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September 10th, 2007 at 12:12 am

September 10 roundup

All-New England edition:

Massachusetts bar-exam flunker drops suit over gay-marriage question [Boston Herald, OnPointNews; see Jul. 7]
“We cannot get rail service between Nashua and Boston because a cap on liability may be unconstitutional in New Hampshire thanks to the trial lawyers” [letter in Nashua Telegraph; earlier news story]
Whodunit? Everyone, as in a certain Christie novel: Rhode Island nightclub fire lawsuits name 93 different defendants [New York Times; see Feb. 16, 2006]
Update: skull-fragment-keeping officer Callahan departs the Norwalk, Ct. police force [Created Things; earlier Jan. 23 and Jun. 21]

In Connecticut; fires; Massachusetts; New Hampshire; police; railroads; Rhode Island; Rhode Island Station nightclub fire; roundups; shotgun defendant selection

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[...] The legal kitty for the Rhode Island nightclub fire now exceeds $100 million, bolstered by earlier settlements from such entities as Clear Channel Broadcasting and Home Depot, among at least 93 defendants in all. (Eric Tucker, AP/Boston Globe, May 13; earlier). [...]

“Foam firms offer $30m to settle Station lawsuits” on May 14th, 2008

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