| Suit’s Dismissal Reversed by CA Due to Dispute Over Settlement
A litigants contention that a purported settlement before the court is not final and enforceable amounts to good cause barring the court from dismissing the action, the Fourth District Court of Appeal has ruled. Overturning a dismissal order by Orange Superior Court Judge Randell Wilkinson, Div. Three reinstated a Southern California womans 2004 malpractice suit against UC Irvine Medical Center. Elodie Irvine sued the medical center, individual doctors in its liver and kidney transplant program, and the Regents of the University of California alleging they were negligent in helping her obtain the transplantation she needed as a result of her end-stage liver disease and polycystic liver and kidney disease. She further alleged the defendants fraudulently misrepresented her status on the transplant list maintained by United Network for Organ Sharingthe Richmond, Va-based nonprofit organization that coordinates U.S.
Senator clears cops of blame in hostage negotiation mess
Senator Ramon "Bong" Revilla Jr cleared the police of any responsibility for his decision to negotiate with hostage-taker Armando "Jun" Ducat Jr last Wednesday. Ducat, owner of the Musmos Day Care Center, took hostage of his own pupils inside a bus that was supposed to go on a field trip in Tagaytay City. Revilla, in an interview with radio station dzBB on Friday, said he ignored the polices warning not to go inside the bus when Ducat, his close friend, asked for his presence. "Nakatutok yung baril sa akin, sabi, pumasok ka, pare, kaya pumasok ako (Ducat poked his gun at me, he told me to go inside the bus, so I did ," he said. Revilla said police officials briefed him before he went inside the bus. He said his prior plan was to talk to Ducat outside the vehicle. But he knew at that point that he must follow Ducat or the latter might shoot him.
Sledging boundaries put to the test as Selwood denies child sex taunts
West Coast's Adam Selwood has strenuously denied making lewd comments about Fremantle player Des Headland's six-year-old daughter as the AFL Tribunal prepares for an explosive and landmark hearing tonight. Both Selwood and Headland will face the tribunal on a variety of charges arising from Saturday night's match in Perth. The most serious involves accusations Selwood taunted Headland with sexually explicit references about the Fremantle player's daughter, among them calling her a "slut". Headland, who has his little girl's picture tattooed on his arm, flew into a rage after his on-field confrontation with Selwood. Selwood's charge of insulting language, brought after an AFL investigation, was considered so serious it was referred directly to the tribunal for assessment.
Bill would close loopholes for cable competition
As consumer issues go, bringing competition and choice to cable is a goal that has been long in coming. Across the board, consumer groups have fought for years to give cable customers additional options. Unfortunately, the telecom industry has marshaled its considerable resources to hijack our hard work on cable choice to force through anti-consumer legislation under the false mantle of competition. House Bill 529, approved with the vocal support of the telecom industry, would make it easier for new service providers to enter the cable market, but only at the high cost of real competition that benefits all Floridians. .
Source: Klayman & Toskes PA
NEW YORK, April 16, 2007 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- The Securities Arbitration Law Firm of Klayman & Toskes, P.A. ("K&T") (http://www.nasd-law.com), representing numerous Merrill Lynch customers throughout the nation, advises all Merrill Lynch customers who are eligible to participate in the Settlement of the Merrill Lynch Research Reports Securities Litigation, Case No. 02 MDL 1484, to explore all their legal options before the May 18, 2007 opt-out deadline. Pursuant to the Class Action, Class Members include those investors who suffered losses as a result of their purchase of the following stocks through Merrill Lynch, during the relevant time periods: On March 30, 2006, Merrill Lynch agreed to settle claims relating to the Class Action for $125 million. However, this amount represents just a fraction of the market losses sustained on the securities at issue.
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