Around the nation (Houston Chronicle)

    Despite surging oil prices, petroleum development is hampered by insufficient investment as the industry deals with nationalized oil companies, shortages of qualified workers and higher costs. ...
No Win No Fee Solicitor gets £1m payout for brain-damaged man

    A man who sustained a severe brain injury when he was struck down by a car as a young child has won massive compensation in recognition of the suffering which he will...
Whitewater offrers No Win No Fee Service

    Whitewater, the charity specialist direct marketing agency, is putting its neck on the line by offering its services on a ‘no win, no fee’ basis. The agency is offering all its existing consumers...
DRAM price hash makes Komplett famous in UK

    Defensive positions Four hundred people ordered 512MB DRAM for the imaginary price of £13 per module this week from Komplett.co.uk, according to sales director Per Anders Tveit. ...
Dateline Iowa (The Des Moines Register)

    A roundup of news from across the state. ...
Compensation Payout for biker killed in crash

    THE family of a Ferndown motorcyclist who died as a result of spilt diesel has been awarded £110,000 in compensation. The result is believed to be the first time that a claim from...
Farmer Wins £102000 in Compensation

    A FARMER has won a lengthy court bid for compensation after his broken leg became infected with the hospital superbug MRSA and had to be amputated below the knee. Ten years after he...
Council contains killer pear tree menace

    Kids protected from 1lb fruit attack Worcester council has moved with lightning speed to protect citizens from killer pear trees, The Sun reports. ...
Court recommends voiding parts of state land-use map (Cape Gazette)

    In response to a class-action lawsuit against state environmental officials, a Court of Chancery master has recommended voiding some parts of state land-use maps. Because of the litigation, the counties do not...
Court slaps UK BitTorrenters with landmark damages award

    Copyright ambulance chasers open up new market The Central London County Court has ordered four BitTorrent users to pay a video games company £750 interim damages following a landmark victory by no win,...