Word: sues
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...government never investigated the calamity. Antiquated British laws made it difficult for victimized families to sue Distillers; the more than 350 who did were provided with lawyers who, in many cases, knew next to nothing about personal injury cases. Because of the law's delay and Distillers' refusal to offer more than niggardly settlements to the victims, the case dragged on into the '70s. All the while, the British press was banned from saying anything about it. The reason: under British "contempt of court" law, judges quickly impose fines and jail terms on editors and reporters...
...paid. Where? The state of California. Under a rarely applied California law, a court may require the state to pay attorneys' fees "in any action which has resulted in the enforcement of an important right affecting the public interest." The right in this case, of course, is to sue a live-in mate for "palimony." Local lawyers say chances are slim that the state will foot Mitchelson's bill. Even so, he is not likely to be left stewing penniless in his office Jacuzzi. The Marvin case brought Mitchelson, who is believed to have earned some...
Attack wing Sue St. Louis scored the first Crimson goal when she came around the left side of the goal and powered her way past Yale's tough box-and-one defense, pushing in an unassisted tally. Cat Ferrante tied the score when she made a high-low cut through the zone and quick-sticked the ball in, after receiving a sharp pass from senior Ellen Seidler...
Small as it was, the award may encourage more "palimony" suits. As many as 1,000 have been filed in California alone. Courts in at least 17 other states have ruled that under certain circumstances, former live-in friends can sue their old partners for benefits, while four state courts have rejected the notion. Many unmarried couples have begun drawing up "prenuptial agreements" and "cohabitation contracts...
First home, Lisa Kent fed the ball to Sue St. Louis, who whipped it in for a goal. But that was all the damage the Crimson could do in the first half as New Hampshire's All-New England goalie, Suzanne Rousseau, stopped everything that came...