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Roeders hit with another lawsuit, Bike Week still on - Norwalk Reflector
Despite that suit and another filed against the Roeders businesses Tuesday by National City Bank, Ohio Bike Week is ready to go ahead with the lead act Candlebox set to perform on Saturday, June 6. The Harley-Davidson lawsuit was filed against the

High Court Eyes Voting Rights Act - HispanicBusiness.com
In a case with potentially profound political implications for Georgia, the Supreme Court on Wednesday heard oral arguments in a challenge to a key portion of the 1965 Voting Rights Act that is designed to prevent discrimination in elections. The

Regulators didn’t challenge Freddie’s accounting - Buffalo News
An outside investigator early last year told regulators that Freddie Mac failed to properly document interest rate bets, but the government didn’t challenge the mortgage finance company’s accounting practices. The Federal Housing Finance Agency

Sick juror in terrorism case stalls deliberations - Buffalo News
Deliberations in the terrorism case against six Miami men have stalled until a judge decides whether to replace a sick juror. U.S. District Judge Joan Lenard dismissed the juror Thursday. The man fell ill earlier this week. Lenard will interview

Prescriptions would be tracked under Fla. bill - AZCentral.com
PENSACOLA, Fla. - The labels on the pill bottles in her dead son’s apartment drove Laurie Serra from grief to anger. Now, she’s pushing to change Florida law. Matthew Serra died of a prescription drug overdose at 28: Loratab, oxycodone and other

ID-theft probe led to demotion, state worker says - The Columbus Dispatch
Kenneth Featherling recently resigned from the Bureau of Workers’ Compensation. Managers of the Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation stifled an investigation into possible identity theft by illegal immigrants and demoted an investigator who had been

Judge urges change in cocaine sentences - Akron Beacon Journal
WASHINGTON: The Obama administration joined a federal judge Wednesday in urging Congress to end a racial disparity by equalizing prison sentences for dealing and using crack versus powdered cocaine. ‘’Jails are loaded with people who look like me

Buffalo attorneys aboard plane that crashed near Cleveland - Buffalo News
A private plane owned by Buffalo attorney Michael H. Doran crashed shortly after take-off from a suburban Cleveland airport Tuesday, killing two people aboard. Identification of those in the plane has not yet been finished, according to the Cuyahoga

Many in media strive for calm with flu story - Buffalo News
Dr. Ed Craig figured when called upon by MSNBC for studio commentary on swine flu Wednesday that his job was to calm people down. Craig, a professor of clinical surgery at Cornell Medical School, found it wasn’t really necessary. As the story of the

Lawsuit against Northridge set to be dismissed - Newark Advocate
NEWARK — A lawsuit pitting Northridge Local Schools against the district’s former high school principal is going to be dismissed because he has filed for bankruptcy, an attorney for the district said. Stephen Findley, who has been representing the

Clearwell Systems Achieves Profitability After Record Growth in - Earthtimes
MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA — 04/30/09 — Clearwell Systems , Inc., a leader in intelligent e-discovery, today announced that it achieved profitability during the first fiscal quarter of 2009 due to record bookings and revenues. Revenues in Q1 2009 increased

WVU student gets short jail sentence in riot case - Centre Daily
BELLEFONTE A West Virginia University student who admitted trying to set a bush wrapped in toilet paper on fire during the October riot in downtown State College will spend 45 days in jail. In exchange for the time behind bars, a felony riot

Super Bowl MVP Santonio Holmes Arraigned On Last Year’s Marijuana Raps - All Headline News
Pittsburgh, PA (AHN) - Pittsburgh Steelers’ Super Bowl MVP Santonio Holmes was arraigned Wednesday following a misdemeanor marijuana charge from last year. The 25-year-old wide receiver did not attend the arraignment as he was not required to be

Many in media strive for calm with flu story - Buffalo News
Dr. Ed Craig figured when called upon by MSNBC for studio commentary on swine flu Wednesday that his job was to calm people down. Craig, a professor of clinical surgery at Cornell Medical School, found it wasn’t really necessary. As the story of the

Ohio U. student from Seven Hills dies after falling from 4th floor of - Cleveland Plain Dealer Blog
ATHENS Ohio University says a student fell from a fourth floor window in a dormitory and has died. The student is identified as Eric Hansen of Seven Hills. University spokeswoman Jennifer Krisch said Wednesday she wasn’t able to provide his age

Board takes first step to fire teacher - Springfield News Sun
SPRINGFIELD Clark-Shawnee board members took the first steps Wednesday, April 29, toward terminating the contract of a teacher accused of inappropriate conduct with female students. Dennis B. Dahlberg, 35, a social studies teacher at Shawnee High

Speak up about drilling - Ithaca Journal
There has never been any kind of substantive debate as to whether shale-gas extraction makes sense in a highly agricultural and tourist-dependent region such as ours. More than a third of Tompkins County is leased for unconventional gas drilling

High court eyes Voting Rights Act - Atlanta Journal Constitution
WASHINGTON - In a case with potentially profound political implications for Georgia, the Supreme Court on Wednesday heard oral arguments in a challenge to a key portion of the 1965 Voting Rights Act that is designed to prevent discrimination in

Cordray lauds Obama at visit to Denison - Newark Advocate
GRANVILLE Ohio s attorney general is enthusiastic about the political interest of the state s youth, he told a mixed group of Denison University students and Licking County Democratic Party members Wednesday. Attorney General Richard Cordray

Supreme Court wrestles with Voting Rights Act case - Atlanta Journal Constitution
Washington The Supreme Court s conservative justices led a sustained attack Wednesday on a key element of the Voting Rights Act, questioning whether one-time bastions of segregation including Georgia still should be held to account for

Buffalo attorneys aboard plane that crashed near Cleveland - Buffalo News
A private plane owned by Buffalo attorney Michael H. Doran crashed shortly after take-off from a suburban Cleveland airport Tuesday, killing two people aboard. Identification of those in the plane has not yet been finished, according to the Cuyahoga

Steelers’ Holmes Arraigned on Pot Charge - Myfoxla.com
PITTSBURGH - Pittsburgh Steelers receiver and Super Bowl MVP Santonio Holmes was arraigned Wednesday on a misdemeanor marijuana charge stemming from a traffic stop. Holmes’ attorney, Robert DelGreco Jr., appeared at the brief hearing where charges

White supremacist executed in Ga. for 1994 murder - Ledger-Enquirer
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$6.5M awarded in suit against Ohio nursing home - 27 First News
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - An Ohio jury has awarded $6.5 million to the family of a man who doctors said did not get enough water at a nursing home. The widow of Peter Southard blamed Whetstone Gardens & Care Center in Columbus for his 2005 death

Virulent swine flu spreads in 10 US states, Europe - Buffalo News
AP Medical Writer Virulent swine flu spread to 10 U.S. states from coast to coast Wednesday and swept deeper into Europe, extending its global reach as President Barack Obama mourned the first U.S. death, a Mexican toddler who had traveled with his

White supremacist executed in Ga. for 1994 murder - Ledger-Enquirer
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Ohio EPA examines McKean Twp. site that once held munitions plant - Newark Advocate
The parcel at 2710 Dry Creek Road was the site of a military-grade munitions and pyrotechnics plant from 1949 to 1961, said Ted Hart, a spokesman for the Ohio Attorney General’s Office. Numerous potentially harmful compounds and elements, including

Ohio U. student from Seven Hills dies after falling from 4th floor of - Cleveland Plain Dealer Blog
ATHENS Ohio University says a student fell from a fourth floor window in a dormitory and has died. The student is identified as Eric Hansen of Seven Hills. University spokeswoman Jennifer Krisch said Wednesday she wasn’t able to provide his age

Board takes first step to fire teacher - Springfield News Sun
SPRINGFIELD Clark-Shawnee board members took the first steps Wednesday, April 29, toward terminating the contract of a teacher accused of inappropriate conduct with female students. Dennis B. Dahlberg, 35, a social studies teacher at Shawnee High

Virginia man charged in scheme to cheat broker-dealers - Crain’s Cleveland Business
A Virginia man was charged Monday with perpetrating a rare scheme to cheat broker-dealers, including KeyBanc Capital Markets, out of $5.7 million over seven years. Sean M. Daly allegedly purchased millions of dollars of stock in publicly traded

Planned big egg farm shrugs at EPA permit - Columbus Dispatch
A 6 million-chicken egg farm proposed for Union County doesn’t need to get a state water-pollution permit right away and might never need one, according to the company that wants to build it. Hi-Q Egg Products sent that message to the Ohio

Drug possession gets Brownridge 10-years - Marion Star
MARION - Before a local woman was sentenced to 10 years in prison on drug-related charges Monday, the defense argued the state’s recommendation was a harsh political move inconsistent with previous sentences of the court and in surrounding counties

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SALEM Salem Public Library will sponsor a free workshop on Protecting Yourself Against Identity Theft and Consumer Fraud at 2 p.m. May 6 in the Quaker Room of the library. Presented by the Ohio Attorney General s Office of Consumer

Court gives OK to link bill on abuse to abortion suit - Columbus Dispatch
A state representative will get the opportunity to explain how his bill strengthening reporting requirements for child abuse relates to an Ohio Supreme Court case on abortion. The Supreme Court yesterday allowed Rep. Robert Mecklenborg, R-Cincinnati

Ohio high court: Governor largely followed records law - First Amendment Center
COLUMBUS, Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland largely followed public-records law in responding to a Republican lawmaker’s request for internal documents, but must continue reviewing additional records for possible release, the Ohio Supreme Court has ruled

Ohio AG Creates Commission To Stop Elder Abuse - NBC4 Columbus
COLUMBUS, Ohio Every year, tens of thousands of elderly Americans are abused in their own homes by care givers or in facilities where family members are paying for their care. It s not just physical abuse the aging generation faces. It s also

Bankruptcy filing edging closer for Filene’s Basement - Boston Globe
Filene’s Basement , the Massachusetts clothing retailer famous for its bargain prices on name-brand merchandise, will likely file for bankruptcy protection in the next few days, according to a person with ties to the company who has knowledge of the

PERSPECTIVE: Ohio House spends while others save - Dayton Daily News
COLUMBUS, Ohio All around the state capital, penny pinching is in. Gov. Ted Strickland wants state agencies to evaluate all travel and outside contracts and to cut back on supplies. Attorney General Richard Cordray wants to move the

Auto dealer asks Supreme Court to pare Ohio consumer law - Cleveland Plain Dealer
The consumer law also recognizes that a consumer and company aren’t really equals. Think about it: In most retail sales, the seller presents the consumer with a contract drawn up by industry lawyers. It’s the consumer who’s new to the game. The

Auto dealer asks Supreme Court to pare Ohio consumer law - Cleveland Plain Dealer
The consumer law also recognizes that a consumer and company aren’t really equals. Think about it: In most retail sales, the seller presents the consumer with a contract drawn up by industry lawyers. It’s the consumer who’s new to the game. The

Supreme Court hears Ohio death penalty case - Herald-Dispatch
WASHINGTON (AP) The Supreme Court appeared likely Monday to give the state of Ohio another chance to sentence a convicted killer to death, despite a previous factual finding that the man is mentally retarded. The justices heard arguments in the

Ohio AG Creates Commission To Stop Elder Abuse - NBC4 Columbus
COLUMBUS, Ohio Every year, tens of thousands of elderly Americans are abused in their own homes by care givers or in facilities where family members are paying for their care. It s not just physical abuse the aging generation faces. It s also

Sudanese seek answers in Maine police shooting - Ledger-Enquirer
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PERSPECTIVE: Ohio House spends while others save - MSN MoneyCentral
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - All around the state capital, penny pinching is in. Gov. Ted Strickland wants state agencies to evaluate all travel and outside contracts and to cut back on supplies. Attorney General Richard Cordray wants to move the

REPORTERS NOTEBOOK: Sandusky church makes a difference - Sandusky Register
The project of a local church was among 10 chosen from more than 1,000 to be honored by Gov. Ted Strickland recently. The Ohio State University head football coach Jim Tressel and his wife, Ellen, honored outstanding Make A Difference Day Ohio

Man pleads guilty in oxycodone distribution - Charleston Gazette
A Chesapeake man pleaded guilty in federal court on Monday to conspiring to distribute oxycodone, the U.S. Attorney’s Office announced. CHARLESTON, W.Va. - A Chesapeake man pleaded guilty in federal court on Monday to conspiring to distribute

Ohio judge: Get 2nd competency exam in murder case - WTOL-TV
DAYTON, Ohio (AP) - A judge has ordered a second psychological exam for a Columbus man accused of killing a Dayton-area woman and leaving her 4-year-old son at a highway rest stop. The first exam concluded that Charlie Myers is competent to stand

Courts deal setback to disclosure - Canton Repository
The head of a public agency is suspected of having an improper relationship with a lobbyist who does business with the agency. The agency hires a private lawyer who investigates, confirms that the accusations are true, and spells out his findings in

Illegal dumping not just unsightly - Columbus Dispatch
Neighbors say this illegal dump near Cleveland and 13th avenues in South Linden attracts drugs and prostitutes. Terrance J. King, 42, is charged with assault in a Christmas Eve dumping case on the Far East Side. When maintenance man James Russ caught

REPORTERS NOTEBOOK: Sandusky church makes a difference - Sandusky Register
The project of a local church was among 10 chosen from more than 1,000 to be honored by Gov. Ted Strickland recently. The Ohio State University head football coach Jim Tressel and his wife, Ellen, honored outstanding Make A Difference Day Ohio

Mo. attorney general warns of mortgage scams - MSN MoneyCentral
ST. LOUIS (AP) - Attorney General Chris Koster filed lawsuits Monday accusing two businesses of sending consumers misleading direct-mail ads for mortgage refinancing. He said more suits against other scams could follow. Koster, in stops in St. Louis

High court to hear death case - Cincinnati.com
WASHINGTON - A case that began with a child’s brutal murder in the basement of an abandoned Price Hill building goes to the U.S. Supreme Court today. The court’s decision, not expected for months, could mean life or death for the killers convicted in

A retrospective puts rocker-turned-lawyer Charlie Pickett back in the - Miami Herald
Charles L. Pickett, Esq., is sitting on a couch fiddling with the TV remote so he can better hear Charlie Pickett the rock star. On screen, Charlie Pickett vamps at a New York City club, flashing a sexy-dangerous snarl while singing about giving your

Attorneys: Whistleblower faked explosion warning - Ledger-Enquirer
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