Archive for November, 2007



Magnuson family wins suit (Chicago Tribune)

Friday 30 November 2007 @ 10:08 pm
A jury awarded $9.5 million Friday to the family of former Blackhawks star Keith Magnuson in a wrongful-death lawsuit against former NHL player Rob Ramage, whose drunken driving accident left Magnuson dead.



N.J. sues over toxics reporting (The Record)

Friday 30 November 2007 @ 9:37 pm
New Jersey filed another environmental lawsuit against the Bush administration Wednesday, challenging a new federal rule that limits what the public can learn about toxic pollution in their back yards.



N.J. sues over toxics reporting (The Record)

Friday 30 November 2007 @ 9:37 pm
New Jersey filed another environmental lawsuit against the Bush administration Wednesday, challenging a new federal rule that limits what the public can learn about toxic pollution in their back yards.



Judge denies Johnson-Klein motion (The Fresno Bee)

Friday 30 November 2007 @ 8:13 pm

A judge on Friday denied Stacy Johnson-Klein’s request to add disability discrimination to her lawsuit against Fresno State, a decision that makes irrelevant much of the dramatic trial testimony over the past seven weeks about the former women’s basketball coach’s alleged abuse of prescription painkillers.




Former Kmart manager alleges age discrimination (Rapid City Journal)

Friday 30 November 2007 @ 8:02 pm
Doug Murphy, the former manager of the Rapid City Kmart store, has filed a federal age-discrimination lawsuit against the company.



Shareholder Class Action Filed Against BankAtlantic Bancorp, Inc. by the Law Firm of Schiffrin Barroway Topaz & … (FinanzNachrichten)

Friday 30 November 2007 @ 6:21 pm

Notice is hereby given that a class action lawsuit was filed in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York on behalf of all purchasers of securities of BankAtlantic Bancorp, ( Nachrichten ) Inc. (”BankAtlantic” or the “Company”) from November 9, 2005 through October 25, 2007, inclusive (the “Class Period”).




Magnuson family gets $9.5M in wrongful-death suit (ESPN)

Friday 30 November 2007 @ 6:18 pm
A jury awarded $9.5 million to the family Keith Magnuson in a wrongful-death lawsuit involving former NHL player Rob Ramage, whose 2003 drunken driving accident resulted in the death of the former Blackhawks star.



Government files lawsuit against Cosco Busan owner (KGO-TV Bay Area)

Friday 30 November 2007 @ 6:17 pm

The federal government on Friday accused a ship pilot and the owners of the container ship Cosco Busan of breaking environmental laws when the ship struck a bridge support in San Francisco Bay, spilling 58,000 gallons of toxic oil.




Magnuson update (Sports Illustrated)

Friday 30 November 2007 @ 6:14 pm

A jury awarded $9.5 million to the family Keith Magnuson on Friday in a wrongful-death lawsuit involving former NHL player Rob Ramage, whose 2003 drunken driving accident resulted in the death of the former Blackhawks star.




Cook County judge negates malpractice reforms (Granite City Press-Record)

Friday 30 November 2007 @ 6:00 pm
The ripple effects of a court decision in Cook County Tuesday were quickly felt in Madison County last week.



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