Florida appeals court okays class action in tobacco suit
In a major setback for the tobacco industry, a Florida appeals court granted class action status to a Florida residents tobacco suit seeking billions in damages and a fund for diagnosis and treatment. Named plaintiffs include 74 year old Dr Howard Engle and 61 year old Robert Angell, among six.
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Miami
Florida
John Banzhaf
George Washington University
Washington, D.C
Action On
New Orleans
Third District Court of Appeal
Ru. Reynolds
Daniel W. Donahue
Philip Morris
Appeals
Florida Supreme Court
Stanley M. Rosenblat
Rosenblatt
Miami Beach
Howard A. Engle
Robert Angell
North Dade County
Electrical failure cuts Pittsburgh airport radar and powers
A tree fell on a suburban power line Wednesday morning, knocking out radar, lights, phones and instrument beacons at Pittsburgh International Airport. Controllers used hand held radios for seven minutes while a voltage drop triggered the generator to supply the control tower until 10:55. FAA officials cited a malfunctioning device that smooths power flow as the cause.
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Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh International Airport
Duquesne Light Utility
Duquesne Light
Federal Aviation Administration
Du Pont in Delaware Prison Cell Costs $10 Daily
John E. du Pont, 57, is held in a 6 by 10 foot Delaware County Prison cell as his preliminary hearing on the slaying of wrestler Dave Schultz is delayed to February 9. He is charged, housed solo for safety, and billed $10 daily for room and board under a new prison policy.
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Philadelphia
John E. du Pont
Delaware County
du Pont
Foxcatcher
Denng
Dave Schultz
David Videon
Newtown Township
Media
William Lamb
Taras Wochok
Richard Sprague
Allentown
Videon
Lamb
Patrick Meehan
Pat
Bill Lovejoy
Meehan
Delaware County Prison Board
Charles P. Sexton Jr
Sexton
Heart transplant saves marriage as patient gets new heart
In Thousand Oaks California Jeff Litoff, a 50 year old appliance repairman, received a donor heart at UCLA Medical Center after a fundraising push by the Transplant Fund. The donor heart from a 27 year old woman enabled his five hour surgery and restoration to health while his wife Rosemarie supported the joint effort to avoid divorce over medical bills.
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Thousand Oaks
Calif
Jeff Litoff
Litoff
Ucla Medical Center
Los Angeles
Rosemarie
Litoffe
Transplant Fund
UCLA
Gary McMahan
Organ Transplant Fund
Litoffs
Newbury Park
Rosemarie Litoff
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Dick Bacon
Sage
Jim Jarvis
Lake Michigan
Milwau
Kee
Bacon
Angela Park
Bill Ordine
Ralph Vigoda
Knight-Fidder Newspapers
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