| Parents sue Princeton schools alleging delay on action against teacher, coach
The parents of a John Witherspoon Middle School student who was the object of sexual advances from his teacher filed a lawsuit against the Princeton Regional School District in federal court claiming district officials failed to act for 81 days after they were noti fied about the teacher's behavior. The teacher, Kathleen Bowler, 29, who now lives in Rhode Island, was a long-term substitute at the school and taught a class called "modern living," similar to home economics during the 2004-05 school year and also coached boys' wrestling. Bowler, who was named as a defendant in the lawsuit, pleaded guilty to two counts of endangering the welfare of a minor and was sentenced in April to a four-year suspended sentence. According to the lawsuit Bowler, who served as the head wrestling coach, did "touch, grope or grab" the eighth-grade boy's genitalia on Jan.
Vodafone sues MCA over interception system
Vodafone Malta has opened a lawsuit against the Malta Communications Authority over payments the MCA is imposing for the operation of the legal interception system which telcos and internet operators have to supply. The controversial interception system, used by the Malta Security Service (MSS) to tap land and phone lines as well as electronic communication, is the subject of another lawsuit against the MCA over an alleged breach of procurement rules. Vodafone claims European Union directives prohibit the MCA from imposing payments which go beyond the actual expenditure for the operation of the system, and has asked the Courts to stop the MCA from imposing the interception charges. The EUR2 million (Lm860,000) eavesdropping system has to be financed by all telecoms and internet providers, according to their total revenues.
Silverstar's Empire Interactive Licenses Global Award Winning Racing Franchises For Mobile Phone Platforms
LONDON, Aug. 9, 2007 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- Empire Interactive, a wholly owned subsidiary of Silverstar Holdings (NasdaqCM:SSTR - News), has granted five-year, exclusive worldwide licensing rights to XENDEX Holding GmbH, a global mobile entertainment company, to develop, publish and distribute a selection of Empire's leading titles on the mobile platform. .
Ellison votes with majority on contempt citations against White House aides
The House Judiciary Committee voted contempt of Congress citations Wednesday against White House Chief of Staff Josh Bolten and President Bush's former legal counselor, Harriet Miers. U.S. Rep. Keith Ellison, DFL-Minn., sided with the majority Democrats. The 22-17 vote fell along party lines, with all the Democrats voting in favor, and all the Republicans voting against. The citation, which would sanction for pair for failure to comply with subpoenas on the firings of several federal prosecutors, now advances to the full House. Committee Chairman John Conyers said the panel had nothing to lose by advancing the citations because it could not allow presidential aides to flout Congress' authority. Republicans warned that a contempt citation would lose in federal court even if it got that far.
Warner Chilcott Reports Operating Results for the Quarter Ended June 30, 2007
HAMILTON, Bermuda, Aug. 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Warner Chilcott Limited (Nachrichten) today announced its results for the quarter ended June 30, 2007. Total revenue in the quarter ended June 30, 2007 rose to $227.0 million, an increase of 21.4%, over the prior year quarter. The primary driver of the increase in revenue was the net sales of two products introduced in March 2006, LOESTRIN 24 FE and TACLONEX, which together contributed $48.8 million of revenue growth for the quarter ended June 30, 2007 compared to the prior year quarter. The Company reported net income of $7.9 million ($0.03 per diluted share) in the quarter compared with a net loss of $36.7 million in the prior year quarter.
Cash net income in the quarter ended June 30, 2007 was $64.7 million. The Company's results for the quarter ended June 30, 2007 included a $10.0 million expense for the previously disclosed settlement of two antitrust lawsuits brought by certain direct purchaser plaintiffs.
Healthcare Stalemate with GOP, Governor
Senate Republicans have proposed a plan that includes tax breaks for workers who are forced to buy their own health insurance and health-care providers who treat the uninsured. The televised forum, "CaliforniaSpeaks," gave hundreds of participants sitting around tables in Humboldt County, Sacramento, Oakland, Fresno, San Luis Obispo, Los Angeles, Riverside and San Diego a chance to give their views on the need for changes in the state's health-care system and what those changes should be. Copyright © 2007 KABC-TV and The Associated Press (AP). All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. .
Transcript of U.S. House Judicary Committee's debate on Patent Reform Act of 2007
MORNINGSIDE PARTNERS, LLC 1 MARKUP OF APPROVAL OF ASSIGNMENT TO SUBCOMMITTEE VACANCIES; AND H.R. 1908, THE "PATENT REFORM ACT OF 2007" Wednesday, July 18, 2007 House of Representatives, Committee on the Judiciary, Washington, D.C. The committee met, pursuant to call, at 10:27 a.m., in Room 2141, Rayburn House Office Building, Hon. John Conyers [chairman of the committee] presiding. Present: Representatives Conyers, Berman, Boucher, Nadler, Scott, Watt, Lofgren, Jackson Lee, Waters, Delahunt, Wexler, Cohen, Johnson, Gutierrez, Sherman, Weiner, Schiff, Davis, Wasserman Schultz, Ellison, Sutton, Baldwin, Smith, Sensenbrenner, Coble, Gallegly, Chabot, Lungren, Cannon, Keller, Issa, Pence, Forbes, Fenney, Franks, Gohmert, and Jordan.
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