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Split High Court Upholds 7th Circuit’s FELA Causation Standards Ruling

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WASHINGTON, D.C. - A split U.S. Supreme Court on June 23 upheld the Seventh Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals' determination that Rogers v. Missouri Pacific R. Co. (352 U.S. 500) relaxed the proximate cause requirement in Federal Employers' Liability Act (...

05 August

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Oil Field Service Company Settles Claims Related To Oil Spill Litigation

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NEW ORLEANS - Weatherford International Ltd. announced June 20 that it has reached a $75 million agreement with BP LLC to settle any claims between the companies relating to the Deepwater Horizon incident and oil spill (In re: Oil Spill By The Oil Rig ...

04 August

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Bystander Rescues Driver From Burning Car

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DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. -- A bystander rescued a driver from a burning car Thursday morning.The fire broke out at a Chevron gas station at the intersection of Clairmont and Briarcliff roads in DeKalb County.The driver was sitting at the intersection when an...

04 August

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Former Gwinnett Commissioner Reindicted

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GWINNETT COUNTY, Ga. -- A Gwinnett County grand jury reindicted former commissioner Kevin Kenerly on Thursday.Kenerly will face the same charges he faced on an initial indictment that was thrown out by an appeals court in July.The indictment includes b...

04 August

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Mom Arrested After Twin Toddlers Left In Hot Car

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ATLANTA -- The mother of twin toddlers was arrested after the children were found unattended in a hot parking garage early Thursday.The 17-month-old girls were discovered when a security working at an apartment complex on Glenn Street in southwest Atla...

04 August

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Ex-Suwanee Mayor Arrested On DUI Charge

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SUWANEE, Ga. -- Former Suwanee Mayor Nick Masino was arrested on charges of driving under the influence Wednesday.In addition to that charge, Gwinnett County documents show Masino was also using a phone and failed to stay in his lane.Masino, 40, curren...

04 August

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Classmate Charged In Mercer Law Grad’s Killing

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The mother of a Gwinnett County man accused of killing a Macon law school graduate told Channel 2 Action News her son is innocent.Stephen McDaniel, 25, is accused of dismembering his next-door neighbor and Mercer Law School classmate, Lauren Giddings."...

03 August

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Facebook Post Lands Teen In Jail

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CLAYTON COUNTY, Ga. -- A Clayton County man said a SWAT team swarmed his house because of something his 17-year-old son posted on Facebook.Police told Channel 2 Action News that Jonathan Oliver posted pictures of himself waving a gun along with comment...

03 August

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Police Stop Copper Theft At New Jail

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DOUGLAS COUNTY, Ga. -- Three men are in custody following a huge copper heist that happened at the construction site for the new Douglas County Jail, deputies said on Tuesday.Investigators told Channel 2s Erin Coleman a tractor trailer load of copper...

02 August

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Teacher Wins Sick Leave Fight To Give Husband Her Kidney

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HENRY COUNTY, Ga. -- A Henry County teacher has won a battle with the school district over sick leave.Keri Van Sickle told Channel 2's Amy Napier Viteri that she wants to donate a kidney to save her husband's life, but was initially told that she was i...

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