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Georgia Supreme Court strikes down law against assisted suicide – DigitalJournal.com

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Georgia Supreme Court strikes down law against assisted suicide
DigitalJournal.com
Georgia's Supreme Court on Monday ruled that a state law restricting assisted suicide violated free speech rights. The ruling struck down the 1994 law prohibiting ads for suicide, and brings to end a protracted case against members of a suicide group.
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7th Circuit revives claims of former associate against Kanoski firm

admin — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 11:13:57 +0000

Two of a lawyer’s claims against his former firm for a cut of case settlements after he was fired can move forward, the 7th Circuit has ruled. A unanimous panel revived part of Lawrence Hess’ case against Springfield, Ill.-based Kanoski & Associates, which does personal injury work.

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MPs and peers demand law against stalking – BBC News

admin — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 08:21:14 +0000

BBC News

MPs and peers demand law against stalking
BBC News
By Naomi Grimley Political correspondent, BBC News A new law making stalking a specific offence is needed in England and Wales to stop harassment ending in violence and murder, MPs and peers have said. Their parliamentary inquiry also proposed …
MPs call for stalking to be made a specific crimeTelegraph.co.uk
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Groups: Repeal La law against TED enforcement – Houston Chronicle

admin — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 06:05:53 +0000

Groups: Repeal La law against TED enforcement
Houston Chronicle
(AP) — Twenty-six conservation groups say Louisiana should repeal a 24-year-old law forbidding state wildlife agents to enforce a federal law requiring trap-doors for turtles in shrimp nets. The law, passed in 1987, states that Louisiana won't enforce …

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Bad Faith Claim Against Nursing Facility’s Purported Insurer Survives Dismissal

admin — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 01:33:05 +0000

SACRAMENTO, Calif. – The prevailing party in a default judgment ruling against a nursing facility has sufficiently alleged that the facility was an intended insured under a commercial liability policy, a California federal judge ruled Jan. 31, finding this to be sufficient to permit the plaintiff’s bad faith claim against the insurer to survive a motion to dismiss (Estate of Emma Cartledge v. Columbia Casualty Co., No. 2:11-cv-02623, E.D. Calif.; 2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 11693).

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Groups: Repeal La law against TED enforcement – MiamiHerald.com

admin — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 01:01:12 +0000

Groups: Repeal La law against TED enforcement
MiamiHerald.com
Twenty-six conservation groups say Louisiana should repeal a 24-year-old law forbidding state wildlife agents to enforce a federal law requiring trap-doors for turtles in shrimp nets. The law, passed in 1987, states that Louisiana won't enforce the …

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Judge: Claims Against Navy Supplier Not Preempted; No Political Question Exists

admin — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:25:29 +0000

PHILADELPHIA – Federal law does not preempt a man’s state law failure-to-warn claims against a U.S. Navy supplier that used asbestos in its products, and resolving the case will not involve answering political questions or second-guessing the government, the judge overseeing the federal asbestos multidistrict litigation held Feb. 1 (Alan H. Donn v. A.W. Chesterton Co. Inc., et al., No. MDL-875, 10-62071, E.D. Pa.).

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Lufthansa Cabin Crew Seeks Legal Remedy Against Contract Worker Plan – Wall Street Journal

admin — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 19:22:25 +0000

Lufthansa Cabin Crew Seeks Legal Remedy Against Contract Worker Plan
Wall Street Journal
XE) cabin crew is taking legal action against the company's plans to apply contract workers at Berlin's new airport, having submitted an injunction against the plans to the Labor Court in Frankfurt. The Chairman of the Staff Committee, …

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Georgia Court Strikes Down Law Against Assisted-Suicide Ads – BusinessWeek

admin — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:00:15 +0000

New York Daily News

Georgia Court Strikes Down Law Against Assisted-Suicide Ads
BusinessWeek
6 (Bloomberg) — A Georgia law barring the advertisement of services related to assisted suicide is an unconstitutional violation of free-speech rights, the state's supreme court ruled. The statute didn't outlaw assisted suicide in Georgia, …
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Saudi women launch legal fight against driving ban – Telegraph.co.uk

admin — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 07:31:56 +0000

The Daily Star

Saudi women launch legal fight against driving ban
Telegraph.co.uk
Two Saudi female activists have filed law suits against the government for refusing to issue them driver's licences and banning them from driving a car. Manal al-Sherif, left, was arrested in May 2011 and detained for 10 days after posting on YouTube a …
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