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BP spill suits closer to settlement
Wed, 18 Apr 2012 20:35:12 -0700
NEW ORLEANS — BP and attorneys for more than 100,000 people and businesses presented a federal judge Wednesday with a class-action settlement designed to resolve billions of dollars in claims spawned by the 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.

Supreme Court rules Conrad Black can launch libel suits in Ontario
Wed, 18 Apr 2012 11:05:54 -0700
The high court issued the ruling in a series of cases, including Black’s, which dealt with whether provincial courts should assume jurisdiction over out-of-province defendants in civil claims.

Suits bespeak success for HOPE Program grads
Thu, 12 Apr 2012 17:36:07 -0700
Down-on-their-luck Brooklyn and uptown men hoping to land a steady job are now showing up to interviews in $1,000 suits that were donated by an upscale Manhattan tailor.

Air Force Space Command halts wearing of flight suits, "bomber' jackets
Fri, 13 Apr 2012 13:20:08 -0700
Flight suits, green flight jackets and A-2 "bomber" leather jackets won't be standard issue any more for about 1,800 airmen assigned to the Air Force Space Command based at Peterson Air Force

SCOC paves way for former media mogul Conrad Black to pursue libel suits
Wed, 18 Apr 2012 06:52:15 -0700
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada has paved the way for disgraced media mogul Conrad Black to pursue a series of libel lawsuits in the province of Ontario.

BNY Mellon forex suits put under one court roof
Tue, 17 Apr 2012 15:21:19 -0700
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Eight federal court lawsuits accusing Bank of New York Mellon Corp of routinely overcharging clients on foreign exchange trades have been moved to Manhattan federal court at the custody bank's request. The cases were transferred on Monday by the United States Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation, according to an order made public on Tuesday. The panel said it found ...

Torture Suits Against Companies Blocked by Top U.S. Court
Wed, 18 Apr 2012 07:22:52 -0700
The U.S. Supreme Court limited the reach of a law that protects American citizens from torture in other countries, ruling that victims can sue only individuals, not governments or corporations.

High court limits suits under torture victim law
Wed, 18 Apr 2012 12:41:16 -0700
The Supreme Court ruled unanimously Wednesday that organizations may not be sued for claims they aided in torture or killings abroad under a law aimed at helping torture victims.Justice Sonia Sotomayor ...

Court rules Pfizer can face some asbestos suits
Tue, 10 Apr 2012 10:30:32 -0700
(Reuters) - A federal appellate court ruled on Tuesday that drugmaker Pfizer can face asbestos liability suits in state court over products once manufactured by a bankrupt subsidiary, dragging out a dispute that has already lasted more than 30 years. At issue is insulating products made by Pfizer unit Quigley Co Inc that contained asbestos. Quigley, which Pfizer bought in 1968, at one time faced ...

Channing Tatum Suits Up on the Eve of His Magic Mike Dancing Debut
Wed, 18 Apr 2012 03:45:05 -0700
Channing Tatum stepped out of his trailer yesterday on the NYC set of his latest film, The Bitter Pill . He shares the screen with Jude Law , Rooney Mara, and Catherine Zeta-Jones in the Steven Soderbergh directed film. The story follows Rooney, who plays Channing's wife, as she tries to control her anxiety about his upcoming release from prison through the use of prescription medication. This ...

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