Posts Tagged ‘lawsuits’
Penn State abuse scandal likely to spawn lawsuits (AP)
AP – Legal experts say it’s probably going to take civil litigation to get out the full story about what occurred in the Penn State child sex abuse scandal.
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Federal court tosses lawsuits over health reform (AP)
AP – A federal appeals court in Virginia dismissed two lawsuits Thursday that had challenged the constitutionality of President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul.
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Conservatives limit consumer, rights lawsuits (AP)
AP – The Supreme Court’s conservative majority made it harder for people to band together to sue the nation’s largest businesses in the two most far-reaching rulings of the term the justices are wrapping up on Monday.
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Trustee for Madoff victims files 40 lawsuits in NY (AP)
AP – Relatives of both Bernard Madoff and his wife are among those being targeted in 40 lawsuits announced Friday by the trustee endeavoring to recover money for victims fleeced by the disgraced financier.
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Deal settles most lawsuits over WTC toxic dust (AP)
AP – A deal reached by New York City and workers exposed to toxic dust that blanketed ground zero after Sept. 11 will resolve an overwhelming majority of the lawsuits over the city’s failure to provide protective equipment to the responders.
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Republican senator says he backs birther lawsuits (AP)
AP – Republican Sen. David Vitter of Louisiana says he supports conservative organizations challenging President Barack Obama’s citizenship in court.
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Lawsuits challenge new Arizona immigration law (AP)
AP – An Arizona police officer and a Latino group filed the first legal challenges of Arizona’s sweeping new law cracking down on illegal immigration Thursday.
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