can sell their First Amendment-protected material in four Manhattan parks. [News Source]



Lake City municipal judge files discrimination lawsuit

Friday 3 September 2010 @ 1:57 pm
A copy of the lawsuit provided by Nowlin contends that the judge faced racial discrimination and has “suffered continuous retaliation due to his complaints regarding discrimination.” [News Source]



Hagens Berman Files Class Action Suit Against Charles Schwab Alleging Fraud

Friday 3 September 2010 @ 1:51 pm
Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro LLP announced it filed a class-action lawsuit today against Charles Schwab & Co. on behalf of investors who owned shares in the Schwab Total Bond Market Fund as of Nov. 30, 2006. [News Source]



N.J. family reaches $120K settlement with Sea Isle City in discrimination suit

Friday 3 September 2010 @ 1:28 pm
Google MapsA map view of Sea Isle City, where a family settled a second time in a racial discrimination lawsuit. SEA ISLE CITY — An African-American family has reached a second settlement with a New Jersey shore town for more... [News Source]



Ford Settles 2001 Explorer Accident Suit for $131 Million

Friday 3 September 2010 @ 1:00 pm
Ford has settled a long-running lawsuit over a rollover accident in a 2001 Ford Explorer. | September 03, 2010 | Ford Motor Company JASPER COUNTY, Mississippi — Ford has agreed to a $131 million settlement in a case from 2002 involving a Ford Explorer Sport rollover accident. [News Source]



Hinsdale ManorCare faces wrongful death lawsuit

Friday 3 September 2010 @ 12:52 pm
A Brookfield family filed a wrongful death lawsuit Sept. 2 against ManorCare of Hinsdale, citing neglect and improper care. Dolores “Dee” Howorth, a former Western Springs and Woodridge resident, died at age 74 on April 15, 2009 from acute renal failure caused by dehydration. [News Source]



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