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Pa. AG brings charges against sewage treatment supervisor
Kelly HARRISBURG, Pa. (Legal Newsline) - Pennsylvania Attorney General Linda Kelly announced Tuesday that agents from the Environmental Crimes Section filed charges against a Delaware man.
Rasmussen Poll: One-third of voters like Supreme Court
U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - Voters continue to give the U.S. Supreme Court a lukewarm review, the Rasmussen Reports polling firm announced last week.
AMA files brief in support of Fla. noneconomic damages cap
Wilson TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (Legal Newsline) - The American Medical Association has filed an amicus brief urging the Florida Supreme Court to uphold the state's limit on subjective awards for noneconomic damages.
Contractor gets six-year prison sentence for asbestos removal
ROCHESTER, N.Y.(Legal Newsline) - A Rochester man has been sentenced to six years in prison for violating the Clean Air Act and making false statements to a federal inspector.
The science of asbestos: A variety of definitions
Carbone WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - Asbestos litigation has become a multibillion-dollar industry -- bankrupting large corporations, enriching lawyers and courts and providing much needed relief to victims of the deadly diseases that exposure to some types asbestos in specific amounts will cause.
Sunken treasure awarded to Spain
ATLANTA (Legal Newsline) -- A sunken treasure worth about $500 million was discovered by an American company has been awarded to Spain by a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit.
Solyndra execs plead the Fifth
Obama WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) -- Solyndra's top two executives -- CEO Brian Harrison and Chief Financial Officer W.G. Stover Jr. -- invoked their Fifth Amendment rights and refused to answer questions put to them by members of the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee during a Friday hearing.
White House wants bailout tax
Obama WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) -- The White House's proposed "Financial Crisis Responsibility Fee" would collect taxes from financial institutions "to pay the tab of irresponsible firms, namely the auto companies, that still owe the government billions," according to a Thursday blog entry by John Berlau on the Competitive Enterprise Institute website.
Tort reform equals more medical care, Texas think tank reports
Brannan AUSTIN, Texas (Legal Newsline) - A new study issued this month by a Texas public policy think tank states that medical malpractice reform has increased medical access to residents across the state.
Solyndra executives to take the Fifth
Stearns WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - Solyndra's chief executive and chief financial officers will invoke their Fifth Amendment rights not to respond to questions by members of the House Energy and Commerce Committee's Subcommitee on Oversight and Investigations (SOI) at a hearing on Friday.
OSHA orders companies to rehire employees over whistleblower violations
Michaels The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited two companies for violating the whistleblower protection provisions of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.
CEI to recognize pro-worker members of Congress
The Competitive Enterprise Institute (CEI) recently implemented a labor policy "scorecard" for the 112th Congress on its labor website, WorkplaceChoice.org, earlier this year. CEI experts update the scorecard after each congressional vote on a workers' rights issue.
Hatch presses union official over intimidation efforts
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - U.S. Senator Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) is asking National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) member and former Service Employees International Union (SEIU) official Craig Becker to explain his involvement in alleged union intimidation efforts.
Asbestos abatement school owner sentenced
Ortiz A woman who was one of the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) "most wanted" fugitives was sentenced Sept. 13 to 87 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release.
White House pushed for loans to bankrupt Solyndra
Obama WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - Blockbuster news indicating the Obama administration ignored red flags to push for government money to a financially shaky solar energy company was released prior to a House committee hearing today.
Pennsylvania judge rules against ObamaCare
Shapiro HARRISBURG, Pa. (Legal Newsline) - U.S. District Judge Christopher C. Conner declared that Congress exceeded its authority in passing a provision of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
EPA rule forcing Texas energy company to lay-off workers
Campbell Texas-based energy company Luminant announced Monday that it needs to close facilities and lay-off about 500 people so that it can be in compliance with the Environmental Protection Agency's Cross-State Air Pollution rule.
Franks calls out asbestos fraud in House hearing
Franks The practice of making duplicate claims from asbestos tort and trust systems was hammered by Rep. Trent Franks (R-Ariz.) during a House subcommittee hearing Friday.
'Fracking' litigation trends discussed at conference
Bern PHILADELPHIA (Legal Newsline) - Plaintiff and defense attorneys, insurance industry executives, government officials, community representatives, physicians and scientists gathered Friday for a conference on the latest issues related to hydraulic fracturing.
3M claims former Clinton adviser attempted coercion
Davis A lawsuit filed against Washington D.C. lawyer Lanny Davis accuses the former Clinton Administration adviser and others of conspiring to unlawfully coerce 3M into paying tens of millions of dollars in a United Kingdom breach of contract case.