Family sues hotel chains after slaying; Victim worked in fear, lawsuit alleges. (Columbia Daily Tribune)
Three children of a hotel manager shot to death last year have filed a wrongful death lawsuit against two national hotel chains, claiming security measures were not increased after another clerk was raped at the same hotel days earlier.
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High court denies hotel challenge (Portsmouth Herald)
PORTSMOUTH and#8212; The lone remaining lawsuit against the city's approval of the Westin Hotel, conference center and parking garage project was dismissed by the state Supreme Court on Wednesday.
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In rare twist, Peruto files suit against N.J. prosecutors (The Philadelphia Inquirer)
The $1 million civil lawsuit was Chuckie Peruto's last resort. The defense lawyer said he sent "letter after letter" to a New Jersey judge, prosecutor and detective telling them "they got the wrong guy."
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HOTEL HACK ATTACK (New York Post)
A computer hacker is threatening to release "personal and sensitive" e-mails swiped from the swank Thompson hotel chain after taunting the company about its lax security practices. In a Sept. 30 communiqué, the hacker "attempted to embarrass key...
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Dallas's A. Jones in Hotel Scuffle (Washington Post)
Dallas Cowboys cornerback Adam Jones was involved in a scuffle with one of his bodyguards at a hotel early yesterday morning, according to reports by Dallas media outlets.
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Lawsuit confronts Ilikai principals (Honolulu Advertiser)
Nearly 40 investors who bought units at The Ilikai have sued a California-based real estate sales seminar operator and local developer Brian Anderson over failed plans to renovate the Waikiki hotel-condominium.
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Saggio decided in time for election (The Santa Rosa Press Democrat)
The fate of Saggio Hills, the dominant topic in Healdsburg politics this year, has been resolved just in time for the Nov. 4 City Council election.Incumbent Mike McGuire realizes some people will hold it against him for voting in favor of the proposed luxury resort hotel and residential project on the city's last chunk of undeveloped land.
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Federal probe lingers in Florida boot camp death (AP via Yahoo! News)
A looming federal investigation and possible trial is making it difficult for seven juvenile Florida boot camp guards and a nurse acquitted last year of state charges in the death of a 14-year-old boy to move on with their lives, their attorneys said.
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Lawsuit seeks to remove Ilikai developer from board (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
Ilikai hotel developer Brian Anderson was slapped with another lawsuit this week seeking to remove him from the condominium association board and claiming that he persistently failed to pay association fees that now total more than $845,000.
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Federal probe lingers in Florida boot camp death (Bangkok Post - Thailand's English news)
By MELISSA NELSON, Associated Press Writer. A looming federal investigation and possible trial is making it difficult for seven juvenile Florida boot camp guards and a nurse acquitted last year of state charges in the death of a 14-year-old boy to move on with their lives, their attorneys said.
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