Brooklyn verdict could aid cities suing gun industry
A Brooklyn jury found 9 of 25 gun makers negligent in selling handguns, ordering three firms American Arms Beretta USA and Taurus to pay 500000 to one plaintiff. The ruling may influence suits by Chicago New Orleans Bridgeport Conn and Miami Dade County and others considering action.
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Miami-Dade County
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Philadelphia
Baltimore
Richard M. Daley
Chicago
Alex Penelas
Dave Kopel
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Golden
Colo
Jack Weinstein
American Arms
Beretta USA
Taurus International Manufacturing
Coast Guard uses burn to minimize oil spill from New Carissa
Grounded freighter New Carissa with 400000 gallons of diesel and bunker oil was torched to prevent a spill. Officials reported two thirds of fuel burned, less than 10 percent spilled, with minimal air pollution while waves widened cracks and the hull split into two.
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Coast Guard
Gene Maestas
Mike Hall
Government settles malpractice suit for four million
Maria Archer claims a chain of Army hospital errors caused her to lose mobility and require feeding and breathing tubes after a benign neck tumor surgery. The federal government settled the malpractice suit in court for four million dollars without admitting fault, ending a years long dispute for Archer and her husband, Raymond, still enlisted in the Army.
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Claudia Archer
Archer
Fort Campbell
Walter Reed
Raymond
Fort Eustis
Virginia
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