Archive for September 01, 2005

Prosecutors Want Big Tobacco to Pay Legal Fees in Racketeering Case

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- U.S. government lawyers told a federal judge that cigarette makers should pay the government's legal fees in its racketeering case against the tobacco industry.

Indiana judge allows lawsuit against police in fatal car chase

A man injured in a collision with a fleeing suspect in 1999 will be allowed to sue the City of Indianapolis and the Indianapolis Police Department, a judge ruled Wednesday.

Family Files Suit Against National Parks Service

The parents of a rock climber killed while climbing in Yosemite National Park have filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the National Parks Service for $10 million.

Former Iowa Police Chief Sentenced for Meth

The former chief of police in Kingsley, Iowa pleaded guilty to drug charges and has been sentenced to serve more than six years in federal prison.