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Remember the Wall Street ferry victims?

Unlike a lot of stories involving personal injury lawsuits and/or settlements, this one reports on a case that began “earlier this year,” not ten years ago: Wall St. ferry vics get $1M The owner of a Wall Street-bound ferry that … Continue reading

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The NFL settles lawsuit: “relief, but disappointment”

A painful subject to me because I love football and feel deeply for the men who play it and are damaged by it. Amid all the articles about the lawsuit, this one is perhaps most instructive for Sidebar, because the … Continue reading

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“Merrill Lynch in Big Payout for Bias Case”

Huge payout, to black brokers who were treated as second-class brokers at Merrill Lynch. The piece begins: Merrill Lynch, one of the biggest brokerage firms on Wall Street, has agreed to pay $160 million to settle a racial bias lawsuit … Continue reading

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