Archive for November, 2006



Court: Victims of train derailment may not file suit together (Journal Gazette & Times Courier)

Thursday 30 November 2006 @ 11:55 pm
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - People displaced by a southern Illinois train derailment that released toxic chemicals in 2003 may not file a lawsuit together, the Supreme Court ruled Thursday.



Jury awards widow $850,000 in asbestos case (Great News Network)

Thursday 30 November 2006 @ 10:08 pm
Bloomington, Illinois, USA - A McLean County jury awarded $850,000 to a widow whose husband died of mesothelioma. It was the third McLean County lawsuit in 14 months won by plaintiffs accusing a company of conspiring to hide asbestos dangers.



Jury awards widow $850,000 in asbestos case (Great News Network)

Thursday 30 November 2006 @ 10:08 pm
It was the third McLean County lawsuit in 14 months won by plaintiffs accusing a company of conspiring to hide asbestos dangers.



Rule tries to deter sexual harassment (China Daily)

Thursday 30 November 2006 @ 9:27 pm
XI'AN: Lawmakers in Shaanxi are drafting a provincial-level regulation that will strengthen the Women's Rights Protection Law in an effort to better deter sexual harassment.



Family Says Loved One’s Life Signed Away at Local Hospital Without Authorization (First Coast News)

Thursday 30 November 2006 @ 7:19 pm
JACKSONVILLE, FL -- At 82 years old, Hector Soto-Velez was active. A father to six, he was also known as Papi to more than a dozen grandkids. "He was my hero. He was a man of great integrity," says his daughter, Debbie Wade.



Think twice before you whistle at, or ogle, women (China Daily)

Thursday 30 November 2006 @ 6:55 pm
XI'AN: Lawmakers in Shaanxi are drafting a provincial-level regulation that will strengthen the Women's Rights Protection Law in an effort to better deter sexual harassment.



HP Faces Expanded Civil Lawsuit in Spying Case (Slashdot)

Thursday 30 November 2006 @ 6:02 pm
narramissic writes "ITworld is reporting that a shareholder lawsuit against HP for pretexting has been expanded to include charges of insider stock trading. On top of everything else, eight executives implicated in the spying ring also participated in the sale of 1.7 million shares of the company. " From the article: "An amended complaint filed Wednesday in the Superior Court of California for



WSA appeals for lighter environmental rules (Northern Virginia Times Community)

Thursday 30 November 2006 @ 5:44 pm
Claiming the regulations are unlawful, attorneys and staff for Fauquier's Water and Sanitation Authority are continuing a legal fight to increase the level of allowable nutrient discharge from the Vint Hill plant into the Occoquan reservoir.



News: HP faces expanded civil lawsuit in spying case (MacCentral Online)

Thursday 30 November 2006 @ 5:23 pm
A shareholder lawsuit against HP has been expanded to allege insider stock trading by top executives.



HP faces expanded civil lawsuit in spying case (Macworld.com via Yahoo! News)

Thursday 30 November 2006 @ 4:41 pm
A shareholder lawsuit against Hewlett-Packard (HP) for attempting to spy on board members and reporters has been expanded to include charges of insider stock trading.



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