Word: sues
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...provision for four years, and when it finally found success - UnitedHealth's former CEO was forced to pay back more than $400 million worth of stock options gains, unexercised options and retirement pay after a stock options backdating scandal - the courts ruled that shareholders on their own couldn't sue under the law, setting a narrow precedent for who is allowed to reclaim pay after the fact...
...test senior goaltender Kylie Stone. The co-captain made a pair of kick saves on a couple of rockets, one of which came on a penalty corner that concluded the first half. “She had some pretty fine saves back there,” Harvard coach Sue Caples said. “Kylie’s always poised and composed. She’s just very solid.” In the second half, the pace picked up dramatically. Seven minutes into the period, the Crimson had a breakaway in which Dickson split the defense at midfield, passed...
...Barb-trading has escalated - sometimes in front of thousands of witnesses - and so too have the ways in which the maligned are fighting back. Many try to discredit their attackers by posting a rebuttal to the offending post or by asking website managers to remove disagreeable material. Some folks sue their critics for defamation. Still others take the ultimate step, hiring online-reputation-management firms to help re-craft their Web image from scratch...
...your own, suing them for defamation might seem like the most effective way to stop the problem. But to win a case, you'd have to prove that intentionally false statements have damaged a lot more than just your feelings. You would also have to know whom exactly to sue, which can be virtually impossible since so many Web posts - especially on gossip sites like Juicy Campus, Faceliss and The Dirty - are anonymous or pseudonymous. What's more, the 1996 Communications Decency Act frees site operators from any liability for posts made by visitors to their sites. "It is ridiculous...
...cage for Judson to bury. Providence increased its lead to three midway through the half when it scored on another penalty corner. It added the final goal with 3:32 left in regulation. “It was not our best outing,” Harvard coach Sue Caples said. “I hope it will end up being our worst.” The Crimson’s best scoring opportunities came in the first half. Sophomore forward Leigh McCoy found classmate and forward Maggie McVeigh for Harvard’s first shot of the game, but McVeigh...