California is the ‘center of gravity,’ says Mark Robinson, a renowned class-action attorney.
March 2010
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Toyota appoints new quality chief
LOS ANGELES — Toyota Motor Corp. on Thursday named a veteran manufacturing executive to lead its North American Quality Task Force, an internal group intended to improve the quality of its vehicles after a series of large recalls and continuing controversy about unintended acceleration by the company’s autos. Steve St. Angelo, who is executive vice […]
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Researchers: Diet, exercise key to cutting breast cancer
BARCELONA, Spain — Up to a third of breast cancer cases in Western countries could be avoided if women ate less and exercised more, researchers at a conference said Thursday, renewing a sensitive debate about how lifestyle factors affect the disease. Better treatments, early diagnosis and mammogram screenings have dramatically slowed breast cancer, but experts […]
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Iraqi election results too close for comfort
Rival voting blocs are likely to be in a virtual tie, which could trigger political feuds and eruptions of violence.
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Crackdown leads to shutdown by top domain-name providers
Go Daddy warns of the ‘chilling effect’ of China’s new rules as it ceases operations in the country.
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Former Maine medical student sentenced to prison for fraud and identity theft
A former Maine medical student was sentenced today in U.S. District Court to serve 60 months in prison for bank fraud and aggravated identity theft.
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Cumberland County warns public about bail scam
The Cumberland County Sheriff’s Department is warning the public about a scam in which a person identifying himself as a bail bondsman notifies a business owner that they need to wire money to a local retail store in order to bail out an employee who has been arrested.
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SoPo school worker citedin central office incident
Andrzej Szpara, 53, of North Sebago is issued a criminal trespass notice that bars him from school property.
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Hacker sentenced to 20 years
Today’s sentencing covers the TJX and BJ’s Wholesale Club cases. Another sentencing on Friday will deal with the Hannaford Bros. case and others.
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Maine won’t join health care suit
The Democratic-majority Legislative Council votes 6-4 to not consider a joint resolution calling for the state’s attorney general to join the lawsuit.