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Dec
Brazil Reassures Tourists About Airports
In an effort to avoid lawsuits, Brazil is reassuring tourists traveling to the country for the World Cup that the chronic delays in airport construction will not cause problems. The country acknowledged that visitors would be using unfinished facilities for the event. C...
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Dec
NFL Players File Lawsuit in Drug Scandal
The NFL faces another lawsuit as players allege they were supplied with powerful painkillers and other drugs that led to serious problems later in life.A group of retired NFL players have filed a lawsuit against the NFL, alleging the league supplied them with painkillers a...
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Dec
Miami Commissioner Avoids Charges
A Miami commissioner will not face a lawsuit after an investigation into free advertising he received during his campaign. The investigation found that it was routine for the advertising agency to give free ads to customers.Miami commissioner will not face a lawsuit from the pro...
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Dec
Judge Dismisses Pelvic Mesh Lawsuit
U.S. District Judge Joseph Goodwin dismissed a lawsuit against Johnson & Johnson filed by Carolyn Lewis, who claimed that the company knew the design of its TVT Retropubic sling implant was flawed and could cause serious injury. Judge Goodwin said that the plaintiff...
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Dec
Air Pollution Trial Against Exxon Begins
A lawsuit claiming that Exxon violated federal air pollution laws at a Texas plant began in early February.Exxon, the world's largest publicly traded oil company, faces a lawsuit alleging that they violated federal air pollution laws at their Baytown refinery in Texas. Th...
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Dec
Parents of Two Burned Children Settle Lawsuit
The parents of two children burned by a loose wire have settled a lawsuit against CenterPoint Energy. As part of the settlement, the company will also launch a television campaign about potential injuries from broken or damaged guy wires, which are non-electrical tensio...
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Dec
9/11 and American Airlines Lawsuit Settles
The brokerage firm, Cantor Fitzgerald, who lost a significant number of employees on 9/11 have settled with American Airlines.Cantor Fitzgerald, a brokerage company that lost 658 of 950 workers when the North Tower of the World Trade Center collapsed on September 11, 2001, settl...
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Dec
City of Fresno Remains Defendant in Lawsuit
A judge rules that the city of Fresno remains a defendant in a lawsuit regarding the death of a young boy who was hit by a drunk driver, says Frenkel & Frenkel.A judge has ruled that the city of Fresno will remain a defendant in a lawsuit after a child was killed by a...
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Dec
High Court Declines to Hear Lockheed Martin Appeal
A financial mismanagement lawsuit filed against Lockheed Martin may proceed as a class action after the U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear the case, says Frenkel & Frenkel.The United States Supreme Court has declined to hear an appeal submitted by Lockheed Martin...
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Dec
Shut Off Alarms Lead to Patient Death
A nurse at an Iowa VA hospital admits to turning off alarms in a continuous monitoring unit, leading to the death of a patient, says Frenkel & Frenkel.The death of an Army veteran at an Iowa VA hospital could have been prevented had a nurse not turned off alarms design...
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