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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
It's a new day as secrecy fades
In King County Superior Court, requests to seal records used to get approved casually. Often, all the parties had to do was ask. The defendant wanted to avoid embarrassment? The judge said OK. Snubbing rules established years ago, judges and court commissioners approved even the most extreme secrecy: sealing an entire
Even mild-mannered dogs can be lethal to children
They are regarded as family members, routinely invited into bed, pampered by doting owners and granted the run of the house. But on the day after a Siberian husky killed a seven-day-old Coventry girl, animal-behavior experts warned that even beloved and docile dogs may react violently to a newborn baby. "You've
Defamation Trial Meanders Toward Sharpton
Perhaps the most sluggish, meandering week yet in the Tawana Brawley defamation trial ended today with no resolution on a crucial evidentiary question but with a seemingly firm promise that the Rev. Al Sharpton would finally take the witness stand on Monday. The evidentiary question, which was debated outside the
As cruise ships get bigger, evacuation becomes tougher
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. _ When the new Freedom of the Seas comes in this month, it will make history as the largest cruise ship, a behemoth built to carry more than 5,000 people. Boarding passengers will be easy enough. But questions arise about whether cruise lines can successfully evacuate the
Judge: Suit can proceed after Conte's criminal trial
Marion Jones' defamation trial against Victor Conte was stayed Tuesday until after the criminal case against the Bay Area Laboratory Co-Operative founder is completed. U.S. District Judge Susan Illston granted a defense motion and ruled that Conte's Fifth Amendment rights against self-incrimination would be damaged if the civil case proceeded before
Man Claims He Was Blinded 4 Times -- In Same Eye
In 1985, Brian Calen claimed he was blinded in the right eye in a cruise ship accident. Seven years later, he said a ship's telescope blinded him again. Then, he said, he was blinded on two more trips -- by a champagne bottle and a flying disc. All in the
A Fortress for Your Money
Asset protection, or placing your money where it's safe from lawsuits or creditors, was once considered a shady practice. Now it's moving into the mainstream. People who are vulnerable to a lawsuit, bankruptcy or divorce -- and it's a surprisingly big group, including doctors, corporate executives, business owners, real-estate investors and
Keeping kids safe from dog bites, rabies
MANILA, Philippines-L'été is back here. At that time, most children were at home, much appreciate their school break awaited. Unfortunately, this is also the time when a sharp increase in the number of children to have bitten the dog (and, to a lesser extent, cats) occurs. "On the basis of
Treatment cuts brain injury deaths
Doctors have halted the trial of a treatment for brain injury after it was shown to cut the risk of death and disability by 25%. The treatment, for patients who have suffered a burst blood vessel in the brain, does not require invasive surgery. The trial was designed to compare
Mamata threatens to file defamation suit
Taking a serious view of veteran CPI(M) leader Harkishen Singh Surjeet's comment on her role in the anti-Sikh riots in 1984, Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee today threatened to file a defamation suit against him. "The views expressed against me in the article are politically motivated, baseless and aimed