Archive for February, 2007



Woman wins discrimination case against German club (Boston Globe)

Wednesday 28 February 2007 @ 5:25 pm
A woman denied membership in a German club in Mystic won her appeal Wednesday in a ruling written by the state Appellate Court justice recently nominated to lead the Connecticut Supreme Court.



Insurance Agent Alleges Discrimination (WIBW-TV Topeka)

Wednesday 28 February 2007 @ 5:23 pm
GARDEN CITY (AP) _ The complaint of an insurance agent who alleged Shelter Mutual Insurance Company discriminated against its Hispanic policyholders has quietly died.



Childers pushes to end Ameren suit (Columbia Daily Tribune)

Wednesday 28 February 2007 @ 3:20 pm

ST. LOUIS (AP) - Gov. Matt Blunt’s administration called on Attorney General Jay Nixon yesterday to drop a lawsuit against Ameren Corp. over the Taum Sauk reservoir collapse.




Arguments Begin in Illinois Vioxx Trial (KiplingerForecasts.com)

Wednesday 28 February 2007 @ 3:17 pm

(AP) EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. A Madison County jury was seated Wednesday to begin hearing a widower’s claims that Merck & Co.’s former blockbuster painkiller Vioxx contributed to his 52-year-old wife’s fatal heart attack more than three years ago.




Arguments Begin in Illinois Vioxx Trial (AP via Yahoo! Finance)

Wednesday 28 February 2007 @ 3:13 pm
A Madison County jury was seated Wednesday to begin hearing a widower's claims that Merck & Co.'s former blockbuster painkiller Vioxx contributed to his 52-year-old wife's fatal heart attack more than three years ago.



Red Bull Sues Rochester Bar Owner (R News)

Wednesday 28 February 2007 @ 2:04 pm
ROCHESTER, N.Y. - A Rochester bar owner became the latest named in a lawsuit energy drink maker Red Bull filed in federal court.



Family Dollar to pay $69K settlement (bizjournals.com via Yahoo! Finance)

Wednesday 28 February 2007 @ 1:41 pm
Family Dollar Stores Inc. will pay $69,000 to settle a lawsuit filed on behalf of a paraplegic former employee, according to the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.



Mo. Official Says Drop Taum Sauk Suit (KiplingerForecasts.com)

Wednesday 28 February 2007 @ 12:47 pm
Gov. Matt Blunt's administration called on Attorney General Jay Nixon to drop a lawsuit against Ameren Corp. over the Taum Sauk reservoir collapse. Missouri Department of Natural Resources Director Doyle Childers made the request Tuesday in a letter he sent to Nixon's office.



Mo. Official Says Drop Taum Sauk Suit (AP via Yahoo! Finance)

Wednesday 28 February 2007 @ 12:43 pm
Gov. Matt Blunt's administration called on Attorney General Jay Nixon to drop a lawsuit against Ameren Corp. over the Taum Sauk reservoir collapse.



Lawsuit targets west-side project (Baltimore Sun)

Wednesday 28 February 2007 @ 8:27 am

Angelos, developer want city to scrap superblock deal Companies controlled by Orioles owner Peter G. Angelos and developer David Hillman filed a lawsuit yesterday against Baltimore Development Corp. and the city, asking that a multimillion-dollar deal with a New York-based developer to overhaul a key swath of the city’s ailing west side be declared illegal and scrapped.




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