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Hinzman Decision

MickC @ March 24, 2005 # 2 Comments

Jeremy Hinzman lost his application for refugee status in Canada back on the 16th. A copy of the Hinzman Decisions (TA4-01429, TA4-01430, TA4-01431), before the Government of Canada, Immigration and Refugee Board is here. Please note that this does not mean that he will be deported from Canada to face charges, only that [...]

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A coupon class action settlement

MickC @ March 23, 2005 # No Comment Yet

About a month ago I mentioned coupon settlements. Now we have an example of one. If you go to www.audiocardsettlement.com you will find a coupon settlement form. This form is where people who have purchased an Audigy ES, Audigy Platinum, Audigy Platinum eX, Audigy Gamer, Audigy MP3+, or Extigy model sound card [...]

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Navy SEALs Move AP Suit to Federal Court

MickC @ March 23, 2005 # No Comment Yet

ABC News is reporting that the Navy SEALs who launched a state court suit against the Associated Press over the publication of detainee photos have now moved their suit to federal court:
LOS ANGELES Mar 22, 2005 — A federal lawsuit filed by several Navy SEALs and the wife of a special forces member claims The [...]

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Tyler v. Hewlett-Packard Company

MickC @ March 23, 2005 # 2 Comments

I’ve been asked by a few readers to keep up with the the inkjet cartridge lawsuit against the Hewlett-Packard Company. When I last checked just a few days after the case was filed it had not made it into the Santa Clara Superior Court’s website.
Well, it is there now. You can find docket [...]

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My thoughts on the Terri Schiavo situation

MickC @ March 22, 2005 # No Comment Yet

A look through the Florida Health Care Advanced Directives Statute (Ch. 765, Florida Statutes) provided me with some important insight into the Terri Schiavo case: An advance directive to physicians or living will might not have helped Terri Schiavo at all.
Why?
Because apparently the statute allowing their use was not enacted until 1992. [...]

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Playgirl Editor Fired Over Politics

MickC @ March 21, 2005 # No Comment Yet

Matt Drudge reports this morning that (former) Playgirl editor Michele Zipp has been stripped of her duties as editor after revealing herself to be a Republican.
Here is the text of an email she sent to the “muckraking” reporter:

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