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Distressed Japanese Airbag-Maker to Pay Fraction of $650M Settlement
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Takata Corp., a Japanese air bag manufacturer, reached a $650 million settlement with 44 states and Washington D.C.. However, due to its severe financial issues, the firm will only pay a small portion of that sum. So reports The Los Angeles Times.
Read more...Court Tosses Conviction After Man Waits 6 Years in Prison for Trial
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After Reginald Wiggins spent six years in jail before pleading guilty to killing a teenager, The New York Court of Appeals tossed his conviction after it ruled his constitutional right to a speedy trial was violated. So reports The New York Daily News.
Read more...Mozilla, Vimeo Spearhead Challenge to Net Neutrality Repeal
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Vimeo Inc. and Mozilla Corp. filed legal challenges to the recent repeal of net neutrality regulations. So reports Time.
Read more...Father Charged with Homicide for Ignoring Son's Diabetes
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Robert Glazner of Wisconsin was charged with second degree reckless homicide for failing to properly manage and treat his 15-year-old son’s Type 1 diabetes. So reports the Associated Press.
Read more...'Tinder Swindler' Files Suit Claiming Prison Assault
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Brandon Kiehm, serving prison time for using the dating app Tinder to con women into giving him $50,000 for phony cancer treatments, filed two lawsuits alleging he was assaulted in prison. So reports The New York Daily News.
Read more...Ex-ICE Counsel Stole Immigrants' Identities, Committed Fraud: Report
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Raphael Sanchez, former chief counsel for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement in Seattle, is facing charges of aggravated wire fraud and identity theft. So reports Fox News.
Read more...Broadcaster Warner Wolf Takes Imus to Court Over Age Discrimination
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Radio broadcaster Warner Wolf is taking Don Imus and others to New York State Supreme Court after claiming he was fired from Imus’ morning radio show due to age discrimination. So reports The New York Post.
Read more...Disney Social Clubs at Heart of ‘Protection’ Money Lawsuit
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Disney Social Club members John and Leslee Sarno of Sacramento filed a lawsuit claiming five members of another Disney Social Club demanded “protection” money in order to ensure a fundraiser they were throwing went smoothly. So reports National Public Radio (NPR).
Read more...Only Convicted 9/11 Conspirator Handwrites Petition Against Feds
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Zacarias Moussaoui, who was convicted on charges related to the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, filed handwritten petitions in Oklahoma and Colorado alleging he has experienced "psychological torture" while being kept in isolation in federal prison. So reports WHEC, an NBC affiliate.
Read more...Bermuda Repeals Same-sex Marriage a Year After Permitting It
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Bermuda has repealed same-sex marriage after initially approving it last year, making it the first nation to outlaw previously established gay unions. So reports The New York Daily News.
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