| | Trayvon Martin Killer Files Suit Against NBC | |  | | George Zimmerman, the Florida man accused of killing Trayvon Martin, has filed a lawsuit against NBC, claiming the network "intentionally edited and repeatedly aired a call he made to police" to paint a picture of him as a racist. The suit says NBC "spliced" together disparate parts of the (police) recording" call in an effort to increase ratings and create a myth that Zimmerman is "a racist and predatory villain." The lawsuit is seeking unspecified damages.
Staff Report, Reuters 12/06/2012    | | Read Article: Reuters | | Luxury Home Builder Settles Shareholder Lawsuit | | | | Luxury home builder Toll Brothers, Inc. has agreed to pay $16.2 million to settle a lawsuit accusing officials over misleading shareholders about future company prospects. The suit claimed that in 2004-2005, company officials "convinced investors that the company was uniquely positioned to weather a downturn in the housing market" and made more than $600 million from sales of stock. However, in 2006, management abruptly lowered growth projections to only 0.5 percent, down from 20 percent projections declared in 2005.
Jessica Dye, Reuters 12/07/2012 | | Read Article: Reuters | | Suit Filed Against GA Hospital over Baby Deaths | | | | A series of lawsuits have been filed against South Fulton Medical Center in Georgia over the death of three infants born at the hospital. The lawsuits accuse medical professionals at the hospital of negligence during the birthing process of the three children. In one of the suits, doctors allegedly failed to recognize fetal distress and the baby was born brain dead. The lawsuits seek unspecified damages for pain and suffering, loss of the deceased infants’ future earnings, medical expenses and punitive damages.
Bill Rankin and Carrie Teegardin, Atlanta Journal-Constitution 12/06/2012 | | Read Article: Atlanta Journal-Constitution | | |
