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NJ School District to Pay $4.2 Million to Student Paralyzed by a Bully

Sawyer Rosenstein was twelve years old when a bully punched him in his stomach hard enough to cause a blood clot in the artery that supplies blood to his spine....

April 19, 2012

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Formaldehyde-laced FEMA Trailer Companies Pay $14.8 Million to Katrina Victims

In the weeks and months following Hurricane Katrina in 2005, thousands of displaced families were given trailers to live in by the Federal Emergency Management Agency. These trailers, while welcome...

April 18, 20121

2 minutes

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Memphis to Clean Itself Up

In what might be the government equivalent to a friendly "take a shower, bro" at the gym, the city of Memphis, Tennessee has agreed to spend $250 million over a...

April 17, 2012

2 minutes

A jar of Nutella with a spoon covered in chocolate hazelnut spread rests inside. The lid is off and placed nearby. The background is slightly blurred, showing a mix of red and yellow colors.

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Nutella Settles Class Action About Healthiness

Nutella, the hazelnut spread considered by some to be the immortality-inducing ambrosia of myth, was alleged in a class action lawsuit to not be as healthy as advertised. How anyone...

April 16, 20127

2 minutes

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California Workers Given a Break or Two

The California State Supreme Court issued a decision today to define employers' obligations concerning their employees' mealtime. Some confusion was inherent in California's meal break laws, which state that employers...

April 13, 2012

1 minute