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Grasso Case "over" as Court Dismisses Claims

By Bill Berkrot and Martha Graybow NEW YORK (Reuters) - Former New York Stock Exchange chief Richard Grasso won a knockout victory on Tuesday in his four-year fight to keep every last penny of his $187.5 million pay package, as an appeals court...

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News items 2008-07-01

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When the State Board Calls: Part I Guidance from Nurse Attorney, Latonia Denise Wright

Every week, Latonia Denise Wright, R.N., B.S.N., J.D, is contacted by a nurse seeking advice about a letter or a phone call received from a State Board of Nursing or Attorney General's Office investigator. The investigation often surrounds an allegation concerning an incident that may have occurred several months or...

Articles 2008-06-30

A criminal probe of Walker is possible

The Utah Attorney General's Office said Wednesday that a special investigation into an election complaint filed against Rep. Mark Walker, R-Sandy, is moot now that Walker lost his bid to become state treasurer. However, Chief Deputy Attorney General Ray Hintze told the Deseret News there could still...

Articles 2008-06-26

Police official charged in deadly raid

MEXICO CITY -- The police commander who led a botched raid on a Mexico City nightclub will be charged with 12 counts of homicide, one for each person who died in the crush at the bar's entrance, prosecutors said Wednesday. City Attorney General Rodolfo Felix Cardenas said...

Articles 2008-06-26

Funeral insurance providers targeted in two Missouri lawsuits

Two recent Missouri lawsuits are targeting sellers and handlers of pre-need funeral plans, claiming various businesses have defrauded funeral homes across the country. Last week, a Cape Girardeau law firm filed a class action lawsuit in Kansas City-based federal court against about a dozen businesses, including banks...

Articles 2008-06-26

Missouri Supreme Court decisions narrow credibility attacks

If you're a criminal defense attorney, it just got a little harder to impeach an alleged victim. The Missouri Supreme Court this week narrowed the admissibility of prior false allegations from an alleged victim that doesn't come from their direct testimony. In two decisions...

Articles 2008-06-26

Missouri Supreme Court: Decisions narrow credibility attacks

If you're a criminal defense attorney, it just got a little harder to impeach an alleged victim. The Missouri Supreme Court this week narrowed the admissibility of prior false allegations from an alleged victim that doesn't come from their direct testimony. In two decisions...

Articles 2008-06-26

Shurtleff recovering from surgery at home

Utah Attorney General Mark Shurtleff is recovering at home after his latest round of surgeries on a leg he badly injured in a motorcycle accident last year. Shurtleff was released from the hospital late Monday and will recover at home, spokesman Scott Troxel said Tuesday. The attorney...

Articles 2008-06-25

Herbert to forward complaint

As soon as the polls closed Tuesday, Lt. Gov. Gary Herbert announced he was referring an elections complaint from state treasurer candidate Richard Ellis to the attorney general's office for further investigation. Ellis, who alleges his defeated GOP primary opponent, Rep. Mark Walker, R-Sandy, illegally offered him...

Articles 2008-06-25

Funeral insurance providers in two Missouri lawsuits

Two recent Missouri lawsuits are targeting sellers and handlers of pre-need funeral plans, claiming various businesses have defrauded funeral homes across the country. Last week, a Cape Girardeau law firm filed a class action lawsuit in Kansas City-based federal court against about a dozen businesses, including banks...

Articles 2008-06-25

Mexico to extradite Arellano Felix to US

MEXICO CITY AFP — Mexico will extradite to the United States alleged drug kingpin Benjamin Arellano Felix, on five drug trafficking charges, the office of Mexico's top prosecutor said Tuesday. "The Attorney General's office reports that the government of Mexico has granted extradition to the United States of...

Articles 2008-06-24

US to probe alleged Chinese-made ammunition cover-up

WASHINGTON AFP — US and Albanian authorities announced probes Tuesday into allegations that the US ambassador to Albania concealed the Chinese origins of ammunition sent to supply Afghan security forces. The US State Department said its inspector general would conduct a "thorough, fair and transparent" internal investigation of...

Articles 2008-06-24

US police bust notorious Latino gang

WASHINGTON AFP — US officials on Tuesday cracked-down on the violent MS-13 gang, arresting 26 people for a range of crimes committed in three US states and the Central American nation of El Salvador. "Early this morning, federal, state, and local law enforcement officials here in North Carolina...

Articles 2008-06-24

Can Natural Skin Care Product Labels Be Trusted?

Public awareness of carcinogenicchemicals has spurred the growth of many industries, including natural andorganic skin care. Under California's Proposition 65, manufacturers cannotsell products containing toxic substances without warning the consumer oftheir dangers. Despite the law, several companies have failed to providethese warnings and some are being prosecuted. The research chemists...

Articles 2008-06-24

Shurtleff undergoes surgery for infection

Utah Attorney General Mark Shurtleff underwent more surgery on Monday for an infection he developed in a severely injured leg. The attorney general has developed a staph infection, spokesman Paul Murphy said. Fortunately, the infection it is not the antibiotic resistant strain they had feared. ...

Articles 2008-06-24

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U.S. Supreme Court Federal Preemption NLRA Chamber of Commerce of the U.S. v. Brown No. 06-939 Certiorari to the Ninth Circuit Background: Organizations whose members...

Articles 2008-06-24

U.S. Supreme Court Case Summaries: June 24, 2008

U.S. Supreme Court Federal Preemption NLRA Chamber of Commerce of the U.S. v. Brown No. 06-939 Certiorari to the Ninth Circuit Background: Organizations whose members do business with California sued the California...

Articles 2008-06-24

APX Opens Washington D.C. Office

SANTA CLARA, Calif. -- APX, Inc., the leading infrastructure provider for environmental and energy markets, today announced that it has opened a Washington, D.C. office as part of its continuing strategy to support the rapidly developing global environmental commodities markets. The Washington, D.C. office, the Company's second on...

Articles 2008-06-23

Page Mill Hires Former Deputy District Attorney and Community Leader as General Counsel

PALO ALTO, Calif. -- Page Mill Properties announced today that Jim Shore has joined the company as General Counsel. Mr. Shore, a distinguished former prosecutor and community leader, will be responsible for legal matters, government affairs and be a member of the executive management team. "Jim has tremendous...

Articles 2008-06-23

EZCORP and Texas Attorney General Reach Settlement

AUSTIN, Texas, June 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- EZCORP, Inc. , the parent company of EZPAWN and EZMONEY Loan Services, announced today that in cooperation with the Texas Attorney General's office, the parties reached a settlement of the lawsuit brought by the Attorney General regarding his claim that the Company failed...

Articles 2008-06-23