Word: suede
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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After Ray and his wife Louise informed the school board of their children's condition last fall, the boys were barred from classes. The Rays sued, citing doctors who said the brothers posed no threat. Last month the school was ordered to readmit the boys.
, The Boston case concerned Joseph C. Palmer, of Newton, Mass., who smoked L& M cigarettes for 23 years. After he died of lung cancer in 1980 at age 64, Palmer's wife Ann and his mother jointly sued Liggett & Myers, charging that the company had failed to provide adequate warnings...
For its part, American Brands (1986 net sales: $8.5 billion) was sued on grounds similar to those in the Palmer case by Verna Stephen, a Pensacola, Fla., resident. Her husband Andrew died in 1984 of pulmonary heart disease and cancer at age 64, after smoking Pall Malls for 54 years...
The Public Citizen Litigation Group, an organization founded by Nader, released a report undermining the idea that Bork practices judicial restraint. "In divisive cases, you can predict Bork's vote with virtual complete accuracy, simply by identifying the parties in the case," charges Alan Morrison, head of the Litigation Group...
Last week Minkow's bubble suddenly and shockingly burst. ZZZZ Best officials filed for bankruptcy protection and sued Minkow for allegedly misappropriating more than $23 million in company funds. The Los Angeles police, meanwhile, raided Minkow's office and home, and the police chief publicly linked him with mobsters who...