Lawsuits settle over marker note on girl's face
In South Carolina a mother and father settled with the school district for 20000 after a kindergarten teacher wrote Where are my glasses on their five year old daughter's face. The district insists the girl was not injured and the settlement avoids trial. The payout includes 7500 for Nina Campbell and the rest for legal and medical costs.
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Phyllis Adelsflugel
Nina Campbell
Charleston County
Alice Paylor
Nina
Former Louisiana Gov Edwards indicted in riverboat case
Former Louisiana governor Edwin Edwards and his son were indicted on charges of extortion and racketeering tied to riverboat casino licenses. The indictment spans 1991 to 1996 with charges against associates and a state senator, detailing payoffs and testimony from involved parties. Edwards criticized the case as overblown and noted prior legal battles, while opponents and witnesses shaped the sprawling probe.
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Edwin Edwards
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Stephen
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Eddie DeBartolo Jr
Dempsey White
Buddy Roemer
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White mill worker gets maximum life, $100K fine in racially charged killing
A white independent Virginia jury recommended life in prison and a $100,000 fine for Emmett Cressell, convicted of first degree murder in the July 1997 burning and beheading of Garnett Johnson. Sentencing set for January 15. The case also involves a co-defendant who pled guilty.
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Independence
Emmett Cressell
Garnett P. Johnson
Johnson
Louis Ceparano
Cressell
Justice Department
Salim Khalfani
Virginia
NAACP
Khalfani
Grayson County
Garnett Johnson Jr
Guard shoots bank robber in Nashville bank clash
Off duty security guard Tony Bristol shot back at a masked bank robber during a Nations Bank robbery attempt west of downtown Nashville. The robber was killed on the steps. a second suspect in a getaway car was wounded outside, Bristol survived a chest wound and is in stable condition. The event drew FBI and police to the scene.
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Nations Bank
Tony Bristol
Emmett Turner
Nashville
FBI
Don Aaron
Bristol
Aaron
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
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