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Judge rejects mandatory condoms on LA porn sets
Law Firm Press Release |
2009/12/23 20:58
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| A Los Angeles judge has denied a request from an AIDS advocacy group calling for mandatory use of condoms on porn sets.pJudge David Yaffe on Tuesday rejected a petition from the AIDS Healthcare Foundation that contended county health officials hadn't done enough to prevent sexually transmitted diseases in the porn industry./ppThe group sued the county in July after data showed there were more than 3,700 STD cases over the past five years reported by a clinic that serves porn actors./ppIn denying the foundation's request, Yaffe said the county has broad discretion in how it oversees public health. The group plans to appeal the decision./p |
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Ind. attorney general sues lumber recycling plant
Legal World News |
2009/12/22 21:02
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nbsp;Indiana's attorney general is suing a northern Indiana lumber recycling plant with a history of environmental and worker-safety violations.
pThe lawsuit filed Monday in Elkhart County seeks preliminary and permanent injunctions to halt open dumping of wood wastes at VIM Recycling Inc.'s Elkhart operation. It also asks a judge to order VIM to remove waste materials and debris from its property./ppCompany spokesman Tom Holt says VIM is extremely surprised by the lawsuit. He says the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has agreed to allow VIM to place wood from the recreational vehicles and manufactured housing industries on asphalt at its property./p |
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Judge denies jury strikes motion in abortion case
Legal Information |
2009/12/22 20:59
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| A judge says a motion to prohibit the use of pre-emptory jury strikes in the trial of a man accused of killing a Kansas abortion provider is premature.pSedgwick County District Judge Warren Wilbert on Tuesday denied a defense motion to prohibit the strikes but said he would deal with such issues on a person-by-person basis during trial./ppFifty-one-year-old Scott Roeder is charged with shooting Dr. George Tiller on May 31 at the abortion doctor's Wichita church. Roeder has confessed to shooting Tiller, which he says was necessary to save unborn children./ppEarlier Tuesday, Wilbert denied a defense motion for a change of venue for the trial./p |
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Ky. League of Cities audit goes to law enforcement
State Law Issues |
2009/12/18 21:01
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| A financial review that turned up excessive and questionable spending at the Kentucky League of Cities has been turned over to state and federal law enforcement agencies.pState Auditor Crit Luallen said Thursday she forwarded the report to law enforcement because of the nature and complexity of the exam's findings./ppThose findings included high pay for executives of the quasi-governmental organization that is primarily funded by public money, conflicts of interest in spending, undocumented credit card expenses and gifts from vendors, including admission to a Las Vegas strip club for three League staff members./ppThe audit team of state financial experts found 19 positions in the organization paid more than $100,000 — some far more, thanks to raises over the past seven years./ppAuditors noted that the executive director's salary had risen since 2002 from $170,000 to $331,000, and that the deputy executive director's pay rose over the same period from $141,00 to $255,000. They also noted a raise that took the chief insurance services officer salary from $124,000 to nearly $239,000./p |
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