Criminal Injuries In A European Union Country

    A European Union Directive requires member states to have in place a criminal injuries compensation scheme similar to that in England. What does that mean? Simply - if you have received...
Driver, agency sued for death of 23-year-old (The Pottsville Republican & Herald)

    An Auburn man must respond to a lawsuit alleging his road rage caused a fatal accident in September on Route 61 in West Brunswick Township. ...
Norfolk Southern, SC textile firm settle in train wreck lawsuit (The Virginian-Pilot)

    COLUMBIA, S.C. A textile company that closed after a train wreck and toxic chemical spill in 2005 has agreed to settle a lawsuit with a railroad company, an attorney for the firm...
Nation/World Briefs (Detroit News)

    WASHINGTON — Democratic lawmakers said Sunday that Congress should pass a second economic aid plan that would focus on helping homeowners avoid foreclosure and increasing spending on bridges, roads and transit systems....
Cong files $100m lawsuit in US for slandering Sonia (Khaleej Times)

    NEW DELHI - The Congress party’s overseas unit has filed a $100 million (Rs4 billion) libel lawsuit against a forum that claims proximity to a group named the Overseas Friends of the...
Justice Department Settles Sexual Harassment Lawsuit Against Richmond, Missouri, Landlord (PR Newswire via Yahoo! News)

    The Justice Department announced today that Calvert Properties Inc. has agreed to pay $250,000 to settle a lawsuit alleging that its former president, Harold Calvert, of Richmond, Mo., sexually harassed female tenants...
Load handling causes a third of accidents at work

    According to HSE statistics, more than a third of all industrial accidents each year are caused by handling loads… ...
Jun Lee Crash Victim Files Multi-Million Dollar Lawsuit (WREG-TV Memphis)

    A terrifying accident caught on tape. A vehicle crashes into a store running into customers and workers. Now a midsouth family has filed a multi-million dollar lawsuit. ...
Avondale Mills-Norfolk Southern Train Wreck Lawsuit Settled Monday (WJBF-TV Augusta)

    A major lawsuit involving the Graniteville train accident was settled Monday. Avondale Mills claims they were directly affected by the January 2005 accident…wrkers inside the mills at the time of the crash...
Santa’s No Win No Fee Compensation Claim

    SANTA Claus’ headquarters in Lapland would be an epicentre of litigation if employment regulations and EU law were imposed or observed during the run up to Christmas. But the potential for legal action...