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Judge: Texas foster care lawsuit can proceed
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2011/05/28 13:41
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A judge says she will allow a lawsuit challenging Texas' foster care system to proceed as a class action.
U.S. District Judge Janis Graham Jack said during a hearing Thursday that she will grant class certification for the suit initiated by the advocacy group Children's Rights.
The suit contends that the Texas system is unconstitutional and should be reformed. It was filed in March on behalf of nine children between the ages of nine and 16.
A spokesman for Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott says the state will determine its next course of action when the judge issues a written order.
The suit is the 12th of its kind initiated by the New York-based advocacy group seeking to reform child welfare systems administered by state or municipal governments. |
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Stay away from energy drinks, doctors say
Opinions |
2011/05/28 13:40
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In a new report, a large group of American doctors urge kids and teens to avoid energy drinks and only consume sports drinks in limited amount.
The recommendations come in the wake of a national debate over energy drinks, which experts fear may have side effects.
"Children never need energy drinks," said Dr. Holly Benjamin, of the American Academy of Pediatrics, who worked on the new report. "They contain caffeine and other stimulant substances that aren't nutritional, so you don't need them."
And kids might be more vulnerable to the contents of energy drinks than grownups.
"If you drink them on a regular basis, it stresses the body," Benjamin told Reuters Health. "You don't really want to stress the body of a person that's growing."
For the new recommendations, published in the journal Pediatrics, researchers went through earlier studies and reports on both energy drinks and sports drinks, which don't contain any stimulants.
They note that energy drinks contain a jumble of ingredients -- including vitamins and herbal extracts -- with possible side effects that aren't always well understood.
While there aren't many documented cases of harm directly linked to the beverages, stimulants can disturb the heart's rhythm and may lead to seizures in very rare cases, Benjamin said.
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"The Death and Life of American Journalism"
Legal Marketing |
2011/05/27 13:41
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Drop in AIG shares dims odds of recouping bailout
Headline Legal News |
2011/05/26 08:43
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Investors got a chance this week to weigh in on the government's odds of recouping the full $182 billion bailout of American International Group Inc. The response so far: Don't count on it. AIG shares skidded as much as 7 percent Wednesday, a day after the U.S. government sold a chunk of its stake in AIG. The stock recovered some of its losses, closing down 4 percent to $28.28. But it still trails the $28.73 average price the government needs to break even on the bailout. By offering 200 million shares at $29 each, experts say, the government misread the market's appetite for AIG. After Wednesday's price swoon, they say, it might have to delay future offerings of AIG stock. And taxpayers might have to give up on breaking even. "Treasury clearly wants to get out, and at some point I think exiting is more important than hitting a target price," said Clifford Gallant, an analyst at KBW Inc. AIG received the biggest bailout during the financial crisis because it couldn't meet its financial obligations to the world's biggest banks. AIG sold the banks insurance-like contracts to cover losses on mortgage bonds. Once the housing bubble burst and the bonds lost value, AIG couldn't pay up. If AIG failed, officials said, the banks would follow. Since then, government and AIG officials have been working to settle AIG's obligations, sell business units and repay its bailout money. |
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Stocks slip as worries over Europe linger
Stock Market News |
2011/05/26 08:43
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Stocks are closing slightly lower as worries about Europe's debt crisis overshadowed a rebound in oil prices. Oil closed above $99 per barrel Tuesday after major banks raised their forecasts for crude prices. Energy companies including Chevron Corp. and Exxon Mobil Corp. rose, but most other industries fell. Greece's main opposition party said it opposed the government's latest attempts to reduce debt. The news further dampened hopes that Greece would repair its finances. The Dow Jones industrial average rose 25 points, or 0.2 percent, to close at 12,356. The S&P 500 index fell 1 point to 1,316. The Nasdaq fell 13, or 0.5 percent, to 2,746. Falling shares outpaced rising ones by a small margin on the New York Stock Exchange. Trading volume was 3.5 billion shares. |
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Investment Fraud Litigation |
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Securities fraud, also known as stock fraud and investment fraud, is a practice that induces investors to make purchase or sale decisions on the basis of false information, frequently resulting in losses, in violation of the securities laws. Securities Arbitration. Generally speaking, securities fraud consists of deceptive practices in the stock and commodity markets, and occurs when investors are enticed to part with their money based on untrue statements.
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