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on 07/01.
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| Gulf Coast Residents File Personal Injury Suit Over Oil Dispersant The first personal injury lawsuit involving the chemical dispersant Corexit 9500 has surfaced in Alabama federal court, where two Gulf Coast residents and property owners claim BP has dumped millions of gallons of toxic chemicals into the Gulf of Mexico to disperse and sink crude oil. The plaintiffs allege one method of applying Corexit 9500 -- spraying it from airplanes in the middle of the night -- has caused Gulf Coast residents to suffer breathing and gastrointestinal problems, as well as property damage. -07/29/2010 more info |
| Former Morgan Crucible CEO Found Guilty of Conspiracy to Obstruct Justice Federal prosecutors are hailing the conviction of a former British executive as a signal to corporate leaders to shape up. A federal jury in Philadelphia on Tuesday convicted Ian Norris, the former CEO of The Morgan Crucible Co., of conspiring with others to obstruct justice in a federal investigation of price fixing in the carbon products industry. Norris faces a maximum penalty of five years in prison and a $250,000 fine. Norris battled against extradition to the U.S. for nearly six years. -07/29/2010 more info |
| Judge OKs Law Requiring Pornographers to Keep Age Records A Philadelphia judge has refused to strike down amendments to the federal Child Protection and Obscenity Enforcement Act that require photographers and filmmakers -- professional or amateur -- to keep records verifying the age and identity of anyone depicted in a sexually explicit film or photo. The judge concluded the law was narrowly tailored to combat child pornography and any constitutional challenge should be analyzed under an "intermediate scrutiny" test rather than strict scrutiny because the law is "content-neutral." -07/29/2010 more info |
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