Category Archives: Legal

BP wants to end future loss claims in Gulf spill

By doris | Published: July 9, 2011

Full Story at msnbc.com NEW ORLEANS — BP is arguing that victims of last year’s Gulf oil spill should not be paid any more claims for future losses because the areas affected by the spill have recovered and the economy is improving. The British oil company makes its case in a 29-page document filed with [...]

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Congress passes budget deal despite GOP defections

By doris | Published: April 14, 2011

Full Story at CNN.com Washington (CNN) — A budget deal reached last week to avert a government shutdown won approval Thursday from both the House and Senate, sending it to President Barack Obama for his signature. The measure cuts $38.5 billion in spending while funding the government for the rest of the current fiscal year, [...]

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Winning the lottery: Does it guarantee happiness?

By doris | Published: January 9, 2011

Full Story at CNN.com (CNN) — She was a mother of three living in a small apartment and working four jobs. And then, as if in a fairy tale, she won her state’s lottery last year. But the story doesn’t have the happy ending you might expect. She didn’t do anything overly extravagant after the [...]

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Kennedy cousin lawyer heading to prison over taxes

By doris | Published: December 23, 2010

Full Story at msnbc.com HARTFORD, Conn. — An attorney who represented Kennedy cousin Michael Skakel in his murder trial was sentenced Wednesday to one year and one day in federal prison for failing to pay about $420,000 in income taxes. Michael “Mickey” Sherman, who has appeared frequently on national television shows as a legal analyst, [...]

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Ariz. man battles neighbors over tea party-linked flag

By doris | Published: August 31, 2010

Full Story atmsnbc.msn.com LAVEEN, Ariz — Don’t tread on Andy C. McDonel. This year, Mr. McDonel began flying a yellow “Don’t Tread on Me” flag on his roof in this unincorporated area just outside Phoenix. The historic banner — which dates to 1775, when it was hoisted aboard ships during the initial days of the [...]

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Democrats abandon comprehensive energy bill

By doris | Published: July 23, 2010

Full Story msnbc.com WASHINGTON — Senate Democrats on Thursday gave up plans to attempt to pass an energy-global warming bill that caps greenhouse gases, abandoning a priority of President Barack Obama. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said no Republican was willing to back a comprehensive energy bill, a development he called “terribly disappointing.” Democrats have [...]

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House passes bill on oil-spill damages; weather slows cleanup

By doris | Published: July 2, 2010

Full Story at CNN.com New Orleans, Louisiana (CNN) — The House of Representatives on Thursday passed a bill that removes limits on financial damages that can be awarded for accidents off the U.S. coastline, such as the explosion of the Deepwater Horizon oil rig that killed 11 workers. The bill updates maritime laws that have [...]

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Brazilian court halts return of boy to U.S., father says

By doris | Published: December 18, 2009

Full Story at CNN.com Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (CNN) — Brazil’s high court has halted the return of a 9-year-old boy to the United States, his American father told CNN. Thursday’s ruling comes one day after a lower court unanimously upheld a decision last June by the 16th Federal Court in Rio de Janeiro, which [...]

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ExxonMobil finalizes PNG LNG sales to TEPCO

By doris | Published: December 7, 2009

Full Story at Reuters.com TEPCO, Japan’s largest utility, has entered a binding agreement with project partners for the purchase of 1.8 million tonnes per year (mtpy) of liquefied natural gas (LNG) for a period of 20 years, Exxon said in a statement. The contracted volume includes the plant’s recently expanded output of 0.3 mtpy, which [...]

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Supreme Court to hear labor board case

By doris | Published: November 8, 2009

Full Story at msnbc.com WASHINGTON – The Supreme Court said Monday it will decide whether two people can do the work of five when it comes to resolving labor-management disputes in the workplace. The National Labor Relations Board, which for decades has had the responsibility to police many of these disputes, has operated with only [...]

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Kennedy was determined to make ‘good ending’

By doris | Published: August 27, 2009

Full Story at msnbc.com WASHINGTON – The once-indefatigable Ted Kennedy was in a wheelchair at the end, struggling to speak and sapped of his energy. But from the time his brain cancer was diagnosed 15 months ago, he spoke of having a “good ending for myself,” in whatever time he had left, and by every [...]

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Hey stupid! Drop the cell phone and drive

By doris | Published: July 26, 2009

Full Story at msnbc.com While heroic politicians all over America are mandating bicycle helmets, it’s still legal to drive 4,000 pounds of steel 60 miles an hour while your brain is turned to the moron setting. Oh you know exactly who and what I’m talking about. You know because you are that one guy in [...]

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3 arrested in slaying of Florida couple; 2 charged with murder

By doris | Published: July 13, 2009

Full Story at CNN.com Wayne Coldiron and Leonard Patrick Gonzalez Jr. are facing murder charges in the Thursday night shooting deaths of Byrd and Melanie Billings, said Sheriff David Morgan of Escambia County. Coldiron, 41, surrendered to investigators Sunday and Gonzalez was arrested in neighboring Santa Rosa County on Sunday evening, Morgan said. Gonzalez’s age [...]

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BET Awards to pay tribute to Jackson

By doris | Published: June 26, 2009

Full Story At CNN.com Now, both the King of Pop and the Godfather of Soul are gone. Sunday night’s 9th Annual BET Awards is sure to be filled with tributes to Jackson, whose videos and performances were a staple for the network in his heyday. BET has already paid tribute to the singer, going wall-to-wall [...]

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First Embryonic Stem Cell Study Approved by U.S.

By doris | Published: January 25, 2009

Full Story At nationalgeographic.com A U.S. biotech company says it plans to start this summer the world’s first study of a treatment based on human embryonic stem cells—a long-awaited project aimed at spinal cord injury. The company gained federal permission this week to inject eight to ten patients with cells derived from embryonic cells, said [...]

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Clinton Confirmed As Secretary Of State

By doris | Published: January 22, 2009

Political Hotsheet Full Story At CBSnews.com The Senate has overwhelmingly confirmed Hillary Clinton to become secretary of state. The chamber voted 94 to two to confirm Clinton, a fierce rival of President Obama for the Democratic nomination. Though some Republicans had expressed concerns about conflicts of interest related to Clinton’s husband, former President Bill Clinton, [...]

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Obama To Sign Gitmo Closure Order Thursday

By doris | Published: January 21, 2009

Full Story At CBS News CBS/ AP) President Barack Obama plans to sign on Thursday an executive order to close the Guantanamo Bay detention center within a year and halt military trials of terror suspects held there, the Associated Press reported. The executive order was one of three expected imminently on how to interrogate and [...]

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Bush Commutes 2 Border Agents’ Sentences

By doris | Published: January 19, 2009

Full Story At NYTimes.com WASHINGTON — President Bush on Monday commuted the sentences of two former border patrol agents who had been sentenced to more than a decade in prison for shooting and seriously wounding a Mexican drug dealer in Texas in 2005. With a day left in his presidency, Mr. Bush exercised his constitutional [...]

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Whistleblower in Blago Case: Corruption ‘Never Ceased to Amaze Me’

By doris | Published: January 10, 2009

ABC News When Pamela Davis agreed to wear an FBI wire in late 2003, she became a key part of the investigation that culminated in the arrest of Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich for allegedly trying to sell President-elect Barack Obama’s Senate seat.The extent of Davis’ role as a whistle-blower and FBI informant exceeded her expectations. [...]

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Wal-Mart Settles Labor Suits of up to $640 Million

By doris | Published: December 23, 2008

Full Story At ABC News Wal-Mart Stores Inc., the world’s largest retailer, said Tuesday it will pay between $352 million and $640 million to settle 63 wage and hour abuse lawsuits against the company. The discount retailer, which has more than 1.4 million employees, said the total amount to be paid depends on the number [...]

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