Lawcore.com Legal Topics Archive: September 2005
New Hearings Ordered On 378 Cases
Around 378 cases are to receive new hearings after the cases were referred by the Tennessee Board of Probation and Parole for over six years.
Topic Added September 1st, 2005
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Parents Of Navy Veteran File Lawsuit
United Technologies Corp., its Sikorsky Aircraft subsidiary and General Electric are being sued by the parents of a Navy veteran that died in a helicopter crash in Italy.
Topic Added September 2nd, 2005
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Whirlpool Employees Continue With Lawsuit
Employees at the Whirlpool Corp factory are pursuing a two-year lawsuit claiming racial discrimination after mediation attempts failed.
Topic Added September 5th, 2005
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Employees Sue Home Depot
A Home Depot in Flushing has been sued by two ex-employees for a range of allegations, stating that the managers at the company would force them to delete hours from their time sheets and would fail to pay them for extra hours worked.
Topic Added September 6th, 2005
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Toy Company Has Finance Plan Approved
A toy company has had a finance plan approved through the courts in a bid to pull itself out of bankruptcy with minimal damage.
Topic Added September 8th, 2005
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Merck Considering The Return Of Vioxx
The former company president of Merck & Co, the manufacturer of controversial cox-2 inhibitor Vioxx, has stated that the pharmaceutical giant is considering the return of the drug to the market.
Topic Added September 9th, 2005
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Attorneys Plead Guilty To Money Related Charged
Two attorneys have pled guilty to various charges in connection with accepting money said to come from the proceeds of drugs sales from a major drug ring.
Topic Added September 12th, 2005
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Tyson Foods Faces Class Action Suit
Poultry processing giant, Tyson Foods, could be facing a massive class action over the depression of wages through the hiring of illegal immigrants.
Topic Added September 13th, 2005
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Wisconsin Bankruptcies On The Rise
Reports have indicated that in Eastern Wisconsin alone, bankruptcies rose by nearly thirteen percent.
Topic Added September 14th, 2005
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Ex Microsoft Employee Can’t Do Google Job
A judge has ruled that an ex-employee of Microsoft cannot yet start on a new job he was hired to perform by Google because Microsoft fears that important secrets could be leaked that could harm its own business.
Topic Added September 15th, 2005
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Medical Malpractice Legislation Approved
For the third year in a row, new legislation has been approved in relation to limiting damages paid out for medical malpractice.
Topic Added September 16th, 2005
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Police Department And Township To Be Sued Over Crash
The family of a woman that was seriously injured and lost her baby in a crash with a police department vehicle is to sue the township and the police department.
Topic Added September 19th, 2005
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Suit Against NASCAR Driver Dismissed
A breach of contract lawsuit brought against NASCAR driver Kasey Kahne by the Ford Motor Co. has been dismissed by US District Judge Robert Cleland.
Topic Added September 20th, 2005
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Class Action Certification Denied By Judge
The certification of a class action suit has been denied by a Minnesota federal judge on the basis that the claims of the plaintiffs are not focussed enough.
Topic Added September 21st, 2005
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Eleven Lawsuits Filed Against Hospital
Eleven lawsuits have been filed against a hospital, all of them stating that the hospital had unhygienic and unsanitary conditions that caused serious infection.
Topic Added September 22nd, 2005
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Problem With Harry Potter Piracy Online
Problems have arisen concerning the new Harry Potter book by author JK Rowling, with many illegal electronic copies of the book being swapped online.
Topic Added September 23rd, 2005
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Video Game Manufacturer Sued Over Sex Scenes
The manufacturer of a video game has been sued for selling its game with the inclusion of hidden sex scenes that were graphic in nature.
Topic Added September 28th, 2005
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Boston Court Rules On Wiretapping Businessman
A Boston federal appeals court has ruled that a businessman can be charged under a federal wiretapping statute after he was found to be intercepting and reading the emails of customers.
Topic Added September 29th, 2005
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Orphans To Sue After Home Makeover Show
Five sibling orphans are suing the ABC television network, a building company, and the couple that took them in after the death of their parents.
Topic Added September 30th, 2005
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