Monday, May 7, 2012

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May 7, 2012

Top 10 for the Past Week

1.Missouri Woman Wins $5.8M in ‘Girls Gone Wild’ Case
Apr 30, 2012 -- A company that makes "Girls Gone Wild" DVDs is seeking to overturn a verdict awarding nearly $6 million to a St. Louis-area woman who claims her bare breasts were recorded without permission. St. Louis Circuit Judge ...
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2.Nationwide Mutual Completes Harleysville Merger
May 1, 2012 -- Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co. said that the company completed its previously announced $834 million merger deal with Harleysville Mutual Insurance Co. The deal was first announced in September 2011. Nationwide Mutual ...
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3.Christian Group Sues Michigan City, Muslims Over Event
May 2, 2012 -- A Christian legal advocacy group has claimed in a federal lawsuit that officials in a western Michigan city violated the rights of a self-proclaimed former terrorist by interrupting him during an event on free speech at ...
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4.Victims of Cyberbullying Fighting Back in Libel Suits
Apr 30, 2012 -- When a Georgia middle school student reported to police and school officials that she had been bullied on Facebook, they told her there was not much they could do because the harassment occurred off campus. So the ...
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5.As America’s Waistline Expands, Costs Soar
Apr 30, 2012 -- U.S. hospitals are ripping out wall-mounted toilets and replacing them with floor models to better support obese patients. The Federal Transit Administration wants buses to be tested for the impact of heavier riders on ...
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6.Insurance Company Balks at Claims in Fatal Conn. Fire
Apr 30, 2012 -- An insurance company said it should not have to pay claims or lawsuits stemming from a Christmas morning fire that killed five people because a contractor renovating the house misrepresented the type and scope of work ...
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7.Fewer Auto Insurance Buyers Shopping But More Switching Carriers: J.D. Powers
May 1, 2012 -- The auto insurance shopping rate has reached the lowest point in the past five years, with only 25 percent of insurance customers indicating they shopped for a new insurer in the past 12 months, down eight percentage ...
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8.What to Expect If Supreme Court Strikes Down Obamacare
Apr 25, 2012 -- If the Supreme Court strikes down President Barack Obama's health care law, employers and insurance companies — not the government — will be the main drivers of change over the next decade and maybe even longer. ...
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9.C.M. Meiers Legal Battle Goes On, Allegations Heat Up
May 3, 2012 -- With a quote from former president Ronald Reagan, an emergency motion from a sex toy business and increasingly acerbic accusations, the legal battle between the new and old owners of bankrupt agency C.M. Meiers ...
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10.Judge Blocks $90 Million Insurance Settlement for Lehman Directors, Officers
May 4, 2012 -- With a nod to country singer Kenny Rogers, a federal judge has refused for now to allow insurers for former officers and directors of Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. to pay $90 million to settle a fraud lawsuit brought by ...
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