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PA Club Accused Of Discrimination
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2009/07/10 10:35
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pa href=http://news.findlaw.com/ap/other/1110/07-10-2009/20090710005007_01.htmlThe Associated Press/a is reporting that the Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission is investigating a swim club outside of Philadelphia on accusations of racial discrimination.
The Valley Club allegedly told a group of visiting minority children to get out of the pool and not to return. They are denying this claim and saying that overcrowding was the problem.
The Creative Steps camp is from northeast Pennsylvania and had planned to come to The Valley Club every Monday this summer. The alleged incident occured on June 29. Some of the children claim they heard racial comments.
One 9-year-old member, who was upset about the incident, was asked if she would return if allowed. I don't want to swim here anymore, she responded.
Senator Arlen Specter called the sitution extemely disturbing and is also investigating the matter./p |
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Gay Marriage Battle In Maine
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2009/06/20 10:15
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According to a href=http://news.findlaw.com/ap/other/1110/06-18-2009/20090618075001_18.htmlThe Associated Press/a, the same public relations firm used to successfully overturn Prop 8 in California has been commissioned to assist gay marriage opponents in Maine.
The California-based Schubert Flint Public Affairs will help campaign to repeal Maine's gay marriage law. More than 55,000 signatures are necessary to get the issue on the ballot in November.
On the other side, Maine's gay marriage proponents have formed a political action committee.
Jesse Connolly, who successfully led the 2005 campaign to keep the state's gay right laws, has been hired by Maine Freedom To Marry to campaign against they gay marriage gainsayers. |
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Levi Korsinsky Announce Class Action
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2009/06/17 09:51
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Levi Korsinsky announces that a class action lawsuit has been filed in the Superior Court of the State of California challenging the proposed acquisition of Data Domain, Inc. (Data Domain or the Company) (Nasdaq:DDUP).
The Complaint arises out of the announcement by Data Domain stating that it had entered into a definitive merger agreement with NetApp, Inc. Under the terms of the proposal, Data Domain's shareholders would receive $30.00 to be paid in a combination of cash and NetApp stock. In addition, NetApp offered positions on its board to certain Data Domain officers and there are rumors that the Data Domain CEO Slootman could be the next CEO of NetApp. This raises questions as to whether the sales process conducted by the Board was fair and open. If you own common stock in Data Domain and wish to obtain additional information, please contact us at the number listed below or visit www.zlk.com/ddup1.html
Levi Korsinsky has expertise in prosecuting investor securities litigation and extensive experience in actions involving financial fraud and represents investors throughout the nation, concentrating its practice in securities and shareholder litigation. |
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Former Sen. Stevens paid lawyers at least $1M
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2009/05/15 10:04
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New financial disclosures show that former Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens spent at least $1 million on legal bills defending himself against charges that he failed to report gifts as required.
A report filed this week with the Senate shows that Stevens owes between $1 million and $5 million to the Washington law firm Williams and Connolly for defending him in his corruption trial last year.pA jury found the longtime Republican lawmaker guilty in October on seven counts of lying on financial disclosure forms about gifts, including renovations that doubled the size of his home in Girdwood, Alaska. A judge dismissed the case in April, saying prosecutors withheld evidence that might have been favorable to Stevens at trial./ppThe disclosures filed this week are the same type of annual reports used against Stevens in his corruption case. The forms, which cover 2008, show that Stevens also owes $50,000 to $100,000 to another Washington law firm, Utrecht and Phillips./p |
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Discrimination claim appears to divide high court
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2009/04/23 09:32
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A divided Supreme Court took up its first examination of race in the Obama era Wednesday, wrestling with claims of job discrimination by white firefighters in a case that could force changes in employment practices nationwide.
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The case from New Haven, Conn., pits white firefighters, who showed up at the court Wednesday in their dress uniforms, against the city over its decision to scrap a promotion exam because no African-Americans and only two Hispanic firefighters were likely to be made lieutenants or captains based on the results./ppAs is often the case with closely fought social issues at the court, Justice Anthony Kennedy appeared to hold the key to the outcome. He seemed concerned that New Haven scuttled the test without determining that there were flaws that might have led to the racially disproportionate results./ppSo shouldn't there be some standard that there has to be a significant, a strong showing after the test has been taken that it's deficient? Before it can be set aside? he said./ppKennedy often frowns on racial classifications, yet he is not as opposed to drawing distinctions on the basis of race as his more conservative colleagues./ppBut where Kennedy saw shades of gray, the rest of the court seemed to view the case clearly in terms of black and white./p |
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