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Mesereau has three other attorneys on his team, plus an intriguing new adviser--Gary Dunlap, a lawyer from nearby Lompoc who has reasons for going up against Sneddon. In 2003, Sneddon brought charges against Dunlap for witness intimidation. Sneddon lost, and Dunlap filed a $10 million wrongful-prosecution suit, still pending. If Mesereau was looking for a way to counter Sneddon's home-court advantage, he may have found it. --By Unmesh Kher and Matt Kettmann
...Armstrong Foundation and Nike last May to raise money for cancer research. The bright yellow, $1 rubber bracelets have become a fashion icon, adorning the wrists of more than 21 million people worldwide, from actress Pamela Anderson to U.S. presidential candidate John Kerry. Numerous other charities are now following suit with wristbands of their own?so many that the number of causes has surpassed the available colors, requiring some shades to do double duty. Green wristbands, for example, support both leukemia research and the legalization of marijuana. A guide to the colors on offer and the causes they represent...
...easily defeated Formancyzk 6-4, 6-1 in the top singles spot, and Chiu followed suit in the fifth slot, beating Joseph McWilliams...
...pending litigation, but Jackson's complaint isn't the first. In 2003, 18 LOTR actors reportedly banded together and demanded better pay. (They got a bonus.) Actor Sean Astin still grumbled later that he made a measly $250,000 for all three films. Producer Saul Zaentz filed a suit last August claiming he was underpaid $20 million. Do we hear the rumblings of another Lord of the Rings battle scene...
...legislate to say they've got to give it their best shot, and that's what we're doing," says Ruddock. Separating parents won't have to use one of the 65 FRCs the government plans to have up and running by 2008. But before they can file suit in court they'll need to have been counseled by someone, even if it's separately by their lawyers. An amendment to the Family Law Act will "say to the (legal) profession very clearly that the Parliament wants you to be a mediator, a conciliator, and not a party to legal...