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Treble damages requested against two lawyers in RICO asbestos fraud case

2013-02-08 07:44:11| Railroads - Topix.net

CSX Transportation has asked a federal court to treble the damages a jury awarded the company in January in a case against two Pittsburgh plaintiff lawyers and a physician found liable for fraudulent claims in asbestos-related injury matters, according to a report by the West Virginia Record , a legal publication.

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TVA: River management system avoided $800 million in flood damages

2013-02-07 12:20:40| Energy - Topix.net

The Tennessee Valley Authority says it avoided more than $800 million in flood damage to communities along the Tennessee River and its tributaries in January.

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Study backed by oil industry finds E15 damages automobile fuel systems

2013-01-30 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Greenwire: A study released today showing fuel containing 15 percent ethanol could damage a "substantial" number of cars on the road underscores the need to repeal federal biofuel mandates, according to the oil industry. The study conducted by the Coordinating Research Council -- a group created and supported by the oil and auto industries -- found gasoline containing 15 percent ethanol, or E15, could cause critical fuel components in cars to break down. The results show U.S. EPA acted irresponsibly in approving...

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Samsung denied new trial and Apple more damages in patent suit

2013-01-30 13:12:41| InfoWorld: Top News

A court in California denied Samsung Electronics a retrial in a patent infringement dispute with Apple, and also declined to raise the damages earlier awarded to Apple by a jury. The court on Tuesday also granted judgment as matter of law that Samsung's patent infringement was not willful.

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