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Survivors can sue over distribution of death photos Thursday, February 11, 2010
The surviving family members of a young woman who was killed and decapitated in an automobile accident have a right to seek damages against the California Highway Patrol officers who e-mailed photographs of the young woman’s mutilated corpse to their own family members.
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Californians won’t get Prop 65 warning about dioxin in meat Wednesday, December 23, 2009
Information about potential carcinogens in meat that is normally required under Prop 65 was ruled to conflict with the Federal Meat Inspection Act and is prohibited.
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A Los Angeles pharmacy was a little too busy Thursday, December 10, 2009
A California appellate court upheld state authorities’ decision to terminate a Los Angeles pharmacy’s Medi-Cal contract after investigators witnessed employees who were not pharmacists dispensing drugs.
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Court says dentist should not have claimed USC ties–28 teeth later Monday, December 7, 2009
Dr. Mitra Bolbolan MacMillan claimed to be a clinical associate professor five years after she had left the unpaid position.
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An honest mistake is not a firing offense Tuesday, December 1, 2009
“The employer is not so absolute a sovereign of the job that there are not limits to his prerogative.”
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UPDATED: High Court sides with harassment victim; cuts damages Monday, November 30, 2009
The California Supreme Court today made it easier for victims of on-the-job harassment to prove their cases, but restricted the amount of punitive damages the victim in Monday’s case can collect from employers.
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Foreclosure sales can get interesting Monday, November 30, 2009
Ever wonder what becomes of all those houses sold in foreclosures? Here’s what happened with two of them.
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