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Brazil, FIFA to meet Monday on legal dispute-paper - Reuters
 Eurosport.com AU | Brazil, FIFA to meet Monday on legal dispute-paper Reuters RIO DE JANEIRO, Oct 1 (Reuters) - Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff plans to meet the president of soccer's world governing body on Monday to resolve a legal dispute over the 2014 World Cup, the Estado de S. Paulo newspaper reported. ... Brazil, FIFA to meet Monday on legal dispute-paper |
Norris reveals letters legal advice
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Presidential hopeful David Norris has claimed legal advice is standing in the way of him disclosing controversial clemency letters he wrote for an ex-partner convicted of statutory rape.
Plaintiffs notch legal win in Ill. cigarette suit - CBS News
 Legal News Line | Plaintiffs notch legal win in Ill. cigarette suit CBS News (AP) ST. LOUIS The Illinois Supreme Court on Wednesday cleared the way for plaintiffs' attorneys to push that a $10.1 billion verdict against cigarette-maker Philip Morris be revived, sending the matter back to the trial court for more hearings. ... Ill. suit over light cigarettes reopened |
Legal opinion puts L.A. City Hall's budget cuts in jeopardy
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Los Angeles City Hall's recently heralded plan to right its finances - and rein in soaring retirement outlays for cops and firefighters - has been thrown into jeopardy. Faced with spiraling pension costs, Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa and the...