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Statute of limitations unclear in surtax debacle
With all of the numbers and figures that have been discussed in the recent surtax debates, they all boil down to just three numbers -- two, three or five.

Gangs vs. Chicago police: an open feud over blame for street violence
The number of police officers shot in Chicago is escalating, most recently two wounded early Wednesday, and gang leaders here say they are being unfairly blamed for the escalating violence that has rocked the city this year.

Priest sex abuse extradition hearing delayed
A former Roman Catholic priest awaiting extradition to Ireland on charges he sexually assaulted six boys while a priest during the late 1970s and early 1980s appeared in federal court Thursday and learned his extradition hearing would be further delayed.... Sexual abuse - Catholic Church - Priesthood - Sexual assault - United States

Judge considers freedom for molester
SANTA ANA – A notorious child molester's latest bid for freedom from a state mental hospital was taken under submission by a judge Friday, who said he'd decide within a month whether his petition warrants another jury trial. Sid Landau, who was...

Saudi Arabia riled by Thai policeman's promotion
BANGKOK - Saudi Arabia denounced the promotion of a senior Thai police officer indicted in connection with the disappearance of a Saudi businessman in Bangkok 10 years ago.

Federal judge tosses state police harassment complaint
A federal judge in Pittsburgh ruled yesterday that a state trooper waited too long to file a lawsuit alleging that her superiors delayed a sexual harassment investigation so that its target could retire with a higher pension rather than face punishment.

Esterline Technologies Corp. Reports Operating Results (10-Q)
By 10qk. Esterline Technologies Corp. ( ESL ) filed Quarterly Report for the period ended 2010-07-30. Read more » »

Some charges dropped in Lacy case
One defendant enters a plea of no contestSeveral charges were dropped and one of three defendants pleaded no contest in court Wednesday in connection with the 2007 hit-and-run death of 15-year-old Josh Lacy.

Pa. Jury Awards $1.8 Million in Legal Malpractice Suit
A Philadelphia jury has awarded nearly $1.8 million in a legal malpractice case in which the plaintiff alleged her attorney failed to plead all of the relevant theories in her medical malpractice case, leading to the necessity of settling her case for $1 million, despite having received a $2.5 million verdict. The jury found that attorney David M. Barry was negligent, but that the law firm ...

Tenants with kids evicted, complex sued
The Fair Housing Center of the Palm Beaches has filed a lawsuit in federal court against the owners of a Pahokee area housing complex for evicting residents who had children.