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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.
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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.
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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."
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Use dtSearch Publish for EDD Production
If you lack the ability or budget to create load files suitable for e-discovery review, or the intended recipient does not have the facilities for document review, dtSearch Publish can create in five easy steps a production set that can be viewed by anyone, says consultant Bruce A. Olson.
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Congress Passes Bill to Cut Federal Sentences in Crack Cocaine Cases
Lawmakers on Wednesday gave final approval to a bill that would reduce the long-standing disparity between federal sentences for crack and powder cocaine distribution. For years, critics have blasted the distinction between crack and cocaine sentencing as having a disproportionate impact on African-American men; 5 grams of crack triggers a mandatory five-year sentence while it takes 500 grams of cocaine to trigger the same sentence. The 100-to-1 ratio would be reduced to 18-to-1 under the legislation.
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