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Judge dismisses defamation suit against The Virginian-Pilot.
A judge has dismissed a defamation lawsuit filed by a former Virginia Beach School Board member against The Virginian-Pilot and its editorial page editor. Timmy Jackson sought more than $5 million in damages in the lawsuit, which named The Pilot's parent company, Landmark Communications, and Editorial Page Editor Dennis Hartig as defendants. Jackson's lawyer, Thomas Albro, said he would ask the judge to reconsider...
Series of emergency calls to cruise ship
THREE patients were taken to hospital after a series of calls to a cruise ship that had just docked in Harwich. And shortly after those, the ambulance service received yet another call to the harbour area after a workman suffered a fall. However, unlike a few weeks ago, none of the patients taken to hospital from the cruise ship were suffering from the winter vomiting bug. An Essex Ambulance Service spokesman said: “The first call came into the Emergency Operations Centre at about 9.20am this morning reporting a man with chest pains More : eadt.co.uk
Cruise Ship Wake, incident Ryndam
What is your basic thought when you see a cruise ship coming, do you think what a nice bonus it going to be for our community, what a picturesque site, the people on board are enjoying our forested islands, or do you have a more realistic thought when you are a property owner in Ward Cove with a floating facility. Your thought should be when you see one of the ships traveling eastbound, to quickly gather everything from your floating docks and make sure you do not have a skiff or airplane in the water tied to your facility.
French film star Adjani to sue over pix, alleged defamation
French film star Isabelle Adjani is to take legal action against several magazines and newspapers which have recently printed pictures of her and a close friend and "defamatory statements" about him, her lawyer said Friday. Olivier Baratelli told AFP the friend, neurosurgeon Stephane Delajoux, had already begun proceedings. "My client (Adjani), who intends to have her rights to her image and to her private life respected, has decided to take action against all magazines and newspapers which have published snatched or unauthorised pictures of her and her companion," Baratelli said. He also represents Delajoux and said he was suing
Forget Chicago. Set "ER” here.
Its bucolic surroundings belie the stressful life in this little hospital, as the author discovered one memorable day. I remember the warning from med school: At some point, a single day would test our abilities and make us question whether we really wanted to be doctors. For me, that "day from hell" was March 20, 1995. If I'd had time to keep a diary, it would have read like this: 7:30 a.m. The day begins routinely at our 35-bed hospital. I do rounds, induce labor, and prepare to perform a stress test. I plan to head to the clinic by
"A good marketplace … a good railroad.”
"We don't do big flashy things, either in the marketplace or on the operational side," says Jim Hagen, chairman and chief executive officer of Conrail. Instead, Conrail focuses on "doing things in a very professional way," which Hagen likens to consistently hitting singles and doubles rather than home runs. This is the approach that the railroad has taken in what is an extremely competitive marketplace. It's one that is paying off. In the concluding installation of "The Competitors" series, Jim Hagen explains to Railway Age Editor Luther S. Miller and Managing Editor William C. Vantuono Conrail's strategy for getting the
Injury total on tilted cruise ship up sharply
The number of people reported to have been injured in an accident aboard the Crown Princess more than doubled Wednesday, underscoring the severity of what could be described as the latest in a series of mishaps for the cruise-ship industry. Federal investigators said they intend to find out why the Crown Princess tilted so sharply Tuesday afternoon as it sailed in calm seas about 11 miles off the Florida coast near Port Canaveral. The Bermuda-registered ship was on automatic pilot when it leaned 15 degrees to its left side, then righted itself 30 seconds later, the U.S. Coast Guard said.
Kentucky’s State Journal Sued For Defamation
University President Says Reports Of Faked Credits FalseCHICAGO - Claiming he had been defamed by The State Journal's reporting of charges he faked some of his academic credentials, the president of Kentucky State University filed a lawsuit against the 8,504-circulation Frankfort daily Dec. 4."We are suing because The State Journal defamed Dr. [Frank] Reid by publishing defamatory information from a report that was prepared by a disgruntled professor ... which has been proven to be false and def .
Developer’s defamation suit nears settlement.
Jun. 30--Developer Gary Posner is close to settling a defamation lawsuit he filed four years ago against a Dania Beach woman who said one of his townhouse developments infringed on her property. Posner and Karen Gottlieb say they have settled the dispute that began when she distributed...
Cuban plane crash survivors taken to Key West hospital
Eight survivors of the crash of a Cuban plane in the Gulf of Mexico were taken to a hospital in Key West early Thursday after U.S. Coast Guard officials decided some of them needed medical attention. The Coast Guard cutter Nantucket arrived at Key West with the survivors shortly before midnight. The survivors, five adults and three children, were taken to Lower Keys Medical Center. A crash survivor who had earlier been airlifted to the hospital, Rodolfo Fuentes, 36, is being treated for a concussion and other injuries. The body of a man killed in the crash was turned over
Plaintiffs cruising into the courtroom.
In the state of Florida, a small group of lawyers has made it their mission to sail the world's biggest cruise lines into the courtroom. While many of the slip-and-fall, repetitive stress or other personal injury complaints that arise on ships might seem just the same as any other land-based negligence
Suharto to give away defamation money
Former Indonesia’s dictator Suharto will give to the poor money he has been awarded in a lawsuit against US-based Time magazine if an appeal by its publisher fails, his lawyer said on Thursday. The Indonesian Supreme Court in September awarded the former president $106 million in a defamation suit he
Travel Advisory; Fire Delays Cruise Ship
A fire aboard the giant Sovereign of the Seas, while she was docked in San Juan on Feb. 20, forced the 2,300 cruise passengers aboard to get off. The fire was extinguished with no injury to passengers or crew and minimal damage to an aft service area, according to a
Bronx Crash, Then Contest Of Lawyers
When four Canadian tourists burned to death in a fiery collision with a tanker truck in the Bronx last month, condolences poured in to their families from friends, strangers -- and many New York lawyers. One New York lawyer showed up at a memorial service at McCall's Bronxwood Funeral Home.
Teachers receive 'record payouts'
The NASUWT union said the total amount awarded was a record high and £850,000 more than in 2004, with a sharp rise in personal injury awards in particular. And it fears the "compensation culture" will put an end to school trips. But the Department for Education and Skills said the
Murali ponders defamation action
Bedi likened the spinner's action to that of a shot-putter and said that the International Cricket Council "created a monster" by allowing him to continue. Gunasekara said that a legal firm was to send a "letter of demand" to Bedi. "We will wait for Bedi's response before taking any further
BMC to slay sick stray dogs
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) is set to exterminate all sick and rabies-infected stray dogs in the city. No healthy dog would be touched, announced civic health portfolio chief Sardar Tara Singh today. Singh asserted that it was necessary to curb the growing problem of dog-bites. ‘‘The city has a population
Attorney blamed for bad advice in legal malpractice suit
A railroad worker who settled his Federal Employers Liability Act (FELA) suit for $300,000 filed a legal malpractice suit against the lawyer who represented him. William Lee claims he was an employee of Alton & Southern Railway and sustained injuries in 1990, 1994, and 1996 and hired Belleville Attorney Paul
Manufactured Crises on Stolen Land
The Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) is an independent agency of the Confederation, with the protection of health, safety and the environment and respect of Canada's international obligations in the field of peaceful uses of nuclear energy . The CNSC has two components: an organization and the staff of the
Chief of Modesto, Calif., Medical Center Sues Blue Cross for Defamation.
The chief executive of Doctors Medical Center in Modesto is suing Blue Cross of California, claiming the insurance company defamed the hospital, its employees and the doctors who practice there. According to the lawsuit brought by Tim Joslin, Blue Cross' widely published claim that unnecessary...