Wednesday January 17th 2007, 11:51 pm
CHICAGO -- A 33-year-old man filed a lawsuit against the Catholic Diocese of Peoria on Tuesday, alleging a purposeful cover-up of pedophile priests and seeking more than $800,000 in damages.
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Lawsuit claims sexual abuse by late priest (The Pantagraph)
Lawsuit Accuses Kuwaiti Diplomat Of Enslaving Help (WGAL 8 Susquehanna Valley)
Wednesday January 17th 2007, 11:48 pm
McLEAN, Va. -- Three domestic workers say they were abused by a Kuwaiti diplomat and his wife in the couple's suburban Washington home. The women, with the help of the ACLU, have filed a lawsuit against the couple, saying they lived in slavery-like conditions for months before escaping.
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AG joins lawsuit that alleges MRI scam (ABC 7 Chicago)
Wednesday January 17th 2007, 10:44 pm
Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan on Wednesday joined a lawsuit filed against several radiology centers that accuses them of getting referrals by paying kickbacks to doctors.
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Judge dismisses honeymoon cruise lawsuit (AP via Yahoo! News)
Wednesday January 17th 2007, 8:44 pm
A Miami judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed against Royal Caribbean by the family of a Greenwich man who disappeared from his honeymoon cruise, the cruise company said Wednesday.
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Court reinstates Quran lawsuit (Greensboro News-Record)
Wednesday January 17th 2007, 7:36 pm
GREENSBORO — A lawsuit that could determine whether Muslims, Jews and other non-Christians can use the holy texts of their faith to affirm courtroom testimony can move forward, the N.C. Court of Appeals ruled Tuesday. (Credit: "By Jonathan D. Jones Staff Writer ")
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Goldman adds publisher to O.J. lawsuit (MSNBC)
Wednesday January 17th 2007, 7:26 pm
Lawyers for the father of murder victim Ron Goldman have added publisher HarperCollins to a lawsuit against O.J. Simpson over the proceeds of his aborted book, “If I Did It,” and an accompanying television interview.
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Lawsuit: Former jailer sues sheriff, Spokane Co. (KREM Spokane)
Wednesday January 17th 2007, 6:47 pm
SPOKANE -- KREM 2 News has learned a former Spokane County Jail officer fired last summer has filed a lawsuit against Sheriff Ozzie Knezovich and Spokane County.
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Goldman Adds Publisher To O.J. Lawsuit (NBC 5 Chicago)
Wednesday January 17th 2007, 6:42 pm
Lawyers for the father of murder victim Ron Goldman have added publisher HarperCollins to a lawsuit against O.J. Simpson over the proceeds of his aborted book, “If I Did It,†and an accompanying television interview.
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MRI scam alleged in whistleblower lawsuit (Chicago Tribune)
Wednesday January 17th 2007, 6:39 pm
Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan Wednesday intervened in a whistleblower's lawsuit accusing MRI centers of getting referrals by paying kickbacks to doctors for unnecessary medical tests.
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Marcus Vick seeks dismissal of $6.3 million lawsuit (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Wednesday January 17th 2007, 6:28 pm
Christiansburg, Va. (AP) — A lawsuit by a teenager who said she had nearly a two-year sexual relationship with Miami Dolphins rookie Marcus Vick is groundless and should be thrown out, Vick's attorney said in a court filing this week. The $6.3 million lawsuit filed in Montgomery County Circuit Court last month by the 17-year-old and her grandmother accuses the former Virginia Tech quarterback of ...
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