Archive for June, 2009
The owners of a hunting plantation in Twiggs County have filed a federal lawsuit against the city of Jeffersonville for allegedly allowing storm water run-off from a wastewater treatment plant to flow onto their land. The concern is that the pollutants may harm the birds and hunting dogs on the plantation.
The Macon Telegraph has the story.
The owners of the plantation, Duggan Family Partnership LLP, argue that the run-off violates the federal Clean Water Act since pollutants from the ...
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Bausch & Lomb has settled nearly 600 lawsuits in connection with the contact lens cleaner ReNu with MoistureLoc. Experts believe the cleaner exposed many users to a potentially blinding fungal infection.
The Atlanta Journal Constitution has the story.
Bausch & Lomb has already paid out $250 million in settlements and has dozens of more claims that have yet to be settled. Financial analysts believe the lens cleaner could end up costing the company $500 million. In some of ...
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During the past year, Cobb County Superior Court has handed out approximately $750,000 in restitution to crime victims from the past three decades. The money had been forgotten until a court clerk recently discovered it.
The Atlanta Journal Constitution has the story.
The chief deputy clerk of Cobb County Superior Court, Elva Dornbusch, was the one who discovered the forgotten account. Cobb County is using an internet database that provides current available contact information to locate those who are ...
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This is one of our cases. The complaint was filed last week.
Our clients, a Ringgold, Georgia couple, have filed suit in Floyd County against a fire and water damage repair company for allegedly hiring an illegal immigrant who stole more than $10,000. The couple claims that the employee stole personal and financial information at their home which was then used to withdraw large sums of money.
The Rome News Tribune has the story here.
The couple experienced a fire ...
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