Archive for March 09, 2006

Defendant in "drug house" trial changes plea

After hearing two days of counter testimony in a Mobile, Ala. courtroom, Edward Kenneth Riley, 58, has decided to testify against seven others who allegedly sold drugs ranging from crack-cocaine to pharmaceuticals.

Federal lawsuit seeks Roe v. Wade for men

The New York-based National Center for Men announced that it will file a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court in Detroit on behalf of a man who wants the legal right to opt out of financially supporting an unplanned child.

Widower sues nursing home for wrongful death

A man from Kanawha County, West Virginia recently filed a lawsuit against a nursing home that he claims provided his wife with inadequate care, ultimately causing her death.

Parents of Washington boy killed by school bus to receive nearly $1.5 million

A Washington state school district has agreed to pay nearly $1.5 million to settle a lawsuit brought by the parents of a boy who was struck and killed by a school bus in late 2003.

Tire plant worker death suit bringing Alabama law into question

A lawsuit brought by the widow of a tire plant worker is meant to challenge the legality of a 1979 Alabama law setting the statute of limitations for hazardous material exposure at two years.