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- Clemens says baseball doping accusation caused emotional distress
- HOUSTON, Texas AFP — Roger Clemens added a claim of emotional distress to his civil lawsuit against Brian McNamee, the former trainer who fingered the baseball star as a steroid user. Clemens has accused McNamee in court papers of intentionally inflicting emotional distress on him, the Houston Chronicle reported....
- Research articles 2008-05-27
- COURT DECISIONS
- INSURANCE-RELATED COURT CASES Digested from case reports published in Westlaw, West Publishing Co., St. Paul, MN Agent sues for termination pay On February 5, 1974, Gerald Reisbeck entered into an "Appointment Agreement" governing his employment as a district manager for several insurance companies, including Farmers Insurance Exchange Companies. Pursuant to...
- Research articles 2008-02-01
- 8th Circuit says damages not needed for distress
- Missouri plaintiffs alleging intentional infliction of emotional distress do not have to prove medical damages, the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said this week. The decision was the 8th Circuit's interpretation of what the Missouri Supreme Court would say if it were faced with the question. In...
- Research articles 2007-09-03
- Medical damages not necessary to prove emotional distress
- Missouri plaintiffs alleging intentional infliction of emotional distress do not have to prove medical damages, the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said Wednesday. The decision was the 8th Circuit's interpretation of what the Missouri Supreme Court would say if it were faced with the question. In arriving...
- Research articles 2007-08-30
- Faurecia may buy to grow, but only if it fits plan.
- Byline: Brent Snavely James Orchard, president of Faurecia North America, said the French interiors supplier may consider acquisitions as it increases its market share, but the company will be selective and plans to grow mostly by winning additional contracts with the Big Three. ...
- Research articles 2007-01-15
- Tax on emotional damages held unconstitutional: how to protect clients in the short term.
- Since 1996, Sec. 104a(2) has specifically excluded awards for personal physical injuries or physical sickness from taxation. Sec. 104a adds that "emotional distress shall not be treated as a physical injury or physical sickness." Accordingly, awards for emotional distress, mental anguish or loss of reputation (i.e.,...
- Research articles 2006-12-01
- This Month: News - Specialist Buys Peer.(Perella Weinberg Partners acquired with Kramer Capital Partners)(Brief article)
- Getting ready for the expected surge in corporate distress, investment boutique Perella Weinberg Partners has acquired Kramer Capital Partners, a specialist firm set up only a year ago by Wall Street expert Michael Kramer, who has worked on some of the largest corporate restructurings in the...
- Research articles 2006-12-01
- Critic's corner
- *CBS' How I Met Your Mother (tonight, 8 ET/PT) offers a funny salute to the teen pop stars of the '80s -- a decade, the show insists, that didn't arrive in Canada until the '90s. That, anyway, is the writers' excuse for turning Robin into "Robin Sparkles," Canadian teen idol,...
- Research articles 2006-11-20
- Taking the Last Step in Insurance Law's Most Significant Event: The End of First-Party Insurance Bad Faith in California
- I. INTRODUCTION An examination of the past twenty-five years in the field of insurance law presents a panoply of dramatic events that have had a significant impact on the insurance industry and make it difficult to select the single most significant development in the field. One tends to focus on...
- Research articles 2006-07-01
- Rooney accepts libel damages for nightclub slap slur
- LONDON AFP — Manchester United and England footballer Wayne Rooney has accepted libel damages from two British newspapers who falsely alleged that he slapped his fiancee in a nightclub. The 20-year-old striker will receive 100,000 pounds (145,000 euros, 175,000 dollars) for two articles published in The Sun and its...
- Research articles 2006-04-12
- Study finds 76 distressed facilities, but in-depth information lacking.(Housing)
- At least 2 percent of public housing developments for the elderly and disabled suffer from severe problems, requiring major physical improvements and more services to isolated residents, a government watchdog agency says. The study from the Government Accountability Office says the actual ...
- Research articles 2005-12-23
- Study into self-harm finds that the urge to cut never goes away
- NEW research has revealed that some people who self harm may never be free of the "urge" to hurt themselves. A study carried out at the University of Stirling found that, just like people with addictions to drugs, alcohol or gambling, sufferers can struggle to overcome the impulse...
- Research articles 2005-07-31
- Emotional distress claim against NY car dealership survives summary
- Where a car dealership sent an unflattering picture of the plaintiff, a former employee, to The Tonight Show, which in turn used the picture as part of its humorous routine, the dealership's motion to dismiss the plaintiff's claims of emotional distress and civil rights violations was denied. In...
- Research articles 2005-05-27
- US judge awards 45,000 dollars to owner of mauled cat
- LOS ANGELES AFP — A woman whose cat was mauled to death by a neighbour's dog has been awarded 45,000 dollars by a US judge in Seattle, including 15,000 dollars for emotional distress, hew lawyer said. The wrongful death lawsuit was filed in November last year by Paula Roemer,...
- Research articles 2005-05-10
- Crime witness may claim emotional distress, says Tennessee court.
- The Tennessee Supreme Court has ruled that a mail carrier who witnessed a murder-suicide can sue for emotional distress, even though she had no personal relationship with the victim or the perpetrator. The court affirmed an appeals court judgment that "a plaintiff is not required to...
- Research articles 2004-12-01
- British press sheds tears with Radcliffe after marathon failure
- LONDON AFP ? The usually hard-nosed British press offered a consolatory hug to national athletics darling Paula Radcliffe after the women's Olympic marathon favourite abandoned the historic Athens race in tears, and in searing heat. The country had been hoping that Radcliffe would add to Britain's gold medal tally...
- Research articles 2004-08-22
- Revised Rudy. (Cable).(USA Network creating biopic on Rudy Giuliani)(Brief Article)
- In USA Network's upcoming biopic on former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani, viewers will witness many of the harsh images that Giuliani saw on and after 9/11. After some internal debate, however, USA decided to cut out an image of a body falling from the World...
- Research articles 2003-03-24
- Losing our religion. (The Contrary).(Brief Article)
- IT'S A SUMMER OF STUPID LAWSUITS. FOOD "ADDICTS" are suing McDonald's, Wendy's, Burger King and KFC, claiming that the fast-food industry creates cravings for unhealthy food and fails to provide consumers with nutritional information. (They might as well sue their parents for failing to provide them...
- Research articles 2002-09-23
- In perspective. (Who, What, When & Where).
- In an interview with Bob Hacker, head of The Hacker Group, one of the largest direct marketing agencies on the West Coast, Inside Direct Mail asked him, "The U.S. Postal Service--villain or damsel in distress?" Hacker responded, "Damsel in distress. I just got back...
- Research articles 2002-04-30
- Passengers sue airline over '98 missed runway incident.(News)
- Byline: Shamus Toomey Daily Herald Staff Writer Passengers on an American Airlines flight that undershot a runway at O'Hare International Airport and skidded in the mud in 1998 sued the airline and the flight's pilots Thursday, claiming negligence. There were no injuries...
- Research articles 2001-12-14
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