Prisoners receive £100,000 injury pay-outs

    Flood of claims over trips, slips and other ‘breaches of rights’… ...
Nuangola Borough Council takes steps to finance $7 M sewer system (The Citizens’ Voice)

    NUANGOLA — Faced with the threat of a lawsuit by its sewer authority and 20 residents as well as another stern warning from the state Department of Environmental Protection, borough council took...
S.C. textile firm, railroad settle in train wreck lawsuit (The Times and Democrat)

    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, ending a trial that...
Sugar Land coed sues UT, claims she didn’t get in because she’s white (11 News Houston)

    The girl’s lawsuit aims at stopping the University of Texas from using race as a consideration in its admission process. It alleges the admission policy violates discrimination laws. ...
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...
Fired Rapist Drops Suit Against McDonald’s (WCVB Boston)

    A convicted rapist from Tewksbury has dropped a lawsuit he filed against a woman who reported his record and the company that owns a local McDonald’s, but he isn’t giving any reason...
SC textile firm, railroad settle lawsuit over 2005 train wreck, toxic spill that killed 9 (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune)

    COLUMBIA, S.C. - A textile company that closed after a train wreck and toxic chemical spill left nine people dead in 2005 settled a lawsuit with a railroad company, ending a trial...
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. ...
People (Erie Times-News)

    “American Idol” — and just about everyone else in Hollywood — were in a giving mood. ...
Relatives of man killed in car accident appeal to Rell, state to include all facts in final report (Journal Inquirer)

    The brother of a man killed in an car accident last year is asking the governor and public safety commissioner to make sure the crash investigation is carried out fairly. ...