Federal lawsuit against RLC dismissed (Mt. Vernon Register-News)

Tuesday 9 February 2010 @ 6:43 am
By TESA CULLItesa.culli@register-news.comBENTON — The federal discrimination lawsuit filed against Rend Lake College by Salah Shakir, college vice president of technology, has been dismissed in its entirety. [News Source]



Lawsuit proceeds on Johnson & Johnson’s baby shampoo (The Star-Ledger)

Tuesday 9 February 2010 @ 6:43 am
A lawsuit filed by a group of consumers alleging Johnson & Johnson’s baby shampoo includes potentially cancer-causing chemicals will be allowed to go forward, according to a federal court judge In Newark. U.S. District Court Judge Dennis Cavanaugh based his... [News Source]



Lawsuit Against RLC Dismissed (WSIL 3 Southern Illinois)

Tuesday 9 February 2010 @ 5:31 am
WSIL -- A federal judge has dismissed a discrimination lawsuit against Rend Lake College. The lawsuit was filed in 2008 by Salah Shakir, the college's Vice President of Information Technology. [News Source]



PRESS BOX Court reinstates lawsuit filed by female wrestlers (The Morning Call)

Tuesday 9 February 2010 @ 4:00 am
-- An appeals court said Monday it appears that the University of California, Davis violated federal law meant to promote gender equity in college athletics when it eliminated its women's wrestling program. [News Source]



Hefner sued by Playboy shareholder (world entertainment news via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News)

Tuesday 9 February 2010 @ 3:51 am
Hugh Hefner is facing legal action from a Playboy shareholder over allegations the ageing magazine mogul is refusing to give up his lifestyle and sell the flagging company. [News Source]



POKIN AROUND: The anatomy of a political attack: What counted and what was overlooked (Suburban Journals)

Tuesday 9 February 2010 @ 3:26 am
This week I reviewed the court file of St. Charles County Councilman Joe Brazil's lawsuit against political consultant Jeff Roe and thought to myself: What more do you have to do to libel someone? [News Source]



Hugh Hefner - Hefner Sued By Playboy Shareholder (ContactMusic)

Tuesday 9 February 2010 @ 3:23 am
HUGH HEFNER is facing legal action from a PLAYBOY shareholder over allegations the ageing magazine mogul is refusing to give up his lifestyle and sell the... [News Source]



City of Poughkeepsie pays $500,000 in wrongful-death case (Poughkeepsie Journal)

Tuesday 9 February 2010 @ 3:03 am
The City of Poughkeepsie has paid $500,000 to the estate of a city worker killed on the job five years ago. The settlement with the estate of former public works employee Denis Keenan means the case will not go to trial. Keenan's estate filed a wrongful death suit in 2006. [News Source]



Rakoff Still Has Questions About SEC Pact With BofA (Law.com via Yahoo! Finance)

Tuesday 9 February 2010 @ 3:02 am
New York federal Judge Jed S. Rakoff grilled attorneys for the SEC on Monday about a proposed $150 million settlement that would bring an end to two actions against the Bank of America Corp. stemming from its $50 billion takeover of Merrill Lynch in 2008. [News Source]



Wyoming briefs (Casper Star-Tribune)

Tuesday 9 February 2010 @ 2:03 am
Wyo bankruptcy filings climb [News Source]



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