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From BusinessWeek  |  2009-07-02 16:02:08

THE ASSET HUNTERS

Here in Puerto Plata, on the northern coast of the Dominican Republic, world-class opulence and wretched poverty are neighbors. Barefoot children mill among the shanties that dot the inland hills, while down on the coast, Americans enjoy Lobster Thermidor and candied papayas at lush resorts. Miami is just 90 minutes away by plane, New York a tad ...

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From BusinessWeek  |  2009-07-02 16:01:55

A BUNCH OF FAKE CLAIMS AGAINST DOLE?

Multinationals have long worried about U.S.-style lawsuits taking root in other countries. Now they may add litigation fraud to their list of concerns.
In suits against Dole Food, Nicaraguan courts awarded $2.2 billion in damages to workers claiming they were made sterile by exposure to the pesticide DBCP on Dole ...

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From Reuters US Online Report Domestic News  |  2009-07-01 21:23:34

PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - Philadelphia paid $275,000 to settle a suit brought by five white firefighters who claimed they were the victims of racial discrimination in a promotion exam, documents released by the city on Wednesday showed. The firefighters said in a complaint first filed in federal court in 2007 that they received lower grades during a fire captain's exam ...

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From AP News  |  2009-07-01 18:29:53
Obama states again he is against placing hard caps on jury awards for medical malpractice

President Barack Obama is standing by his opposition to caps on jury awards to people who successfully sue for medical malpractice. But Obama also told a town hall meeting on health policy that he is sensitive to the complaints of doctors and other health care ...

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