Lawsuits House plunges into suits
The House debates Republican civil litigation reform aimed at limiting frivolous lawsuits. Bills would pre empt state laws, cap punitive damages, and establish a loser pays system for many federal cases. Backers, led by business groups, tout quicker defense of product liability and securities fraud actions amid a lobbying fight.
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Clinton
Newt Gingrich
R-Ga
Janet Reno
White House
Abner Mikva
Congress
Porter Goss
R-Fla
Stella Liebeck
McDonald's
Goss
America
Robert Scott
Dva
Scott
Legi
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
American Council of Life Insurance
National Federation of Business
Power Agency commits $500000 for TransPark board seat
The Eastern Municipal Power Agency agreed to donate 500000 to the Global TransPark Foundation in exchange for a seat on the foundation board. Mayor Fred Turnage said the price was the policy, while foundation leader Nancy Stallings disputed that seats are sold. The donation funds private development of the TransPark and will be billed to 32-city power agency members over 10 years.
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Global TransPark Foundation
Transpark Foundation
Fred Turnage
Rocky Mount
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Nancy Stallings
Transpark
New Bern
North Carolina
Vernon Rochelle
Transpark Commission
Power Agency Board
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Tive
Rochelle
Newport man indicted for murder in girlfriend shooting
Marine Lance Cpl. Michael Vernon Dickens, 21, of Newport, was indicted by a Carteret County grand jury for murder after claiming he accidentally shot his girlfriend Teresa Greek, 25, during a February incident at a Lot F Doc's Mobile Home Park. Greek, mother of two, died as Dickens performed CPR while investigators challenge his account.
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Carteret County
Marine Lance Cpl
Michael Vernon Dickens
Lot F. Doc
Teresa Greek
Dickens
911
Eee
Eseipse Bans
Frank Galizia
Galizia
Woman finds faith after mobile home fire loss
Dolores Myers says God will replace her destroyed mobile home after a fire on Monday afternoon near Castle Drive in Township 6. She values contents at less than insured amounts, with a $20,000 structure policy and a $20,000 contents policy. Investigators suspect an electrical issue sparked by a heater left on.
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Castle Drive
Dolores Myers
Myers
Tebo Road
Ralph Williams
Williams
Clinton says GOP welfare plan cruel to kids in speech draft
President Clinton accuses Republicans of cruelty to children in a draft speech to county executives. He promotes state flexibility for welfare reform and highlights a 25th State waiver to Ohio affecting 6 million recipients nationwide. He notes GOP resistance to child support enforcement and license revocation for deadbeats, while urging bipartisan action.
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America
Legislative Conference of the National Association of Counties
Ohio
White House
Mike McCurry
McCurry
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