Emboldened Trial Attorneys Push Worker, Product Safety Issues Bloomberg via Yahoo! News
Dec. 6 (Bloomberg) -- Trial lawyers, who say they were demonized during 12 years of Republican congressional rule, are seeking vindication with the Democrats' return to power.
Morton pondering remediation request Bismarck Tribune
Morton County is allowing diesel fuel remediation efforts to take place outside the county courthouse and law enforcement center, but commissioners aren't sure they'll allow work inside.
Condo watch Chicago Sun-Times
There is some insurance that condo unit owners must have if a board decrees it. Section 12(h) of the Illinois Condo Act permits a board of directors to require unit owners to purchase insurance to cover their personal liability for damages to other units.
BUSINESS Tougher consumer product liability law in force Japan Today
TOKYO — The House of Councillors on Wednesday passed into law a bill requiring manufacturers and importers to report to authorities serious accidents caused by their products.
Paradigm Tactical Products, Inc. Enters into a Strategic Alliance with Athena Police Supply to Significantly Enhance Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance
GEORGETOWN, Mass.----Paradigm Tactical Products , a leading provider of non-lethal defense and homeland security solutions to corrections, law enforcement and the security industry, announced today that it has signed a contract with Athena Police Supply to sell the patented FriskerPRO® hand worn metal detector.
Smoker sues company for firing him Pantagraph
BOSTON -- A man has sued his former employer, saying it violated his privacy and civil rights when it fired him because he smokes cigarettes. Scott Rodrigues, 30, says he was fired from a lawn-care job he had for several weeks at The Scotts Co. after a drug test came up positive for nicotine.
This Waiver Rule Is Unfair BusinessWeek Online via Yahoo! UK & Ireland Finance
Companies turning over material to government investigators may boost their risk of shareholder lawsuits. Now's the time to change the law
Full text of the tribunal report Cricinfo via Yahoo! UK & Ireland Sport
BEFORE THE ANTI-DOPING APPEALS COMMITTEE CONSTITUED BY THE PAKISTAN CRICKET BOARD Shoaib Akhtar (Appellant) & Muhammad Asif (Appellant) For the Appellant Shoaib Akhtar: Mr. Abid Hasan Minto Sr. Advocate Supreme Court of Pakistan & Mr. Bilal Minto, Advocate Supreme Court of Pakistan. For the Appellant Muhammed Asif: Mr. Aftab Gul, Advocate. For the Pakistan Cricket Board: Mr. Mark
FOREX-Dollar rises vs majors, hawkish BOJ supports yen The Forex Market
LONDON, Dec 6 (Reuters) - The dollar rose against major currencies on Wednesday, recovering some of last week's sharp losses, although comments from a Bank of Japan policymaker on interest rates lent support to the yen.
Lear Announces Early Results in its Tender Offer for up to $850 Million of 2008 and 2009 Senior Notes PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance
Lear Corporation , one of the world's largest automotive suppliers, today announced the results to date of its tender offer commenced November 21, 2006 for up to $850 million aggregate principal amount of its 8.125% senior notes due 2008, of which approximately euro 237 million are outstanding, and its 8.11% senior notes due 2009, of which approximately $593 million are outstanding.
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