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R.I. lead paint loss gives industry huge win
Associated Press WriterCommunities and child health advocates around the country had pinned their hopes on Rhode Island prevailing in its landmark lawsuit against the lead paint industry. Now, after the state Supreme Court threw out the first-ever jury verdict finding former...Tags: Court Administration, Local Authority, Trials, Death and Dying, Renovation
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Court ruling in lead paint suit gives industry huge win
Associated PressPROVIDENCE, R.I. — Communities and child health advocates around the country had pinned their hopes on Rhode Island prevailing in its landmark lawsuit against the lead paint industry. Now, after the state Supreme Court threw out the first-ever jury...Tags: Court Administration, Local Authority, Trials, Death and Dying, Renovation
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Never pay in full before work is done
My kitchen cabinet remodel job has turned into a disaster. I contracted the job through a national home-center chain, which demanded I pay in advance for the entire job. There are numerous issues, and the granite top is sagging in the middle of my sink....Tags: Tim Carter
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About the Office of Professional Responsibility
The Office of Professional Responsibility was created in 1975 in response to the Justice Department's role in the Watergate scandal. For years it was the department's lone watchdog. It survived even after Congress decided in 1989 that Justice needed an... -
For-profit fundraisers collect loads, but nonprofits see a sliver
Los Angeles Times Staff WritersFor 24 years, Citizens Against Government Waste has exposed pork-barrel spenders and rallied tax critics. Its "Pig Book" and "porker" awards, meant to shame congressional leaders who exploit the public purse, have made the group a media darling and a...Tags: Marketing, Missing Persons, Cancer, Georgetown, Health and Safety at School
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Rape tale led to strip club manager killing man in Davie, police say
South Florida Sun-SentinelThree years ago, Richard Rojas, 18, was shot dead at his ex-girlfriend's front door. Now, she and others who once said they were defending themselves from Rojas are facing murder charges. In July 2005, a man called police to say he'd killed a burglar...Tags: Sexual Assault, Murder, Rape, Witnesses, Assault
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IN THE WORKPLACE: Direct deposit can't be mandatory
The Orlando SentinelI help do payroll for a small company. The boss strongly encourages the employees to sign up for direct deposit of their pay, and most of the employees have been glad to comply. But a few insist on being paid by check. These same few complain on the rare...Tags: Employers, Wages and Pensions, Melville, Employees, Political Systems
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Ellington Prepares For Automated Trash Pickup
Local students sailed the Connecticut River on the Tall Ship Half Moon. Ellington prepares for automated trash pickup. Tolland wrestles with what to do its Hollywood windfall. Here's a roundup of some of the news Courant reporters covered in Eastern...Tags: Sexual Assault, Court Administration, Punishment, Trials, United Technologies Corporation
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More scrutiny, secrecy at Justice Department
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterJustice Department lawyers and investigators have come under more scrutiny after the Sept. 11 attacks than at perhaps any time since Watergate. Questions have been raised about the administration's strategies for going after terrorism suspects and about...Tags: Witnesses, Prosecution, Values, Ethics, National Security Agency
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FAMILY FINANCE: Not too late to challenge dad's will
Bfamfin@aol.comMy father knew he was terminally ill, and went to an attorney to have a will made. My brother and sister were at his house when he returned, and he told them, "Just got back from the attorney, my will is all drawn up, everything is taken care of." He...Tags: Court Administration, Melville, Witnesses, Prosecution
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