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Anchorage Pays $5.5M to Settle Lawsuits |
| The Municipality of Anchorage will pay more than $5.5 million to 11 women who claimed they were sexually assaulted by a police officer now serving 87 years in prison for rape, Mayor Dan Sullivan’s office announced Tuesday. The settlement ends the lawsuits against the city, but some of the victims plan to continue separate civil actions against former office Anthony Rollins. The individual settlements range in size from $1.7 million for one woman down to $75,000. Associated Press, The Washington Post 09/05/2012 | Read Article: The Washington Post |
Kan. Woman With Hepatitis C Sues Pa. Hospital |
| A Kansas woman who believes she was infected with hepatitis C by a former medical technician now accused of stealing narcotics filed a lawsuit Tuesday against a Pittsburgh hospital where he once worked. Linda Ficken said in the lawsuit, which was filed in Pittsburgh, that the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center was negligent for not telling law enforcement or any government agency that technician David Kwiatkowski allegedly stole and used narcotics in 2008. Associated Press, San Antonio Express News 09/05/2012 | Read Article: San Antonio Express News |
Appeals Court Rejects Suit Against Haltom City |
| Two families who sued Haltom City and the Skyline Mobile Home Estates after a devastating flood in 2007 that resulted in the death of a 4-year-old girl and severe burns to a mother and son got a painful legal setback when the 2nd Court of Appeals ruled that the city was not negligent. The appeals court said that the families did not present enough evidence to show that Haltom City created a dangerous situation before the night of June 17 and the early morning hours of June 18, when Whites Branch Creek left its banks and the mobile home park flooded. In its opinion, the justices said that under the Texas Tort Claims Act there is a narrow window in which governmental immunity is waived. Elizabeth Campbell, Star Telegram 09/05/2012 | Read Article: Star Telegram |
Judge in Unshuffled Cards Case Tells Casino to Ante Up |
| In a Friday ruling the Golden Nugget was ordered by a New Jersey judge to ante up nearly $1 million to pay gamblers for the chips they won after realizing that cards were being dealt from unshuffled decks in a series of mini-baccarat games on April 30. Ruling on a motion in a civil case involving various claims by both sides related to the disputed payout, Superior Court Judge James Isman also told the Golden Nugget that it couldn't reclaim another $500,000 it paid some winners after the games, according to the Associated Press. Martha Neil, American Bar Association Journal 09/05/2012 | Read Article: American Bar Association Journal |
World Trade Center LLC Files Suit Against Airlines |
| A judge has ruled that World Trade Center Properties LLC can go forward with its suit against American Airlines and United Continental Holdings Inc. over the Sept. 11 attacks that destroyed the World Trade Center. The company accuses both airlines of negligence, which led to the hijacking of planes that day. The judge has limited the value of WTCP's property to $2.805 billion. Staff Report, Bloomberg 09/05/2012 | Read Article: Bloomberg |
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Nimodipine Recalled by Sun Pharmaceuticals |
| Sun Pharmaceutical Industries has issued a recall of one lot of its Nimodipine 30 mg Capsules due to crystals within the solution. The company said that the crystallization within the capsules may "potentially affect patients who are being treated for a medical emergency." Nimodipine is used to treat patients with bleeding in the brain. Staff Report, The Sacramento Bee 09/04/2012 | Read Article: The Sacramento Bee |
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In Texas, Moving Crude Relies on Aging Pipeline System |
| Starting last year, federal regulators began urging pipeline operators to replace aging systems. Nowhere may that be more critical than in Texas, which is experiencing a major change in how crude oil is flowing up and down the state. Dave Fehling, KUHF/StateImpact Texas, Texas Tribune 09/05/2012 | Read Article: Texas Tribune |
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Pepper Spray in School Suit Gets Class-Action Status |
| A lawsuit filed against the Birmingham, Ala., Police Department over the use of pepper spray in schools has been granted class-action status. The lawsuit, filed in 2010, accused police officers of using pepper spray to handle what amounted to only behavior problems with students in local schools. Before approving the class-action status, the judge dismissed all school officials from the suit. Kent Faulk, The Birmingham News 09/04/2012 | Read Article: The Birmingham News |
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