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September 27, 1999 |

ERISA Won't Pre-empt Tort Suit Against HMO, 3rd Circuit Says

In a closely watched case, the Third Circuit has opened a wide doorway for tort suits against health maintenance organizations, ruling that federal law does not pre-empt the right to sue if policies result in inadequate medical care. On Sept. 16, the court allowed Steve and Michelle Bauman to proceed in New Jersey state court on their claim that their HMO's policy discouraging hospitalization of newborns resulted in the death from meningitis of their 2-day-old daughter.
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September 07, 2006 |

Investor activism not welcome globally

NEW YORK AP - The investing world today may be a global marketplace, but not every country is playing by the same set of rules when it comes to shareholder activism.Many companies and governments increasingly are citing nationalistic concerns to do what they can to curtail investors' influence over business, even as more money is flowing into stock markets around the world.
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July 14, 2004 |

In re MetLife Demutualization Litigation

Policyholders Provide a Circumstantial Showing Of Insurance Company's Scienter of Recklessness
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January 11, 2012 |

States fend off litigators' claims to share of $950 million

Florida and two other states that settled criminal and civil Vioxx claims successfully fought attempts by civil litigators to claim a share of the $950 million fund.
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July 17, 2006 |

Asbestos Plaintiffs Win Trip To Canada

Having secured $10 million in punitive damages against Quebec-based Asbestos Corporation Limited, plaintiff firm Brayton Purcell may have to fight in Canadian courts to collect.
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September 11, 2003 |

Bronx Hires 38 Assistant District Attorneys

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August 29, 2006 |

N.Y. Judge Lets Boat Waiters' Suit Over Gratuities Go Forward

A lawsuit over gratuities filed by 14 waiters against cruise operator World Yacht will go forward following a Manhattan judge's denial in part of the company's motion to dismiss. The judge held that World Yacht's imposing of a 20 percent service charge without compensating its staff accordingly may violate a state law that prohibits employers from accepting or retaining gratuities received by employees. Damages could be in the millions of dollars, according to the complaint.
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May 17, 2004 |

City of New York v. IG Greenpoint Corp.

City Fails to Prove Convictions Needed to Close Bar, Under Nuisance Abatement Law, for Prostitution
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June 23, 2010 |

Wrestler's widow suing WWE, Conn. Senate candidate

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) - The widow of a World Wrestling Entertainment performer who died in a televised 1999 stunt filed a federal lawsuit Tuesday against the Connecticut-based company and its leaders, including Republican U.S. Senate candidate Linda McMahon.
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