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District 76 race draws big money Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 1:12AMEL PASO -- The median household income in state House District 76 is $23,400 a year, a little more than half the national average. Almost half of the voters do not have a high-school diploma. About 12.4 percent of the adults are unemployed, more than 2 percentage points higher than in El Paso as a whole.
State’s assisted-suicide law faces major test Monday Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 12:47AMA challenge to the state’s assisted-suicide law will face a major test Monday in Superior Court in Hartford.
Everett's Rev. Paul Stoot Sr. won't face charges Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 12:42AMEVERETT — An Everett pastor won't face charges in connection with his highly publicized arrest last year. Snohomish County prosecutors also declined to file any charges against sheriff's deputies accused of harassing the Rev. Paul Stoot Sr.
BC-MCT-NEWS-BJT _ wire editors (3250 words) Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 12:20AMUpdated at 8 p.m. EST (0100 UTC).
Kerrigan released to family home Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 12:16AMSTONEHAM - The brother of Olympian Nancy Kerrigan, accused of choking his father during a violent struggle before the patriarch’s death last month, was released today and allowed to live with his mother in their Stoneham home.
Business People Twin Cities Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 12:14AMThe Minneapolis Chapter of Social Media Breakfast named Sterling Cross Communications, Maple Grove, as their public relations agency of record. ... Taste of the NFL awarded its three-year campaign to Weber Shandwick's Bloomington office.
Recession helps scammers prey on Valley residents Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 11:35PMWith 15 million Americans out of work, authorities are scrambling to keep up with con artists who offer bogus business opportunities to people desperate for money.
Kan. Doctor Indicted In More Deaths Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 9:11AMA new federal indictment implicates a Kansas doctor and his wife in nine additional patient deaths, bringing to 68 the number of fatal overdoses the government contends are linked to illegal prescription writing and a moneymaking conspiracy at their clinic.
Doctor tied to 68 fatal overdoses Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 8:27AMAssociated Press WICHITA, Kan. — A new federal indictment implicates a doctor and his wife in nine additional patient deaths, bringing to 68 the number of fatal overdoses the government contends are linked to illegal prescription writing and a moneymaking conspiracy at their clinic.
Chamber members advised on pot in the workplace Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 8:17AMMedicinal use of marijuana may be enshrined in the Colorado Constitution, but that does not mean employers are obliged to accept it. That’s according to Curtis Graves, an attorney with the Mountain States Employers Council, a nonprofit consultant to more than 3,000 businesses in Colorado.
CoxHealth suit painful for plaintiff Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 8:12AMFaced with the revelation that his wife was one of 76 patients overdosed with radiation at CoxHealth, Anthony Zilius is reliving her painful death and re-evaluating the circumstances surrounding it.
Man guilty in fatal hit-and-run Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 8:02AMA Linthicum Heights man should have known last summer he was too tired to drive before he ran over and killed a woman walking to church in Glen Burnie, according to county prosecutors.
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Palo Alto murder defendant hires Geragos Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 6:57AMPalo Alto hookah shop owner Bulos 'Paul' Zumot, charged with murder and arson in the October death of his 29-year-old girlfriend Jennifer Schipsi, has dumped San Jose-based private defense attorney Cameron Bowman in favor of celebrity lawyer Mark Geragos.
68 fatal ODs linked to scheme at Kan. clinic Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 6:43AMWICHITA, Kan — A new federal indictment implicates a Kansas doctor and his wife in nine additional patient deaths, bringing to 68 the number of fatal overdoses the government contends are linked to illegal prescription writing and a moneymaking...
Dentist changes course, pleads guilty to fraud charges Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 5:46AMNewfane dentist Scott D. Geise has long insisted federal prosecutors made “a terrible mistake” in accusing him of defrauding health insurance providers and the government.
BC-MCT-NEWS-BJT-RECAP _ wire editors (4900 words) Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 4:41AMUpdated at 11:35 p.m. EST (0435 UTC).
State Police Detective Testifies At DCF Employee's Manslaughter Trial Thursday, March 4, 2010 @ 6:22AMSuzanne Listro didn't seem surprised when police turned up at her door with a warrant for her arrest in July 2008, a state police detective testified Wednesday during Listro's trial in Superior Court in Rockville.
Community Calendar Thursday, March 4, 2010 @ 6:20AMElm Leaves welcomes items for the Community Calendar as well as items for Business Briefs, Campus News, Community Briefs, School Digest and Newsmakers. Items must be received a minimum of 14 days prior to publication, but earlier is better.
Survivor Doe again asks court to hear satanic abuse lawsuit Thursday, March 4, 2010 @ 6:13AMBy DAVID YONKE BLADE RELIGION EDITOR An attorney for a Toledo woman who claims she was sexually and ritually abused as a child by members of a satanic cult - including Gerald Robinson, the Toledo priest convicted of murdering a nun - is asking the Ohio 6th District Court of Appeals to reinstate her case a second time. Attorney Mark Davis, representing the woman suing anonymously as Survivor Doe ...
Accident fund legislation challenged in court Thursday, March 4, 2010 @ 5:57AMNew Road Accident Fund legislation places victims of road accidents at the mercy of the fund, which has required "a deserved reputation of unsympathetic and unreasonable treatment of victims", the Pretoria High Court heard on Monday.
OAK PARK & RIVER FOREST Community Calendar Thursday, March 4, 2010 @ 5:36AMOak Leaves and Forest Leaves welcome items for the Community Calendar, as well as items for Business Briefs, Campus News, Community Briefs, School Digest and Newsmakers. Items must be received minimum of 10 days prior to publication; earlier is better.
Defendants in child-death case appear in court Thursday, March 4, 2010 @ 5:32AMBy Suevon Lee Staff writer Bond was reduced for Tiffany Baker, charged with failing to get emergency help for her toddler son. It was not reduced for her boyfriend, Kalin Halchak.
Judge rules Parker can't see woman's address, phone number Thursday, March 4, 2010 @ 5:25AMA Saline County District Court order that would have allowed the man accused of raping an elderly woman at Salina Regional Health Center access to documents containing her address was modified Wednesday.
Move from paper to EMR: Time to start making the switch is now Thursday, March 4, 2010 @ 5:09AMThe prospect of the U.S. healthcare system moving from paper to electronic medical records (EMR) has given rise to a host of thorny questions on matters of privacy, security, logistics and more. But according to EMR attorneys at the national law firm of LeClairRyan, the time to start making the switch is now–in part because the federal government will soon finalize important new guidelines on ...
PROVISO Community Calendar Thursday, March 4, 2010 @ 4:59AMThe Proviso Herald welcomes items for the Community Calendar as well as for columns including Business Briefs, Campus s, Community Briefs, School Digest and smakers. Items must be received a minimum of 10 days prior to publication; earlier is better.
Jury deliberating ‘shaken baby’ verdict Wednesday, March 3, 2010 @ 10:57PMASHEBORO — The jury in the murder trial of Alex Trogdon began to deliberate Wednesday afternoon following closing arguments by assistant district attorney Kristian Allen and defense attorney Dick Roose.
Judge orders injunction against Steve Cooley Wednesday, March 3, 2010 @ 10:46PMDescribing District Attorney Steve Cooley's actions as "striking and rampant," a federal judge issued a preliminary injunction ordering Cooley to stop discriminating and retaliating against employees on the basis of their union membership, officials said Wednesday.
Defense Lawyers in Case of Murdered D.C. Lawyer Call Evidence 'Grossly Prejudicial' Wednesday, March 3, 2010 @ 10:40PMThe criminal defense lawyers representing three men charged in connection to the murder of Washington, D.C., attorney Robert Wone are fighting to block federal prosecutors from arguing at trial that Wone was restrained, drugged, sexually assaulted and tortured. Defense lawyers said in court papers that the government should not be allowed to introduce evidence of uncharged misconduct that the ...
Federal judge issues injunction against Cooley's anti-union actions Wednesday, March 3, 2010 @ 10:25PMDescribing District Attorney Steve Cooley's actions as "striking and rampant," a federal judge issued a preliminary injunction Wednesday ordering Cooley to stop retaliating against employees on the basis of their union membership.
Budget cuts creating GBI lab backlog, stalling prosecution Wednesday, March 3, 2010 @ 9:57PMBudget woes have tossed a proverbial wrench in the assembly line of crime lab reports generated by the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, and criminal prosecution in Gwinnett is feeling the effects.
Doctor in fatal liposuction still doing cosmetic procedures Wednesday, March 3, 2010 @ 9:47PMHusband says officials should stop him from practicing The doctor who performed a type of liposuction procedure that led to the death of a Miramar nurse last fall is still practicing cosmetic medicine, and should be stopped as soon as possible, her husband said Wednesday.
Wife blames city for death Wednesday, March 3, 2010 @ 9:45PMCITY HALL — A wrongful death lawsuit against the city filed by the wife of a man who allegedly died from injuries sustained during a fall at the historical Casa Adobe de San Rafael is scheduled to go to trial this month.
Witness says he told truth in 1991 Newport News murder trial Wednesday, March 3, 2010 @ 9:37PMNORFOLK — A jailhouse informant who said in 2004 that he lied at a 1991 murder trial testified Wednesday that he told the truth at trial.
SAGE to host program on advance medical directives Wednesday, March 3, 2010 @ 8:49PMSUMMIT — “The Importance of Using and Understanding Advance Medical Directives and Health Care Proxies” is the topic to be addressed at a free presentation to be offered at SAGE Eldercare, 290 Broad St. on Tuesday, March 9 from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m.
Medical Examiner Testifies in Murder Trial Wednesday, March 3, 2010 @ 8:39PMA prosecution witness in the Richard Covington trial said two victims died long before their Billings apartment was destroyed by fire.
Prescott family files claim over death of former Stanislaus County deputy Tuesday, March 2, 2010 @ 6:08PMAttorneys representing the family of former Stanislaus County Sheriff's deputy Craig Prescott, who died following an incident at the county jail 11 months ago, have filed a wrongful death claim against the county.
Electrician files suit against Globe Gazette alleging injuries from fall Tuesday, March 2, 2010 @ 5:16PMMASON CITY — A Mason City electrician and his wife are suing the Globe Gazette and parent company Lee Enterprises over injuries the husband allegedly received from falling from a lift while inspecting a lighting fixture in the newspaper’s press room.
Ohio Business Owner Pleads Guilty to Mail and Wire Fraud Tuesday, March 2, 2010 @ 5:14PMBusinessman Also Pleads Guilty for Failure To Pay Employment Taxes
High court wary of suit over detainee medical care Tuesday, March 2, 2010 @ 5:09PMSupreme Court justices appeared reluctant Tuesday to allow the family of an illegal immigrant to sue government doctors personally for claims of shockingly poor medical care.
Family of Newark woman killed by stray-bullet shooting in car plans to file lawsuit against police Tuesday, March 2, 2010 @ 5:02PMCourtesy of Cunningham familyKaren Cunningham, a 55-year old innocent bystander killed in Newark and not discovered until the next day. Her family is planning on filing a lawsuit against the Newark Police Department.NEWARK — The family of the Newark woman...
A Pattern of Failure: A new state bill seeks to make child neglect a felony Tuesday, March 2, 2010 @ 4:50PMMobtown Beat by Erin Sullivan: On March 3 and March 4, lawmakers and advocates for children's welfare will go before the General Assembly to testify on a bill to strengthen the child-neglect laws in Maryland. The billHB 962 in the House and SB 757 in the Senatewould amend the state's criminal code to make child neglect, defined...
WA House tax plan brings out critics, supporters Tuesday, March 2, 2010 @ 4:01PMOLYMPIA, Wash.- The Washington state House of Representatives' approach to raising taxes got mixed reviews during the first public hearing on the newly released plan Tuesday. Representatives have proposed raising taxes that would affect smokers, attorneys, accountants and candy-eaters and gum-chewers. State lawmakers are trying to balance a budget despite a $2.8 billion deficit. Democrats, the ...
WA House tax plan brings out critics, supporters Tuesday, March 2, 2010 @ 3:54PMThe House's approach to raising taxes got mixed reviews Tuesday during the first public hearing on the newly released plan.
Smith receives 10 years in prison in fatal stabbing Tuesday, March 2, 2010 @ 3:33PMLEBANON — Warren County Common Pleas Judge Robert Peeler, after hearing oral arguments on a motion for a new trial, sentenced convicted killer Shannon Smith to 10 years in prison. Smith , 24 , was convicted Jan. 28 of voluntary manslaughter and tampering with evidence following a four-day jury trial in the Jan. 29, 2009, fatal stabbing of Robert Takach, II, the father of two of her three small ...
Medical Marijuana Advertising: Is it Legal? Tuesday, March 2, 2010 @ 3:25PMGrand Junction, Colo. The medical marijuana business is booming. Last year, the number of approved users statewide jumped by 70%. With such a large pool of patients, dispensaries are competing for potential customers. But are their advertisements governed by law or even by community standards?
Mobile steroids defendant wants charges dismissed, wiretaps thrown out Sunday, February 28, 2010 @ 2:02PMAttorneys for an alternative medicine practitioner from Arizona asked a judge in separate motions last week to dismiss the charges against him and throw out evidence gathered from wiretaps.
Daniel Borenstein: Fire board right to open its legal memo Sunday, February 28, 2010 @ 1:03PMIN THE fallout over the sweetheart retirement deal they gave former Chief Peter Nowicki, directors of the Moraga Orinda Fire District last year commissioned a legal analysis to better understand what they could do to control pension costs in the future.
Jury Recommends Life For Ashburn Murder Sunday, February 28, 2010 @ 11:33AMTwenty-four hours after finding him guilty of first-degree murder for the March 2009 strangulation death of his live-in girlfriend, a Loudoun jury recommended David Cavalieri, 41, serve the maximum sentence of life in prison for his crime.
Statehouse Insider: Young Republicans express vitriol early Sunday, February 28, 2010 @ 3:24AMEndorsements rarely are our top news, but the long list released by the Riverside County Young Republicans last week struck as strange on a couple of levels.