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Civil Lawsuit Filed In Fatal Group Home Fire (The Kansas City Channel)
Tuesday December 05th 2006, 11:21 pm

The first civil lawsuit stemming from a fire that killed 10 people at a southwest Missouri group home for the mentally ill has been filed, claiming negligence by the home's owner and the group that operated the facility. [News Source]

City files lawsuit over breathing gear (San Antonio Express News)
Tuesday December 05th 2006, 10:08 pm

The city filed a lawsuit Tuesday against the manufacturer of a self-contained breathing apparatus that the San Antonio Fire Department stopped using earlier this year after encountering numerous problems. [News Source]

B.C. Supreme Court judge throws out Bell lawsuit against Telus (CP via Yahoo! Canada News)
Tuesday December 05th 2006, 8:36 pm

VANCOUVER (CP) - A judge has thrown out a lawsuit that telephone company Bell Mobility (TSX:BCE) filed against Telus Communications (TSX:T) over ads Bell claimed were hurting the company. [News Source]

U.S. judge rules Barclays back in Enron lawsuit (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Tuesday December 05th 2006, 7:01 pm

A U.S. federal judge, who originally dismissed claims against Barclays Plc in a $40 billion lawsuit, ruled Enron Corp. investors may file an amended complaint detailing charges that the bank helped hide financial misdeeds that led to the energy giant's collapse. [News Source]

U.S. Judge rules Barclays back in Enron lawsuit (Reuters.co.uk)
Tuesday December 05th 2006, 6:25 pm

HOUSTON (Reuters) - A U.S. federal judge, who originally dismissed claims against Barclays in a $40 billion (20.3 billion pound) lawsuit, ruled Enron Corp. investors may file an amended complaint detailing charges that the bank helped hide financial misdeeds that led to the energy giant's collapse. [News Source]

Wrongful death lawsuit filed in fatal group home fire (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
Tuesday December 05th 2006, 6:17 pm

PINEVILLE, Mo. (AP) -- The first civil lawsuit stemming from a fire that killed 10 people at a southwest Missouri group home for the mentally ill was filed Monday, claiming negligence by the home's owner and the group that operated the facility. [News Source]

Lawsuit Filed in Missouri Home Fire (AP via Yahoo! Asia News)
Tuesday December 05th 2006, 5:58 pm

Family members of a caregiver who was among 10 people killed in a group home fire in southwest Missouri last month filed a lawsuit against the home's owner and the group that operated it, claiming both were negligent. [News Source]

Lawsuit filed in Missouri home fire (AP via Yahoo! News)
Tuesday December 05th 2006, 5:58 pm

Family members of a caregiver who was among 10 people killed in a group home fire in southwest Missouri last month filed a lawsuit against the home's owner and the group that operated it, claiming both were negligent. [News Source]

AG Files Lawsuit Against Viking Oil (WCVB TheBostonChannel.com via Yahoo! News)
Tuesday December 05th 2006, 5:16 pm

Attorney General Tom Reilly filed a lawsuit and had the assets of Viking Oil of Winthrop frozen on Tuesday. [News Source]

Lawsuit Filed To Stop Smoking Ban (KLAS Las Vegas)
Tuesday December 05th 2006, 3:13 pm

Just two days before it was to become law, a lawsuit has been filed to stop a new smoking ban that was passed by voters in November. Eyewitness News will have the latest at 4, 5 & 6. [News Source]